John Cage

American citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosper through hard work, determination, and initiative. Mental disabilities is one among one of the many issues that prevent people from reaching their dream. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a story of two partners, Lennie Small and George Milton, who dream of owning a home with a bit of land to start a ranch and live off the land. However, all the social issues and obstacles stand in their way of achieving the…

crimes, “The prosecution of women most often stemmed from sexual crimes, especially fornication” (Soderlund 4). In The Crucible, most of the story relies on the love triangle between John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Abigail Williams. When John essentially “turns down” Abigail, she uses her unwanted passion for John and turns it into manipulative power. This dominance was then used to shut down the rest of society and cause mass hysteria. It was through this, that the trouble of Salem began…

George: Guilty or Innocent? Friendship, or a fraud? This is usually the question people ask when they feel betrayed by a close friend. Betrayal could never be forgiven. In John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men, did George need to kill Lennie, or could it have been avoided? This action makes George look like he did not care for Lennie. Also, George is said to be harsh or mean to Lennie throughout the book. However, George cared for Lennie like he was family. George shows this through…

These past sixteen months, as member of the Boys & Girls Club, has been a momentous time of my life. One of my key aspect of involvement at the club, is helping the kids with homework. Most of the times when the kids comes to the Boys & Girls Club from school, the chances of them having homework is very high of them having to complete their assignment to turn it in the next day. I utilize the time I have to devote all of my time and energy to assist them with their homework. I personally know…

“The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again.” The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck follows George and Lennie and their journey to achieve their all American dream of owning a small farm and living off the land. But a cruel twist of fate kills any chance of them obtaining their dream when Lennie gets involved with Curley’s wife and accidentally kills her. With great pain, George…

“As soon as you start to pursue your dream your life wakes up and has meaning.” -Barbara Sher. In the 1930’s dreams were essential if you were living through the Great Depression. In the novel Mice Of Men by John Steinbeck, it’s clear to see that each character has a dream. It pushes them to continue and is seen throughout everything they do. Although each character has a fantasy, it’s evident that Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Lennie need these fantasies and are dependent on them. Firstly,…

“Where there is love, there is life.”-Gandhi. An ironic phrase, considering that in John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, both Lennie and Curley’s wife end up dead regardless of the amount of love they receive. In this short novella, both characters are isolated and lonely. Lennie due to his underdeveloped mental capability, and Curley’s wife for her gender. While both characters have incredible dreams where they are not alienated from the rest of the world, they have drastically different…

Would you be able to kill your best friend or only companion? In the novellaOf Mice and Men by john Steinbeck, George had to kill the only person he traveled with. George and Lennie have traveled together because George promised Lennie’s aunt he would. As they travel, Lennie get both himself and George in trouble that George has to fix. That is, until Lennie does one thing that George can’t get them out of. George should have killed Lennie because he would have been put in an institution, Curley…

“The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.” In the book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie travel from job to job hoping one day to have a place of their own. Lennie makes it difficult to keep a job since he always gets in trouble. George has to decide, whether he should kill Lennie. George did the right thing by killing Lennie because, locking Lennie up wouldn’t have been better, he put Lennie in a better place, and Curley…

Have you ever hurt someone on purpose? George Milton has. Have you ever hurt someone on accident? Lennie Small has. There are many similarities and differences between the two main characters in John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men. This story is about two friends who end up in Salinas, California in search of their dream, to own land together. The reader might think that it is not a difficult task to buy some land and live there, but the story takes place during the Great Depression, when…