Literary Quote of the Day: "Don't Be a Bindle Stiff"
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English - June 12, 2022 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEducation ela lesson plans teaching ela short story lesson plans literature lesson plans ela lesson ideas ela teaching tips Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It’s safe to say these migrant workers have it tough, but is George and Lennie’s dream really impossible? I mean they actually almost have enough to buy the place. How much money does George waste on booze and prostitutes?
It’s easy to look back after a failure and blame our circumstances. It’s easy to blame society. After all, when people become losers in the US, they claim the American Dream is dead. Did you know that right now there are people walking from Honduras to Texas for a small chance of what writers like Steinbeck says is dead.
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking your dreams are dead just because you’ve failed once or twice.
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