Migrant workers - The opposite way of the American dream essays

Migrant workers - The opposite way of the American dream essays Migrant Workers: the opposite way of the American dream II ABOUT THE AUTHOR 03 III MIGRANT WORKERS IN THE USA AT THE DECADE OF 30 04 IV OF MICE AND MEN MIGRANT WORKERS 06 This present paper is about one of the most important American novels called Of Mice and Men by the Pulitzer Prize winner John Steinbeck. It is a story focused on two men who move from ranch to ranch in order to find work. It is set is Salinas, California, the authors birth place and it takes place during the Great Depression. Despite all the other themes and elements present on it, there is one that calls out attention most. We found very interesting the fact that all the characters, but the farmer owner and his son, were migrants and all of them had dreams and that throughout their histories none of those dreams came true. So, in order to understand that bad fortune it was necessary to study about that time period and learn more concerning the effect of the Great Depression on the Americans life. This could be seem unimportant at a first sight but it becomes very important when one realizes that it was not only the financial world that suffered with the stock market crash but the whole nation in its most far places and that all lives in America were affected in any way. Our aim is to show that in going to California looking for their dreams, the migrants were caught in a kind of mousetrap, a no way out situation. They were far from their houses, friends, parents, with no money on them. They were exploited and forced to work long and hard hours for insulting wages. They had no choice if they wanted to work. There were lots of them in the same situation and near them there was always another one that will be glad on taking the job. There are many other interesting themes such as lonely, loyalty, camaraderie presents on this novel but as we said above we are going to try to demonstrate how ...

The United Monarchy of Israel and Judah

The United Monarchy of Israel and Judah After the Exodus and before the division of the Hebrew people into two kingdoms was a period known as the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah. After the Exodus, which is described in the Biblical book of the same name, the Hebrew people settled in Canaan. They were divided by tribe, with the bulk of the tribes residing in the northern regions. Since the Hebrew tribes were frequently at war with neighboring tribes, the tribes of Israel formed themselves into a loose confederation, which required a military commander to lead it. Judges, who partially served in this capacity (as well as serving in legislative and judicial capacities), accrued power and wealth over time. Eventually, for military and other reasons, the followers of Yahweh decided they needed more than a military commander a king. Samuel, a judge, was chosen to appoint a king for Israel. He resisted because a king would compete with the supremacy of Yahweh; however, Samuel did as bid [see: 1 Samuel 8:11-17], and anointed Saul*, from the tribe of Benjamin, as the first king (1025-1005). David (1005-965), from the tribe of Judah, followed Saul. Solomon (968-928), son of David and Bathsheba, followed David as king of the united monarchy. When Solomon died, the United Monarchy fell apart. Instead of one, there were two kingdoms: Israel, the much larger kingdom in the north, which split apart from the southern kingdom of Judah (Judaea). The United Monarchy period ran from c. 1025-928 B.C. This period is part of the archaeological period known as Iron Age IIA. Following the United Monarchy, the Divided Monarchy ran from about 928-722 B.C. *There is a problem with the dates of Saul since it is said that he ruled two years, yet must have ruled longer to encompass all the events of his reign.