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    The American Dream The theme of the American dream can be seen in several novels specifically Of Mice and Men, a realistic fiction book told by John Steinbeck. In this book the reader is introduced to two main characters names Lennie and George and their journey to the american dream. Another Example of where the american dream is seen in Mawi Asgedom’s Of Beetles and Angels in this book the reader can see Mawi’s journey of going from a refugee in Africa to receiving a full scholarship from…

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    John Steinbeck did a wonderful job writing Of Mice and Men. I really enjoyed reading this book, and learning just a little bit more about what it was like back then. I don’t know much about the time period back then, so reading this novel gave me some ideas as to what people went through during this time. It also gave me some ideas as to what kind of relationships they had back then, and how important relationships actually are. Steinbeck did an amazing job of describing how the relationships…

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    Trickster Tales Imagine a cat intelligent enough to turn a poor man into a wealthy man. This occurs in the trickster tale titled “Master Cat.” “Master Cat” is a character who tricks to achieve something. They use their knowledge to trick. The trickster tales “Master Cat” and “How Stories Came to Earth” both have similarities and differences. There are several similarities mentioned in “How Stories Came to Earth” and “Master Cat.” the trickster tales both use anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism…

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    Everybody has a dream, like In the book Of Mice and Men, the author John Steinbeck repeats again and again “the dream” that Lennie and George have. You should start by knowing what the dream is. The dream is this little place in the forest secluded where they live off the fatta land. They have many different animals including the bunny’s which is really important too lennie. Also part of the dream is that Lennie really wants to tend the rabbits. This “dream” is repeated again and again…

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    Curley became the sour antagonist because no one on the ranch loves or cares about him. Curley’s wife, though she has a solid reason, detests the person who is supposed to be her life partner. When Lennie crushed Curley’s hand after the altercation in the barn, she finds Lennie and congratulates him. She even states, “I like machines” because the story was that Curley got his hand caught in one (Steinbeck 80). Curley’s wife is also always “looking” for her husband. Throughout the book there is…

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    Grapes Of Wrath Summary

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    The Grapes of Wrath begins with Tom Joad, a young man fresh out of prison and on parole, searching for his family home which he hadn’t seen in four years. In his search he finds an empty shell of a past, with his family home, as well as the rest of the town, being abandoned. In his searches, Tom also finds a companionship with an ex-preacher who is an idealistic man that believes humanity works best as one. While at his former home Tom comes across an old neighbor who is the only man who remains…

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    A dog is something I had wanted for majority of my life, I wanted a companion that loved me so much that he would risk his own life for mine. When that moment finally came, I could not believe how lucky I was. Until we visited the vets. I never expected our first visit to the vets to leave me with such devastation and anger as it did. As the vet told my mother and me of our newly adopted puppy’s detrimental musculoskeletal disorder, my heart tore. Visions of running through parks, swimming in…

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    Once there was a place called Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia had many people who were all happy. But those people were all dumb and didn’t take care of themselves. They didn’t take care of themselves because they never became adults. The children of Mesopotamia grew old, but never got the mind of an adult. So Mesopotamia was a dangerous place because of this problem. The kind of Mesopotamia, Logan, had the mind of an adult given to him by a god named Kitty Cat. Logan didn’t like his people and decided…

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    Snow By Gustave Courbia

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    This painting signifies both implied time and implied motion. They are both used because this is a non-moving image that shows movement through the attributes present in the image. The time is captured at the right moment as the fox arches its back to scoop up the mouse on the ground and it his mouth. Motion shows as the fox turns its head and the opening of his mouth as he chews on its prey. The fox’s hide legs are up while the chest of his body is lying flat on the ground with his hands on the…

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    In the stories “ Grandpa” and “ Under the Midnight Sun” The lesson they both learned was that many people struggle with people pushing you to be the person that they want you to be, but don't let them decide your future for you becuase then you won't be able to enjoy your life becuase you did not pick the life you wanted to turnout to be. I will be telling you these my reason i think these is the theme .Don't hide behind your fears , Don’t hide and always follow your dream’s it will lead you…

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