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    John Steinbeck 	 John Steinbeck was a famous American author who wrote from the 1920 to the 1940. Steinbeck was constantly moving across the country trying to succeed as a writer. John Steinbeck lived a life of constant up and downs‚ successes and failures before he landed on his feet and became a famous author. 	John Steinbeck was born in Salinas‚ California on February 27‚ 1902. He was the only son and the third child of John Ernst Steinbeck and Olive Hamilton. Steinbeck’s father

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    Pearce English 1302 22 April 2014 Research Paper Literature dates back all the way to 5th century AD overtime Literary works have been develop such as novel‚ poems‚ and short stories. Short Stories are described has miniature versions of books or novels‚ where an author takes a tale and crams it into a ten to twenty page story. John Steinbeck is not only a well-known novelist‚ but also writes short stories like “The Chrysanthemums” and “Flight”. In Steinbeck’s “The Chrysthemums” Elisa Allen is

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    John Steinbeck was born in February 27‚ 1902 in Salinas‚ California. Salinas was an agricultural valley in California. His father was the county treasurer and his mother was a schoolteacher. This is where his education began from a mother that encouraged him to read. The community was a comfortable environment for him to live in because of the encouragement of independence and initiative. His parents didn’t want him to be a writer. They wanted him to have a true profession as a lawyer. His early

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    myths. “The author sold many books and was well known for his mythopoeic writing.” 2. In this quote‚ the author who quoted someone else is accusing Steinbeck of being unpatriotic. “-who threatened the national interest through the socialist themes of his novels‚” shows how the person that said that is trying to make it seem like John Steinbeck is brainwashing his readers to lose the patriotism and coincide with socialist beliefs through his books. The person who said this seems like they are so

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    The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ is abounding with literary devices that assist in conveying the theme of the evils of greed. In the novella‚ Steinbeck tells about Kino‚ a Mexican man‚ who finds a great pearl which he believes will change his life entirely. However‚ when the pearl dealers attempt to deceive him into selling his pearl for a low price‚ Kino ventures to the capital‚ but after facing many trials‚ he must return to his home after his infant son is killed. After this ultimate hardship‚ Kino

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    Rabbits‚ war‚ & speech By: Kira 10/23/2014 John Steinbeck-- a famous man that made great additions to literature. Steinbeck wrote classics such as Of Mice and Men‚ Once There Was a War‚ and many others. All of his stories were quick to talk about human nature of some sort. In 1962 when he received the Nobel Prize‚ he openly expressed his opinion on what a writer should be making their readers feel. Mankind can either win or lose the battle internally as well as externally. Humans can conquer

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    Shakespeare… Is he Still Really Relevant? Mackenzie Lighton William Shakespeare... Seriously! Why are we still learning about him? Is he still all that relevant? Everyone says that we should leave the past behind and look into the future‚ but don’t you think that’s a bit hard when you’re stuck in class‚ listening to facts about a dead guy and his life‚ who lived 400 years ago! Well‚ it’s my job to convince you otherwise. So why don’t you leave your attitude behind and open your mind to learn a few

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    John Steinbeck  O’Connor Pd 3 Nick Marks 5/7/13 Steinbeck as an author always seemed to have a niche for writing stories that made you think about the importance of life. Respect for life was highlighted in his stories many times‚ whether it’s the presence of or the lack of. A few stories that involved this were The Pearl‚ Of Mice and Men and Travels with Charlie. He knew how to tug on peoples heart strings and make them really think about what life truly means to us even after we close

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    Shakespeare’s sonnets continue to be some of the best known and most popular sonnets still today. Generations of people have become infatuated with the sonnets due to their interestingly complex story. Shakespeare’s sonnets tell a compelling story of love‚ betrayal‚ and forgiveness between an author and a young man. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April of 1564 to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. John

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    proved that Shakespeare still has a place in modern society? To be relevant or not to be relevant‚ that is the question. It has been over 400 years since Shakespeare wrote his last work and the world continues to reference‚ adapt‚ teach‚ discuss and question the great bard of Stratford upon Avon. Maybe he was incredibly ahead of his time‚ or maybe the world just hasn’t changed for 400 years‚ either way‚ the themes and issues used throughout Shakespeare’s works are still relevant and interesting

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