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John Steinbeck was born February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, Steinbeck dropped out of one of the most elite colleges and worked as a laborer before he became a successful and well known writer. He wrote immensely about the economic problems faced by the hard working and lower class during the Great Depression. He was also a very successful American writer, Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for literature and the Pulitzer Prize for his book, The Grapes of Wrath, which was written in 1939, that…

Issues with the American judicial system and mass incarceration are subjects that we, in our modern state, hear and see often on all major media outlets on what seems like a daily basis. Of course, when we do hear about judicial issues like mass incarceration, we typically only hear about these abuses of power in relation to African Americans and the struggle they face and we very seldom hear about those of other groups. Native American’s are one of those groups that face this form of prejudice.…

Rachel Lee Rubin’s book Well Met chronicles the history of the Renaissance Pleasure Faire, a cultural wellspring in 1960s Los Angeles, and subsequent events modeled after it. Through her research, Rubin shows the reader how the “Faire” has affected American culture and our lives today. The Faire is set in Shakespearean times. One early attendee drew her own connection to the Faire’s setting and the time of its development: “The Faire… had an intellectual focus on the history of an era of…

Research Question: How can technology be used in education to increase students’ learning and experience? Tentative Thesis: Technology is the best advancement in education in the 21st century. Works Cited Bissell, Ahrash N. "Architecture and Impact of an Open, Online, Remixable, and Multimedia Rich Algebra 1 Course." Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks 16.5 (2012): 49 59. ERIC. Web. 26 Mar. 2016. Ahrash Bissell in “Architecture and Impact of an Open, Online Remixable, and Multimedia Rich…

The Life of Jimi Hendrix James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career lasted only four years, he is regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in American history. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame regards him as “arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock. He was born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a…

Standardized Tests Take Away the Love of Learning In March of 2009, the Alliance for Childhood conducted research on kindergartens, and the results were shocking. It was found that playtime in many kindergartens had all but vanished. Fun and games had been replaced by lessons and standardized tests (“Standardized Tests”). Standardized tests have become a regular part of school. Children are introduced to testing at a young age, and the tests continue throughout most of their school years,…

The American Voice Do the people around you usually have a common issue that they want the world to hear? We all want someone to be America’s voice and help everyone. John Steinbeck is the American voice for the voiceless. John Steinbeck captured the souls of people going through war and tough times. He spoke to the hearts of soldiers and all the Americans suffering through the Great Depression. During World War II all the books and poems were over war which brought horrible nightmares from it,…

A memorable journey On December 18, 1980, Brian Czech got into a station wagon with his parents and siblings. At that time, traveling by plane was expensive and not practical for a big family who wanted to have a multi-city holiday on the west coast of the United States. The station wagon was a long car which had three seats in the row, three in the middle row and it had a seventh seat at the back of the car. They had enough stuff packed for the seven of them for a long, 16-days journey to…

immediately switch it off when they find themselves alone. In essence, some people who seem to be abhorrent may have a well-directed moral compass that they keep hidden away. Cannery Row, a novel by John Steinbeck, is set during the Great Depression in Monterey, California, and is centered around the people who live among the sardine canneries. Main characters include Lee Chong, a grocer; Dora, the owner of a whorehouse; Doc, a marine biologist; and Mack and the boys, a group of homeless men.…

Finding Nemo: Overview “Finding Nemo” is an American computer-animated film written and directed by Andrew Stanton. It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 30, 2003. The production was done at the Pixar Animation Studio in Emeryville California with a crew of not more than 180 people starting from January 2000. The total production cost of the movie is 94 Million USD. It has a runtime of one hour and forty four minutes. The story of the movie is…