The author writes paragraphs 1 through 7 with a pace, using urgent questions and actions to set a mood of . "It had arrived one bracing November night, the moment Fionnuala had yearned for, yet postponed repeatedly until there were no more chances to forestall her decision. How could she leave until she could breathe a sigh of relief about her brother Eamon? How could she remain as long as Brendan waited for her, with dwindling patience, thousands of miles away?
Fionnuala’s mother spoke in the low, encouraging voice, a voice she had often used to soothe a skittish calf or colt on the farm. Yet even the soft glow of the fireside couldn’t disguise Mam’s tense expression.
“He’s here,” she said.
Padraig Slattery’s rickety heap of a cart had pulled up to the door of the cottage, and Fionnuala heard the restless snorting of the horse.
“Mam, you know I don’t feel right leaving you until Eamon is well and truly home.”
“Didn’t you see his handwriting on the envelope this very hour?” said Mam. “Eamon is homeward bound, never more to stray, so you must seize the hour and begin your own journey while there’s time. Your loyal Brendan and the offer of employment can’t wait forever.” Mam’s tone was playful, yet her eyes seemed devoid of cheer.
“Come now, Fionnuala, “ she said, affecting a smile, “America is waiting.”

when alex falls for the charming new boy at school, cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her - she can't believe she's finally found her soul who truly loves and understands her.  

at first, alex is blissfully happy. sure, cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? as the months pass, though, alex can no longer ignore cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.  

as alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

explanation:

lennie

is very stupid, big and strong and sweet, he loves soft things

george

is smart reosponible and watches over lennie

candy

candy is an old ranch worker who has lost one of his hands in a farm accident. he's spent the best years of his life working on someone else's ranch, only to lose his hand and have little money.

curly

is the ranch owners son he is said to have vasilene in one glove to keep that hand soft for his wife

crooks

crooks. crooks is a lively, sharp-witted, black stable-hand, who takes his name from his crooked back. like most of the characters in the story, he admits that he is extremely lonely. when lennie visits him in his room, his reaction reveals this fact.

curlys wife

is lonly and seems to flirt with most of the men on the farm she does not like her hunband much.

1. the human rights issue in the novel is equlity the men in the story are poor and curly is mean to all of them as if they are just dirt

2. the first issue comes up when lennie kills the mouse

3. when lennies love for soft things gets in the way and he kills curlys wife as shes running away.

4. the issue is resolved by the death of lennie.

5. lennie suffers because of his death he will never be able to tend the rabbits.

6. the wording in the qoutations imply what is happening in the story

7. when lennies love for soft things gets in the way and he kills curlys wife as shes running away.

8.   the issue is resolved by the death of lennie.