La Gioconda

Similar to how Grande writes about las posadas in her selection, it is a festivity she celebrates during Christmas time with her fellow people. The reenactments of Mary and Joseph's journey is part of the yearly tradition, which takes place in Grande's country. The food described in Grande's

immediately became one of the strongest in Spain and in 1905 the club won Copa del Rey (the “Royal Cup”) for the first time. Moreover, the “Royal Club” was able to achieve this trophy 19 times. In 1928, the Club of Madrid was one of the organizers of the La Liga, and three years later

Kelcey Wallace Ms. Doyle English 5 17 May 2017 Have you ever heard the legend about La Llorona known as “The Weeping Women”?Do you hear that? Do you hear that crying noise? People say that if you hear her cry expect death! La Llorona is real, even though people say she is she is an urban legend. There has been sightings of her in many places. La Llorona real name was Maria. Maria was a very beautiful mexican women with long thick black shiny hair and also very tall and skinny. She wore a white gown

Michael Clarke is a legend. He is a successful Australian cricketer who made his One Day International debut in 2003 as a 21 year old and then followed on to make his Test debut in 2004 when he was aged 23. He started off on a high and impressed all the big authorities of the game on his debut, scoring 151 and consequently helping Australia to victory. He has also captained the side for about 4 years and 5 months now and has been very successful with leading his team throughout the good and difficult

Just as the German National Team serves as the golden standard in futbol, Patagonia Inc. sits comfortably atop the outdoor clothing industry. Patagonia Inc. values simplicity and utility. They acknowledge that their business activity creates pollution as a by-product, and they work tirelessly to cut back on those harms. Chouinard and his team have stayed true to their core values for over three decades, and it's this focus on making the best products possible that has brought them so much success

Sergio is a Spanish man in his late 30s, and he had black hair. His dream was to go to El Clasico which was a soccer match against FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, but he didn’t have enough money because some thieves robbed his house during nightfall. Since he was very slow at running he could only play golf. He tried playing golf, and he did extremely well. He signed up for a golf league in Granada, Spain. The very first match he got a score of -2 and was ranked number 2. There were seven matches left

ship La Amistad, a happening that many people must still have in

The Pearl is a novel written by John Steinbeck that tells the story of a man named Kino. After his son is stung by a scorpion Kino goes pearl-diving in order to try to pay a doctor to save his son. He finds a beautiful pearl and soon his life is consumed by greed as he imagines of all the things he can do and buy with his new-found wealth. To give a better explanation of the story to the reader John Steinbeck uses many literary devices in his tale. These devices are characterization, foreshadowing

In the novella, The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck, a pearl diver named Kino is eager to find a pearl to help his son, Coyotito, after he was stung by a scorpion. After the doctor refuses them treatment, Kino coincidentally finds ‘The Pearl of the World’. Originally, it was just supposed to help them with the payment for Coyotito's treatment, but it leads to other happenings. People start hating Kino, and are jealous of his pearl. Trackers try to hunt him down in the mountains to kill him and get

Of all the symbols that are in Steinbeck’s story, the pearl of the world is the most important because of its direct impact on Kino, Juana, and Coyotito. The Pearl is about a poor diver, Kino, who gathers pearls for a living. Then, on a day like any other, Kino comes to the surface of the sea with a pearl as large as a seagull’s egg. Kino thought it would be a source of wealth, hope, and comfort, whereas it was actually the evil that destroyed their family. Kino lifted the flesh of the oyster, and