Bakersfield

SYNTAX: The author switches back and forth between the Joad family and the migrant farmers in general. Quotations are used when the chapter is about the Joads. However, when it is about migrant farmers, Steinbeck does not put quotation marks.This is mostliekly he used these quotes to mean that any farmer in the nation oculd be saying that becasue they all share the same struggle. . It also shows how each migrant farmer was not thought of as an individual person, but rather categoraized.The…

the Garnderian Book of Shadows. The Gardnerian Wicca focuses on the God and Goddess who are equally balanced, reincarnation, nudity during circle rituals and celebrate the eight Sabbats. Georgian Wicca was founded by George Patterson in 1970 in Bakersfield, California. The Georgian Wicca is kind of like Electic Wicca but its members are encouraged to develop their own rituals sometimes even skyclad or more known as nudity. The Georgian also celebrates the eight…

As many students are making there way back to school we often ask ourselves why some schools have year round school and why some schools have a traditional school calendar. I believe that year round schools are a great thing to have as a school calendar. There are many benefits that come along with the year round calendar such as more family time, and better more balanced calendar. Also at the same time there a many loopholes that come with the year round calendar such as there is a lot of…

College athletics have always been an essential part of American culture, and they have gradually developed into a multimillion dollar industry over the past century. Big time college sports have not only made schools popular, but have also made them wealthy. Schools are making million dollar deals with private corporations through advertisement, merchandise, and broadcasting rights. However, debates erupted when people started to wonder where do college athletes, the backbone of the athletic…

skills with is my roommate Moises. I’ve known Moises for about 4 years now. We grew up in the same small town in Arvin Ca, played basketball together and even make music together in this little group we have. I moved here to Chico with him from Bakersfield to attend college. His father recommended us to go here. I chose Moises because I’m always around him. Even if I don’t want him, he’s around. We talk a lot; in fact, we talk about almost anything. In the end we are just really good friends so…

Chapter IV. Urban Legends: The Evolution of Folklore Urban legends are stories that have the designation of being ?too strange to be true? but are based in reality. Despite these fables being a touch on the strange side most people that hear them understand them as being true. Through generations these tales seem to happen to our friends, family members, or even distant relatives. Unlike fairy tales which are meant to be cautionary yet fictional, urban legends represent some form of truth. Think…