Holcomb, too, can be seen from great distances. Not that there is much to see—simply an aimless congregation of buildings divided in the center by the main-line tracks of the Santa Fe Railroad, a haphazard hamlet bounded on the south by a brown stretch of the Arkansas (pronounced "Ar-kansas") River, on the north by a highway, Route 50, and on the east and west by prairie lands and wheat fields. After rain, or when snowfalls thaw, the streets, unnamed, unshaded, unpaved, turn from the thickest dust into the direst mud. At one end of the town stands a stark old stucco structure, the roof of which supports an electric sign—Dance—but the dancing has ceased and the advertisement has been dark for several years. Nearby is another building with an irrelevant sign, this one in flaking gold on a dirty window— HOLCOMB BANK.
There was no system of representation calling for long campaigns and expensive elections. Whatever this Assembly decided by vote was the law of the land.. The Athenian democracy worked fairly well. The main reason for its success was the quality of the citizens. From the days of Solon, its first lawgiver, the Athenians like the rest of the Greeks had a deep respect for what they called the golden mean, which meant that they avoided extremes in politics.
American Literature Book Report Essay The Light in the Forest Back in the day, Indians and White people never really got along. There were many fights between the two groups. In Conrad Richter’s novel The Light in the Forest, Indians are depicted by the White people as being savages and the White people are depicted by the Indians as being stuck people who only care about themselves. In the book, White people are always saying the Indians are savages and do not deserve anything. Uncle Wilse says, “[The Indians say] Bad is good and good is bad.” (Richter 42).
There are no spoken words of boundaries or constrictions of class. Every inhabitant of the society, however, binds themselves to their own place in society. They classify themselves and each other according to their beliefs, ethnicity, and most of all, wealth. In John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, the Joad family and other farming families have been evaluated as worthless due to being unable to grow crops in the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma and have been kicked off their farms due to being unable to pay the banks. An individual's place in society is wherever one wishes to be, yet people bind themselves excessively in order to earn an income.
The author contrasts the white man and Indians to show the different views on how nature should be tended to. Chief Seattle recognized that “the white man does not understand our ways.” With the arrival of the white man, the land has become loud, and the Earth has become his “enemy.” The imperfections that the white man has caused upon the Earth causes them to be blind of what nature has to offer to them, helping them live; mainly feeding and sheltering them. Although, none of that is seen or heard due to the noise and tainted air what the white man has bestowed. Living in a place where even the land has become a rival only creates more disruption, which is what the Indians are trying to prevent. Yet, that is not happening quite well since the white man has claimed his ground, and pushed the native people to the side.
2) Save your work on this template, then submit as an attachment to the appropriate drop box. “Americans and the Land” 1) In the introduction, Steinbeck shows his views on the early settlers and their attitudes regarding the virgin land. Consider his word choice. List at least three words that demonstrate his contempt for this behavior. “I have often wondered at the savagery and thoughtlessness with which our early settlers approached this rich continent.”In this sentence alone lets the readers know how he felt towards the early settlers that they were inconsiderate, selfish, unruly group of people that didn’t really know better in a sense.
Therefore, even though Brave New World is a very stable society, it still has some flaws. Citizens in Brave New World are living happily and peacefully without any conflict. In this world, everyone has a job and does not need to worry about being unemployed, as the population is “permanently limited to no more than two billion people”. Brave New World is also a stable society, since “Community, Identity, Stability” is the World State’s motto. There is no competition within castes because each member receives the same food, housing and soma rationing as everyone else of that caste, so there is no jealousy within the society.
Lennie represents the rural community of America; uneducated and simple, causing problems for themselves and others. His representation as a farmer can be seen in the references to rabbits, his obsession with the natural world, his aversion to the modern urban world. The book takes place at the height of the great depression and Lennie becomes not just a figure representing the rural community, but the countryside itself; the decline in farming caused by the great Depression caused dust storms across the mid-west, leaving large areas desolate and empty, Lennie becomes the personification of this; he is literally vast and empty, but innocent of blame. This
Physical Facilities Evaluation Robert Nassar SEC/370 University of Phoenix Background This security budget plan is for a gas station with a mini market, this store has not be robbed nor has any breach of security has happened due to the great security that it has, but as we all know even the most secured places at some point can have a breach of security. This Gas station is located near Kings Island off of I-71 north of Cincinnati Ohio. This part of town is the biggest tourist attraction and is home to the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals. The Station has a pump island and a mini market that has a hotel across from it. There are 11 employees, who are employed for the service station, 2 managers and 9 clerks, the Gas station is a 24 hour
The lighting through most of this opening sequence evokes the documentary which uses only natural sunlight as a source, adding to the realism of the scene and contributing to the grittiness and harsh look of the landscape. This is not a Western that prettifies the West and its denizens. Instead, Ford approaches the West here as a hard place to live and as a place peopled by hard people. Those who seem to "belong" to this landscape will be contrasted with Clementine, who clearly does not belong, especially in the eyes of Wyatt Earp. " "In the first scene each of the Earp brothers on the cattle drive is introduced by a low-angle medium shot profiled on horseback against the sky.