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    Right now in the novel so many things have happened. News about Kino’s great pearl spreads throughout the neighborhood which leads to everyone talking to Kino just so they can have the pearl. The doctor comes back again, just because he realizes that Kino is now rich, only to give Coyotito something, that actually makes him worse! Only to come back right when he gets worse, and give him something that makes Coyotito better. I think the doctor only did this so he could get in Kino’s good graces,…

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    When Coyotito, Kino’s son, is stung by a scorpion, Kino and his wife , Juana search for a pearl in order to have money to pay to the doctor to heal Coyotito. Turns out, they finds a very large pearl, The Pearl of the World that will lead him to selfish ambition. As the Pearl is found, word about it spread immediately and people began having ambitions about the Pearl. At first, Kino simply wished for his family to have clothes. Gradually, he began to wish for more and more. Kino’s pride begins to…

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    The Pearl Essay

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    The Pearl Essay John Steinbeck’s The Pearl , is a classic novella that takes place in a small town. At the beginning of the story, a young pearl diver named Kino found the Pearl of The World. When Kino first found the pearl , his son Coyotito was bitten by a poisonous scorpion. Throughout the story , Kino and his wife Juana fight to protect the pearl from the song of evil. Later on, the couple realizes that putting the pearl before their family caused evil to come upon them. The moral…

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    CHANGING THE WORLD ONE GOAL AT A TIME There have many people that change the world like Martin Luther King Jr. He ended slavery or Thomas Edison who invented the light bulb. In soccer it is different because to change the world of soccer it is different. You have to work together and that is what Brazil did during it glorious days with Pele. Brazil has revolutionized the world of soccer with o jogo bonito which means the beautiful game in english. The beautiful game consists of many things…

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    The Pearl The story The Pearl, many dangerous journeys are made and great things are found that it makes good angels turn to bad demons. John Steinbeck, a famous american author, wrote the novella The Pearl. In the novella, there is an indian man who finds “the pearl of the world” only to see that it brings many challenges. He must sell the pearl to make sure his family lives a long life, but must pass through all the dangers to make his dreams come true. Throughout the novel, what Kino views…

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    marriages to inspire beautiful novels giving insight to the lives and struggles of others he hoped to better shape other’s lives. In this novel, Steinbeck takes you into the life of a struggling family, and a man who chose greed over need. In La Paz on the coast of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, lived a pearl diver named Kino in this small village. He lived with his wife, Juana, and their baby, Coyotio,…

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    La Llorana Urban Legend

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    La Llorana is a very well-known and widespread urban legend in Mexico and has become just as prevalent in America with the Mexican-American cultural influence of the media, such as horror movies, TV series, and novels. This legend has been passed down from generation to generation as part of the tradition embedded in the Mexican culture and as a result, there are many different interpretations of La Llorana, such as what she looks like as well as what her story is. The fact is this myth is only…

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    The Pearl Archetypes

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    Steinbeck's use of archetypes and symbols in The Pearl In Steinbeck’s The Pearl, archetypes and symbols are used to develop the theme of striving for the American dream. Corruption of wealth, greed, and fate all lead to the development of this theme. Steinbeck also uses correct historical representations of that time which greater represent the theme of the American dream. The American dream can be described as innovative and industrialized to create happiness. During the 19th century…

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    let go. Because we are going home. My son and I” (Viramontes 180). Much like La Llorona, who died searching for her children, this woman met the same fate. Viramontes’s use of intertextuality in this short story was imperative so that the reader could understand the grief of this one woman, was the grief of many and forever preserved in legend. It only emphasized the unjust fragmentation of this woman’s family. The tale of La Llorona was an emotional and heart-wrenching backdrop to the real…

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    Recuerdo Research Paper

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    Recuerdo cuando tenía cuatro años y solía dibujar en hojas en blanco que mi madre me daba para dibujar. Recuerdo aquellas hojas blancas en que dibujé, escribiría palabras al azar que no tenían sentido. También recuerdo que la primera palabra que escribí fue Mamá en aquellas hojas de papeles que mi madre me dio. I remember my mother read the book of Nacho to me every afternoon so I could learn how to read. My mother also read the book called Coquito, every night before going to bed. My favorite…

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