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    Intrinsic Journeys In order for an individual to grow into the best version of self‚ one has to participate in motions that force adjustment and change. The process of challenging oneself compels the change; this change is a necessity for growth. Throughout the collection of poems read during this course‚ many themes elude to the journey individuals take in order to achieve higher levels of being. Intrinsic revelations are made in “Drunken Boat” by Arthur Rimbaud‚ “The City” by Constantine Cavafy

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    In “The Boat” by Alistair Macleod‚ the boat‚ and the ill-fitting clothes he wore significantly represent the confinement and the father’s inability to break free from tradition‚ reinforcing that tradition can suppress one’s dream for greater things. To begin‚ the boat itself is a symbol of the fathers bounding to the sea‚ showing his obligation to follow customs. The boat is categorize with a “marine clutch and a high speed reverse gear and was painted on an oblong plate across her stern. Jenny Lynn

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    In The Boat by Alistair Macleod the mother and father are presented as opposites. The mother is the character trying to keep the tradition alive‚ whereas the father is the character who is looking forward to the changes. The mother does not want any tourists in her town and does not want her family to go out and spend time with the people who do not come from the village. The father was encouraging the change to happen‚ and he was kind enough to take the tourists out for a ride on his boat. My

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    Alistair MacLeod’s The Boat Character Analysis of the Father The father in Alistair MacLeod‘s short story The Boat‚ struggled with the constant feeling of imprisonment every single day. He was both a physically and mentally drained man‚ who wished he had pursued an education‚ and although his wife did not approve of his own personal beliefs and doings‚ both his son and his daughters were highly intrigued by him. When he wasn’t out on the sea fishing he would be in his room

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    The Boys In The Boat is a nonfiction story written by Daniel James Brown. The true story is about an American rowing team and the team’s epic journey to win gold at the 1936 Olympic games. The team from rural Washington state endured many challenges along their path to greatness.The great depression didn’t help these problems any. This group of underdogs if you will take gold away from Hitler at his own games. It is a suspenseful tale of triumph‚ not only for a medal‚ but for a way of life. Some

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    Personal life experiences‚ personal facts‚ relationships‚ and so on. Characters and themes of the story portray part of the author’s life events and gives the reader an insight of the history of the author. The short stories “A Pair of Tickets‚” “The Open Boat‚” and “The Yellow Wallpaper”‚ all revolve around characters who mirror their authors. Amy Tan’s “ A Pair of Tickets” begins with the main character (Jing- Mei) on her way to China to fulfill her mother’s dream. As the train enters Shenzhen‚ China

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    Mississippi called Marion Boats. This summary provides an overview for the year 2005 – 2006. They start the company with a total of 2300 shares holding a cash value of $72000. The following financial statements summarize the current financial position of Marion Boats: Journal Entries Transaction Analysis Balance Sheet Income Statement Stockholder’s Equity Statement Cash Account Statement Cash Flow – Direct Statement Cash Flow – Indirect Statement Journal Entries for Marion Boats Date Transaction

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    The Vietnamese Boat people are refugees who have fled their country in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Refugees from Laos‚ Cambodia‚ and especially Vietnam are referred to as “boat people” because they fled their respective countries. Refugees from these countries were fleeing shortly after the Vietnam War had ended. The Vietnam War was a cold war which took place from November 1st‚ 1955 until April 30th‚ 1975. On April 30th‚ 1975 was the day that the fall of Saigon took place‚ essentially this

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    Literary analysis “The open boat” Determination was what the sailors from “The open boat had‚” with their drive into finding land and there hope into finding shore would they not give their lives into the cold heartless ocean. Days after days of seeing the ocean at its worst and days with no food could they only have hope and determination to finding land and being safe? As weak as they were they relied on each other to get through it. With the captain being emotionally distraught about losing

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    The Open Boat What can Man do when faced with a Universe that has no concern for him? Begin to contemplate the belief that man has a role in the universe‚ that existence should mean something. A feeling of loneliness is conveyed from the understanding that man is alone in the universe and insignificant to the workings of the universe. In “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane‚ Crane exemplifies mans insignificance to the universe and nature because ultimately fate decides and fate is an indifferent‚ uncontrollable

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