United Farm Workers

A common question answered by literature throughout history has been of the basic goodness or immorality of humanity. John Steinbeck demonstrates the cruelness of humankind in his novella, Of Mice and Men, through the story of two migrant farmers, George and Lennie, who travel with one another looking for work in an apathetic world. Throughout their travels, they come across many people who all share the common feeling of loneliness that was prevalent in 1930s America. Their experiences on a…

The Miracle Worker, written by William Gibson, is a nonfiction play written in 1957. The play is based off of the life of Helen Keller, who was diagnosed being blind and deaf at a young age, due to an illness. When Helen was about the age of six, the Kellers higher a teacher named Anne Sullivan, who was hired to teach Helen language by Captain Keller. Having been blind before, Anne had much experience and motivation to teach Helen. After many surgeries, Anne was in fact able to see, just not…

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 ,…

classified whether they are high-skilled or low- skilled. In this essay, I will argue that the classification between the Canadian policies toward differently skilled worker’ are quite distinct. The difference between high-skilled and low-skilled policies includes spousal restriction and permanent residency. While high-skilled workers tend to receive multiple incentives to settle, those perceived as low-skilled are restricted from benefits and are often unable to re-unite with their families.…

A co-worker has recently returned to work after having an accident from which she is still recovering. One of her legs was amputated at the age of 8, and she recently injured her amputated limb. She had surgery and returned to the back to work program. After…

fears after he is sprayed with pesticides and he begins to hallucinate. Alejo’s fear of dying and being completely forgotten – no one to remember his identity or contributions to bettering society – is a representation of the general fears of migrant workers impacted by erasure and desocialization. These fears exemplify how erasure also colonizes the minds of the oppressed such that they try to work harder so that they can be resocialized and treated as a true American citizen. Moreover,…

Carpentry- "The activity or occupation of making or repairing things in wood." A carpenter regularly uses trigonometry on an everyday basis to assist with the job. Making precise cuts (On wood, braces, etc) can make or break a person in this profession. Math plays a very heavy role in carpentry, specifically the branch of trigonometry. (Carpentry). There is a variety of skills needed for carpentry. One needs to especially be skilled in math, particularly trigonometry. A carpenter on site,…

There are over 20,000 Lost boys in Sudan. In the book “A long Walk to Water” show how Salva had many challenges that he faced before, during, and after the Sudanese Civil War. Three reason that show the challenges Salva faced before, during, and after the Sudanese War are that he had to take care of cows and had to do school work, to keep on walking even though he was hurting, and how different the weather was. First of all the only worry he had before he started walking was taking care of the…

When the topic of Hispanics is brought up, mostly negative connotations arise in association with the Latino community. This comes from the American stereotype of Latinos being uneducated, domestic servants or even criminals, this is shown in by media. This belief has been brought on by the attitude of numerous discriminating broadcasts by American film directors and also through the use of, Donald Trump’s political campaign. (Power point of Mexicans displayed in tv shows) An example of Latino…

company. In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, one of the main themes is loneliness. George Milton is the loneliest character in the book. He’s a lonely ranch worker moving from job to job, his only friend is mentally challenged, and has to kill his only friend. George is lonely because he’s a ranch worker. Ranch workers have no family and move from job to job. “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place.…