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    Simrohn Iftekhar Mr. Demmers 9A Summer Reading Assignment (The Pearl by John Steinbeck) I. Examine Steinbeck’s use of imagery. Writers carefully choose their words in order to convey vivid images to the reader. Re-read the first three paragraphs of the novel (pp.1-2)* and answer the following questions: 1. What visual image does Steinbeck create? He creates an image of very early morning when the stars are out and the sky is still dark. He paints the setting of a small and quaint house on the

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    room for a few minutes was offered a job and had agreed to it at Chambers Bay Golf Course in Washington. I was awestruck. Never before had I even thought of the possibility that we could be moving. First of all my mom told me we would live in Gig Harbor not in Tacoma‚ and that I would go to Peninsula High School. I concluded that this was a great opportunity because of all the resources they would have here‚ more electives‚ sports‚ clubs‚ etcetera. After that surprising conversation I decided to

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    Alex Chin Prof. Julianne Altenbernd English 60 15 May 2014 Harbor Wave The earthquake that generated the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23‚000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs‚ according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Indian Ocean tsunami traveled as much as 3‚000 miles (nearly 5‚000 kilometers) to Africa‚ arriving with sufficient force to kill people and destroy property. By the end of the day more than 150‚000 people were dead or missing and

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    Corwin Sprunger Coach Fox English III - 6 1 March 2015 Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel There are many other people that could be placed on a stamp but Dr. Seuss is a little different than other people. Dr. Seuss should be placed on a commemorative postage stamp because he had a big imagination‚ entertained people and helped children learn how to read. When he was young‚ he made “loopy” drawings of animals‚ characters‚ and people. Even his father took him to the zoo to help him be creative with his drawings

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    for the attack on Pearl Harbour? On December 7‚ 1941 the infamous bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese took place‚ but who was really responsible? Many historians lay the blame with President Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR)‚ citing his approach to the war as antagonistic and inciting a Japanese attack. This report however will highlight that the Japanese were the real antagonises‚ deliberately and purposely attacking the United States (US)‚ United Kingdom and Holland‚ and Pearl Harbour was but a

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    reminders of her sin‚ the scarlet A and her daughter‚ Pearl. Hawthorne characterizes Pearl with contrasting personalities and roles she plays in Hester’s life. Pearl’s conflicting personality components‚ innocence and defiance‚ both derive from her isolation from society‚ which resulted from her mother’s sin. Pearl represents the conflict between good and evil‚ reflecting the roles she plays in Hester’s life‚ as the physical embodiment of the A. While Pearl serves as a savior to Hester‚ representing possible

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    In The Pearl‚ the pearl represents greed. After finding the pearl‚ Kino as well as the other characters become greedy because they want the power they believe the pearl contains. The events that take place evoke the reader’s emotions by changing the way the reader feels about a character due to their choices. This helps the author to convey the point that money and power leads to greed. In chapter one‚ Kino doesn’t have any money to pay for the treatment of his child’s scorpion sting. The doctor

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    Hawthorne’s the Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is a symbol of adultery and sin. Being the product of such‚ she leads Hester and Dimmesdale to the acceptance and confession of their sin. She’s the beautiful daughter of the towns adulterist and has mean traits. Pearl is technically the only living symbol of the scarlet letter. She also makes a connection between Hester and Dimmesdale. Initially Pearl is the symbol of Hester’s public punishment for her sin. As the book goes on Pearl grows up and represents the

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    In "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck there are many characters that show out to be greedy after Kino got the pearl. For example: the priest‚ the doctor and Kino. The priest turns out to be greedy when Kino gets the pearl. When the news came to Him he started to wonder whether he had baptized Coyotito and if he married Kino and Juana‚ he also started to think how much the pearl was worth‚ and what repairs where necessary to the church. The doctor also turns out to be greedy after the news that Kino

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    The killer second hand clothes shop. The record store. All the places that held his memories‚ memories of the happiest time of his life. He hadn’t been that happy since. And as he walked into the beautiful steampunk-esque Barnes and Noble in Harbor Place‚ Castiel Novak couldn’t help but feel like he’d come full circle. The place was mobbed‚ and there was loud applause as he walked in. He was led up to the second floor on the incredible glass escalators‚ and he took in the copper plated chimneys

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