John steinbeck Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who are the main characters in OMAM? CORRECT ANSWER George and Lennie What is the initial description of George? CORRECT ANSWER Small, strong features, every part of him was defined. What is the initial description of Lennie? CORRECT ANSWER George's opposite, a huge man, shapeless face, large, pale eyes, wide, slopping shoulders, he drags his arms the way a bear drags his paws. How does the author characterize Lennie at the beginning of the novel? CORRECT ANSWER He is slow moving, slop...

Amsco APUSH Chapter 24 100% Correct stock market crash October 1929 - The steep fall in the prices of stocks due to widespread financial panic. It was caused by stock brokers who called in the loans they had made to stock investors. This caused stock prices to fall, and many people lost their entire life savings as many financial institutions went bankrupt. Black Tuesday October 24th, 1929 - lots of people sold their stock + prices went way down. To stabilize stock, a group of bankers bought mi...

The Great Depression Topic Test | questions and answers | 2023/24 What did struggling businesses do to try to remain open during the Great Depression? They paid off their bank loans. They formed shantytowns. They retrained workers. They laid-off workers. - D Which best explains why farmers in the Great Depression could not repay their loans? The price of crops was too high. The price of crops was too low. The price of topsoil was too high. The price of farm equipment was too lo...

POETS & POETRY | 1600 | He began a famous poem, ""I celebrate myself, and sing myself"" Walt Whitman 19th CENTURY BOOKS & AUTHORS | 800 | In 1893 this British man published his ""initial"" book, a ""text-book of biology""; many sci-fi novels followed H.G. Wells FRENCH LITERATURE | 2000 | A collection of about 90 tales, ""The Human Comedy"" by this author paints a vivid portrait of 19th c. France (Honoré de) Balzac CONSERVATIVE BOOKSHELF | 400 | Cartoonist Michael Ramirez...

Wing Biddlebaum is a nervous man whose constantly moving hands had earned him a new name. Wing Biddlebaum is a nervous man whose constantly moving hands had earned him a new name (Anderson 6). In addition to the stress that most people face at their jobs, astronauts also face long-term isolation from the rest of the world, locked in a barren environment that they can't leave behind at the end of the day. In addition to the stress that most people face at their jobs, astronauts also fac...

Which one of the following is characteristic of a scholarly journal? a. glossy photographs and advertisements b. topics covered are from a variety of fields c. footnotes and bibliographies are used to cite sources Correct Answer C Which source would most likely provide you with objective information for the main concepts in the statement "Describe the effects of automobile emissions on air quality." a. an interview with an influential lobbyist b. a website advocating cle...

PRAXIS 5038 (2023/2024) Already Graded A The Colonial Period ; e.g. "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", Of Plymouth Plantation, Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano The Age of Revolution ; authors: Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin The Romantic Period ; authors: William Cullen Bryant, James Fennimore Cooper, Sojourner Truth, Washington Irving Transcendental writers Ralph Waldo Emerson (Self-Reliance), Henry David Thoreau (Walden) Anti-transcendental writers Nathanie...

Susan Prigozen AP Literature Mrs. Sayre 18 November 2020 03.05 Research Paper Humans have an innate need to explain phenomenon that continually reappears in life; one way to attempt at explaining this is in literature such as explaining the innate good and evil in us in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. John Steinbeck is quoted as saying “We only have one story. All novels, all poetry are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves of good and evil.” One prime example of this occurring is...

Personal Finance Week 7 Mod 2 Questions and Answers Rated A consumers have rights related to the products they buy and the services they receive. select all valid consumer rights listed below: -the right to choose (and not be forced) to accept a certain company's product - the right to be heard and to voice opinions about products and services - the right to an explanation of all guarantees and warranty information about a product before purchasing - the right to be safe, and for all products ...

Eagle Leadership Review Rated 100% Correct!! SACRIFICE A sense of obligation to give something back to community and society GRATITUDE Acknowledging the role that others have played to help you succeed COURAGE An inner strength to confront wrongdoing, take risks and live life to the fullest ATTITUDE Approaching everyday with enthusiasm, confidence and a positive outlook RESPECT Being courteous to others through actions and words; to treat others the way we want to be treated APPRECI...