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    being a retarded fellow(Lennie)‚ and the other‚ a typical ranch hand(George) who travels with him.  On the path to achieving their dream‚ they run into obstacles‚ but stick together‚ stressing the importance of true friendship.  Steinbeck wrote this book to tell us how important it is to have a friend to share your life with.   The book starts off set in Soledad‚ which‚ when translated into English means "lonely".  But when Lennie and George are together‚ they are

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    friendship between George and Lennie. George and Lennie are ranch workers that have been traveling together during the Great Depression. The friendship they have is undoubtedly important to both of them‚ they would not be the same person if they were not there for each other. Lennie is mentally handicapped‚ he does not know how to socialize with people normally‚ therefore he needs a friend that can help him get through this hardship‚ which in this story is George. Suppose that George is not with him

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    Steinbeck George‚ one of the protagonists‚ decides to end the life of his companion Lennie. This is absolutely the right thing for george to do because Lennie was always a nuisance to george‚ and because Lennie would have no quality of life to look forward to otherwise. The first claim that Lennie was a nuisance was absolutely true because of all the mess he had gotten himself and George into. The first piece of evidence for this is from the town george alludes to‚ Weed. In this town Lennie and George

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    California. One of them‚ Lennie Small whose name does not live up to a person’s expectation; he is big and that’s all he’s got going for him unfortunately. George is small and quick‚ a roving farmworker who takes on a father like role and watches over Lennie. The two are broke and search for work on the farms of Northern California. Being broke is problematic for George and Lennie since they plan to own a farm someday. George is the intelligence behind this plan‚ while Lennie is about as sharp as a

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    Why Booth Killed Lincoln

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    Austin Miller English 3 Mr. Griffin 24 February 2013 Why Booth Killed Lincoln Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America’s heroes due to both his incredible impact on the nation and the deflation of slavery in U.S. territories. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. When Abe was 9 his mother died of Mad Cow disease which made a real impact on him and began to alienate him from his father and slowly began to resent

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    a ranch. Lennie and George find a ranch and start to work hard and dream about having their own ranch. Everyone at this ranch seems very nice except for one man and his wife. One of the men that Steinbeck created‚ Lennie‚ always seems to get in trouble‚ especially with this man. George‚ the other man‚ feels that it’s his job to get Lennie out of trouble. Lennie is not the smartest of their little group. Lennie shows that he is not very smart because of his actions. For example‚ George does everything

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    “I killed Adolf Hitler” Does love really exist? When two people meet their feelings are unbearable‚ everything seem fine. But when do you know if you really love that person? “People don’t know what they have till it’s gone”‚ it’s a very famous quote which many people believe is true. In the graphic novel‚ “I killed Adolf Hitler”‚ It’s a funny‚ sad‚ loving story. In the story there is this company that people go in and hire a hit man‚ to kill whoever is not liked‚ people that are no good

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    the book of Mice and Men‚ George and Lennie are characters who faced hardships throughout their journey. They are friends who grew up together and looked out for one another. George and Lennie had a relationship that could never be broken until it came to the end of the story. Lennie is a tall‚ heavily built man who is mentally incompetent and relies on George to tell him what to do. Although he tends to forget what he’s told‚ Lennie remembers every word George said to him about owning

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    How does Steinbeck present Lennie and George’s friendship in Of Mice and Men? “Of Mice and Men” was written by John Steinbeck in 1937 to illustrate the pain and miseries of migrant workers during the Great Depression in America and to illustrate that the American Dream lacked possibility. In “Of Mice and Men”‚ Steinbeck presents Lennie’s and George’s relationship in a variety of different ways. Steinbeck depicts the George and Lennie’s companionship through body language‚ speech‚ description

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    An Analysis of Why Macbeth Kills Duncan. Thought to have been composed by William Shakespeare between 1606-1607 Macbeth is the final of his four famous ‘tragedies’ which are literary works depicting a tragic hero‚ who becomes engaged in a moral struggle that ends in ruin. Macbeth is rarely mentioned in the theatrical world by its eponymous title‚ as it is considered to be unlucky‚ hence the reason it is often known as ‘The Scottish Tragedy’. The play is said to have been written by Shakespeare for

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