Hernando De Soto was the first to see the Mississippi river? De Soto was born in Spain. He might was born in the year 1496 or 1501. His real name is Fernando. In 1539 De Soto and his men went ashore at Tampa Bay Florida. He grew wealthy as a trader as a trader of Indian slaves. Hernando sailed for Spain. He started from Spain. He went to Tampa Bay. He discovers the Mississippi river. It ended when he was going back to the Mississippi river. His death is on May 21‚ 1542. De Soto joined the
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friends and even the teachers make fun of him. theme in the jacket is be thankful for what you get. Three ways that the characters problems are shown are through symbolism‚conflict‚and climax. Lets see Frist the symbolism in the “jacket” by Gary Soto supports that the boy has problems with his jacket because
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In the short fictional story “Broken Chain” Gary Soto begins drawing in the reader’s attention by describing Alfonso pushing back his teeth because he felt inadequate about his appearance and was trying to fix his teeth on his own because his parents could not afford braces. I immediately felt compassion for this character. I immediately wanted to know what was going to happen next‚ that’s when I learned he met a girl and needed to borrow his brothers bike. First the story
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Body Composition Tests What is body composition‚ and why is it important? Your body is made up of water‚ fat‚ protein‚ carbohydrate and various vitamins and minerals. If you have too much fat -- especially if a lot of it is at your waist -- you’re at higher risk for such health problems as high blood pressure‚ high blood cholesterol and diabetes (di"ah-BE’teez or di"ah-BE’tis). That increases your risk for heart disease and stroke. Obesity is now recognized as a major‚ independent risk factor
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this through Manuels emotions‚ Other character’s reactions and Manuels private thoughts. Soto shows our theme by including characters reactions to Manuel’s performance to develop feeling in the characters contributing to the theme. Soto states in La bamba “Funny. Crazy. Hilarious. These were the words people said to him”. This made Manuel feel better about his performance. Soto also says “his brother and sisters looked at him with a mixture of jealousy and awe.”
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Have you ever wanted to get away from your normal everyday life? In Gary Soto’s poem‚ “Saturday at the Canal‚” the poet tells of a seventeen-year old boy who is leading a very monotonous life and one that he wishes to get away from. Using First-Person‚ the boy feels that his life is boring and by leaving his home town he will find happiness. He also feels that his life lacks purpose and going away will show him that his life has worth and purpose. Gary Soto uses personification‚ metaphors‚ and rich
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Jumpstone says she has moved from Cricket Creek‚ California‚ which is supposedly in the north‚ because of the terrible weather. The story is a little dated as there are no computers and all writing is done on manual typewriters but apart from that we can say it takes place in the present. - Characters: Mabel Jumpstone‚ Ralph Cummings (the narrator of the story) and Art Bowen. Mabel Jumpstone is a sixty-five-year-old secretary. She is described as resembling an old gray mare the first time we meet
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After reading the poem “Oranges” by Gary Soto‚ the first opinion that came to my mind is cute. Often times our most vivid memories come from first-time experiences. Many writers like to draw from their memory banks to create themes for their works; themes that a reader can often relate to‚ stimulating them. This poem draws from a favorite memory‚ telling a simple story of a boy’s first date with a girl. The descriptive words in this poem provide the reader with a sense that the events being described
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the movie. The main character is a 39 year old name Robert that is going threw a lot of life threatening moments. The story is about a virus that is killing a lot of people around the world and it starts in 1976 in California Los Angeles. The main character is facing death and life and he is facing the fact of never seeing a single person again. Well‚ both the movie and book have some similarities‚ and there are a lot of differences. The movie in the book have some details that are the same but some
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Santiago is an old fisherman who always is accompanied by a faithful friend named Manolin. The bad luck of Santiago is extended to 84 days and was so bad his reputation as a fisherman who the child’s parents forbade the boy to fish with him after the first 40 days without success at sea. Although mandolin wasn’t fishing with the old man he always worries about his well-being and does its best to be with him and helps in every way possible. One of the differences of the book and the movie is
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