Short Summary : The Struggle Between Exeter And Oley County

Jane Smiley’s ‘A Thousand Acres’ is a modern day representation of Shakespeare’s King Lear. The text tales a tragic story of a family of a troubling past, willingly watching each others lives decay as the tragedy unfolds. In spite of it’s similarities to ‘King Lear’, this work of literature is a work of its own. The text constructs a clear distinction of American rural Space, this is through foreground economic and social issues raised throughout the text of the perception that is driven by ones understanding of self and the world they live in.

Mark Strand once said,” Old ways won’t open new doors.” Strand meant that doing things the old way or having old things doesn’t give an opportunity for new beginnings and better things or ideas. The article titled “School Choice: Build New or Not?”, talks about unsafe and unhealthy environments that could impact the students and budgets. It is important to rebuild Lincoln Junior High School, built in 1923, in Plymouth, Indiana because it will give students more learning opportunities and fix some health/safety issues. Others believe that it is a better idea to renovate the school.

They suffer the anguish of losing their farms and their homes, of being forced to move endlessly and painfully in search of work on someone else's land. The anguish caused by sudden change in land ownership is a major aspect of the novel.

In Ripley’s article she said that when the Superintendent of Premont Independent School District Ernest Singleton canceled school sports the district saved $150,000 that year (11). In her article she states, “Maintaining a grass field can cost more than $20,000 a year.”(Ripley 11). Because of these high costs schools should use the extra money for upgrading their academic tools. The evidence clearly states that the costs can have a gigantic effect on the school's budget.

Even years later, survival on the land was difficult and the ranchers had to work at it every day. To prevent other cattlemen from stealing cattle form their herd’s Texan pioneers made barons for cattle. At Theodore Roosevelt’s National Memorial Park they sustained a herd of Buffalos; this was to conclude the extensive herds on the Plains (Ferris 45, 41). In the capital there was around four cents per reductions (Smart 142). In the mid-1970’s many of the land movement commenced which lead to more than five million cares national from advancements. Many groups had a budget for what they were going to spend, the grass banks had a funded that was granted and they received $160,000 (White 60, 119). Sheep rearing as well as farming itself were quite rewarding in this time and area. The running of the sheep and farm life had a very good living for heritage. Christopher Dyer says 20% at lowest was the profits that Stable’s received (Epstein 345). Before World War II many of the farms of family’s had flocks of chickens to pay the bills (Halberstadt 53). There were many problems that were in their way which they had to face. Many groups got grants from different developments which helped with paying off their gambling problems. Many of the acres were getting developed by houses and many buildings to form cities (White 78, 59). When deciding where you will hold your cattle the operation consists of finding natural boundaries such as woods and find steams which will provide food,

The importance of land ownership has been a vital part of modern society due to the many goods and resources one can acquire from it. Because of this, landowners have a distinct advantage over non-land owners when it comes to these resources. Not only are landowners able to use the land themselves, but grant others the ability to use their land for a percentage of the produce. This is known as sharecropping. As seen is William Faulkner’s short story, Barn Burn, it is land ownership and not ethnic origins gives power to certain individuals. By controlling the livelihood of individuals who live off the earth, landowners place themselves in a more advanced social class than those without land. In Charles Chesnutt’s story The Goophered

The landowners justify that it is okay for others to starve, die, and fail because their wealth and power is more important. The landowners essentially commit murder by allowing hundreds of families to die, and they justify that it is okay because they are still gaining wealth and

Northwood’s inferiority to the other schools creates the need for change. Highwood, a small town next to Highland Park with a large Hispanic population, sends all 6th-8th grade students to only Northwood. Therefore, Northwood’s Hispanic population rises exponentially as compared to Edgewood and Elm place (41%, 6%, 11% respectfully). In addition, Northwood shares its estate with a large elementary school, hindering Northwoods further development. As a solution, Northwood decided to build “mobile classrooms” to accommodate the extra student's enrollment. Unlike the other school's continual development and enhancement, Northwood is just a single floor square with a few outdoor classrooms. This type of

The novel begins with the Joad family having been forced off of their land. After spending generations living, breathing, and farming the land, “[t]he owners of the land came onto the land, or most often a spokesman for the owners came,” and asked them to leave (Steinbeck 31). Unlike the Joad family and other occupant farmers, the owners of the land had no connection to the land;

In the story of "Gentlemen of Rio en Medio" an old man had 8 acres of land that he wanted to sell to somebody for a small amount but just the land not the trees in the farm. But little did he know that he had double that amount which was 16 acres. The family that was buying the land wanted to pay double for the 16 acres because he did not know but he did not let them do that. The family did not know that when you own your own land there are many responsibilities to it.

Closing a school is not an easy decision. It is one that should not be made lightly or without much consideration. While the decision to close the Gilbert and Hillcrest locations would ultimately have beneficial long-term effects, the manner in which the Meritas family and Dr. Mernard went about the closure was imprudent. The process followed was not well navigated and lacked a sense of social responsibility. Stakeholders were led to believe in December of 2013 that the campuses would remain open. Merely weeks later, they received notification that the campuses would be closing at the end of the semester (Creno, 2014). An earnest effort was not made to keep stakeholders informed of the situation and was done in such a manner that jeopardized the established relationship. The timing of the notification was inconsiderate and lacked sensitivity. Moreover, the process had a profound effect on students, parents, and teachers who had been continuously assured that the campuses would not be closed. Students would be displaced. Relationships that they had developed with students and teachers stood a strong possibility of being lost. Parents who chose to invest in their child’s education by sending them to the private school were left powerless. They, along with faculty, “were left

Greed is shown through the entry of large business farming with machines, and they do not care about the welfare of the workers like the previous owners of the land. The Joad family had to move to a new place hoping to prosper there. “We got to figger close. It’s a sad thing to figger close” (Steinbeck 111).

Education on the Southern Yorke Peninsula has its advantages and disadvantages. There are multiple schools that have great services for the students that attend each one. Throughout this assignment I will be investigating what education is like on the Southern Yorke Peninsula and how small schools succeed on such small student numbers. I will also be observing what affects small schools have on students who attend and also the effects on the local community.

There are many small farms and farmers that cannot make a living today by growing and selling their beloved crops. In other words, when large agricultural crop producing competitor increasing in sales, it impacts the lives of famers and their farms in a negative manner. In the article Don’t Let Your Child Grow Up to Be a Farmer by Bren Smith, published in The New York Times in August 2014, Smith elaborates that “Nighty-one percent of all farms households rely on multiple sources of income”. Jim Rowe a local corn farmer just got done farming and placing his tools away in his shop. He then, travels home to clean up from a 9-hour day on the farm. After cleaning up Mr. Rowe is off to his second job as a UPS driver. It is important to realize;

They were both fighting for the use of public land and resources. In the case of the South Central Farmers, the city of Los Angeles made a backroom deal with Horwitz to sell the land for five million dollars. A sale like this should be public record and the community should be aware of the transaction. Likewise, in the case of the Occupy movement, public land bequeathed to public university for the sole purpose of agriculture, was being evaluated for development plans, against the public’s wishes. Both of these gardens were community centers, fostering growth and learning. Here, communities were able to harbor life together and feel hopeful, especially poorer communities where these gardens served as secure sources of food. Both movements were up against rich and powerful entities that appeared to want to squash their movement out of spite. In the case of the the South Central Farmers, Horwitz refused to sell them the land, despite the fact that they secured the funds to purchase it. He states that the community was not grateful for having used the land for free all these years. While the University of California reached an agreement deal with the Occupy movement to allow the farm to remain where it is for ten years, a similar situation may occur when the clock runs