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Mississippians. Burnt human bones and cut marks show evidence of ritual cannibalism like many other Latin American civilizations. The next time period, the Intermediate Olmec (1000-650 B.C.E) which is the time of the fall of San Lorenzo and the rise of La Venta. La Venta was a small center during this time compared to San Lorenzo but grew overtime to it’s greatest extent at about 900 to 450 B.C.E. This city was very similar to San Lorenzo with the clay mounds, courts, basalt ponds, drains, and heads. But

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro,[2] OIH, (born 5 February 1985),[3] commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguesefootballer who plays as a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and who serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo became the most expensive footballer in history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth £80 million (€93.9 million/$131.6 million). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is paid €12 million

stature, speed and relentless attacking style, he drew comparisons to another famous Argentinean footballer: Diego Maradona. Messi steered Barcelona to a wealth of success, most notably in 2009, when the left-footer 's team captured the Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super Cup titles. Even the great Maradona gushed about his fellow countryman. "I see him as very similar to me," the retired player told the BBC. "He 's a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football. He has something different

In The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck, take place in La Paz, Mexico, where a pleasant family composed of Kino, his wife, Juana, and their son, Coyotito. One day, their son is bitten by a scorpion and Juana and Kino go see a local doctor, who refuses to treat Coyotito. Kino, a pearl diver, finds a pearl with immense value which he believes will pay for the treatment. However, the pearl brings great misfortune upon the family. As the novel progresses, Juana disagrees that the pearl will help her

The Pearl A pearl...is it worth $1,000, $100,000, or the risk of the death of your valuable family’s lives? John Steinbeck answers this question with the novella, The Pearl. Kino was an impecunious man. He lived with his wife Juana, and his very young son Coyotito. Together, they lived buoyantly as a family. One day, he uncovered a small yet bijou pearl that affected the whole family and even the entire town! Will the pearl eventually bring wealth and happiness to his family, or will it make the

Most people would consider finding a piece of jewelry worth large sums of money a wonderful stroke of luck. Kino, the main character of John Steinbeck’s ninety-page novel The Pearl, sure felt this way when he discovered the greatest pearl in the world at the point in his life when he needed it most—his son having just being stung by a scorpion and needing expensive medical treatment. However, when the pearl buyers try to swindle him and then send assassins to kill him, burn his house, and destroy

These are the words from the coach of Team 4230 Topperbots based out of Duluth, MN. A member from Team 5339 from Houston, MN, explained in an interview, “the La Crescent team, the Sir Lancer Bots, were excellent mentors. The Hurricanes couldn’t have done it without their support and expertise.” We are FIRST Team 2977 Sir Lancer Bots from La Crescent, Minnesota. Our dynamic journey with First Robotics Competition started in 2009. During our rookie season, the team consisted of only nine members; this

The art form, Ballet emerged in Italy during the Renaissance (late 1400’s) and was developed throughout the world as history went on. Following its introduction to France, Ballet exploded and became a very significant part of society; reaching its height in the late 1600’s under the rule of King Louis XIV who was a great patron of the arts and the founder of the Académie Royale de Danse. There were many eras of Ballet such as Ballet de Court (1600’s) and Ballet de action (1700’s). The 19th Century

Evan Yip Professor Diaz MUHL 124 24 January 2017 Radio Assignment On Monday afternoon, January 23rd, I tuned into NPR and classical radio for the 3-4 pm hour of classical music. The radio host was Gigi Yellen who was very knowledgeable about the pieces she had in the playlist for that afternoon. In between pieces she would usually make a comment or two about some extra-musical fact regarding the piece or composer. It was very interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed the hour of listening. There was

My time at the law firm was full of ups and downs a lot like any other job may offer. Throughout the internship as the semester was ending I began to see a difference in the way I was treated by the workers and I began to notice a difference in the attitudes of my co-workers. Maybe it was just because the end of the year was coming and stress from outside the work area was entering the office. Anyhow the drama created by the stress levels of the co-workers personal and work life created many flaws