Done by:
Heng Jian Shun (3I1) 11
Daniel Sng (3I1) 23
The Great Depression was
caused by the stock market
crash in the U.S, 1929 (Wall
Street Crash)
Caused a domino effect as the depression
spread to other countries, causing their
economies to suffer too
1 1
9 9
0 6
2 8
”On one side of the river the golden foothill
slopes curve up to the strong and rocky
Gabilan Mountains, but on the valley side the
water is lined with trees.”
“Salinas River drops in close to the
hillside bank and runs deep and green.”
Of Mice and Men is
set somewhere in
Salinas, California.
The introduction
and final parts of the
story are located close to the Salinas river.
The location was described to be an eden-like one
Survived through the Great Depression era
-Motivation for novels dealing with rural labour (Of Mice
And Men)
Name
Severity (in
terms of
cognition)
1
Unable to
function in
society
1
Total
(Average)
Dementia
2
2
1.5
Neurodegenerative
diseases
4
3
3.5
Learning disabilities
3
5
4
Brain injuries
5
4
4.5
Mental Retardation
(1 being most, 5 being least)
1
MIGRANT EXPERIENCE
Workers had to move to California in hopes of earning a job, after
the droughts in the 1930s, where the farms they worked in were
abandoned.
The mild climate in California seemed to make it a “promised land”
However, many migrants still found it hard to feed themselves as
there was a wage reduction due to the amount of workers.
The migrant workers faced discrimination from the Californian
farmers because of their race and culture.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The working conditions for the workers were also very poor, and they
had to endure living on the bare minimum of food.
Many strikes took place, as the wages paid and conditions on farms
were unsatisfactory.
The bosses were often known for taking advantage of their
employees, as they had little rights and were fighting for money
to survive.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_retardation
http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_disability
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/learning_disabilities.htm
http://www.q8da.com/kw/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7
7:dyslexia-and-exams-&catid=41:news
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1962/steinbeck-bio.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck
http://www.schweich.com/imagehtml/IMGP2102sm.html
http://www.depressiondodging.com/cognitivebehavioraltherapy.html
http://www.paratechs.com/
http://brydon9803.deviantart.com/art/Stickman-Waving-77890622
http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/systems/agentsheets/New-Vista/grapeboycott/History.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html
http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/systems/agentsheets/New-Vista/grapeboycott/History.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html