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    George killed his best friend‚ how could someone do that? This is the case in Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie was killed‚ but it was for the better. George did a terrible thing‚ but what George did was the right thing because it saved Lennie from many complications that would happen later. George made the right decision. This quote shows what would have happened if he didn’t shoot him. “George was a long time in answering. ... “I guess we gotta get ‘im an’ lock ‘im up. ... Why‚ the poor bastard’d starve.”

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    Covers: Argentina‚ Bolivia‚ Chile‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Peru‚ and Venezuela How were the Andes formed? The Andes were formed due to the compression‚ the act of tending to come together from different direction of plate boundary‚ just off the western coast of the continent of South America. The oceanic crust is being forced against the continental crust which forms the continent of South America. The collision causes it to build up which causes deformation (changing shapes) and uplift of the continental

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    ‘Of Mice and Men’ is well know for the usage of Animals within the books and without the animals‚ the book would no nearly be as descriptive as it is‚ but also it would not have the underlying meaning within the book which is so hard to put into books. Nothing within the book is just ‘ a filler’- everything in the book is there for a reason and links up with other points within the story‚ all leading up to the one main point at the end of the book. Which‚ one has to fully understand the book to

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    “Of Mice and Men” is a novel by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck uses languages to create images in the responder’s mind. The composer uses languages to create images that communicate main ideas and add richness and depth to their texts. The novel relates mainly to friendship and loneliness portrayed through the relationship between George and Lennie. The composer’s language technique that he uses is American southern vernacular slang that invokes to the 1930’s. Responders can relate to the book which

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    In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck the American dream was pursued by a couple of migrant farm workers. These farm workers names were George and Lennie and they had a plan to make it out. The definition of the American dream was that every us citizen has equal opportunity and prosperity to achieve success. Throughout the book George and Lennie constantly found themselves dreaming and hoping for this dream to come true. The American dream can not prosper if you don’t work towards it and

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    Section 1 – Comprehension 1. At the start of the novel you can tell that George and Lennie live very simple lives because their clothes are very basic and they are carrying blanket rolls 2. The mice that lennie pats are killed because Lennie‚ not knowing his own strength. Pats the too hard. 3. The relationship between George and Lennie is a strong friendship‚ George cares about Lennie very much because Lennie‚ Is not competent to take care of him self 4. The excuse that George

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    Of Mice and Men Chapter-by-Chapter Reading Notes and Questions Please answer all questions on a separate page. Of Mice and Men Reading Notes: Chapter One (pgs. 1–16) Introduction While reading Of Mice and Men‚ we will pause to make some observations. These observations are intended to improve your ability to see and interpret key ideas and events in the story. Write your responses to these questions on a separate sheet of paper as you read. It’s fine to type your responses if you prefer

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    + The story Of Mice and Men is set in Salinas by the Salinas River - where George and Lennie spend the night after escaping from their previous ranch in weed – just south of Soledad. The theme of loneliness runs throughout the book and I will be exploring how Steinbeck presents this theme through the character of Curley’s wife. Many of the characters are lonely‚ and seek different ways to find comfort‚ for Candy it is his dog‚ this is why he finds it so hard to let him go during chapter 3 “The old

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    The title of this piece is called “Of Mice and Men: An Unfulfilling End”. It is written for the Language in a Cultural Context portion of the IB Language and Literature course. This task focuses on the structure of power and privilege and uses John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. This text was selected because of the time period that it was written in and because of the way that it displays the structure of power and privilege through dynamic characters like George‚ Lennie‚ Candy‚ and Curly. This task

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    Honors English II Quarterly Outside Reading Opening Sequence: In the beginning of Of Mice and Men it describes the Salinas River and a small wooded area around it. The setting is described as peaceful and calming versus how the ending plays out. Later it tells of two men walking down to the river‚ whose names we learn are George and Lennie. It is important to the development of the story that they stop here because George mentions to Lennie that if he were to ever get into any trouble to come back

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