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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…

messes up, they become a disgrace to the team. Since many Spaniards spend their whole life playing soccer, it is also one one of their main professions. Spain is the birthplace of one of the most popular and respected soccer leagues in the world, La Liga. La Liga houses two of the Greatest soccer clubs ever, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Spain’s international soccer team is also a very successful team and has won one world cup in 2010. Even though soccer is just a sport to us, it is a part of…

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…

How much money do Leonel Messi from Football Club Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo from club Real Madrid make? According to the article, "The World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes 2014," in Forbes magazine, Messi makes about fifty million dollars every season. Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world’s most popular athletes, slightly surpasses Messi’s salary by a few million. European teams like Real Madrid and Football club Barcelona recruit some of the worlds most valuable and highest paid players.…

painter of the painting Las Meninas. Las Meninas means “Spanish for The Maids of Honour”. Las Meninas was made during 1656 in Museo del , Madrid. In my opinion Velazquez was trying to portray a young princess,…

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…

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…

When Messi was seventeen, in the 2004-05 seasons, he became the youngest official goal scorer in the La Liga. The La Liga is Spain’s highest division of soccer.(Rollin) Messi also played with Argentina’s victorious world youth champions squad in 2005 and represented the country in the 2006 World Cup.(Ghosh) Messi’s play continued to rapidly improve throughout…

Life is a mixture of hardships, obstacles and pains. Every individual, who is born in this world, has to be ready to face challenges, which can easily knock a person down so much that he or she just may go under. “Impossible is nothing”, the slogan that Adidas uses in its commercial to persuade people in the fact that there is nothing impossible in our lives, introducing us to very emotional, challenging and severe, but finally very happy and successful life of Lionel Messi. He is the person,…

In the riveting novel, The Pearl, John Steinbeck introduces us to a character, Kino, who faces rigorous attempts to provide for his family with materialist items with the discovery of the Pearl. Throughout the novel, Kino has had multiple opportunities to rid himself of the Pearl and ultimately defeat his obsession yet fails in each attempt. Being encouraged by those around him who see this strain it’s having on himself as a person, as well as the multiple environmental disturbances (like songs…