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    The Pearl Humans are never satisfied; you give them one thing and they want something more. In the novel The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ the main character becomes consumed by wealth and a promising future. Kino changed drastically throughout the novel‚ loosing track of what was most important to him‚ his family. Kino went from having a simple and complete life as a fisherman in a warm and loving community to a life of never being satisfied. He was a loving father and husband that provided

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    India is a country that is rich in culture and spiritual beliefs. This all changed when the British landed a company that not only changed the societal business but also the government rule as well as their cultural aspects. This company was named the East India Company. With its gradual expansion‚ the company managed to build English communities in Calcutta‚ Bombay‚ and Madras; the three presidency states of India. Although the East India Company’s intentions where to pursue and expand trade with

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    The Pearl The Pearl by John Steinbeck is a story about a pourished Indian and his family. One day his son Coyotito got stung by a scorpion so Kino’s wife Juana took her son to the doctor. The doctor refused to help them so Kino went out in search for a pearl. He found The Pearl of the world and then suddenly everyone wanted it. They then left the left there village to sell their pearl but some trackers were searching for them and ended up taking something very important from them. Though

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    Objectification of Religious Identity and Census in British India The need for objectification of the various religions in British India originated when the colonists decided to carry out the Indian Census in the 18th century and every ten years thereafter. It started off out of the intellectual curiosity of a few British officers. They believed that collecting systematic information about caste‚ religion‚ language‚ education‚ means of subsistence etc will help them know the natives better and

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    of resources from other countries. In 1757‚ the British East India company took control of India‚ and used their resources for factories back in Britain. India was regarded as their most profitable and useful colony. In 1857‚ the Sepoy Rebellion took place‚ and Britain came in and officially took complete political‚ economic‚ and social control. As one could imagine‚ this had major negative impacts on the politics‚ economy‚ and the people of India. Although some people‚ such as Dr. Kartar Lalvani

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    The Pearl is a novella by American author John Steinbeck‚ published in 1947. It is the story of a pearl diver‚ Kino‚ and explores man’s nature as well as greed and evil. Steinbeck’s inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz‚ Baja California Sur‚ Mexico‚ which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl-rich region in 1940.[1] In 1947‚ it was adapted into a Mexican film named La perla. The story is one of Steinbeck’s most popular books and has been widely used in high school classes.[2] Kino

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    The Pearl written by John Steinbeck‚ is a book about Kino a poor diver‚ gathering pearls from the Gulf beds of Mexico that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino‚ Juana‚ and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then‚ during a day of diving‚ Kino loom’s from the sea with a pearl diffrent then the rest‚ bigger and more beautiful than any other. With the great pearl comes hope‚ the promise of comfort and of security. John Steinbeck uses Kino’s canoe‚ the pearl‚ and

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    The Pearl Book Response Author: John Steinbeck Date 07/06/13 By Robbie Delany In The Pearl‚ author John Steinbeck uses the pearl to express the theme of human nature when confronted by wealth. At the beginning of the novella‚ the protagonist Kino finds a pearl of immense size and beauty‚ claiming it to be ’as perfect as the moon’. However‚ by the final stages of the book it is looked upon with disgust‚ suggesting that it contains the devil and is ’grey‚ like a malignant growth’. Steinbeck

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    The pearl‚ the cause of much appalling misfortune and contempt‚ is the central focal point of The Pearl. Although it’s meaning and symbolism are never clearly defined‚ they continuously shift throughout the course of the plot. In the beginning‚ the pearl represents a great stroke of contingency and luck. Before finding the magnificent pearl‚ Juana prayed that there would be a way to hire the doctor for the cure of Coyotito‚ but she mentioned‚ "for the minds of people are as unsubstantial as the mirage

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    on the south side of the sky from Tishomingo‚ Oklahoma. The constellation symbolizes the Mythical Bulgarian Crown‚ which was first worn from King Simeon the First in 893 A.D. The crown symbolizes majesty‚ might‚ strength‚ and wisdom. The story states that only royal people could wear that accessory they had to be reliable and responsible‚ in order to be given the opportunity to wear the Crown. It was found in 893 A.D. in a 100-degree warm day from a poor countryman‚ who was working on the field trying

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