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    People may think they know what is important in life, but when things happen it changes their thoughts. The Pearl is a novel written by John Steinbeck and “The Treasure of Lemon Brown is written by Walter Dean Myers. The Pearl is about a baby, named Coyotito, who gets stung by a scorpion, but because his mother, Juana, and father, Kino, don’t have money, Coyotito can’t see a doctor. Kino then goes out and finds a pearl and Coyotito started to look better so Kino wanted to go to the capitol to…

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    The Pearl Greed Essay

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    Greed’s Destructive Nature in The Pearl John Steinbeck expresses a theme about the destructive nature of greed in The Pearl. Plainly stated, the theme is that greed can cause destruction. Steinbeck conveys this theme through Kino’s actions after receiving the pearl and through the other character’s in the story. Steinbeck’s comment about greed’s destructive nature can clearly be seen through Kino’s actions after receiving the pearl. At first, Kino went about praising the pearl, saying it…

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    The Pearl Essay

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    The Pearl The Pearl is very unpredictable story it changes around to drama to action and things in this story that want you to keep reading . The Pearl was written by John Steinbeck, a famous american author who wrote The Pearl. The pearl is a novel who talks about a man named Kino who cared and protected his family until he found a pearl and cares about it more and starts to lose his family . What is important to life for kino changes over the courses in the story.As he coaches with internal…

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    The Pearl

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    When most people wake up they hope something good will fall upon them, but most don’t think of the burden that might lurk behind the blessing. This statement could be used as the moral for John Steinbeck’s book The Pearl. The Pearl is a story of a fisherman named Kino whom found a pearl beyond price and doesn’t at the moment understand the dangers that might result from it. As mentioned earlier I believe John Steinbeck paints a very noticeable moral. Kino is a family man that wants nothing but…

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    Lionel Messi is not unknown for many of those soccer fans who follow each tournament and league games in soccer. This Argentina native has established some of the highly appreciated records in the soccer history. He has won awards for scoring goals, winning highly acclaimed tournaments and received world-wide recognition as one of the highest paid soccer player. This young soccer player born on June 24, 1987 is a native of Rosario, Argentina. After moving to Spain at the age of 13, Lionel Messi…

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    Lionel Messi is a famous soccer player, a lots of people are so crazy about his soccer skills. And now I will talk about his the prize he got, his magic soccer skills and his life experence. I will start of the prize he got.Messi got a lots of pize in his life. In 2007 Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite are still the champion in the world and ni that time Messi like a kid stand between theRicardo Izecson dos Santos Leite. But with the time growth Messi become more succeeful. Ricardo Izecson dos…

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    nightly growth-hormone injections for Messi, soon it was impossible for his parents to pay hundreds of dollars per months for the medication. When Messi was 13 and he was offered the chance to train at a soccer powerhouse FC Barcelona’s youth academy, La Masia, and have his bills covered by the team. Soon…

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    Dot & Lil Dot & Lil is a company that makes finely crafted goods for bath, body and home. They are located at Rosemont studio in Montreal, where all their products are made by hand. On their website www.dotandlil.com , the products listed that they sell and create ranges from facial care to candles, body oils and butters. They also sell different types of soaps like bar soap and liquid soap. Their most popular items that they are most known for are their bath salts and milks. They also make…

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    Showgirls have been the face of Las Vegas for a long time, but has been slowly dying throughout the years. In Jack Sheehan column “To Honor Las Vegas, Respect the Showgirl,” published on April 21st, 2013, in the Review-Journal, he explains why he thinks the face of the iconic showgirl is dying in Las Vegas. Sheehan, who has lived in Las Vegas for about four decades, wrote an opinionated piece, that needed more supporting facts. “To Honor Las Vegas, Respect the Showgirl,” was structured well, but…

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    A hero is an evolution of character brought on by experiences and demands encountered by a person. In Cervantes story, “Don Quixote”, the main character imagines himself as an instant hero regardless of the fact that a true hero is a product of their environment, not their mind. In Don Quixote’s fantasies, he wants to become a legend in his own time. Quixote’s private world of fantasies, which he has created from his library, is interlaced with the world of reality that he encounters. At many…

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