John H. Addams

Today, most families are faced with hardships, but Jeannette Walls and John Steinbeck wrote some of the best examples of endurance in their novels The Glass Castle and The Grapes of Wrath. In The Glass Castle, Walls wrote about her childhood and problems that were unique to her family. Steinbeck wrote about a very common issue that tenant farmers faced during the dust bowl and Great Depression of the 1930’s. He wrote of a fictional family, the Joads. The Walls and Joad family both lived their…

Literature means many different things to many different people. It can be an escape from reality, to gaining knowledge by reading the Encyclopedia. Books, or literature, could be anything with words that have meaning, but to critic Roland Barthes 'literature is the questions minus the answer, ' he means that within each piece of literature there are questions that the book leaves with you. Although, many times you must read between the lines or look deeper into the text itself. Many books…

Old Testament, but the best description of his works and being are described in the Gospel of John. In this paper I will examine the being of the Holy Spirit and his works as it is explained within the Gospel of John. The works of the Holy Spirit will contain passages from John chapters 1, 4, 6, 7, and the final message in chapters 14 through 16 as well as the giving of the Holy Spirit which is found in John chapter 20. This paper will express how the being of the Holy Spirit should be grasped…

Carl Marx was, and currently remains one of the most influential philosophers in the modern world. Marx was a revolutionary communist whose works boasted great influence in the formation of the modern world through inspiring the foundation of many communist regimes in the twentieth century; perhaps most notably, the Soviet Union. Among the many facets of life Marx philosophized, he placed a great sum of interest and influence on the very concept of private property ownership on behalf of a…

Paul Keating was Australia’s SOMETHINGTH Prime Minister, holding office from December of 1991 to March of 1996. His time in the role lead to many accomplishments as well as many failures. He made great strides in the recognition of lands right for Indigenous people, some of which were under subsequent governments, not followed through with. Of his notable legislative contributions, The Native Title Act 1993 which nationally recognised and protected native title, a result of the Mabo v…

Question 1: Arthur Dimmesdale’s guilt controlled the rest of his life throughout his remaining years of life; He would have been unable to escape society and flee to Europe because he had not been ostracized from it, unlike Hester. Dimmesdale is characterized by being cowardly, secretly suffering from his guilt and dying by the hands of Chillingworth. While some may state that Dimmesdale was a strong character because he was able to carry his guilt for seven years, he is a very weak, cowardly…

Series of Reconstruction Life is a series of reconstruction. People will face many hardships in their life - hardships that will break them down and bring them to the abyss of despair. Despite this cruel reality, there is beauty, for these events present the opportunity for growth: the chance to put themselves back together and learn from the experience. Not everyone will be able to conquer these challenges, however, for countless are maimed from the adversities of life and left…

Though The Pearl (by Steinbeck) is, on the surface, viewed as a prejudice and sexist book, there are different ways it can be read and interpreted. It is the story of a pear diver named Kino, and it demonstrates how mans’ nature can make him evil and greedy. The book sets general gender roles for the characters depicted. It also shows the function of the social class of the time. Even still, The Pearl shows that women are smart and strong when it comes to protecting the family. The Pearl is a…

Integration and Engagement Lifelong Learning at a Professional Level Lifelong learning is continuous growth in gaining knowledge and skills that will help you to better understand your patients’ needs and to provide the best possible care for your patients. Lifelong learning will help a nurse to improve her critical thinking skills and increase her knowledge in current clinical treatments, procedures, practice, and understanding different cultures beliefs, behaviors, and though processes in…

Of mice and men was a story written by John Steinbeck. Publish in 1937. The story takes place during the Great depression. Based on two migrant ranch workers in California, New Jersey. George Milton and Lennie Small goes from work site to work site looking for job opportunities so that somehow, one day they can save enough money up and invest it into their own farm. George met Lennie when he work at Lennie’s aunt farm. But soon Lennie aunt got sick and George promised her. That he will take care…