Soledad

because we were all different ethnicities. My race that I identity with is Caucasian and my ethnicities that I identity with are Swiss, Italian, German, and Native American. I grew up in Soledad, California, which is mainly populated by Hispanics so I knew my ethnicity was different growing up. I have lived in Soledad all my life until I moved to San Jose for college and noticed an enormous cultural difference, which opened my eyes to vastly different cultures. My friends growing up were lucky…

loose for progress? How much? Of Mice and Men, a work of literature by John Steinbeck, it was published on 1937 around the time of Great Depression. The main characters of the book are Lennie and George, they moved from Weed and settled to a ranch in Soledad, California in the early 1930’s during the Great Depression. John Steinbeck wrote this marvelous tale that revolves around the theme: Price of Progress. Lennie, George, Curley, Curley’s Wife, Crooks, and Candy are some of the characters that…

what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom - how great is that¨ (Soledad O'Brien). The journey and ways you apply yourself is a big part of why your journey is what it is and why it is as important or similar as the destination. This is shown in The Odyssey, ¨The ugly duckling¨, and to me as a personal experience.…

in this time era where it was a “all men for themselves” type of situation. The time period in which this story takes place is during the Great Depression (1920-1945). It said in the story that the area in which the story takes place is South of Soledad, CA. The two main characters in the story are Lennie and George. In my opinion, Lennie is not the smartest of people. In the beginning of the story, it becomes quite evident that Lennie is mentally handicapped, but physically is quite…

John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, follows two traveling ranch workers, George and Lennie, as they begin a new round of employment along side many other men. The small California town where they find work, Soledad, is Spanish for “solitary.” This allusion illustrates the common state of confinement that each character finds his or herself in at some point during the novella. Often, this confinement is self inflicted by the characters to defend themselves, but other forms of defence are…

Lalo Guerrero was born on Christmas Eve in 1916 in Tucson, Arizona from a humble home.Guerrero’s mother was Concepcion Guerrero who was a traditional singer and as well a guitarist. Guerrero’s mother then taught his son how to play the guitar and taught him Mexican songs. He later learned to play the families piano and was strongly encouraged to write songs from his relatives in Mexico. As a child he went to participate in a competition that took place in his town. All schools in his town were…

Fermin was a painter and pioneer of the Mexican muralism. There was also Jose, who was a writer and author of numerous novels such as: El Lute Humane, El Apando and El Cuadrante de la Soledad. Then of course Silvestre, the musician (Soto). Perceiving his son’s potential in music, Gutierrez decides to send Silvestre to study at the National Conservatory in Mexico City. Providing him with the opportunity to achieve a musical education. During…

The novel Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is set near Soledad, California during the mid-1930s. It is a despondent place where all attempts at achieving one’s dreams seem futile. Wages during this time are low and many are living in poverty. Good work is hard to come by and success in one’s work even harder. This novel scrutinizes the American Dream, the idea that with hard work, determination, and drive anyone can accomplish wealth and success. With this ideal comes the overwhelming…

"Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo - obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other." (Davis BrainyQuote.com) "Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education."(Davis, BrainyQuote.com) These two quotes, both by the Afro-American civil-right activist, philosopher, human scientist and author Angela…

Ever thought about what it would be like to have a dream and because of the way people look at you and the time period that you're in, you wouldn’t be able to reach that goal? Well in the story Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the characters Lennie Small and George have an “American Dream” which they both want to go to the same place but for different reasons. The topics of why Lennie, and George want to go to this place will be analysed in the following. George feels very lonely…