Plot Summary: The Great Depression

"Boys, I've brought you some sandwiches." Mrs. Hudson comes into the sitting room as cheerful as ever, carrying a tray of watercress.

“Uh hey are you hungry?” you ask, “We could go get some food.” Feferi’s face immediately goes back to her super ecstatic happy face when food is mentioned and she nods her

“Actually, Grandfather said that no one was having Christmas today.” At Sarah’s blank stare she elaborated. “Grandfather said that no one was happy and that we couldn’t have Christmas until everyone was happy and at home… including Little Sparrow.”

Dan wrote a reminder for everyone celebrating Thanksgiving holiday. “So please…..as you look around the table this Thanksgiving be thankful not so much for the things in your life but for the people. And tell them how thankful you are for them because life is short and you never know who will be sitting with you at that table next

"Right. We're having chicken and rice. Simple but it always has been a favorite of yours, Maxie hasn't it?" his mother said warmly.

“This looks delicious,” said Madison. At this time, I’m getting bored and tired. Time to wrap things up. I think I hear some yelling coming from downstairs.”

Heather exclaimed with great annoyance, “I’m even starting to get hungry, it has been a century since Lacie left to go pick up the food. I need my belly filled

DAISY: You think so? It’s true that the tastes are exquisite, but I rarely find myself full. I suppose my diet might be misaligned towards your’s.

They smiled, “I’m Katy, my plot of vegetables are over there, help yourself to them!

Snowflake: I’m so sorry Santa. I didn’t want to do it but Giggles told me too. He said that you were mean and that you weren’t going to give us our Christmas bonus.

Lauren: I had some right outside the door; I’m going to go call my parents to let them know we have made it.

Thanksgiving is more than just a day off or a break from school, it’s more than just a holiday. It’s more than just stuffing your face with mash potatoes and turkey. It's a time to fellowship and give thanks. This year has brought about multiple challenges, but we have stayed faithful and strong as a family. There is nothing more powerful than our family. God has blessed me with such a solicitous family.

Wide shots show the orphanage alone and closed off in a dusty landscape with the otherworldly image of the bomb sticking out of the earth. This is contrasted with the tighter shots filmed with the camera at the boys’ level. These present a palette of cool, dark greens as we explore the nooks and crannies within the orphanage at night. This is especially true of the basement room, with its sinisterly black water (Maloney 2003). These contrasts serve to create the impression of isolation as well as the currents of darkness that underlie

First published in 1939, this Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression depicts the struggling Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads—driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into those with the power and those without it. It evolves a drama that is intensely building up to the harsh reality of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, and captures the horrors of the Great Depression and puts into question the supposed equality and justice there should be in America. When you read about how horrible these "real" people's experiences

I got up at ten in the morning and was totally ready for a big meal. In order to eat as much as I could that night, I even skipped and ignored the breakfast. Walking downstairs, Patrick, my host mother’s boyfriend, was already there sitting on the couch and watching TV. Wearing a gray shirt and a pair of black pants, he looks like a kindly uncle who you would like to talk with. Also, he has a comforting presence. Especially with his glasses on, he looks even more knowledgeable. That’s why hearing that he is a principal did not surprise my housemate and me. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was live streamed on TV. However, my host mother could not watch it because she was still busy in the kitchen fixing dinner for us. She really wanted me and my housemate to have a good impression on Thanksgiving