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    In The Pearl‚ the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ uses the pearl to express what human nature is. At the beginning of the novel‚ the pearl that Kino finds is described as large as being incandescent and as "perfect as the moon"; by the end of the novel‚ Kino looks at the pearl it is "ugly‚ gray‚ like a malignant growth." In general‚ mankind’s are greedy‚ deceptive and evil. In the novel‚ Steinbeck tries to say that human nature tendency toward greed‚ deception and evil‚ which can cause something good and

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    a close‚ pure kinship with the natural world‚ the source of his livelihood. At the beginning of the novella‚ Kino is essentially content with his life. However‚ two seemingly chance occurrences—Coyotito’s scorpion sting and Kino’s discovery of the pearl—open Kino’s eyes to a larger world. As Kino begins to covet material wealth and education for his son‚ his simple existence becomes increasingly complicated by greed‚ conflict‚ and violence. The basic trajectory of Kino’s character is a gradual decline

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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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    Mock Orange

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    Gluck uses strong diction to create vivid images in order to convey the hatred and helplessness that is the core of the character. Although the diction is relatively colloquial‚ there are some prominent words‚ which are utilized to exhibit the woman’s emotions. The first two lines of the poem are bursting with powerful lexis‚ "It is not the moon‚ I tell you. / It is these flowers..." (1-2). The woman hates men‚ and uses influential words to aid in her belief. The word moon suggests power. The subject

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    Mock Collective Bargaining Exercise Michael De Jesus‚ Dave Zygiel‚ Jackie Moreland‚ Sarah Pinheiro‚ and Anne Rogers Eastern Nazarene College Industrial Relations BAM 58 August 7th‚ 2013 United Metal Products Workers Union Good evening ladies and gentlemen‚ my name is Michael De Jesus. I am the President of the United Metal Products Workers Union. On my side is the Vice President of the United Metal Products Workers Union Sarah Pinheiro. We are here today to represent the D. G. Barnhouse

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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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    Ballad of the Landlord

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    Ballad of the Landlord is about an African American tenant whose apartment is falling apart and doesn’t want to pay the rent until the landlord fixes the problems. At the end of the poem‚ the landlord calls the police and they take him away to jail for refusing to pay the rent. The speaker in this poem is a poor African American tenant. He is angry that the landlord won’t fix anything yet still wants him to pay the rent. I would characterize the speaker as someone who doesn’t want to be cheated

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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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