Maestro: Book ReviewBob Woodward's book, Maestro, is sort of a mini-political biography of Alan Greenspan. The book doesn't get into Greenspan's personal life at all, rather it sticks to the discussion of Greenspan's work as an economist for the U.S. government. There is very little criticism of Gre...

Matthew Sinrod Dr. Doyle Eng 102 5/5/98 "Themes in "The Grapes of Wrath" John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California February 27th 1902. He was the third of four children and the only son of John Ernst Steinbeck II, manager of a flour mill, and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck, a former teacher. Steinb...

The theme of lonliness and companionship makes itself prevelent in this book. The setting is perfect for such a theme, since the time almost mirrors this attitude. The setting can be brokeninto three major catagories, each presenting the theme in a different way. These catagories are as fallows: pla...