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    Have you ever acted in a certain way and then later changed your attitude or outlook on events or situations that have taken place? In the novel, The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck and the fictional story “Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, this is exactly what happens. The Pearl is about a man named Kino who finds a large pearl to help his son who was stung by a scorpion. However, men try to steal the pearl and attack Kino, leading him to show no mercy and kill them, which causes…

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    Alex Aguilar The Pearl Changes You… From a happy family- to a family of hatred. As the book “The Pearl” progressed so did many faces as well. With the finding of the pearl many character’s acts changed-one primarily being Kino. Overall the pearl came to show hope, greed, and evil. The pearl throughout the book came to show many symbolization and characteristics that will be talked about. “My son will read and open the books, and my son will write and will know writing. And my son will make…

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    Have you ever acted in a certain way and then later changed your attitude or outlook based on events or situations that have taken place?In the novel “The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck and the fictional short story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers,this is exactly what happens. The Pearl is about a man named Kino finds a large pearl to help his son who was stung by a scorpion,However men try to steal the pearl from Kino,leading him to show no mercy and kill them which causes…

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    The Pearl Greed

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    The Pearl Can wealth be more important than your family? John Steinbeck, the famous american author, wrote the novella, The Pearl. Kino and his family find the pearl of the world, but the pearl gives him greed and anger. They resolve that by throwing the pearl back into the sea. Throughout the novel Kino changes what is important in life as he copes with resolving his internal conflicts. In the beginning of the book, the things that are important to Kino are his family and his boat. A boat is…

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    Power Of The Pearl

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    The Power of The Pearl husband, and protagonist of this story is slowly corrupted by the powerful force that is, the pearl. All the while Kino's wife Juana wants the same thing throughout the entire story, the happiness, safety, and love of her family. She, however, does not let the pearl get the best of her, she is not driven by greed unlike Kino, who let's it, in a way, control him. Kino's love for the pearl drove him into a state of madness. It caused him to do and say things he normally…

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    using “Father” implies that Kino is homologous to God, and as one knows, a god is admirable, of the highest status in a chapel, and is purely omniscient. To further expand on the notable attributes, the adjectives are valuable and compel the people of La Paz to worship and idolize Kino and his…

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    In the beginning, there was only sadness. Everywhere you looked you would see villagers of Athens crying, plants dying, and no sunlight just darkness. Markeus’s mother, Kares was very depressed. She was trying her very best to raise Markeus to be a great hero and take the right path of life. Kares was a poor villager that had to grow her own crops in order to survive. But, the sunlight were blocked by the clouds, and there was no happiness. Her crops were constantly dying. Kares and her son…

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    Best Concert Reflection

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    at the beginning of the word to propel the pitch forward worked perfectly. However, where there were any uncertain parts, prime example being the "Fa la la" section of “Fire”, our intonation, as well as all the other technical aspects declined rapidly in quality. As far as rhythmic accuracy goes, “Fire” may have lacked that quite a bit in the “Fa la la” section of the song, as well as small hiccups in some of the alleluia phrases of the Latin piece suffered a smidge. Other than that I feel that…

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    slowly, but just enough for me to know that I wanted to stay forever. I felt like I was rich and had the biggest and most beautiful house on the entire planet. I remember dancing around with Hippo in the living room singing, “I am rich, la la la! I am rich la la la!” After I stopped dancing and singing, I then thought to myself “ This is paradise.” As I placed my placed my hand on the little statue next to me, I could feel my heart start to fill with joy, while my hand just stayed. Flat on the…

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    The opportunity for career advancement within the Social Security Administration is what motivates me to work harder, take on more projects, and continuously study the law. It is in the agency 's best interest to have a legal assistant that goes above the call of duty and possesses the talent, legal knowledge, and competencies necessary to not only accomplish the mission but also exceed external customers ' satisfaction. Pursuing my Master 's degree is part of reaching the ultimate goal of…

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