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- 661: Hitler
- Hitler The year was 1929, the Great Depression had hit hard all over the world. People were losing their jobs, and their way of life was changing drastically right before their eyes; the people needed money fast. They needed to rebuild their lives ... Hitler took advantage of the peoples low moral and made them big promises of the dawn of a new era for Germany. The social classes lost their meanings. The middle-class was ruined by the Depression: they were stripped of their livelihoods. The Nazi's promised them the one thing that were desperately in need of to survive: Bread! The Nazi's promised to give the farmers repossession of their ...
- 662: The Grapes Of Wrath
- ... novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's live under. The novel tells of one families migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. The Joad family had to abandon their home and their livelihoods. They had to uproot and set adrift because tractors were rapidly industrializing their farms. The bank took possession of their ... aches. The waitress turns and states that itΉs two for a penny. Smiling as they head down the road the waitress feels good about herself as the candies were a nickel a piece. The depression and all the migrant brought a lot of spite and anger. But in a few cases it also caused people to draw up a kinder side of the waitress Mae, was shown by Steinbeck. ...
- 663: Dance Education
- ... that dance is the Retin-A of physical and emotional health. It can help us age gracefully. It stretches and strengthens the muscles, lubricates the joints, and gets rid of tension. It's also a great social and supportive activity (Brody 54) According to Peter Pover, a former competitive dancer and past president of the U.S. Dance sport council: In Germany doctors did tests in which they wired up the ... class? One hour of Sunday school a week? An eight-or ten -hour parenting class? In a competitive, work-oriented society, love and emotional connection have difficulty growing between people. Susan Page calls it the great emotional depression because much like the Great Depression of the 1930's and its shortage of money and jobs, we have a shortage of emotional maturity and an apathy about human relationships (3). Older generations used ...
- 664: Censorship Of The Grapes Of Wr
- ... tribulations of the Joad family and other migrants is told throughout this novel. In order to gain a perspective into the lives of "Oakies", Steinbeck uses themes and language of the troubling times of the Great Depression. Some of these aspects are critiqued because of their vulgarity and adult nature. In some places, The Grapes of Wrath has been edited or banned. These challenges undermine Steinbeck's attempts to add reality to ... ideas were very common. In fact, Upton Sinclair, a socialist writer, was nearly elected governor of California. Living conditions, the opposition between the Californians and the "Oakies", and the inability to break out of the depression all added to beliefs of the times. Steinbeck was not advocating socialism, he was just reflecting the times. Without these individual beliefs of the "reds" and other people that showed either socialistic or anti- ...
- 665: The Grapes Of Success
- ... further develop his social and moral concerns. The Grapes of Wrath is based around a fictional sharecropper family called the Joads, though their story is nearly identical to many of the true migrants of the great depression. The Joad's struggle to maintain some sort of dignity and pride is broken by the tragedies they must witness and experience: the murder of their former preacher and good friend Casy, the constant harassment ... to the communication of Steinbeck's concerns. He uses them to include the material that the narrative alone could not cover. These chapters speak of the general picture of society and living conditions during the Great Depression, within which the Joad family struggled to survive. They support and comment on the Joad narrative, and also give historical information. Very often Steinbeck uses artistic, deeply moving passages in these chapters: "There ...
- 666: Of Mice and Men: Mini-Critique
- ... fifteen hundred copies. Steinbeck returned to California, living in migrant worker camps to furnish inspiration for writing novels that described the problems and stresses of the times. Of Mice and Men takes place during the great depression in the Salinas Valley, California. It is a story about two farm-hands, George Milton and his large retarded friend, Lennie Small. George and Lennie are on their way to a farm that has harvesting ... 1966. "Part of Steinbeck's greatness lies in his ability to capture [the] tone of basic reality." Of Mice and Men is based solely on the events that transpired in the Salinas Valley during the great depression. The story accurately shows what life was like among most people just trying to survive. John Steinbeck actually lived as a migrant worker during the depression, this is how he managed to so ...
- 667: Alcatraz
- ... ll show you how this fortress came to be a federal prison, why it is no longer in operation today, and most importantly, to show why it was built in the first place. When the great "Gold Rush" of 1849 first started, California grew from what would be considered a small, unpopulated state, into what it is now. California is now one of the most populated states and it was mostly ... could receive training, education and an opportunity to return to the Army. Prisoners convicted of serious crimes were not given these chances, and were discharged from the Army when their sentences were completed. During the great depression of the 1930s military budgets were cut, and the Army was considering closing the Disciplinary Barracks - a perfect match for the Justice Departments desires for a super prison for incorrigible prisoners. Negotiations moved rapidly, ...
- 668: Death Of A Salesman - Symbols
- ... that many of his plays reflect or are a product of events in his life. He was born in 1915 in New York City and was the son of a successful businessman, up until the Great Depression when his father lost most of his wealth. This greatly impacts Millers life, and influences the themes for many of his future writings. To make ends meet at home, Miller worked as a truck ... that Miller forms his love for literature; he is greatly impressed by Fyodor Dostoevskis The Brothers Karamazov because it questions the unspoken rules of society, a concept he often wondered about, especially after the Great Depression. He believes that American society needed to be made over; for this reason, many of his earlier plays show sympathetic portrayals and compassionate characterizations of his characters. In 1956, Miller marries the eminent ...
- 669: Franklin Roosevelt
- Franklin Roosevelt was 32nd president of the US 1933-45, a Democrat. He served as governor of New York 1929-33. Becoming president during the Great Depression, he launched the New Deal economic and social reform program, which made him popular with the people. After the outbreak of World War II he introduced lend-lease for the supply of war materials and ... 1945). a. here is a list of programs that were enacted i. WPA ii. AAA iii. CCC iv. TVA v. SEC vi. FDIC vii. NRA viii. NIRA ix. PWA There were several causes of the Great Depression. The Dust Bowl was a main cause even though the farmers were already in a depression . Speculation of what might happen was also a main cause, and then the stock market crash. And ...
- 670: Jack The Ripper
- ... killer in the British history rivaled that of the gruesome, mocking, utterly superior Jack the Ripper, a multiple murderer whose arrogance and boldness deified the entire police department of London and held in terror a great city for as long as he cared to roam its streets and slay at will. Mary Ann Polly Nichols, aged 42, was the first of the Ripper victims, according to dedicated Ripperologists. Her body was ... as a prostitute. She was a sad, destitute woman, but one that most people liked and pitied. Annie Chapman, known to her friends as Dark Annie , was a 47 year old homeless prostitute. Suffering from depression and alcoholism, she did crochet work and sold flowers. Eventually she turned to prostitution despite her plain features, missing teeth and plump figure. She was found murdered on Saturday, September 8, 1888. Hey throat was ... man, did not possess the medical knowledge to be a Ripper suspect. Aaron Kosminski is described as a Polish Jew and resident of Whitechapel, insane owing to many years indulgence in vices. He had a great hatred of women, especially of the prostitute class and had strong homicidal tendencies. The only bit of evidence against Kosminski was a positive identification by one of the eyewitnesses. George Chapman was born in ...
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