This is the First book in the series of The Dust Pups by Linda Cooper Trouble Brewing C rash! Bang! Swoosh! A puff of blue smoke shot out of the door of Wizard Snodgrass’s cottage in Snoozy Woods. Snax the cat‚ who had been sitting on the doormat enjoying a bit of sunshine‚ quickly jumped under a large toadstool growing near the flower bed. An angry shout was heard from inside the cottage. Two dirty-looking shoes with their laces flapping in the air went flying by. The birds in the nearby trees
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How did the dust bowl affect citizens? People couldn’t even do the simplest things. Everyone was affected by this natural disaster. Because it was the start of the great depression and they couldn’t have prevented it. For eight years dust blew across the southern plains nonstop in the 1930s. Everyone was deeply affected. Modern American Poetry explains‚ “ The Dust Bowl of the 1930s lasted about a decade. Its primary area of impact was on the southern Plains” (Modern American Poetry). Even the
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techniques with them when they homesteaded the area.” The Dust Bowl‚ also called "The Dirty Thirties"‚ was made conceivable by World War I (WWI) and The Great Depression. Wheat was anything but difficult to develop and it brought on a popularity amongst everyone. Little was realized that the abuse of the area would bring upon the best impact behind the significance of saving nature and its significance of deliberately utilizing the area. The dust storms were brought on by a mix of natural components
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In “Scrubbing Up Dust”‚ Billie Jo sees a boy‚ Jim Martin‚ scrubbing dust. As she walks home‚ she realizes that her house is a mess and she thinks about what her mom would have done and how the job now falls to her since her mom is dead. In the poem there was a hyperbole declares that the cleaning is‚ “knuckle-breaking work” (110. Hesse) and her hands aren’t meant for that. There was a simile in the poem stating that her mom would “break that mud like the farmers break sod” (109). On page 110 there
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There is so much dirt and dust outside‚ it goes so high in the air and I am terrified and my siblings are all crying. My parents gather all of us‚ and we all put towels on all doors and windows so no dust gets in. Me and my brother see all the animals and people running away from the dust storm. Momma grabbed my brother‚ sister‚ and dad. She gave us all wet towels to put on our faces. I can still taste the dirt. We all huddled in the middle of
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Fitzgerald’s Characterisation in chapter one of The Great Gatsby Throughout the first chapter it becomes evident that this novel is being told through the eyes of Nick Carraway‚ a young man whom has moved to New York City to invest in the bond business. This point of view dominates the novel‚ however Fitzgerald cleverly leaves the audience open to other interpretations‚ not only in the first chapter but during all of the novel. Nick frequently assesses other characters‚ and passes a detailed
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In addition to the social issues of gender and classism the author addresses in the story‚ Faulkner also describes the setting and atmosphere of the Old South to give readers insight into the values and beliefs held by the society portrayed in his story. For example‚ the men in town valued their position in the town. This helps readers understand the motivations‚ actions and reactions of Miss Emily and the rest of the town. For example‚ a man‚ during this time period‚ valued how women carried themselves
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Lear and Of Love and Dust are stories about characters who seek power‚ but die because of it. Marcus‚ Goneril‚ Regan‚ Cornwall‚ and Edmund all seek positions where they have more power‚ and come very close‚ but in the end die. Throughout both stories‚ there is a stark difference between men’s and women’s power. In King Lear‚ Goneril feminizes Albany when he refuses to help her in her attempt to rule the kingdom. In addition‚ Jim’s neutrality as a character in Of Love and Dust makes him a stronger
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Colorado‚ and New Mexico. During this time land had dried up because of very little rainfall. With less moisture in the soil‚ high winds in the plains caused dust storms. The series of dust storms was later called the Dust Bowl. Living conditions in this area of the United States were very poor‚ causing people to move westward bound. Frank Manies was one of those people. Now a retired schoolteacher residing in Tulare‚ he left his home in Oklahoma during times of struggle for a chance to come to California
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Plains on March 15th‚ 1935. The Dust Bowl‚ the period of time where terrible windstorms ruined the soil and caused people to moved‚ lasted for a decade. This tragedy was caused by the Homestead Act‚ poor farming techniques‚ and the severe drought. In 1909‚ the federal government passed the Homestead Act. Thousands of families abandoned their daily lives in order to jump at the opportunity to own free land. As stated in the background essay‚ “What Caused the Dust Bowl?”‚ in order to keep their
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