...Loneliness and Companionship: In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck makes loneliness and companionship an apparent theme within the novel. Nearly all of the characters, including George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife, experience some kind of loneliness. Not to mention the town in which this story takes place is called Soledad, which literally means solitude. Although they are married to each other, Curley and his wife are supposed to be together but they never spend any time together because they are always searching for one another. Curley’s wife counters her loneliness by being flirtatious with other men on the ranch even though Curley doesn’t allow her to be around any of the other men. Curley himself suffers from loneliness...
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...Some may view the Great Depression as the loneliest and most isolated period in American history for the people who experienced it first hand. It can be difficult to really capture the essence of the need for companionship that was immensely present in the Great Depression. However, when John Steinbeck uses the dialogue of Crooks, the actions of Curley's wife, and multiple characters undergoing major inconveniences for friendship it openly depicts the need for companionship in his novel, "Of Mice and Men". The primary way that Steinbeck portrays loneliness and the need for companionship, is through the articulation of the character Crooks. Initially, this can be viewed when Crooks expresses that he feels unheard and that nobody listens...
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...Of Mice & Men exemplifies how being different caused segregation in the 1930’s. Lennie’s cognitive disability caused him to be discriminated against, just like those of color. I chose to do a diary entry so that I could really challenge and put myself in the position of those that were discriminated against for being different. I feel in our time that is 2015, we are also facing discrimination and racism with the recent police brutality. Therefore, I felt the need to do segregation in the 1930’s. With a diary entry, I could not only take emotions and experiences that I have faced for being different and discriminated against, but also those that faced prejudice in the 1930’s, to tie it all together into a diary entry from the 1930’s. My purpose...
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...It happened in October 1929. There were many things that caused the Great Depression, but nothing as important and as drastic as this. The crash caused the collapse of employment rates. This, right after World War I (1914-1918), which caused catastrophe and economic chaos as well. Many areas of the U.S. struggled to stay ahead of postwar inflation. The U.S. experienced a major agricultural downslide, and a number of bank deficiencies in the 1920's. The market crash of 1929 caused many people to freak out and lose faith in the state of this economy, what America was founded on (Mitchener, Kris James. "Great Depression." World Book, 2016.). As far as the Crash goes, it’s a major topic that historians focus-on when discussing the Depression. Now, obviously, the public didn’t like their money and jobs going away. Many were put into panic, and even considered thoughts of suicide. In history, this was a most immense, and tense situation. It wasn’t good. Things were going downhill. Lots of people lost hope, put their hands down, and cried. Let’s take a closer...
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...English: GCSE Controlled Assessment – Of Mice and Men Heroes and Villains: Explore the ways Sympathy and/or Dislike of a character is created in Of Mice and Men. Even before plunging into profound depths of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, it is unequivocal that the novel is a microcosm of American life in the 1930s. As a result of the Great Depression, the setting is abundant with hardships which immensely mould the reader’s ambivalent feelings towards the most dominant female character in this book: Curley’s Wife. Steinbeck’s depiction of this flirtacious but “lonely” temptress has the reader leaping from heartbreaking sympathy to nurturing an intense abhorrence for Curley’s Wife. In the very first few moments that the novel introduces Curley’s Wife, she is immediatley condemned to the reader’s dislike because the author depicts her character as a threat to not just George and Lennie, but their aspirations to “live off the fatta the land”. The author intends to establish Curley’s Wife by labelling her to be an ominous threat from the very beginning as “the rectangle of sunshine was cut off” by her mere first appearance. Steinbeck’s particular use of the word “sunshine” is symbolic of hope which is derived from the main theme in this novel – the American Dream, or rather a paradise that has resulted in false hope flourishing in their hearts. This is in correlation to the “sunshine” which is evidently referring to George and Lennie’s vision of owning a farm. Furthermore, the...
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...observer,’ said a homeless guy on the street. He looks hopeless and hungry and walks off. Here we are in the 21st century and still in this great nation of ours we face a dilemma of problems. What are these problems? These problems range from drugs to terror and even to homelessness. Over the past year, over 2 million men, women, and children were homeless and this number is sure to go up in coming years. Why is this? No one really knows why but many factors can cause one to become homeless. Losing ones job, becoming ill, and a lack of affordable housing can all play a major role in ones becoming homeless. What exactly does it mean to be homeless? The word homeless means having no home or permanent place of residence. To better understand the issue of homelessness it is necessary for one to not look at it in only one way but from a few different angles. You have to look at the way that different homeless people act and behave in a society; you have to look at it from a sociological perspective point of view. Within sociology, there is not a single theoretical perspective, but many theoretical perspectives. The three main perspectives are the functionalism, the conflict theory, and the symbolic interaction perspectives. The functionalism theory is about social organization and how this organization is maintained throughout the society. This theory emphasizes the importance of stability and integration in a society. The ideas come from natural sciences and look at society like a...
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...In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses figurative language to create mood, emphasize important situations, and provide a vivid picture of what is occurring in the novella. After analyzing the passage the first thing that is noticeable is that Steinbeck is creating an important setting. The paragraph “The shadow in valley was bluer . . . on the wind the sound of crashing in the brush came to them” (105). By using the figurative language at the end of the paragraph, Steinbeck can indicate to the reader that something intense is about to occur. The dialogue of George and Lennie is becoming more concise and emotional. “Tell how it’s gonna be” (105). This statement shows how the interactions between George and Lennie are becoming shorter but...
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...have compared how addictive sugar can be with cocaine by using mice. Lenoir et al. states that “overconsumption of sugar-dense foods or beverages is initially motivated by the pleasure of sweet taste and is often compared to drug addiction.” In an experiment done by Lenoir et al., mice were given the choice of saccharine filled water (an artificial sweetener) or cocaine filled water. The results showed that 94% of the mice preferred the saccharine filled water. The same results were also reached with sucrose. Ahmed et al. explored the idea of how sugar can “induce reward and craving” that is comparable to cocaine. Sugar can change brain activity just as cocaine does, only in a more natural way. “Hungry for Change” confirms this theory by stating, “sugar increases beta endorphins in the brain.” People have reported they eat “sweet foods to experience highly rewarding sensations, to cope with stress” (Ahmed et al.). The difference between “sweet reward” and “drug reward” is that effects...
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...possibly halts progression. Dreams can also be found in American literature; however, like the reality of society, barriers can be a component of having aspirations. Barriers create obstacles, whether emotional or physical, that make achieving a dream difficult or even appear to be impossible. In American literature dreams seem to be unattainable because of barriers. In all the years of literature, dreams, goals, and aspirations come in contact Winston Patterson 5/17/10 9:35 PM Comment: Broad Topic Winston Patterson 5/17/10 9:35 PM Comment: Narrow Topic Winston Patterson 5/17/10 9:36 PM Comment: Thesis Statement Winston Patterson 5/17/10 9:36 PM Comment: Clincher Sentence with a conflict. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby has a dream to be with Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby has a passion for his dream so fierce that he pursues Daisy no matter what the barrier. “No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his . . . heart” (Fitzgerald 101). One barrier that Gatsby encounters is he has not money. Daisy is a girl of wealth and vanity. In order to catch the attention...
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...Republic of the Philippines Laguna State Polytechnic University San Pablo City Campus College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Psychology Submitted to: Ms. Evangeline Dia Understanding Aggression Handed on February 5, 2014 By: Camille L. Quicho Student no. 11-00131 Psychology (BS), 2nd semester CONTENTS 1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………1 2 What is Aggression………………………………………………………………2 3 Disorders linked from Aggression……………………………………….. ~1~ 1- INTRODUCTION Psychologists classify aggression as instrumental and hostile. Instrumental aggression is aggressive behavior intended to achieve a goal. It is not necessarily intended to hurt another person. For example, a soccer player who knocks a teammate down as they both run to stop the ball from reaching the opposing team's goalpost is not trying to hurt the teammate. Hostile aggression, onthe other hand, is aggressive behavior whose only purpose is to hurt someone.Hostile aggression includes physical or verbal assault and other antisocialbehaviors. Most studies of aggression are geared toward hostile aggression. There are several forms of self-control training, which teaches people to control their own anger and aggression by making verbal statements in which the person tells him/herself to respond to anger and arousal by thinking first and then using less aggressive behavior. Self-control training includes rational restructuring, cognitive self-instruction, and stress inoculation. Self-control...
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...Antioxidant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search An antioxidant is a molecule capable of slowing or preventing the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals, which start chain reactions that damage cells). Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates, and inhibit other oxidation reactions by being oxidized themselves. As a result, antioxidants are often reducing agents such as thiols, ascorbic acid or polyphenols.[1] Although oxidation reactions are crucial for life, they can also be damaging; hence, plants and animals maintain complex systems of multiple types of antioxidants, such as glutathione, vitamin C, and vitamin E as well as enzymes such as catalase, superoxide dismutase and various peroxidases. Low levels of antioxidants, or inhibition of the antioxidant enzymes, cause oxidative stress and may damage or kill cells. As oxidative stress might be an important part of many human diseases, the use of antioxidants in pharmacology is intensively studied, particularly as treatments for stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. However, it is unknown whether oxidative stress is the cause or the consequence of disease. Antioxidants are also widely used as ingredients in dietary supplements in the hope of maintaining health and preventing diseases such as cancer...
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...when failure was not the case is when the elderly or a newchild is released; this becomes a ceremony and a celebration of life. On the other hand, someone may be released due to the fact that they had failed or done something wrong. “For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure” (enotes.com). In a similar but different aspect, over the course of the Holocaust, devastating forms of death took the lives of millions of innocent Jews. From gas chambers, to crematoriums, to medical experiments, to pure starvation and disease, the millions of Jews who were brutally killed during during the Holocaust couldn't have suffered more than they did. Jewish men, women, and children who were selected, were taken to gas chambers by SS officers when they first arrived at the death camps. Making the people believe that they were being cleaned, SS officers walked these innocent Jews to a room where they would strip of all clothing, and be taken to the dealy chambers. All at once, masses of Jews were killed in the these chambers with Zyklon B gas. Crematoriums were also another way that Nazis would murder Jews over the course of the Holocaust. One example is Crematoriums lll. This large building contained a gas chamber and furnaces for burning both living Jews and...
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...Slide 1: The Early Years * Known for her contributions to the nursing and mathematical fields as well as an important link in English feminism in the early 1850s while struggling with her self-definition and the expectations of an upper-class marital and family life. * Born May 12th 1820 into a wealthy upper middle-class family in Florence Italy, she was named after the city in which she was born. * As a child, Florence was very close to her anti-slavery lobbyist father. Being the youngest of two girls, and having no son, her father treated her as his friend and companion. Her father, William Nightingale, a wealthy English landowner, took responsibility for her education and personally taught her Greek, Latin, French, German, Italian, history, philosophy and mathematics. * It was uncommon for women to receive this type of education during the Victorian era, unless they paid for a private tutor. Otherwise women were generally self taught. Mathematics was rarely taught to women at all. This was the start of Florence's passion for statistics that would later prove to be helpful in the delivery of her finding and efforts for sanitation in hospitals. * In 1837, while living at Embley Park, Florence claimed to hear the voice of God telling her that she had a mission in life. It took her several years of searching to identify that mission. This was the first of four occasions where said claimed to hear the voice of God. * Despite her family's disapproval...
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...SYMBOLS, ARCHETYPES & MOTIFS Symbols Three categories: Archetypal – The first symbols of humankind that have replicated themselves in stories throughout the ages across all cultures. They appear in the stories of groups from cavemen to 21st century authors. The term “archetype” was coined by Karl Jung who used them as the basis of “collective unconscious” theory. Cultural – As cultural groups use archetypal symbols to represent their values, fears, beliefs, and expectations, these objects take on meaning specific to that group. For example, the cross is an ancient archetypal symbol. When cultural groups adopt it, the meanings become both universal and specific. For most cultures the cross holds spiritual significance; hence its archetypal meaning. For Christians the cross takes on specific representation of Christ’s crucifixion. Nuance – These objects take on symbolic meaning in the work in which they appear. Modern writers often create their own symbols by repeatedly using the object in meaningful ways. For example, Golding used the conch shell to represent order and governmental control. NOTABLE ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLS, CHARACTERS, AND STORY PATERNS Characters: Hero (Epic, Classical, Romantic, Realistic, Anti-Hero) Outcast, Scapegoat, Trickster, Platonic Ideal, Monster, Temptress, Star-crossed lovers, Clown/jester, Prophet Story Patterns: Rite of Passage/Initiation, Creation, Fall, Expulsion, Death & Rebirth, Journey, Quest Symbols: (Archetypal symbols have...
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...diver who discovers a massive, beautiful, and extremely valuable pearl. The pearl fills Kino with a new desire to abandon his simple, idyllic life in favor of dreams of material and social advancement, dreams to give his son and wife everything they desire, but dreams that are oppressed by the social hierarchy of Kino’s village. Although Kino has discovered this beautiful pearl worth more than anything he has found before, it only leads to death and destruction and eventually leaves Kino and his wife with nothing, and their beloved son dead. ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ is another novella, the story of an epic struggle between an old, seasoned fisherman and the greatest catch of his life. Written in 1952 by Ernest Hemingway, it was the last major work of the author before his suicide, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. It is the tale of a fruitless and ancient fisherman named Santiago. Santiago had spent eighty-four days without a catch, and, confident that his unproductive streak will come to an end, sets sail farther out than usual. He places his bait deep into the water and a few hours later an enormous marlin takes the bait, however the old man cannot reel the fish in, and instead the fish pulls the boat far into the ocean for three days and three nights. The old man receives cuts and slashes from the fishing line each time the fish struggles but still he does not give up. Eventually the fish tires and Santiago is able to pull the fish close enough to the surface...
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