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    Migrant Workers and Why they were Misfits John Steinbeck 1937 novel Of Mice and Men captured what it was like to be a migrant worker after the dust bowl. In the novel, when the two main characters, George and Lennie, first were hired at a farm they were not exactly happy about their living conditions for the farming season but they said its better than nothing. Like real life, migrant workers in California in the 1930’s did not have good houses, most of the houses were smaller…

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    To end a life is to end a person’s essence. John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men to characterize the struggle of migrant workers in the 1930s. George and Lennie are friends who travel to make a living to create a dream that George fostered in his mind. Lennie is an individual who has a mind that is very childlike and innocent. They work in a farm where they buck barley to make a living. They have a couple of problems which puts them in an jam. The major problem is when Lennie kills a woman.…

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    Keller She was deaf and blind Smart, activist, and wise, are three things that describe Helen Keller. Many people Know that Helen how she taught her and how she taught her lessons. They would go to were helen was born and that is were they would start their lesson.While Mrs.Annie taught the lesson and helen learned it Helen would sometimes run into bumps along the way. Other things they did together. Helen and Mrs.Annie travel together/places and got to meet important people.…

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    death. Steinbeck’s description and dialogue expresses his attitude that loneliness and isolation were caused both by social barriers and personal choice, which in some cases, led to death. Crooks was the only African-American person that was working on the ranch, which led to his exclusion and guided towards his isolation and loneliness. All of the other ranch workers can play cards and other activities together, but they exclude Crooks. Crooks complained “ ‘Cause I’m black. They play cards in…

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    black man, isolated due to his color. He is weak, the bottom of the social ladder and physically separated from the ranch workers. Crook’s job on the farm, is to take care of the horses. Unfortunately, kicked by the horse Crooks back is crippled. Therefore, the ranch workers call him Crooks due to his crooked back. He is not treated equally like the rest of the ranch workers. Crooks is not allowed to step in the “bunkhouse”, and sleeps separately in the…

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    Servants in the Victorian Era Different Servants Upper servants such as butler, housekeeper, lady's maid,house steward,and valet Upper servants were classified as upper servants because upper class servants were entitled to respect and deference from the under staff. Upper servants were placed in larger households. Upper servants would take the head place at the dining room. The butler is the head of his department and responsible for the…

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    migrant workers. The time of the Great Depression was a devastating time when it came to split up families and being able to provide for them. If you analyse “The Migrant Mother” photograph…

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    farms and other crops, in which we are getting our food from are mostly looking for migrant workers. This is because they can pay these migrants much less than what others would be required to be paid for this type of labor in this type of economy. These workers check comes to around fifty or seventy dollars a week as I have previously stated. In the documentary “The Harvest” Zulema, a 12-year-old migrant worker, states that she received a check for sixty-four dollars. She has been working crops…

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    The physician anthropologist, Seth Holmes wrote, Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant farm workers in the united states in 2013 a book that displays the essence of Mexican migrant through an ethnographic sense. This book illustrates the suffering, violence and health problems that indigenous Mexican migrant’s workers faced. In common with what migrant workers dealt with the author also experience problems of his own. He wanted first hand research so he traveled on the bus from Oaxaca, Mexico to…

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    All Totalitarian Countries

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    A totalitarian country has total control over the personal lives of their citizens, labor, education and housing. The government has control over the freedom, thoughts and speech. The citizens are not allowed to leave the country, open bank accounts or even enjoy the adventures of their environment. This centralized government is structured to believe that every citizen will freely sacrifice for the benefits of their country. For instance, North Korea has a totalitarian government because of…

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