“If deep-sea fishing is the most dangerous of all civilian occupations‚ it is especially so during winter months or during storms at any time of year.” Yet‚ “risk taking is something they are paid to accept” (Cockerham‚ 131). [Epigram] As depicted by Sebastian Junger’s nonfiction account‚ The Perfect Storm‚ deep-sea fishing requires a level of determination that can override scientific data and superstitious judgment‚ in the interest of getting money. He tells the story of the Andrea Gail‚ which
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Above the Sea of Fog by the best-known Gothic Romantic Caspar David Friedrich. This artwork was created in 1818 in Hamburg‚ Germany. This landscape is currently displayed at Hamburger Kunsthalle who is as well the owner. This artwork is done on a canvas and the medium is oil. In the painting‚ we can see there is a masculine figure (possibly be the painter) having his back to the painting‚ on top of a mountain or cliff‚ and looking downwards. Some say that he is supposedly looking at the sea that is
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Caleb Cogan August 14‚ 2011 English 3 “The Old Man and the Sea” In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway shows Santiago‚ a Cuban fisherman‚ as a strong and heroic man. The man’s epic battle between the marlin represents his strength and symbolizes endurance. Santiago has set a journey to the sea for 84 days and is beat when he returns home with nothing. His friend Manolin has been forced by his parents to leave the old man to fish. Ernest Hemingway has created a character that has
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Poseidon is the god of the seas. He is protector of all aquatic features.(Poseidon Poseidon) He is the god of earthquakes.(Poseidon Poseidon) He can shatter any object with the touch of his mighty trident and can make the world shake causing an earthquake.(Poseidon Poseidon) He has the ability to shape shift. He is the creator of the horse. He is the brother of Hades‚ Demeter‚ Hestia‚ Hera‚ and Zeus. He is the husband of Amphitrite.(Poseidon poseidon) He is posiedon! However‚ it was no easy feat
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In Elie Wiesel’s book “Night”‚ uses eyes and/or night to demonstrate people’s humanity within the camps and throughout the book. I will be talking about Moche the Beadle‚ Elie and the little boy who was hanged. First‚ Moche the Beadle. At the beginning of the book‚ his eyes were described as being dreamy. He would be a representation of innocence and heavenly wisdom. He was later deported before the rest of the jews in the area. He saw infants being used as targets.When he escaped and came back home
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Poseidon was ruler of the sea. He met a beautiful young girl named Amphrite. Amphrite became Goddess of the sea and they soon married. They then had 8 kids: Thesus‚ Triton‚ Polyphemus‚ Belus‚ Agenor‚ Nelus‚ Atlas‚ and Marina. Marina was their youngest daughter. Amphrite was worried about her daughter. Amphrite and Poseidon were both very busy and desperate‚ so Amphrite took it upon herself to ask her evil older sister Alizeh to look after ands protect her and Poseidon’s’ new born baby. Alizeh
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the next ones comes up. Like what Ken Lintz said‚ "An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity‚" meaning that overcoming an obstacle can lead to great success in a new opportunity‚ is something that everyone can learn. In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago is challenged to fight his way through multiple forces. Him trying to overcome these obstacles are not just because of the threat to his survival‚ but also for his own personal content and confidence. All throughout the book‚ the Old Man has
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The Malicious Sea was a tremendously ancient natural disaster zone in which hurricanes would be evoked out of nowhere‚ taking anything that stood in its path‚ but Nathaniel believed that they would be lucky enough not to encounter one. After traveling underground through the hole‚ Nathaniel and his friends found themselves gazing into the Malicious Sea as the Sun went down and the sky took on the beautiful color of an orangish crimson
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Hannah Tole Ms Beall English 9 May 1‚ 2013 Old Man and the Sea Essay Does the Character Santiago Show the Same Characteristics as Its Writer Earnest Hemmingway?? Sometimes a character can reflect its writer’s characteristics. In this case‚ the old man (Santiago) reflects the personality of its writer‚ Hemmingway. Hemmingway clearly shows that he molded his character by the similar lifestyles and desires. Even their attitudes were very alike. To prove it‚ we can start with their lifestyles
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“The common man is a potential subject for tragedy‚ [but] the one thing a tragic protagonist cannot be is common” (Arthur Miller). In the novella “The Old Man and the Sea”‚ written by Ernest Hemmingway‚ we are introduced to a character‚ Santiago‚ who one could consider to be even lower than the common man. He is a lowly fisherman who has found himself out of luck. With that in mind‚ how could one ever confuse Santiago with being a tragic hero? A tragic hero is normally of noble status and heart and
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