An engaging novel has provoking ideas ‘The Pearl’ is a novella written by American author John Steinbeck in 1947. It is the story of a Mexican pearl diver‚ Kino‚ and explores man’s nature as well as greed and evil. In the story‚ Kino‚ a poor fisherman‚ lives in a small town called La Paz with his wife Juana‚ and his baby son Coyotito. The interaction between characters and setting is explored thoroughly by John Steinbeck in his book ‘The Pearl. Multiple themes are included and can be seen through
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Introduction: The Pearl‚ written by the famous author‚ John Steinbeck‚ is set in a small village in La Paz on the coast of the Baja Peninsula. The third person omniscient point of view that John Steinbeck has employed within The Pearl influences the readers view on the discrimination of both class and gender in modern society. Specifically through the themes presented such as wealth‚ corruption and greed‚ and traditional gender representations. Steinbeck utilises these themes to ensure that the
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The Pearl The story “The Pearl” when taken at face value is about a man who strikes “gold” but on a deeper level explores man’s innate dominance complex through animal imagery. The characters Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe are Kino‚ Juana‚ and the Trackers . In the Pearl‚ Kino’s dominant nature is revealed through animal imagery. One example of his dominant nature is his dominance over those who threaten his family. When Kino kills the scorpion‚ his “teeth were bared” and fury “flared
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Title: Fastest Production Car Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4. Speaker: Bharath Tripuraneni Specific Purpose: To Inform Thesis Statement: From the history of the car till design and mechanics. Introduction I. Attention-getter: Even though there are cars‚ which are faster than Veyron‚ this car has rose to fame because of it mechanics and design‚ which made it a street legal car. II. Establishment of ethos: I am credible to talk about this car as I have done research related to this
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Angle: The proper way to break in a baseball glove Purpose: To inform people on the proper way to break in a baseball glove. Thesis: Proper breaking-in not only gives you a great product‚ it actually can extend the life of the glove. Today I’d like to share with you the proper way to break in a glove. Organizational Pattern: chronological order Introduction 1. Attention getter: All good things take time. 2. Thesis statement: Proper breaking-in not only gives you a great product‚ it
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SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform students of how the divorce of a children’s parents is an extremely traumatic experience and can cause many lasting implications that affect their overall wellbeing. INTRODUCTION: I. When you’re a child‚ your greatest source of stability is your parents. When I was young‚ I remember clearly each time my parents fought or raised their voices at each other. I would squeeze my eyes together and pray that it would end. My greatest fear each time that they would
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“Hybrid” Ashley Hogge Introduction I. Attention Catcher: Talk about anticipating typical Thanksgiving food and what I will eat (maybe show a slide or photograph for watching). II. Listener Relevance Link: People are switching to hybrid cars more than getting an average vehicle. III. Speaker Credibility Statement: I have learned a lot about hybrids‚ since my best friend got one‚ and she and another friend was honored to help me give information on hybrids. IV. Thesis Statement: Living a vegetarian
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Michelle Penny 2/1/2012 SPC2608 Sect. 09 Introduction I. Throughout our lives‚ we meet all kinds of different people. Some of them may come and go out of our lives but you will always have a select few that remain in our lives for years to come. I have a very small select few people who have come into my life who have remained close to me and will always remain in my hearts‚ but there is only one who has made a tremendous impact on my life and helping me become the person I am today.
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Bibliography Dagg‚ Anne Innis. "Giraffe." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. Dagg‚ Anne Innis. "Giraffe." World Book Student. World Book‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. Foster‚ J. B. "Giraffe." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. "Giraffe." Amazing Animals of the World. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. "Giraffes and Okapis." The New Book of Popular Science. Grolier Online‚ 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. Sentman‚ Everett. "Giraffe." Grolier
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Type of Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction: I. Two weeks ago‚ Tuesday‚ October 23‚ I was woken up right around 2:00 am to my roommates speaking with two unfamiliar voices. I went out in the living room to investigate and found a security guard and a police officer gathering details of a robbery for a police report. 1) Turns out one of my roommates left his window open; someone popped the screen out and grabbed his computer right off his desk. 2) As the police officer later
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