Out of this Furnace Out of This Furnace, a novel by Thomas Bell, is the story of successive generations of Slovakian immigrants and the hardships they faced in coming to America, finding work, and trying to find a way out overwhelming poverty and hardships. ... Former slaves after the Civil War were in the same situation, only in a different line of work. ... Both groups faced economic entrapment, poverty, and prejudice that prohibited the growth of their economic and social status. ...

• Word Count: 1427
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It was Mother Teresa that once said, "Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty." ... Many communities have a hot line for those who are considering suicide or for people who think someone they know will. ...

• Word Count: 2207
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School