Ed Ricketts

Her mind wanders as she drags her pudgy form across the hatched navy carpeting, but her eyes remain fixed on the girl perched on the edge of the threadbare sofa, feet dangling within inches of the floor. And when the girl plants herself firmly on the ground and strides down the hallway in the opposite direction, the toddler’s innocent face fills with admiration. But her own feet quiver beneath the weight of her infantile body, rendering her incapable of standing on her own; she looks up to her…

In 1975, two sisters, Katherine Lyon aged 10 years old and Sheila Lyon aged 12 years old went missing after a trip to a shopping mall in Maryland of Washington, D.C. The girls’ bodies were never found until now. This was one of the longest unsolved cases in Washington D.C.. These sisters were known as The Lyon Sisters and were born in Kensington, Maryland. Their parents, John and Mary Lyon, and brother, Jay, who is a police officer. John Lyon used to work in a local radio station, WMAL, which is…

As a boy, John grew up in a middle class family. He had to earn all of his own money while in school. He worked on ranches during the summer and also delivered papers on his bicycle. When he was growing up he was shy. He was often teased for his large ears. He most often resorted to reading books rather than retaliating and getting into fights with other children. In 1915 John enrolled in Salinas high school. While in high school he often wrote stories and anonymously sent them in to magazines.…

appreciated Salinas’ scenery. Once the Great Depression had arrived, Steinbeck broadened his skills by writing about the dismal realities happening around him. Nonetheless, Steinbeck was still able to have positive relationships in his life with not only Ed Ricketts, but his sons and third wife. In the end, Steinbeck’s written works captured his perspectives and shared with readers the harsh realities and beauty of the…

all manner of behaviours in order to portray their tough side of life. In most cases, the actions were against the schools policies and led to disciplinary action. Family background also played a role in the number of indiscipline cases documented (Ricketts, 2015. Disputes in the family would lead students to making irrational decisions due to the frustrations experienced at their home. Alcoholism, divorce, poverty, and separation were the biggest contributors to family related indiscipline…

“A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone” - Paul Valery. John Steinbeck was one such man. A great author whose works carry great historical significance to this day. Despite undergoing several tragedies throughout his life, he overcame and continued to pursue his literary dreams. Only through hard work and dedication did he manage to concoct masterpieces such as The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. Oftentimes the greatest minds come from the most unexpected sources.…

Ricketts. The two men collaborated on Sea of Cortez (1941), a study of the fauna of the Gulf of California. During World War II, Steinbeck wrote some effective pieces of government propaganda, among them The Moon Is Down (1942), a novel about Norwegians under…

married Gwendolyn Conger who would have his only two children, Thomas and John Steinbeck Jr.. Hired by the New York Herald Tribune, Steinbeck was sent to Europe to report on the war (John Steinbeck Biography). After the was, John’s longtime friend Ed Ricketts was hit by a train and died. When he returned from the funeral Gwyn asked to be divorced. These consecutive blows to Steinbeck caused him to go into a long depression. To distract himself from these devastations, he attempted to drown…

It all begins in Monterey Bay California, where author Johnathan Steinbeck and a close friend by the name of Ed Ricketts seek out boat and crew for a Marine Science expedition. Fishing out of Monterey bay is no strange occurrence, but Steinbeck’s and Ricketts voyage was quite different from all the other boating operations in the area. They were planning on sailing into the Sea of Cortez between the boarder of Mexico, and Baja California. This territory at the time was still being explored and…

John Ernst Steinbeck was born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. His father was John Steinbeck and his mother was Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. He had two older sisters, Esther and Beth, however John also had a younger sister named Mary. At the age of fourteen, Steinbeck was unambiguous about wanting to be a writer. [1] He would often sit in his room and write poems and short stories. Later in his life he would write about his childhood and how it was being a young fellow at his time.…