Interviewer: What were the difficulties or the hardships that breaker boys experienced as in the coalmine? Breaker boy: There are lots of terrible conditions we have in the coalmine. We work in a room which is surrounded with clouds of coal dust. We inhale coal dust all day and because of this‚ we suffer
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important themes - Dreams‚ Friendship and Hardship. Friendship‚ or companionship and being a friend to somebody is very important during times of hardship‚ or difficulty and also the presence of dreams and things that inspire the characters to get through the difficult times. The novella Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck in 1937‚ is a book about two very different but close pals. It follows them as they journey on as they travel through the everyday life at the ranch. Dreams are a way to envisage
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Overcoming Hardships Many people experience hardships within their lives‚ while some struggle to adapt to the circumstances‚ others conquer the odds of the situation. In Margaret Lawrence’s The Other Side of the Bridge‚ Arthur Dunn overcomes his hardships by showcasing forgiveness and achieving self-worth. Ultimately these factors help Arthur to overcome certain hardships and to have a peaceful present and death with no regret of the past. In The Other Side of the Bridge‚ Arthur showcases forgiveness
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley endured many hardships during her life. Some of these included her mother dieing during childbirth‚ her loathing stepmother‚ and later in life‚ the death of her beloved husband. Although she maintained a strong relationship with her father‚ it did not cover-up the absence of a strong maternal figure. Mary Shelley ’s novel Frankenstein‚ was influenced by the pain she encountered in her life. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born on August 30‚ 1797 to the couple of Mary Wollstonecraft
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One of the most credited poets throughout the Civil War period was Walt Whitman‚ who wrote about the hardships of war in his work. In particular‚ two of his poems are not only heavily intertwined based on topic‚ but in structure and used literary techniques. “Beat! Beat! Drums!” and “O Captain! O Captain!” both share many similar qualities among figurative‚ sound and structural devices that Whitman uses to help further enhance the theme of how negatively war can impact individuals. At first glance
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A Hardship Movement That You Learned From One of the biggest hardships I have faced in my existence so far has been watching over my siblings. I was at my sister’s soccer game at night which was somewhere in the heart of Landcaster when out of nowhere I see this older man with a thick mustache and heavy baggy clothing creeping around in the corner of my eye. This guy was 6 feet tall and I’m not sure if it was just me but something about this guy just screamed danger so I kept a close eye . After
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Throughout my entire life‚ I have been the outcast that loves history. I remember my peers being flourished by science‚ math‚ and art; subjects that didn’t interest me. I found a love for history in 3rd grade‚ when my teacher would speak passionately about the impact of Dr. King Jr. and the hardships of the Great Depression. My fascination towards history ultimately led me to my interest in government. Because history and government highly captivated me‚ I decided to turn that interest into something
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JanyF1 Ms. ------------------------- Junior Honors Language Arts 16 March 2012 Immigration Hardships Faced: 1950s-Present Different themes in the book Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan‚ feed into the reasons as to why many versatile readers have interests in this novel. It captures the hearts of the young and old‚ American or non-American‚ and even the immigrants who seek for someone that understands them. The novel portrays four Asian women and their adult Asian-American daughters as they struggle to find
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must follow in order to understand and earn a meaningful life: family‚ work‚ and education. First of all‚ family is the first school in which a child receives the basic values of life. When Francisco was young‚ his family moved to America‚ hoping to get a better life. He grew up in a poor family. The six members in his family are his parents‚ (how many? 3?) brothers‚ and sister. His family suffers and struggles with many hardships because they were not coherent English speakers. His mother
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LIFE Life is beautiful but not always easy‚ it has problems‚ too‚ and the challenge lies in facing them with courage‚ letting the beauty of life act like a balm‚ which makes the pain bearable‚ during trying times‚ by providing hope. Happiness and sorrow are the two sides of the coin. Similarly life is full success‚ joys and failures and problems. There is no human being on Earth‚ strong‚ powerful‚ wise or rich‚ who has not experienced‚ struggle‚ suffering or failure. In life one should
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