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Great Depression

        The Great Depression was America's biggest economy downfall  ever.   "In 1929, one of Americas biggest stock market crashed causing the biggest economic struggle in the entire world."  America struggled in finances from 1929-1939.  This was the "longest lasting downturn in the industrialized world."  Due to the Great Depression, many people lost their jobs and became unemployed.  As the economic struggle deepened, America became not only in financial trouble, but political as well. Many hard-working individuals struggled with poverty. 

        During this period, comparnies struggled in making money, and many people didn't have jobs. "About 12 - 15 million Americans were left unemployed". Since men were expected to provide for their family, they felt humiliated and disappointed that they could not get a job. Females and children sometimes had to take on new responsibilities, just so that their family could survive. "By 1933, 11,000 of the nations 25,000 banks had disappeared." Nearly half of America's banks had failed, due to the large amounts of people that needed to withdraw cash. These people needed to take back their money, so they could feed their families. The Great Depression was a time of hardships and setbacks for the people and their families. 

http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/GreatDepression.html

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Of Mice and Men Vocab

"She paused and her face lost its sullenness and grew interested"
Word: sullenness
Definition: showing irritation or illhumor by gloomy silence
Sentence: The little boy was known for his sullenness, for he rarely spoke to anyone, and responded with one word answers when he did.

"He felt morosely silent." Page 23
Word: Morosely
Definition: Gloomy
Sentence: The girls morose personality made it unpleasent for the people around her.

A Coney Island Life Final Draft

         A person only gets one shot at life. Whether they live it to the fullest or spend it in regret is all up to them. One should be thankful for life's opportunities and not take it for granted. Life will never be perfect, it's the way that a person deals with adversity and overcomes obstacles that will make their life memorable. The poem "A Coney Island Life" by James L. Weil teaches people to stop worrying about the past, and live your present life to the fullest, because you never know when your life could end.

        Instead of being stuck in the past, one should start thinking about how their present life could affect their future. "And seen my helium hopes break skyward without me" is a quote that compares a persons hopes and dreams to balloons at a fair. An opportunity only lasts for so long; a person can either grasp it quickly or watch as it drifts away without them. In order for a person to live their life to the fullest, they need to make the most out of every situation that presents itself. "I take perhaps my last ride on this planet carousel." The writer is comparing life to a carousel, and is wondering how many days she has left to live. However, instead of worrying about the numbered days, one should go out and make their life worth living. Life is only so short, so one should take advantage of every opportunity that they get.
        If a person wants something, they should chase after it, instead of reminiscing about past events in their life. "And ask how many times round I have" is a quote in the poem that refers to the amount of days they have left to live. A person should take a risk every once in a while, instead of settling for something they know that they can achieve. One does not want to live their life with regrets, so they should live each day to the fullest, because they will never get that day back."To catch that brass-ring-sun before the game is up". The "brass-ring-sun" is a goal that they want to achieve before they die. A person's attitude determines whether they will achieve that goal or not. One should always have a positive attitude about life, because by doing so, they can accomplish more things.

        Time on Earth is very precious and limited. One does not want to spend their life constantly wondering "What if" or saying "I should've done this". The past is the past, and a person can't change that. The only thing they can change is what their future will look like. People make mistakes, but it doesn't mean you stop trying when the road gets bumpy. One should live their present life with no regrets. Life is already so short, and anyone's life could end in a split second. "A Coney Island Life" by James L. Weil, states that when a person's time comes, one should be proud of their achievements and the fact that they lived their life to the fullest.

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