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more independent person. I managed to hunt for apartments and sign a lease for the first time, apply for my first job, go on my first interview, and get hired all while managing my academics and social life. My growth as a writer and as a person have come hand in hand this quarter. Neither one a product of the other, but both mutually influential. The grueling process of getting a job is a perfect example. On the first day of class we talked about ways to become a better writer and we came to…

done. You should start a new life, again, here in La Paz. You are welcome to stay in our home as long as you would like.” I replied. “Thank you brother. We should start a new life. But I am done pearl diving. I will learn to be a teacher for the poor. So that children’s parents can afford education.” Kino said filled with ideas. “But where will you get the money for learning to be a teacher?” Apolonia asked. “I have money from my corn grinding job that I was saving for Coyotito’s education.…

It plays a significant role in the determination of the success of the job duties. Therefore, the workplace is a critical environment that any organization or the head of an organization has to consider adequately for maximum return rates and institutional growth. Aspects such as frequent meetings and interactions are helpful…

sudden change of receiving large amounts of money can change their life. Greed is something that can take over a human being. This is what happens to a character in John Steinbeck’s The Pearl. Kino is a brush house citizen, somebody of a lower class, in La Paz, Baja California. Kino’s life was perfectly fine, until his son Coyotito was stung by a scorpion. The same day, he went out pearl diving, trying to find a pearl of some value so that he could pay the doctor to help heal Coyotito. He then…

Have you ever worked on a group project before? If so, you know how important it is to have a strong team. Joshua Davis, author of La Vida Robot, and Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs, certainly think so. They both believe that in order to have a strong team, one must use their unique skills to contribute to their team’s success. In La Vida Robot, Davis describes a high school robotics team who use their combined talents to create a robot. This group consisted of four members: Lorenzo…

process in that organization. Culture is a process because of how people learn. Since most of us learn to perform behaviors through a system of rewards or consequences, this is also how we form our work culture. When employees are given compliments on jobs well done this can impact the workplace. If this is a standard and repeated behavior by managers it then becomes part of the culture. In addition, another way, that people learn, is through interaction. Most behaviors and rewards involve…

One of the hardest parts about going to work every day is knowing that at the end of your shift the only thing you have effectively done has been sitting in a chair. A problem that plagues the ICBM force is that we perform a job 24 hours a day 365 days a year since the first Minute Man III was put in place without ever having to do our mission. Taking a step back, this is a great thing because if we were to ever carry out our mission there would be an unsurmountable number of casualties…

Though The Pearl (by Steinbeck) is, on the surface, viewed as a prejudice and sexist book, there are different ways it can be read and interpreted. It is the story of a pear diver named Kino, and it demonstrates how mans’ nature can make him evil and greedy. The book sets general gender roles for the characters depicted. It also shows the function of the social class of the time. Even still, The Pearl shows that women are smart and strong when it comes to protecting the family. The Pearl is a…

Soccer or perhaps football is not just any sport; it is a way of life. I first started playing soccer when I was six years old back where come from, Bahrain. In Bahrain, soccer is the number one sport as it’s the most watched and the most played. So, the question that if I will continue to participate in playing soccer is defiantly, and without any hesitation, a yes. I play soccer because it is my favorite hobby and it has the greatest form of sportsmanship and teamwork. Soccer is a sport that…

finds “the greatest pearl in the world” (Steinbeck 10). Consequently, this event sets up a major conflict in the novella, The Pearl, by John Steinbeck. Kino, a poor fisherman, Juana, his wife, and Coyotito, their baby, live in a hut in a city called La Paz located in the Gulf of Mexico. During the novella, Coyotito is stung by a scorpion, causing multiple conflicts. The next day Kino goes fishing and finds a pearl that forever changes him and his family’s life. As a result, Steinbeck skillfully…