California Quail

The author John Steinbeck publishes a book called “Of Mice and Men” that is about two good friends during the Great Depression. Two guys named George and Lennie when travel to a new farm for new work; so they can achieve their american dream that they both believe. But George has to take care of Lennie and watch over him because he has a mental issue. As they start to work at the new job a lot of problems arise. In the book “ Of mice and men” the main/central theme is loneliness because of the…

The novel The Tortilla Curtain, written by author T. C. Boyle, gives us a telescope view into two different worlds of culture, highlighting the differences between the upper-middle and lower class in southern California. The book breaks into three different sections that contain eight chapters that deals with numerous parallels that connect the lifestyles of the characters, but also contrast them. The author tends to switch back and forth between each chapter in order for us to understand the…

Money plays a substantial role in every aspect of life. It can either make life easier or it can make it much harder. In Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Lewis explains how a baseball team is run and the financial aspect of the game. Lewis relates how money is used by the Oakland Athletics in comparison to the other teams that have more money than them. The A’s didn’t have much money to work with, so they had to be creative and discover new ways to find the best…

an impressive academic background: He was graduated magna cum laude from California State University at Fresno (1974), received a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of California at Irvine (1976), and has taught at the University of California at Berkeley in the Department of English and Chicano Studies. He has also been Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. Soto married Carolyn Oda,…

The Conquistador’s Journey In the spring of 1527, five Spanish ships left their home for the New World. If they can predict their future, they would have not done that. It was a 300 man crew, but by the fall of 1532, there would only be four. Cabeza de Vaca was one of the four. How did Cabeza de Vaca survive ? Cabeza de Vaca survived by having great survival skills, success as a healer, and the respect from the Native Americans. One reason Cabeza de Vaca survived is by having great survival…

"I declare this lava bed to become a park," I hear President Calvin Coolidge. This Lava Bed is located on the border of California and Oregon. At this site you are able to see caves, take a tour around the park, go hiking on scenic trails, climb cinder cones and learn about volcanoes that are active or inactive. I think this field trip would be educational because we would be there and we would remember instead of pictures off the internet. The tour around the park will be historical because…

Theme 1: Living and working in San Diego, California is very important to me. Supporting Evidence: • My wife and I purchased our first house together in San Diego County. (3Q) • I live close to my father and my in-laws in San Diego County. (3Q) • I need to be Veteran Affairs Medical Facilities. (3Q) • My wife and I have two boys still living in the same house in San Diego, California. (VW) • I am living in Vista, California, which is in San Diego County. (10Y) • I am a senior business analyst…

The Protector of all Sidekicks Imagine trying to talk to your parents but all they hear is gibberish coming from your mouth. Imagine not being able to walk in a straight line. Imagine feeling alone. Someone with autism deals with these issues every day. In the documentary Life, Animated the audience walks through Owen Suskind’s life as he struggles with autism. Owen was a normal kid, running around and playing with his brother every day; one day he became distant and started talking in…

My grandfather was born in Gilroy, California, in 1939. At the age of eight, my grandfather moved to a ranch near the outskirts of Gilroy, where he lived in a one room shack with his mother, brother, and step-father. For seven years, my grandfather lived in that poor shack, where he had to cover the holes in the walls with newspaper or cardboard just to keep warm during the cold winters. Years later, my grandfather decided to make something out of his life, and enrolled at San Jose City college…

I was born and lived in San Jose, California up to the age of thirteen years old. Right before high school my parents decided to relocate to Modesto, California. While living in Modesto, my mother was diagnosed with diabetes. I remember how it was difficult to watch my mother go through the symptoms of diabetes. She was losing weight, she was always tired and her vision started to deteriorate. It made me feel so helpless. I recall going with my mother to her doctor appointments, and seeing…