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about moving. There are a lot of unique writing strategies; allusion, analogy, and anticipating objection are a few Sanders uses. Sanders uses quite a bit of allusion to show examples from years ago to make a point. He uses the example, “The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was caused not by drought but by the transfer onto the Great Plains of farming methods that were suitable to wetter regions”. This example helps build his perspective that people would root themselves in places rather than ideas.…

NFL player Drew Brees of New Orleans Saints paid $31,250,000. In conclusion, football is a popular and amazing sport that was ever created. Football has become a tradition for me and my family to watch, Sunday football, football games, and Super bowl. We all have our favorite NFL teams like my favorite team is the atlanta falcons. I played Pop warner football and enjoy playing it. Football is a tough…

their jobs and their houses and they became homeless. Some of the homeless people jumped on trains and asked farmers for handouts and some of the people lived in camps called Hooverville. There was a drought in the Oklahoma and the mid-west. The dust bowl displayed farmers and they were hit by the drought and they moved west to California. Finally the government started giving people food stamps and social security and things started to get better. Jim Hoover was 3 years old in the 1940. So,…

across the thirsty ground each breath sucking in grit. 2Families all along the road, searching and hoping that someone would grant us the kindness of food. 3 The town waving goodbye to us, the small town of newport texas. 4Where before the raging dust bowl swept so violently across the arid land, children ran alongside their mothers, men worked in the street. 5 The church bell ringing with people flocking in like sheep to a shepard. 6Once lively and filled with people now deserted and caked…

In the Grapes of Wrath, the motivations of Preacher Casey, Tom Joad, Pa, and Ma change throughout the movie and represent the sentiments of Americans during the 1930s. During this time period the economy was on the verge of collapse for a series of years and after the stock market crash in 1929, the nation officially entered an economic depression leaving many workers jobless and hundreds of families penniless. Previously, many inexperienced farmers had travelled west looking to make a profit…

Most people think that, overall, sports are a good activity for most children. Taking part in sports has many benefits that help a child to grow and become a good citizen. However, there are some sports which are not so good in other ways. That is because they impact and affect the environment in a negative way. Because of their negative effects on the environment, these sports teach children things that they should not learn such as how to pollute and violent behavior. Children should not be…

Homelessness and helplessness were frequent day to day trials of American farmers during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. In desperation, approximately 2.5 million people left their homes and traveled along route 66 to California in hopes of a second chance at the American Dream (History.com). In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck reveals the plight of one of those migrant families, the Joads, whose journey is marred by the dehumanization of migrant families. Similarly, modern day migrants face the…

Every September players lace up their cleats, fans hang their flags in support of their favorite teams, and restaurants prepare for the game day rush. It is football season. Football is one of the most popular sports in American culture. Year after year young athletes train to make it to the NFL, people buy season passes and travel all over the country to support teams, or gather around the television on Sundays to watch the game with friends. Football's popularity can be accredited to the many…

injury when running a route and he had to be carted out of the game and did not come back. Last season in 16 games, Edelman had 91 receptions, 1,106 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. Leading up to last season, the Patriots were expected to be Super Bowl contenders and he was a huge reason for the team's success. Turning short yardage catches to big long receptions for over 10 yards in the slot receiver spot. Even though Edelman is not a receiver that has 10 plus touchdowns a season,…

The killers of the crops and economy, the Dust Bowl and Great Depression carry the hardships of the itinerant farmers, uprooting them West. In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck captures the need of strength of the American migrant families to face their depressing reality. Throughout the novel, Tom Joad develops into the speaker for the American movement as he learns the importance of unity through Jim Casy. At the beginning of the novel, Tom Joad represents an individualist, but eventually…