John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath produces a healthy confusion of pleasure and disquietude by means of the good and bad. ... Not only were ties strengthened between the family, but were formed with folks along the way to the "promised land." ... The migrants were pushed off of their land by the banks, or monsters, of the Midwest, and became enemies of each family affected. ... Once past the desert lands, the families found themselves in an abundant land of peaches and cotton, California. ... Through the friendships and foes formed, and the various conditions through which the Joad...

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Ivory 3 The Chandlers had a very poor choice of land so every year their crops got damaged. ... I guess Luke's grandparents really liked the house they were staying, but I think anyone wise would have known to move away from that bad land a long time ago. ... The land was so bad were they were at that Latchers house were flooded out. ... Even though the Chandlers made many bad decisions throughout the story they weren't the only people that were uneducated in the novel. ... You"re not going to do anything but put yourself in another bad situation. ...

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Okonkwo is known for having a bad temper. Okonkwo learned these bad habits from his father. ... He was too lazy to go out and plant crops on new, fertile land, preferring to stay at home playing his flute, and drinking palm wine He had to borrow money in order to maintain this lifestyle, and was never able to pay it back. ...

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As he grows older he only finds peace in his land. ... However, both brothers agree to sell their father's land after he is dead. ... Wang's house and land lie outside the walled country town. ... He receives his livelihood and spiritual rejuvenation from the land. ... His sole source of stability is in his land, and this is why he always transforms a material gain into land. 2. ...

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During my great grandpa's illness, he had to sell all the land, except for 100 acres, for the needed income. ... At night he would have bad dreams of war and the sound of thunder terrified him. ... She dreaded it because she knew there was the possibility of having bad news in the mail. ... She just did not know if it was good or bad. ... I was amazed that her family owned nineteen hundred acres, which was a lot of land for back then, and still is today. ...

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In Mordecai Richler's: "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz," Duddy's cause of rise and fall is triggered by a few unforgettable words Simcha told him "A man without land is nobody" (49). ... The bad impression Benjy has his nephew is not a secret, this drives him even closer to his grandfather. When Simcha tells him "a man without land is nobody" he leaves a great effect on him, this is because he had no other parental support (49). ... Everything Duddy does is all for his dream of having land of his own one day. ... Now to push him one step higher into society ...

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Until you get word that you need to pick up all your belonging, basically change your whole life style and will be removed from where you live and placed in a foreign land. ... That foreign land is America and that nine year boy is Guy. ... It hurts bad guy says even till this day when I think back about it, it upsets me. ...

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Unfortunately with all good there is bound to be bad, especially when being the only male in the house. ... Learning how important my appearance is helped me land my first job. ... While at times it has seemed near impossible to be continuously surrounded by women, I believe that in the end it a made me a truly unique individual privileged to have many experiences, both good and bad, that have molded me into the young adult that I am today....

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Unfortunately with all good there is bound to be bad, especially when being the only male in the house. ... Learning how important my appearance is helped me land my first job. ... While at times it has seemed near impossible to be continuously surrounded by women, I believe that in the end it a made me a truly unique individual privileged to have many experiences, both good and bad, that have molded me into the young adult that I am today. ...

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Through him they find out that the Joads went to Uncle John's house because they were driven off the land by a "cat", or a tractor that basically pushs broke farmers and their families off their land. ... Tom is not too fond of this idea, having to hide from cops because they are trespassing on their own land, so he sleeps in the wide open space, just outside the cave. ... Car dealers rise prices on bad cars, put sawdust in motors to hide bad transmissions, and sell bad car parts. ...

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The difference about the house on Mango Street and the ones before are that they don't have to pay rent, there is no land lord bugging them for being loud. ... Which is bad for Esperanza because the Mexicans don't like their women to be strong. ...

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In Paradise of the blind, her fourth book written and her fourth book to be banned, she included government acts such as the effects of communists on the people such as the land reform act, and Ratification of Errors. ... After the Ratification of Errors the land owners were allowed to prosper again such as "Aunt Tam" even though times were still difficult. Like the Ratification of errors after the land reform, by ending the ban it would show that you as a country are willing to accept the past and move on. ... They have the ability to compare condition then and now creating a bond that comes ...

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The bad egg turns out to be better than the rest and triumph over all the obstacles they encounter. ... "Cinderella" is a character that represents the youth and innocence of today's children, in turn portraying to these children in extreme exaggeration how they can fight life's most devastating up hill battle and still land on top. ...

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Ndlela tells Msimangu that Absalom kept a bad company but she is hesitant to divulge anything more about him. ... Kumalo spends most of his time playing with his nephew, relating tales from his native land. ... In the evening, father Vincent and Kumalo talk about Kumalo's native land, they are interrupted by a white priest, who gives them the news of murder of Arthur Jarvis, a leading city engineer. ... There is fear in the land. ...

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Critique on Reading Fences The play Fences is set in the 1950's, while a black family tries to get past the struggles that linger with them from generations past. Struggles that consist of morals, attitudes, and patterns of life. It is the story of Troy Maxson who is the son of a sharecropper. T...

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When Anne had a bad dream and woke up screaming her mum was the first to come and comfort her but she said she was alright, then asked for her father to say a prayer with her. ... I've drawn myself apart from them all; I am my own skipper and later on I shall see where I come to land. ...

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Due to the fact that South Korea economy growth better, many people in this "Land of morning calm" can now afford a car. ... Therefore, Vietnamese adults will prefer to sacrifice a little bit of their privacy and time, rather than having their own parents to live in a bad condition. ... Both cultures have their own good and bad values. ...

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They also farmed the land for one year. ... She said he overseed the land. ... Dad left $7,500 in trust, to be divided equally among his children and 480 acres of land. ... Dad cleared all the land and split rails to fence it in. ... He was a tenant farmer on her land, renting land every year and made a crop to live on. ...

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The driver is surprised that his family has not been driven off by a "cat " (a large tractor sent by landowners and bankers to force poor farmers off the land). ... The salesmen would sell the families any broken-down vehicles they can find and they would also change out good batteries with bad ones. ... He says that he is going to live off the land like Muley. ...

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Mexicans are the bad people the ones that make the gangs and cause the crimes. ... They don't like my music either and they talk bad about it too, but we have got us to each other and we just keep to ourselves in that area. ... My mom says that the only way that they got the papers was because of both hers' and my dad's families had land, animals and a bank account. ...

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In mid-to-late August, my parents and I were watching the Weather Channel. We heard that there was an incoming storm developing around the Atlantic heading to Florida. My parents told me that I didn't need to worry about anything because it was going to dissipate when it when impacted Florida. My da...

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Hobson, a Representative from Alabama, Hobson addresses alcohol as corrupting the youth of the land. ... If they were against drinking then that proved that they were good people and drinking must be bad. ...

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The Transformations of Chappie In the beginning of "The Rule of the Bone", Chappie was living with his mother and his stepfather. It was obvious that his mother her husband more then her own son. This was the first problem. The other problem was that Chappie's stepfather was an alcoholic and abu...

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As soon as the sisters gain power they begin to undermine Lear, eventually out casting him and sending him to wander the land amidst a powerful storm. ... He challenges him to a duel and wounds him bad enough to where Edmund dies. ...

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Remembering back to my childhood, I can't ever recall our family ever doing anything that related to our ethnic or cultural roots. My maternal side is made up of German/Russian and Polish/Cherokee. My paternal side is made up of Irish immigrants. The only thing that I recall about any of my family l...

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