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- 6461: Of Mice and Men: The Great Depression - The Uncommon Struggle of All Men
- ... did everything they could to make money. People worked together to get the job done. My grandfather hauled ice, made ice cream and other things, all the while putting himself and his sisters through high school and even college. Times were so bad that they lost their chicken farm in Edmond because they couldn't pay $50.00 in land taxes, and the chicken farm was the sole source of income ...
- 6462: The Great Gatsby: Morals and American Idealism
- ... he now has. An example of this is also one of the main parts of the story. Daisy, Nick's cousin and the wife of Tom Buchanon, once knew Gatsby when they were in high school together and they had a thing going. After a while they separated and Gatsby went into the Armed Forces. Now, at the time when this story takes place in the spring of the 1920's ...
- 6463: The Glass Menagerie: The Tragic Effects of the Past
- ... to be her father$BCT(J and she retreats to the victrola every time she experiences a problem. For example, she resorts to the victrola when Amanda finds out she has not been attending business school. In addition, when Jim informs Laura that he is engaged, she retreats to the victrola again. Having nothing to do at home, Laura takes care of her glass ornaments. Taking care of the glass figurines ...
- 6464: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Huck Finn as the Narrator
- ... Jim's primitive world which, though crude, is more honest and real than Miss Watson's world. He cannot go beyond this world. He won't pray because he has not had any benefits from prayer. Huck is involved in adventures and is continually bothered by his conscience. All during the trip down river, he tries to answer the question whether he's doing right by the Widow's sister and ...
- 6465: Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" and Desai's "Clear Light of Day": Tension and Conflict Between Traditional and Modern Views
- ... a degree and teach. Just taking care of her retarded brother and supporting them both. Independence in a country where women are usually married in their teens. She was the leader when she was in school and remained a leader in her family, even to the men. For example, Tara's husband: "
and gave her [Bim] an approving look. He had always admired Bim, even if she infuriated him often." This ...
- 6466: Compare and Contrast on Characters Rayona and Pearl
- ... didn't know who their fathers were, they were forced to guess. Rayona and Pearl were also similar because they both had a tough time getting along with the kids they had to go to school with. Neither of them were able to make friends very easily. Rayona's trouble was that she was part African American growing up in a Native American community. Pearl had trouble because of the fact ...
- 6467: Howard Hughes
- ... and inherited $2,000,000 and Hughes Tool Company. His uncle was Hollywood writer Rupert Hughes. Howard took his first airplane ride when he was fourteen years old. Howard Hughes attended private elementary and high school in California and Massachusetts. He attended the Rice Institute in Houston, Texas. He also attended the California Institute of Technology. Howard had a fine education because he attended highly educational schools. His father s great ...
- 6468: Immanuel Kant
- Immanuel Kant was born on April 22, 1724 in Konigsburg, East Prussia. At age 8, he entered the Collegium Fridiricianum, a pietistic Latin school, where he remained for 8 1/2 years and studied the classics. he then entered the University of Konigsburg in 1740 to study philosophy, mathematics, and physics. In 1756, he received a degree and was ...
- 6469: Social deterioration in "The Crucible"
- ... abandoned cattle bellow on the highroads, the stink of rotting crops hangs everywhere...(130) Salem was turning into a ghost town. With Abigail controlling the community, the church no longer getting the whole town to prayer, and an unjust legal system, it is natural that the people were in a state of total chaos. The unexplained was caused by the devil, so some members of Salem used the unexplained to their ...
- 6470: The Tragic Love Triangle of Yonville
- ... new town, Yonville, where their daughter was born. Emma's unhappiness continued, and she began to have romantic feelings toward Leon, a young law clerk. After Leon left the town in order to attend law school. Emma's boredom and frustration became more intense after Leon left. She began to forget her role as a wife and mother. Charles tried many times to please but none of his efforts were successful ...
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