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    1)The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck uses the story of the Joad family to portray the struggle of thousands of Dust Bowl farmers. Steinbeck tracks the Joad family with long chapters with short, depressing , and captures the westward movement of migrant farmers in the 1930s as they flee drought and industry. Steinbeck’s first description of the land is almost “god like “l in its clarity, greatness , and repetition. “The surface of the earth crusted, a thin hard crust, as the sky became pale,

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    1930s Migrant Workers

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    The portrayal of migrant workers in the 1930s compared to migrant workers today In the novel The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Steinbeck portrays the lives of migrant workers as a difficult life. The migrant workers Steinbeck’s novel are described as facing constant struggle, fear, and discrimination. Steinbeck’s portrayal of migrant workers in the 1930s can be compared to the lives of of migrant workers today. Migrant workers today also face fear, discrimination and a constant struggle to survive

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    In the Henry V play, war is portrayed as a glorified game which makes war sound easy and harmless to the soldiers proceeding to fight. The quote "I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, straining upon the start" suggests the soldiers are ready to fight and are "straining" to set off, to start fighting. The quote "The game's afoot" suggests that war is described as a game, and that the "game" has started. This links to the poem "Who's For The Game?" written by Jessie Pope. The poem "Who's For

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    Daniel Sickles was an outspoken politician who committed murder, got away with it, and almost lost the U.S. the Battle of Gettysburg. Sickles murdered his wife’s lover, pleaded that he was insane, and was acquitted. He was also a very bad general and cost the Union military the Battle of Chancellorsville and almost lost them the Battle of Gettysburg. As a politician, Sickles was the military governor of South Carolina during Reconstruction and preserved the Gettysburg battlefield, establishing

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    In the 1956 play, 12 Angry Men, by Reginald Rose is against the jury system. This is shown with many Jurors throughout the play. Among all is a Juror who brings his own personal emotional baggage to jury table. While the other Juror is prejudiced against the defendant and people like him. One example where Reginald Rose is shown to be against the jury system is when Juror three reveals his relationship with his own son. Juror three ask Juror eight if he has any kids, Juror eight response is no.

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    it is still revolutionary today. It has majorly impacted the industrial world so greatly that businesses that did not gain the practice soon became extinct, and it was also one key factor that assisted creating the automobile into American society. Henry Ford’s assembly line system was one of the most powerful changes that has affected modern America and is still recognized today. Not only did he achieve developing the middle class so anyone could afford his product, but he also broke the ideas of

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    The classic American book, The Grapes of Wrath, was written by John Steinbeck in 1939. Steinbeck’s purpose was not to write a popular book but instead to accurately portray the lives of southern families during the Dust Bowl. To do this, Steinbeck used rhetorical devices such as colloquialism, juxtaposition, logos, and pathos. Steinbeck’s use of colloquialism is prominent throughout the book. He used Oklahoma dialect to further enhance the reader’s experience while reading and by using this

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    12 Angry Men depicts twelve jurors deliberating on the life of a young man accused of murdering his father. In the beginning, Juror 8 (Henry Fonda) stands alone against eleven other jurors with the sole plea of not guilty. Throughout the film, Juror 8 brings other jurors to his opinion with the use of multiple argumentative tactics. More and more jurors join the side of Juror 8 until just one juror remains with a plea of guilty. Eventually, Juror 3 (Lee J. Cobb) succumbs to an emotional breakdown

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    In perhaps his greatest work, The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck tells a story of Tom Joad and his family, who are forced to abandon their farm during the depression era Oklahoma dust bowl. They decide to travel to California along with many other in search for jobs and homes, and look for a great future. In the time considered, The Grapes of Wrath, gives a shockingly real view on the struggles citizens at the time faced. In the tragic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck uses Christian symbolism

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    The Plot of “The Screwtape Letters,” by C. S. Lewis is interesting because it displays many themes relating closely to our daily lives. In “The Scretape Letters” there are four main characters- Screwtape, Wormwood, “the patient,” and “the woman” The plot of the story is a description of the everyday work of a demon taking over the life of an average human. Throughout the story Wormwood, screwtape’s nephew, is attempting to acquire the soul of “the patient’ for the duration of his life. We see only

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