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    A reader’s understanding of the American working class’ situation during the 1930’s is further deepened by knowledge of the socio-historical context surrounding John Steinbeck book Of Mice and Men‚ which can be read as a microcosm of American society at the time. In particular‚ background knowledge of the Great Depression and the associated major social upheavals of the time‚ as well as the social hierarchy as a result of the Great Depression‚ reveals some of the motivations behind the main events

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    Death of a Salesman - Context (historical‚ social‚ political and cultural) Death of a Salesman is a play that consists of a HISTORICAL background which is key to understanding the play. It was written in 1949‚ just a few years after the World War ll was over‚ meaning the United States‚ where the play occurs‚ was going through many changes. For example‚ the war caused an increase in industrial production markets and non-farming business. For the poorest Americans‚ however‚ the economic situation

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    person is doing a simple task as cooking or a more complex task such as working in a healthcare facility. Nurses are prime examples of people who experience many challenges in their workplace. In the film‚ “Sentimental Women Need Not Apply: Historical Context of Nursing‚” the nurses explain some of the challenges that nurses had to deal with in the past. They also informed us of the conflicts they are dealing with now. People were struggling to become nurses. As a student applying for the nursing

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    Historical Context - The Crucible At the time of the Crucible’s first performance‚ audiences perceived the play as a parallel to McCarthyism‚ led by Joe McCarthy‚ whose job was to hunt down Communists and root them out. Many public figures—including actors and film directors—were brought before the committee and asked if they were Communists and to name anyone they thought was a Communist. If they refused to do so‚ they were presumed guilty. There is also a parallel to what was going on in the

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    Culture AFST 297 Schedule: TU‚ TH 1230 - 1345 Location: Ortega Hall Room 106 Linked with – ENGL 101 Instructor: Robert Christensen Graduate Instructor Schedule: TU‚ TH 1400 - 1515 Location: Humanities Building Room 216 Quiz #1 Historical Context for Hip Hop Culture There is‚ of course‚ a warrantably comfortable feeling in being on the right side of the country’s professed ideals. We realize that we cannot be undone without America’s undoing. It is within the gamut of this attitude

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    Christianity Study Guide Summary Points: Origins Students learn about: The historical and cultural context in which Christianity began Students learn to: Outline the historical and cultural context in which Christianity began • Power was centred in Jerusalem during first century Judaism • Fierce sectarian rivalry existed between the different Jewish sects‚ particularly between the Pharisees‚ Sadducees

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    Throughout time Science Fiction writers have produced their work‚ using the concept of dystopia as a method to express their outlook and opinion on the issues within their existing societies‚ in which they are writing from. The writer delivers a message to the audience‚ educating them about the current contextual concerns and the possibility of the dystopias that are developed as a result. This is demonstrated in the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury and the film Gattaca‚ directed by

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    similarities and differences they have. I am going to be comparing the similarities and differences of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Number the Stars. I am going to look at three similarities about the two stories‚ and three difference about the two stories. There are a few similarities about these two stories. One similarity is that they were both written around the same time period. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was written during the holocaust‚ and Number the Stars was also written during the holocaust

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    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” by John Boyne is a story told through the innocent eyes of Bruno‚ an eight year old boy living in the era of World War II. This story focused on the very controversial events that occurred during this time period‚ such as the concentration camps and the treatment of the Jewish people. When Bruno’s father Ralf is prompted‚ Bruno’s family must move to a new home in the countryside of Berlin‚ located right next to a concentration camp.

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    boys will be boys Barbara Kantrowitz and Claudia Kalb’s‚ “Boys will be Boys” article‚ explains how after years of research on girls‚ boys must also be put under the microscope‚ in efforts to reach a further understanding of the adolescent male. The two authors start their article by pointing out‚ that boys and girls come from two completely different “planets”. They have two different “crisis points”‚ which are stages of emotional and social development‚ where things can go seriously wrong. Kantrowitz

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