The Good Earth, written by Pearl S. ... Life, death, wealth and sorrow all come from the earth. The earth is life. ... Although through all Wang Lung's attempts to make himself powerful and rich so others think highly of him, he still has a little of the poor peasant left in him, as he returns home to the good earth to die. ... The Good Earth is able to show the obvious differences in the cultures, social structure and relationships one would have living in China. ...

• Word Count: 1757
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Enough of it works to provide the welcome chance to see one of the century's greatest plays for four bucks. ... Stung by such criticism, three gods have come down to the Earth looking for one good person who might rebut their critics. ... "I'd like to be good," Shen Te tells the gods, "But there's the rent to pay... ... Which is not to say all the news is good. ... The Good Woman of Setzuan continues at UMBC (Baltimore, 455-2917) through May 8. ...

• Word Count: 2078
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

They are often seen on screen as poverty stricken individuals that gather in packs, gangsters and or drug dealers involved in some seedy part of the underworld, or at the least people with no education that value getting a fast buck. ... Tony had raised himself from the scum of the earth which was basically a common Cuban to being everything that a rich white man could have but he had done this through a life of crime and murder. ... You are either a good simpleton that believes in god and makes tortillas or you are a bandit getting drunk and pillaging a town. ...

• Word Count: 1382
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

You really have to ask yourself if they believe that not worrying about environmental issues is their stance or if there is simply because they represent the people who rely on using the earth to make money. ... The Wise Use leaders have done a great job of making the followers feel that these laws are infringing upon their right to work and have a good life. ... By very cleverly naming their "grass roots" organizations, the Wise User's have made Wise Use sound like a good thing. ... Some of the rhetoric contains arguments that the earth itself has faired very well even though pollut...

• Word Count: 1916
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

You get more bang for your buck. ... You can choose to keep using non-efficient gasoline that pollutes the earth; you can buy an all-electric vehicle that requires long charging and short using time. You can choose a hybrid vehicle that gets pretty good gas mileage, but still uses fossil fuels that inevitably one day will be depleted. ...

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

Well, this plan went straight down the drain, but Ponzi realized that the plan looked good on paper. ... The American Dream was a huge idea back in those days so everyone was searching for a quick buck. ...

• Word Count: 2106
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School