Essays Tagged: "salinas"

"The grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. The author and his time

er took John and his three sisters on long drives out into the broad and beautiful valleys south of Salinas, the town where John was born in 1902. John passed vast orchards, and endless fields green w ... oles and became acquainted with the ways of nature. He developed a feel for the land. Each year the Salinas River flooded and then dried up, and John began to understand the cycles of seasons. He saw ...

(8 pages) 124 0 3.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

How hispanics Affect Voting Results.

can think the majority of Latinos would lean to the right. From the "celebrating of Cinco de Mayo" (Salinas, 2002) to talks of a mass amnesty granting to illegal Mexicans in the United States, the Rep ... World Wide Web: http://www.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=790565&xid=18Salinas, Maria Elena (2002) Romancing the Hispanic Vote. Hispaniconline.com,Retrieved December 22, 2 ...

(4 pages) 85 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

"The Red Pony": Book Report.

the main character Jody are introduced into the story at breakfast. Carl and Billy Buck set off to Salinas to take six cows to the butcher and return later with a little red pony for Jody, which he c ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Hit the Road

28, 1932Today I got a letter from my cousin telling me about some possible work on some ranches in Salinas. I think I'm going to check it out; my family really needs the money. So, right now I'm pack ... hope it won't be too long though. Well, I've got to go finish packing. I'll write more once I'm in Salinas.~AnnabelDear Diary, October 1, 1932I've been here in Salinas for three days now, and it does ...

(3 pages) 11 0 4.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

White Side: Stereotypes and ignorance         I am a white male.

ced something a lot of other white males have never experienced. Racism. Living on the east side of Salinas is manageable, being white on the east side is down right hard. The middle school I attended ...

(4 pages) 1382 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community