In Monica Hughes’s story, “The Price of Land,” the government saw human life in dollar symbols. The story tells of a farming family who had not experienced the best of luck making money off of the farm. Money was short but there was a solution offered by the government; not too with farming or anything like that. Jim, the father figure, received a letter, with an offer that would prove hard to refuse. Jim’…showed first 75 words of 996 total…

…showed last 75 words of 996 total…centered on money making. Our society has become so brainwashed by this idea that it has caused the breakdown of society; ‘learn only what you need in order to get a job.’ This way of operating only helps us to ignore our greatest strengths, our morals, our heritage and history. Bibliography Thompson, Allan- The Dynamics of the Industrial Revolution. Edward Arnold publishers, London, 1973. Taras, David- Power and Betrayal in the Canadian Media. Broadview Press, Toronto, 1999.