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    Supermarkets came into existence in the United States during the Great Depression of the thirties. All of the customers love the idea of shopping themselves from the rack which are properly labeled. Advantages of supermarket include 24/7 access to medicine and they stock a wide range of food and non-food products including meat products‚ dairy products‚ tinned food‚ bakery items‚ vegetables‚ and other household products. The products stored in a super market are properly packed and placed on separate

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    Of Mice and Men Essay Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells the very touching tale of two men‚ Lennie and George‚ who set off to work on a farm to reach their dream of getting their own land. Although they have different characteristics and traits‚ they both have a strong bond to each other. John Steinbeck proves that a good friendship is based on someone’s personality‚ not how they look on the outside. Lennie Smalls and George Milton are obviously physically and mentally different from how

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    there is one event that most of us forget and most of us do not know that it shaped our world substantially. The name of this event is the Great Depression. The Great Depression changed our views on particular matters and cluttered our economy. What most people do not know‚ is that there was a happier and more successful time before the Great Depression. This time was called the Roaring Twenties. Beginning in the early 1920s‚ the Roaring Twenties were a time of social and political change. Many

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    the worst depressions in Canada’s history. This period is referred to by many as the “Roaring Twenties”. This “Golden Age” of Canada was followed by the Great Depression. How could a depression that lasted for ten years occur after a period of economic prosperity? A major reason is because the economic conditions and lifestyles of Canadians during the 1920s had a very large impact on the prosperity of the 1930s. If Canadians and business owners were less optimistic about the future during the 1920s

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    Of Mice and Men What would you do if you no one talked to you or lost your last friend? In Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck in 1937‚ this happens. This novella is about a man‚ George and his mentally challenged friend‚ Lennie that looks for work during the Great Depression.The author forms isolation through the character’s struggle to be wanted and included as a person. In "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck Crooks‚ Curley’s wife‚ and Candy are three characters that are

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    Women in of Mice and men Candy: ‘Well I think Curleys married…a tart’ George: ‘She’s gonna make a mess. They’s gonna be a bad mess about her. She’s a jail bait all set on the trigger. That Curley got his work cut out for him. Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain’t no place for a girl‚ specially like her.’ Lennie: ‘I think shes purty’ Whit: Clara gets three bucks a crack and thirty-five cents a shot‚ and she don’t crack no jokes. But Suzy’s place is clean and she got nice chairs. George: "You

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    The economic depression that beset the United States and other countries in the 1930s was unique in its magnitude and its consequences. At the depth of the depression‚ in 1933‚ one American worker in every four was out of a job. In other countries unemployment ranged between 15 percent and 25 percent of the labor force. The great industrial slump continued throughout the 1930s‚ shaking the foundations of Western capitalism and the society based upon it. Economic Aspects President Calvin COOLIDGE

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    Herbert Hoover was the Republican president who was unsuccessful to halt the The Great Depression. The depression lasted for 10 years‚ until World War II started and it gave men and women work. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the next president after Hoover. President Roosevelt made the New Deal which had many programs and administrations that were put in place to stop and lesser the effects of the depression. The New Deal lasted from 1933-35 an extension was made called the Second New Deal

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    Of Mice and Men Persuasive Essay Have you ever had that one dream you dedicated so much time and work to and then someone close to you ruins it? Of Mice and Men illustrates the importance of dreams in everyone’s life because it gives the person something to strive toward. During the 1930’s many migrant workers dreamed one day they would own a farm‚ this dream became known as the American Dream. John Steinbeck chose to use this theme because the American Dream showed the difficulty of achieving

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    Name _____________________ Mr. Pappas Date_______ Period ______ Colonial Settlement Brochure Directions: Pretend that you are a travel agent working for the New England‚ Middle‚ or Southern colonial region. Create a travel brochure that will catch the eye of a common European person. Your job is to encourage people from Europe to move to your colony and settle there. Be sure to include what the colony has to offer and what the colony does not. Identify which region (New England‚ South

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