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…to see a specialist, but the treatment only provided temporary relief. He died on July 9, 1904. Bibliography  Influence on Writings Chekhov went from prosperity to poverty, became educated, and then ends up a successful writer. During his…

…THE PEARL By: John Steinbeck In John Steinbeck’s novel, The Pearl, the main character Kino, went through many dramatic changes in his life. Before finding the pearl, Kino was very peaceful and really wasn’t aware of his people’s poverty. After…

…on to higher education. In places such, as the Middle East and Africa only the well off are able to attend school. It is not government funded like the European system, and they are not as economically stable as North America. In these places where poverty out…

…. Alcoholism was a serious social problem in numerous immigrant families. In some cases, men took up drinking, while their wives, children and mothers bear the heartbreak of poverty, domestic violence and disease so often associated with alcoholism. Many immigrants…

…-year time span. Although growing up in poverty or a broken family had no effect on smoking, researchers Daphne Kuo and Jonathan Mayer learned that children who were raised in families where there was physical or verbal abuse were more likely to smoke…

…in both 1984 and 1988, not only becoming a threat in the civil rights movement but as a political icon also. His message was and still is well liked by both blacks and whites, as he sends the message of true equality and not just power to blacks. Poverty…

…Mellon University. The heart is a symbol of strength, but Andrew Carnegie could have gone through life building up his wealth and power without using his heart. His heart was built up in part because he experienced poverty at the beginning of his life…

…a maid to do her housework, she feels that she lives in poverty. She was miserable. In O. Henry’s tale, the couple’s poverty is revealed by his description of their apartment and the furniture inside. The wife reveals that she has scrimped and saved…

…manner he or she chooses as long as it does not violate the general accepted state and federal laws even if this means living well beyond the poverty line. In a socialist society, there is no private property and, at least in theory, everyone cares for those…

…unwarranted. Concerned by poverty in America and the underfunding of schools that would help end poverty, he takes positions that have been unpopular among many educators. In these essays, he challenges the assumptions underlying both affirmative action…