Riverworld In the Riverworld series, Philip Jose Farmer grapples with many aspects of human nature. The series is not about the evolution of humanity, nor mankind's instinctive desire to become dominant over nature. It is actually about spiritual reformation, and the quest to make oneself a better person. Through the failure of Samuel Clemens' quest, the triumph of Richard Burton's journey, and the revelation of the purpose behind the creation of Riverworld, Farmer is suggesting that the key to redemption
The Mind of Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut is one of the preeminent writers of the later half of the twentieth century. His works are all windows into his mind, a literary psychoanalysis. He examines himself as a cog in the corporate machine in "Deer in the Works"; as a writer through the eyes of Kilgore Trout in several works; and most importantly, as a prisoner of war in Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut created short stories and novels that dealt with events in his life. One of the
other cases, citizens from other countries will apply for visas in the United States and then overstay their visas. These workers become undocumented migrant workers, roaming from farm to farm, hoping that they can make enough money to send home. Farmers hire these workers and pay them illegally with cash. A recent report by Leon F. Bouvier states that “Since 1979, legal immigrants have averaged 566,000 a year; newly arrived refugees approved have averaged 135,000; and the "settled" illegal immigrant
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this book, Carlos depicts aspects of his life from living in the Philippines, to crossing the ocean and finding his way to the Pacific American coast. (wikipedia) Carlos was born in 1913 and in his younger years, he describes his life as a Filipino farmer and how he plowed the earth with carabao. He was the fourth oldest son of his family and tended his father's farm land, while his mother lives separately in Binalonan, Pangasinan, with his two other siblings. Their hardship that his family encountered