Pete asked his father if he could take the truck to pick up Joe and head into town to the shop to see what was available for the truck. ... The truck started to roll backward up the hill out of the driveway, as it hopped and jumped the whole way. ... The front tires locked up on the loose gravel and suddenly the truck was all over the place as a front tire blew out. ... Pete's dad came to pick both boys up and take them home. ... Pete's father introduced himself to her parents and assured them that his insurance would cover all costs. ...

• Word Count: 1853
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The survey also shows white children making up 50-55% of the poverty population, while blacks comprise 25-30%. ... Once children have a good understanding of their expected gender, some parents let them pick out their own clothes, toys, and hygiene merchandise. ... If a boy had a choice between a fire truck and a Barbie doll, our society, and his parents, would want him to pick the truck. ... This seems like a form of social control because we're being shown that females are not supposed to like Monster Trucks and males are not allowed to have glitter on their cards. The magazines displa...

• Word Count: 1438
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

This seems like a better plan than to waste 5 to 10 more minutes trying to get the kids out of their seatbelts and into the store when you only plan to pick up one item in the store anyways, but this is a very bad idea for the life of the children. ... She was left in a vehicle for less than 5 minutes while her father went to unload a truck of cattle. ... He also parked the truck 40 yards away from where he was to keep an eye on her, so he assumed nothing could happen to his daughter, but something ...

• Word Count: 1363
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The weather was now cold, the teens had been given sheets to cover themselves up, it was going to be a long, terrifying night. ... The body was turning pale already; the black shirt was covered in red blood. ... The parents had no real jobs, but somehow had a lot money, well at least enough to cover expenses and afford leisure. ... The police looked up records of that property and found some interesting details. ... She bent down to pick it up and found the camera attached to the purse. ...

• Word Count: 2042
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

If you keep on dividing you end up as a collection of monkeys throwing nuts at each other out of separate trees.... As the family divides more and more, the family ends up in many unnecessary and tragic situations. ... The Joad family was forced to leave under cover of night before the Sheriffs burned the camp down shortly after they departed. ... The final example of this occurs when the Joads were driving they are stopped the book describes the mob as " a crowd of men swarmed about the truck. They were armed with pick handles and shotguns. ...

• Word Count: 1463
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The section on marijuana not only cover its legal history, but also the steps on how to os cultivated and distributed. ... They are responsible for 80% of the strawberries grown in the United States and one-forth in the world. (51) Strawberry picking is very arduous work. ... Some live in ditches, caves, or some of them would bunk up to 40 a room. ... Others stand on the side of the road and wait to be picked up by a truck that is going to the fields. ... Also in the 1970's the VCR was around, so sturman took advantage of this new technology, 100 hard cover films were made. ...

• Word Count: 2124
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School