In the winters the cowboys would ride down to Texas then up to Canada for work and come back with their pay waiting for them. They would drive cattle all the way across the country, leaving dead cattle and nurturing the young calves back to health to have as many as possible to sell at the auction. The cowboys would have deep conversations to keep themselves occupied while they were gone for so many months. Subjects such as things they haven’t experienced yet, love, meaningful relationships, and children would be the main topics discussed while away. Once returning from a long journey and showing the audience the hard work of a cowboy, they discover that the pay that they should have received for working all winter was cut down to just one month’s pay.
(Economist,1) All because the on going battle to have horses legally considered companion animals instead of live stock. The United State Department of Agriculture has been “stingy” (McGraw, 1) to give out any information on horse slaughter. (Economist,1) except to say “Horses are livestock, same as cows and pigs” (McGraw,1) Many people around the country beg to differ. It can probably be agreed by most that horses are owned for recreational purposes, generally not for work any longer. However, it can be found in the far western states that horses still work dawn to dusk, the long hours of cowboys.
He started to ask around and was disappointed to find out that his family didn't recall much about his great uncle. Most of the people who knew him and died and taken their stories with them. There wasn't much to be found on his great uncle so Zesh expanded his search to include other children that were kidnapped by the Indians about the same time in early Texas history. He hoped that the other captives tales could help him gain insight into his great uncles experience and fill the blanks of his story. Zesh tracked down living relatives of the other captives, dug through local Texas archives, and crashed family reunions.
Similar to the Joad family in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath", about 40% of migrant farmers wound up in the San Joaquin Valley, picking fruit and cotton. Life for migrant workers was hard. They were paid by the amount of fruit and cotton picked, with earnings ranging from seventy-five cents to $1.25 a day. Out of these low wages they had to payment rent on their leaky and rough shack that usually had only a dirt floor and no plumbing. Oftentimes the migrants had to buy their supplies
Without a job, and no opportunities nearby, many of the unemployed traveled from place to place for a chance to earn money. A great number of migrant workers were teenagers, but there were also older men, women, and even entire families. During their travels, migrant workers were forced to live in poor conditions. A majority of the time, migrant workers slept in the wilderness. Many, if not most of the time, migrant workers would take up harsh physical work for little pay.
Mexico To USA Migration Push Factors There are incredibly high crime rates in Mexico, especially in the capital and drug related crimes are a major concern. It is thought that in the past five years, 47,500 people have been killed in crimes relating to drugs. Many Mexicans will move out of fear for their lives and hope that America is a more stable place to live, with lower crime rates. Unemployment and poverty is a major problem in Mexico and has risen dramatically in recent years. A large portion of the Mexican population are farmers, living in rural areas where extreme temperatures and poor quality land make it difficult to actually farm.
But obviously its not. On the other hand, this industry is still necessary. There are thousands of horses who become crippled, and cannot be put to any use. Many others are in just such bad shape no one wants them, which is a sad thing to see. Others are just at the end of their days, and owners cannot
Since 1971 education cost has increased from $4,300 to more than $9,000 per student. As seen in Bianca's case, her mother cannot afford to pay for her tuition and Daisy's father is unemployed. These kids are forced into "bad education." Some students do not have any aspirations. They live in a neighborhood full of crime therefore their main focus is survival instead of learning.
Many of their men were starving and could no longer withstand the cold winter weather. A lot of their men had died because they were too weak for the long journey ahead of them. In the General History of Virginia, John Smith recalls that “Scarce ten among them could neither go or well stand such extreme weakness and sickness oppressed them“. Once John and William arrived to their destinations, they searched all over land to set up camp and look for clues of previous life. They and their men slowly recovered back to health by living off of corn and beans, but the December weather
Bands traveled around the country to perform which could incur up to $30 in gas per trip. Gasoline prices fluctuated from $.25-.30 (Historical Gas Prices, 1919-2004) at the end of the Jazz Age causing travel to be quite expensive for large groups. It was cheaper for smaller bands to travel; so many large bands broke apart. Demand for live music began to decrease at the start of the Great Depression because families were too poor to spend their funds recreationally. “25 percent of all workers and 37 percent of all nonfarm workers were completely out of work,” (Smiley).