Crooks Diary Entry Tonight Lennie an’ Candy came in to my room. I argued with Lennie first tellin’ him he aint got no right to come in to my room. But the stubborn guy didn’t understand and jus’ came in anyway. He was sayin’ he wanted to tend some pup of his. I let him stay and come in. Lennie started talkin’ to me bout rabbits and a place he‚ candy and George was gonna get. I told him he was nuts‚ jus’ nuts. But Lennie kept sayin’ an’ repeatin’ ‘it aint no lie’ and ‘were gonna do it’. I don’t
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March 3‚ 2012 Dear Diary‚ I’m so upset!! I don’t even know where to begin! To start off‚ I think I completely failed my geometry quiz‚ which I know I should’ve studied more for...my dad’s not gonna be happy about that. :( Then‚ we had a pop quiz in history on the reading homework from last night‚ and I completely forgot most of what I read‚ which made me even more upset because I actually did the reading! But what really made me mad was the note that Sarah slipped into my locker during
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The Era October 12th‚1868 Ashley Rivera The new Black Code laws made by President Johnson. “Free blacks are only allowed to work as farmers or servants.” Says one of the landowners in the South. Black Codes By Ashley Rivera Slavery is a main problem socially‚ economically‚ and politically and has changed the lives of so many people. It caused so many problems so why not just end
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In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ the connection between Candy and his dog is very similar to the relationship between George and‚ Lennie. Candy and George are both caretakers; they look after their partners‚ even if they don’t fit in. The old dog is blind past his prime‚ and Lennie is naive and childlike in nature. It is not their fault that they are who they are because they don’t know any different. Candy defends his dog when the other workers try to convince him to get rid of
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Of Mice and Men revision Social and Historical context: 1930s America Of Mice and Men is written against the backdrop of a troubled America The Great Depression began in 1929 – lasted 10 years. Severe economic slump. Businesses lost everything meaning mass unemployment. (25% of population unemployed.) Terrible drought lasting 10 years hit 27 states and meant farmland became a dustbowl. Many farmers lost their land or had to sell it cheaply. Farmers had to travel to look for work (economic
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The novel “Of Mice and Men” is filled with characters that portray weakness. They are Steinbeck’s commentary on the general attitude towards the “weak”‚ and on the stereotype of “weak”‚ and perhaps even on the belief of “survival of the fittest”-social darwinism. Candy’s dog and Lennie are two characters that do so perhaps the most significantly‚ although in the case of Candy’s dog it is slightly less obvious as he’s not given much of a personality. Upon digging deeper into these two characters‚
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In the entry from the 2 of January‚ 1944 Anne was reading some of her old diary entries and noticed one about mummy. In that diary entry Anne was mad at her mother. She didn’t like her mother at the time. First in the entry she found she saw the word hate and she thought “Anne‚ is it really you who mentioned hate?” She said that “she was furious with mummy and sometimes is now.” While she’s reading this she thought”..... It is certainly understandable that she made me snap.” In the entry it says
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Crucible Writing Assignment (#2) Dear Diary‚ Alright I’m starting this diary so I can at least tell someone about how exciting my life is! I currently work as a housekeeper in house of the Proctor family‚ and it’s really fun. No‚ it’s not the work that’s fun‚ but it is the fact that I am kind of involved with John (Mr. Proctor). I know it sounds bad since he is married‚ but God put us together under the same roof for one reason; to unite our hearts. His wife is sickly and pregnant‚
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How does Steinbeck create sympathy for Candy and his position on the ranch? Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck‚ set in America in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The main characters in the book are the clever‚ quick George‚ and his slow‚ child-like companion Lennie. They are itinerant workers who find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley. There are many characters on the ranch‚ including Curley‚ Slim‚ and Crooks. However‚ the first ranch worker George and Lennie
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Q. Write a diary entry describing your feelings and emotions on the day your class 10th result was announced? Answer: Friday‚15 May 20xx 9 P.M. Dear Diary‚ Today‚ as I sat before the computer screen‚ my fingers were shaking and I was in utter bewilderment at the idea of getting the biggest news of my life. Though I was sure to get good results‚ I could not help sobbing after I noticed my wonderful result. It feels great to be able to make your parents proud! PQR Q. Imagine you are on
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