George De Mestral went for a walk in the woods with his dog, a very small task, but when he emerged he noticed his dog was covered in tiny thorns. Under closer examination of these thorns, he noticed a strange technology. He used a microscope to investigate further, and he found the patterns that he later used in his most famous invention, velcro. On a seemingly unrelated topic, In the book The Pearl by John Steinbeck the main character Kino is a poor fisherman that is treated unfairly by the upper class citizens near his village. Then one day he finds a “Great Pearl” that will bring him great wealth. He makes the choice to treasure this pearl, and the thought of a better life, over his family and friends. The choice had many reciprocations
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My Grandpas friend from the Air Force, Fred Milanovich, was accepted in Harvard as a sophmore in highschool. Fred forged his parents signature in order to submit his early acceptance forms. He couldn't afford to go to Harvard and then took his anger out through basketball. Another player in his league was offered a Spot on the Air Force basketball team and was asked if he knew anyone else who would be a good fit for the team. He responded with Fred, he later finished his doctorate in just two years and was one of the founders of the human genome project. This shows how even choices you don't make can completely change your life and the lives of others. This subject is also prominent in the pearl. John Steinbeck states “Kino's life was real (p.29).” This shows how the choice Juan made to open the pearl gave Kino a chance to be a part of society and not just a fisherman who lives of the fish he catches. “Then Kino closed his hands over the pearl and howled (p.20)” In this paragraph Kino realizes how much his life has been changed. At this point he thinks that it is a good change but once he is consumed by the pearl he realizes that this choice has ruined his life. The choices that another person made to open the park and accept the wealth restructured the life of
My Grandpas friend from the Air Force, Fred Milanovich, was accepted in Harvard as a sophmore in highschool. Fred forged his parents signature in order to submit his early acceptance forms. He couldn't afford to go to Harvard and then took his anger out through basketball. Another player in his league was offered a Spot on the Air Force basketball team and was asked if he knew anyone else who would be a good fit for the team. He responded with Fred, he later finished his doctorate in just two years and was one of the founders of the human genome project. This shows how even choices you don't make can completely change your life and the lives of others. This subject is also prominent in the pearl. John Steinbeck states “Kino's life was real (p.29).” This shows how the choice Juan made to open the pearl gave Kino a chance to be a part of society and not just a fisherman who lives of the fish he catches. “Then Kino closed his hands over the pearl and howled (p.20)” In this paragraph Kino realizes how much his life has been changed. At this point he thinks that it is a good change but once he is consumed by the pearl he realizes that this choice has ruined his life. The choices that another person made to open the park and accept the wealth restructured the life of