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    During the Great Depression‚ there were New Deal programs that provided help for the jobless in many different ways. Most of them achieved their goals‚ which usually included employing many people and helping the country‚ but none ended the Great Depression. Some are still debated about today‚ but in the 1930s‚ most of the people of America were just glad that action was being taken. One New Deal program that provided help for the jobless was the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). Although

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    Throughout Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck portrays the characters as suspicious of each other and their actions‚ misunderstanding as they let their strongest feelings remain hidden which causes the loneliness and the gruffness of many characters that we associate with the book‚ as they feel that they have no one to talk to. In Of Mice and Men‚ the suspicion between the men is caused by the men not having close friends and so they have become accustomed to not having a close friend and so the

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    The Great Depression Begins 1929-1933 Pgs 670-689 Key Terms: Alfred E. Smith- Herbert Hoover- John Steinbeck- Douglas MacArthur- McNary-Haugen Bill- Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act (1930)- Federal Home Loan Bank Act (1933)- Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1932)- Patman Bill- Black Tuesday (Oct. 29‚ 1929)- Price Supports- Distribution of Income- Buying on Margin- Great Depression- Dow Jones Industrial Average- Speculation- Shantytown- Dust Bowl-

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    was a kid. He’s awright. Just aint bright. But he can do anything you tell him”(Steinbeck 22). This quote illustrates that George cares for Lennie as if he was his cousin. It also appears that he cares that Lennie gets a job since he is a good worker who is not the brightest crayon in the box. Lennie shows that he cares and respects George when he states‚ “ George gonna say I done a bad thing. He ain’t gunna let me tend no rabbits” (91). Lennie truly cares about what George says and he always

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    Depression in Men Fred S. Ward Abnormal Psychology Section 002 Spring 2013 Introduction The expression of depression in men can be very complex. There can be additional problems with measuring depression in men than with women. Men use various ways to hide and suppress their depression. Depression in men can be hidden in their being antisocial and participating in risk taking behaviors. Such behaviors can be drug and alcohol abuse‚ suicide‚ road rage‚ extra sexual activities or adventures

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    Friendship What is the definition of friendship? It is a person that knows someone and is loyal to someone. In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie and George have to take care and live together ever since Aunt Clara died. Lennie is always getting both George and Lennie into trouble. Now the reason that George doesn’t leave Lennie is because of friendship. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the author explains the theme of friendship and how important it is in our lives. In the beginning

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    Of mice and men Examine the relationship between Curley and his wife All the female characters used by Steinbeck are either‚ prostitutes‚ a carer or a victim. Their marriage is bizarre because they have only been married for 2 weeks and they don’t like each other. We can tell this because they are never together in the book also she flirts with other men because she is lonely all of the time and Curley goes to the cat house. Curley wears gloves full of Vaseline on his right hand because he is

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    “The Great Depression (1929-39) was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world” (The Great Depression-History.com 2012). The great depression is said to have begun after the First World War‚ It was a time of hardship and uncertainty. Although the great depression began in the United States it spread throughout the globe and affected almost every country. It brought about drastic declines in output‚ severe unemployment‚ and serious deflation

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    Jasmine Lambson 12-6-12 Block 4 Curley’s wife is a significant character in “Of Mice and Men” because she is both a victimizer and victim‚ and symbolizes the objectification of women. Curley’s wife is the only woman in the plot. She is defined by her part in the story‚ Curley’s wife or possession. She is depicted‚ like the women in Weed‚ as a liar and manipulator of men. Steinbeck’s initial portrayal of Curley’s wife shows her to be attractive‚ unkind‚ and seductive. She is much like the

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    their comfort zone. In the story Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck‚ loneliness plays a significant role in the novel throughout certain characters. Some readers may have concluded that Steinbeck made them less important than other characters in the book‚ since they were left out by most. Of Mice and Men clearly demonstrates that loneliness destroys people as with Curley’s Wife‚ Crooks‚ and between Lennie and George. Throughout the book Of Mice and men‚ the novel demonstrates the impact

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