![]() ![]() ![]() While Esperanza harbors dreams of returning to her life of luxury, Miguel attempts to impress upon Esperanza the need for acceptance, and grows frustrated with her when she continues to act as if she’s better than him even as they work side by side on the company farm in California. This all changes after Sixto’s death, when Esperanza finds herself plunged into poverty and Miguel’s equal at last-though the absence of a “river” between them does not make her happy. ![]() As Esperanza grew older, though, she began to understand that “a deep river” ran between the two of them-Esperanza is “la reina” and Miguel is, and always will be, her family’s servant. When they were younger Esperanza was often jealous of the bond between Miguel and her Papa, though she also harbored a crush on the boy and once even declared her intention to marry him. Sixto has always doted on Miguel, and Miguel, a mechanical whiz kid, works hard on the ranch, helping Sixto to fix “anything with a motor” on all of Rancho de las Rosas. The sixteen-year-old son of Alfonso and Hortensia, Miguel and Esperanza have been friends and playmates since they were small. ![]()
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![]() ![]() James Webb Space Telescope spots huge galactic protocluster in the early universe (photo) ![]() James Webb Space Telescope snaps amazing photo of alien asteroid belt To study GN20 and unveil its properties, astronomers led by Spanish Astrobiology Center scientist Luis Colina used observations of this galaxy made by the JWST's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) between November 23 and 24, 2022. ![]() That means the JWST, which was designed to see the universe in infrared wavelengths, is ideal for peering beyond these dusty veils to see deep into these galaxies. This is because these clouds are adept at absorbing visible light, but infrared light has a much easier time slipping through this star-forming matter. Star-forming galaxies are surrounded by dense clouds of dust and gas that collapse in over-dense patches to form stars these also make them difficult to investigate. 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