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    Riders to the Sea

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    HUMANICUS issue 8 / 2013 Naturalist Aesthetics in John Millington Synge’s Riders to the Sea and The Playboy of the Western World Gabriel Sunday Bamgbose Abstract: Efforts have always been made by literary scholars and critics to read the aesthetics of John Millington Synge‟s drama. However‚ little attention has been paid to the naturalistic dimension of Synge‟s plays. This study‚ therefore‚ investigates the naturalist aesthetics in Synge‟s dramaturgy. This is in an attempt to show that individuals‟

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    The Sea Inside

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    permit to die‚ for the principles of euthanasia‚ due the circumstance of life that he had as a quadriplegic man‚ unable to take care of himself and didn’t move any part of his body except his mouth and eyes‚ due a terrible accident in the sea. 5. How was it made? The movie count with the videos‚ letters‚ notes‚ books and poems of the protagonist Mr. Ramon Sampedro‚ for the collaboration in enriching testimony of his lawyer‚ family and friends that help to make up and build the life of each character

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    everybody dies eventually. Though‚ before death‚ there is life. To live life‚ people need to learn. In Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚ Samuel Taylor Coleridge teaches some important lessons that many people have learned‚ will learn‚ or need to learn. One of the lessons Coleridge has placed in his poetic story is that people have more regrets the older they get. With every mistake made‚ either the person learns from it or regrets it. An example of this is when someone is talking and they accidentally

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    Travelling by Sea

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    If you have never taken a cruise before‚ here are tips that will make your trip more enjoyable‚ less frantic and organized. Lately‚ there are more requirements that cruise lines require like completing immigration information before the cruise. It is important that you have two ID forms. You must either have a travel passport or a birth certificate. You must also carry a photo ID like a driver’s license. Print these papers after you have made a final payment and take them with you when you check

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    Sea-Fever

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    SEA-FEVER BY JOHN MASEFIELD The poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield‚ depicts a sense of urgency to return to the sea. The persona hears the call of the sea and it is a must to answer the call; it is an irresistible invitation to adventure‚ exploration and freedom. The persona is longing to go back to the sea and he wishes for the simplicity of life on the sea and a sense of freedom. His extremely simple desires suggest that he wants to renounce all the usual entrapments of everyday life and

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    Dead Sea

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    audience will know that the Dead Sea is devoid of all plant and aquatic life‚ why the sea is so salty and the health benefits. Thesis or central idea: The Dead Sea has a unique environment Main Points: a. The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water anywhere b. The Dead Sea is devoid of all plant and aquatic life c. The Dead Sea area has become a major center for health research and treatment Introduction: You know why they call it the dead sea? Because absolutely nothing live

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    symbols within the seemingly simple plot line of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The story of the seafarer with the ’glittering eye’ (1.13) and his puzzling tale at sea told to an unwilling listener‚ the Wedding Guest‚ unfolds into a multifaceted array of planned sequences‚ heavy religious undertones‚ and hints at a biographical account of Coleridge’s past. If one reads The Rime of the Ancient Mariner simply as a tale at sea‚ the poem stands as a remarkable one with its continuous simple rhyme scheme

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    The Salton Sea

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    “The Salton Sea” Summary In 1905 heavy rain falls and snowmelt overfilled the Colorado River. In result the water poured over the headgates in to Alamo Canal. The flood soon reached an Imperial Valley dike and in a period of two years the entire process of the Colorado River flood would soon create the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea is located at the Colorado Desert in Southern California laying below sea level and said to be the largest lake in California. The creation of the sea made Salton City

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    Santiago In Sea

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    William Handy makes a believable statement in his quote‚ “In the portrayal of Santiago in the Old man and the Sea …. Concerning the depiction of conflicting values‚” while on the other hand‚ it is difficult to agree that “in every situation‚ Santiago responds as a spiritually fulfilled man.”(Handy 2) Santiago was not spiritually grounded as seen in statements he voiced about recited prayers while fishing. He swayed back and forth as to the “sin” he may have committed by killing the marlin.

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    Riders of the Sea

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    Riders to the sea SUMMARY: This story begins with a young Irish girl baking and spinning in a fisherman’’s cottage on the west coast of Ireland. Her sister comes in‚ bearing the clothes of man washed up drowned up the coast. They are waiting for their brother Michael to be found--he disappeared over a week earlier‚ and they know he is dead‚ though hope never dies really until one knows for sure. They do‚ and they finally have to tell their mother‚ and that he got a decent burial by the parish priest

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