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Alexa In The Marino Mission

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Do you remember a time you had to keep a huge secret? In the novel The Marino Mission we meet alexia who is in Nicaragua for the summer with her mother for work, and is now on a clandestine adventure with her friend Jose. Alexa’s mission is complicated, and it exudes secrecy because Alexa didn't tell her mom, the mission being on a military base, and Pecas losing her baby dolphin

As you know, Alexa and her friend Jose are searching for a dolphin named Pecas missing baby. They have reason to believe that Pecas baby is at Puerto Marina, but the only way that they can be sure they have the right dolphin is to give it a DNA test. Alexa knows that her mother would be a great help, yet she didn't tell her. “ It was hard to imagine her mother doing …show more content…

As a result, Pecas losing her baby further proves the mission to be clandestined.

One can argue that the mission is not clandestined, but I can argue otherwise. You may be wondering how the mission is clandestined if Alexa logged on to a public computer, but you have to remember that she could have easily logged off the computer. Also, you may be wondering how the mission is secret if Alexa told her father about the mission. On the other hand, her father is like half way across the world from her, and it would be nearly impossible him to effect the mission. Therefore, the mission is for the most part done in secrecy.

Overall, the mission is indeed clandestined. The exudes secrecy because Alexa didn't tell her mom, the mission being on a military base, and Pecas losing her baby dolphin. If you disagree, what do you

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