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    Running head: HOW THE GREAT DEPRESSION HAD AFFECTS ON CULTURE‚ ENTERTAINMENT AND FASHION How The Great depression had affects on culture‚ entertainment and fashion by kayla park English Culture‚ entertainment and fashion

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     Give your opinion on whether or not the safeguards put in place to prevent another Great Depression‚ starting with the Roosevelt administration in the 1930s‚ can be effective today.  The Great Depression caused many Americans to lose their jobs‚ their homes‚ their dreams‚ and aspirations. Roosevelt created the “New Deal” in order to rebuild the economy and prevent this from happening again. The “New Deal” consisted of three goals: relief‚ recovery‚ and reform. One safeguard put in place that

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    Explain how Steinbeck presents Crooks in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ The first time Crooks was mentioned by Candy Chapter 1 page 21. Candy is the gossip one‚ he knows everything‚ and sees everything. Candy introduces Crooks to Lennie and George. ‘Yeah. Nice fella‚ too. Got a crooked back where horse kicked him. The boss gives him hell when he’s mad. But the stable bucks don’t give a damn about that’. That shows that Crooks doesn’t care what people think about him‚ he respects himself. On

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    The Crucible and Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ and Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ both have similarities and differences that appear through the history of the United States‚ prejudice‚ and also through the themes. Of Mice and Men and The Crucible‚ share the similarity of teaching the history of the United States throughout the pieces. In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the reader will be able to learn the history of the United States through the writing style of

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    Have you ever completely misunderstood a person‚ or situation? I have. My freshman year in high school‚ my U.S‚ history teacher discussed the president during the Great Depression‚ in addition the Great depression its self. Due to the discussion‚ I figured maybe Herbert Hoover‚ simply is a horrible president‚ whereas I research more in depth about Hoover. I learned he was in a position that no president ever wishes to be‚ I completely misunderstood his intelligence along with personal skills in management

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    nature of human existence can all be explored through the bunkhouse and Crooks’ room. Paragraph of dreams: The playing cards in the bunk play a major role not only as a way to entertain oneself but also portraying the futility of dreams. When the men sit around the ‘big square table’ to play together they have the opportunity to succeed. They would enjoy this as they live in a life where their only companion is loneliness and defeat. The cards are a symbol of dreams as they take a gamble in the

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    “Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men shows us the importance of friendship and dreams‚ especially in difficult times. Explain how the author has created a range of characters to develop his story”. It is a basic human instinct to dream and to have life long ambitions. John Steinbeck’s classic novella‚ Of Mice and Men tells us the story of George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two ranch workers searching for new job possibilities in California during The Great Depression. Of Mice and Men portrays the characters

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    After the crash of the stock market in 1929‚ the Great Depression began. The Depression brought devastation to the economy of the United States and resulted in severe problems for the American people. Throughout the 1930’s‚ the American people and the government dealt with the Depression in many various ways. Problems faced by the American people during the Great depression in the 1930’s included 25% employment rate. A lot of people lost their jobs. People that lost their jobs could not afford

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    John Steinbeck did represent the lives of migrant workers in his novel Of Mice and Men. The lives of migrant workers were hard‚ challenging and unrewarding. Migrant workers suffered from poverty because they were low-wage workers. They were forced to travel between American states in search of seasonal work .In the novel; John Steinbeck shows the harsh reality of their lives. During the Great Depression most men were forced to move around on their own to make money to send home to their families

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    Shaun Johnson ECO The Great Depression During the Great Depression‚ farm prices were low although farm costs were high. This led to many farmers throwing away tons of product to try and drive the price up. In 1928 Herbert Hoover was the president‚ and many people blamed mostly everything on him. The economy crashed and in the beginning many tried to hide their poverty. In order to qualify for welfare‚ you could not have a car‚ radio‚ or a telephone. Also in some states you couldn’t even vote

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