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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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    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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    historical and modern societies. These prejudices are apparent in Price of Love and La Traviata, where the female protagonists are each harshly judged by society for their professions. Montaigne thoroughly addressed such prejudices and decoded societal perceptions of “barbarous” acts. Modern societies as a whole, however, are often quick to place judgements without offering resolutions. In both Price of Love and La Traviata, the female protagonists move to a new world to seek a progressive…

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    The mention of the phrase “Maverick Genius” evokes a similar response from the Liverpool faithful, Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan arrived at Anfield having scored goals by the bucketful in Netherlands and enthralled the Kop during his short, yet exhilarating __ and a half years at the club. While the Striker continues with his goal scoring prowess at the Camp Nou and will definitely join the legion of legends who have plied their trade for the club, there is no denying he is amongst the top strikers…

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    second among the world’s soccer players with the highest salaries. He makes $40 million annually. Samuel Eto’o ranks first. Christiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro scored 40 goals in 20 seasons, making him the first person to achieve this mean feat in La Liga history. He renewed his contract with Real Madrid in 2013. It will last 6 years…

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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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