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        <title><![CDATA[John Steinbeck was the only son in a family of three sisters.  He was...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[John Steinbeck was the only son in a family of three sisters.  He was the third child or John II and Olive Steinbeck.   His sisters' names are: Elizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth, Esther Steinbeck Rodgers, and Mary Steinbeck Dekker, all of whom are deceased.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[John Steinbeck, the American author of such classics as "Of Mice and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[John Steinbeck, the American author of such classics as "Of Mice and Men," was a native of Salinas, California.  In 1957, the government of the city of Salinas was thinking about naming North Salinas High School after Steinbeck.
Steinbeck did not want this to be done.  He wrote a letter to the authorities asking them not to rename the school because he did not want school kids (who presumably would hate going to school) to curse his name.
He...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How many sisters did John Steinbeck have, and what were their first names?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How many sisters did John Steinbeck have, and what were their first names?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In 1957, what building did John Steinbeck refuse to let be named after...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In 1957, what building did John Steinbeck refuse to let be named after himself?
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        <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:39:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Grapes of Wrath, The - Novel Test]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Grandfather was first and foremost a pioneer in his day West or like he...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Grandfather was first and foremost a pioneer in his day West or like he says, "Westering". He had led a life of great events and major adventures. He was a person who looked ahead and forward back in his better days. Unfortunately , times changed and, according to Grandpa, people are not "Westering" anymore. 
Grandfather is old now, and in the story he tells over and over those tales from the past, and annoying everyone in his family....]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 7 Jun 2009 14:46:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In what ways was Jody's grandfather the "leader of the people" in "The...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In what ways was Jody's grandfather the "leader of the people" in "The Leader of the People" by John Steinbeck?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 6 Jun 2009 16:42:47 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[John Steinbeck wrote "Grapes of Wrath" probably to say that ooppression...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[John Steinbeck wrote "Grapes of Wrath" probably to say that ooppression will lead to wrath but also that workers shall be redeemed through cooperation. It does not have anything to do with losing our individuality.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 01:50:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is it possible to work together in society and still live individual...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Is it possible to work together in society and still live individual lives? Of course! Steinbeck did not devalue the idea of individualism; he valued and respected the individual. What he rejected was an economic system in which those with money and power exploited and abused those without means and influence. This was the same philosophy that once drove emigrants from the Old World into the American colonies. (Read Crevecoeur's "Letters from...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 23:00:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The characters in both novels, those who are both poor and homeless yet...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The characters in both novels, those who are both poor and homeless yet not hopeless, were treated with great sympathy and respect by Steinbeck. These were his portrayals of those in American life who live on the fringe of society--powerless, exploited, and unacknowledged. In them, however, Steinbeck found courage, compassion, endurance, selflessness, and dignity. The dramatic--and some would say shocking--conclusion of each of these novels...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men, how does John Steinbeck see...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men, how does John Steinbeck see the humble Man?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 16:40:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Steinbeck and Of Mice and Men Background ppt]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[There are many comparisons you could make between the decade of the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are many comparisons you could make between the decade of the 1930s and present day. I think some good ones would be economics, as you've chosen, gender roles, such as how men and women were expected to act/dress/work in the 1930s and what they do now, and the technological advances that have occurred since the 1930s. You could explore modes of communication, industry, and entertainment. You can also take a look at how the country was in...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:07:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm doing an essay on three different comparisons of life in the 1930s...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm doing an essay on three different comparisons of life in the 1930s and life now in 2009.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Of Mice And Men Lennie &amp; George, Candy, Crooks and Curleys wife...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Of Mice And Men Lennie &amp; George, Candy, Crooks and Curleys wife all had the American dream in different ways.How was each dream shattered?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:39:56 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Steibeck's "The Chrysanthemums," why does Elisa ask for wine with...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Steibeck's "The Chrysanthemums," why does Elisa ask for wine with dinner, and to what can we attribute her new interest in prizefights?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Their mutual dependence on one another is what keeps George and Lennie...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Their mutual dependence on one another is what keeps George and Lennie together. Lennie stays with George because he has no other option. His only family, his aunt, has passed away, and he has the mind of a very young child. He would not be able to survive on his own: it is because of George that he is able to find work, and it is George who ultimately cares for him. George stays with Lennie, I believe, out of a sense of duty and an...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What keeps George and Lennie together in Of Mice and Men?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What keeps George and Lennie together in Of Mice and Men?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A dynamic character is defined as one who makes a change in his...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A dynamic character is defined as one who makes a change in his character from the beginning of the story to the end.  In "Of Mice and Men" George seems to make this type of change if we compare the way that he acts in Chapter 1 to what he becomes by Chapter 6.  In the very beginning of the novel, George seems to be bothered by the fact that he has to take care of Lennie.  He feels obligated because of the things that he witnessed during...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2009 04:40:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Of Mice and Men" how is George a dynamic character?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "Of Mice and Men" how is George a dynamic character?]]></description>
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