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    Migrant farmer workers were plagued with nothing but the consequences of poverty. In their environment, they made only a few dollars a day, sacred resources, and limited opportunities for an education. The farm workers were stuck in a trapped cycle of hard work with barely a chance to move up socially. There was no sense of hope of being something different than a migrant worker. Being a farm worker creates the impression of being dirty, illiterate, lazy, and worthless to society. The workers…

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    Of Mice and Men is a story of migrant farmers trying to make a stake in the Great Depression. One of the main emotions expressed during that time and throughout the novel was loneliness. Loneliness is a sadness caused by having no company, loneliness in the novel causes many characters to do things they wouldn’t usually do just to get some attention. In the novel Of Mice and Men many characters such as Lennie, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife express loneliness in different ways throughout the novel…

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    Fruit Broken Bodies written, by Seth Holmes who has a PHD in anthropology, he writes about Triqui migrants, and how they migrate up and down the west coast of the United States. Risking their lives crossing the borders to work in US, therefore they face various obstacles and, being morbidity situations. The way the migrants are being treated in the hospitals and clinics is unreasonable the healthcare workers both in the US and Mexico lack ' ' cultural competency ' '. In the Inter professional…

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    in the Grocery Outlet produce section was of the farmers hands gesturing to a basket full of harvested vegetables; lettuce, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, peppers onions and more. In the background is a huge field, devoid of any other farmers or farm workers. The farmer is depicted as the character you think of when you think of the word “farmer.” Red flannel, jean overalls, wedding ring visible, and I bet if the head was included in this picture it would have a straw hat on top. I think it’s…

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    inevitable suffering all characters in the novella experience, some more than others. In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck successfully portrays the most terrible poverty Mother Teresa describes in the era of the Great Depression among farm workers. George Milton, the protagonist, is a short, intelligent man who takes care of his polar opposite and companion for life, Lennie Small, a burly, stocky man that has a mind of a child. They travel together to search for jobs for some money ,…

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    members. People that come into our country to work are called migrant workers. Migrant workers in Malaysia are protected under the Human Rights for Migrant Workers. All workers, in fact, all people, regardless of their nationality, race, religion, legal or political status, are entitled to fundamental human rights and basic labor protections. For the international standard, there are few provisions to guarantee the human rights of migrant workers. The United Nation had adopted the…

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    the past were all learned with workers ' blood. The mistakes of the bosses we must pay for.” No action is taken place because of fear. American give folks from any race fear of being sent back to where they are naturally from. In fact,” first threatening to call immigration,” Americans think that’s the best solution to solve any situation. When all “brown” folks want to do it making a living to try to get by. Give their children a better future. Mexicans are hard workers they will do any job.…

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    character. In the 1930’s, migrant workers were commonly found moving to farms across the country in search of jobs. Black people were left in dust because of their skin color; women were considered property just because they were female; and older people were commonly given the jobs that the other workers did not want. Consequently, the theme of loneliness is revealed in the novella through isolation felt by Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife. In chapter three, an older migrant worker called…

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    Without migrant workers our restaurants will be closed and your favorite local businesses will be gone. Migrant workers need to be treated in better working conditions and have ensured safety so they are able to go to work without worrying about their safety. Migrant workers do the majority of the work in the food industry so they should not be treated poorly. The treatment they receive causes them to be concerned for their safety at all times. Restaurants and other food businesses are taking…

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    to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.” (Steinbeck, 106). George had to take the life of his companion, Lennie after Lennie had accidentally killed a man’s wife on a migrant…

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