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    Note; In that small village‚ the villagers must work‚ which work it is fishing to get money so as to sustain in life‚ so that each members in the village go to sea with his boat or skiff in the early morning for fishing‚ and Santiago‚ old Cuban fisherman was one of them‚ but alone. As (Ernest Hemingway said). He had a shack which was a small building made of woods‚ in it a bed‚ a table‚ one chair‚ a picture in colour of Sacred heart of Jesus and another of Virgin of Cobre of his wife

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    interpret Hemingway’s stories. “The Old Man and the Sea‚” by Ernest Hemingway‚ all-time American author‚ is written in 1951‚ and tells the story of an epic and internal struggle between an old fisherman and the greatest fight for his life: the catch of the enormous marlin. Santiago‚ an old and aged Cuban fisherman‚ has been fishing for eighty-four days‚ but have always returned empty-handed. On the eighty-fifth day‚ Santiago sets out to the sea like any other day‚ and finally luck strikes him‚ as he

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    similar. Perseus according to the Greeks was born from Danae when she was hid away by her father‚ later on he is found by a fisherman where he is taken to Seriphus‚ then is forced to go slay the Medusa to rescue his mother‚ and on his journey back to Seriphus meets the love of his life eventually killing his grandpa on accident. Whereas in the movie Perseus is found by the fisherman but makes his way back to Argos‚ from there he is made to go journey through a scorpion infested desert‚ after a long amount

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    Of the great oral presentations this world has seen‚ many of them serve as an outlet for individuals to articulate their ideals and beliefs to a greater audience. The way in which great speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr and Abraham Lincoln do this is through speech elements such as rhetoric‚ language techniques‚ successful structure and also establishing a relationship with their audience. The speeches I have a Dream‚ and The Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ although

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    are not familiar with his “I Have a Dream” speech. Dr. King had a premonition of his own death and drafted this speech as a sort of pre-eulogy that he delivered himself. It is surely one of the most moving and memorable speeches of all time. It rings down the valleys and off the mountain tops with Dr. King’s vision of a world that he dreams could be. It is a eulogy of possibilities and hope rather than of defeat and death. Dr. King was vilified in his own life time not just by many whites but also

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    habitats. This profitable fish trade generates revenues in excess of one billion dollars every year‚ but causes considerable damage to fish populations and habitats. Far from Hong Kong’s restraunts and pet stores of North America and Europe‚ the fisherman in Southeast Asia‚ the

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    poem that tells a unique story between a fish and the fisherman (narrator). This poem is filled with an assortment of visual imagery to help create an immense colorful image of what was going in in the little rented boat. Bishop creates a sense or respect also throughout the poem. The poem has a relationship made from beginning to end between the fish and the narrator. The catch of the “tremendous’ fish helps the reader understand why the fisherman lets the fish go in the end. Bishop shows tone and

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    to help out fisherman but instead the ecological balance of the lake stared to destroy. By 1980 fisherman noticed they were catching more Nile Perch and less of the cichlids. Water Hyacinth also is a major issue that has helped decrease the clearness of Lake Victoria. The water plant has now caused the lake to suffocate. The Nile Perch played a major role with the destruction of Lake Victoria due to humankind error. The Nile perch was brought to Lake Victoria to help out fisherman. The problem

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    full were returning virtually empty to the Tarmacs in Japan. The major issue with raw fish is that as soon as the fish is out of water it is continually losing value. The Fish Economy was steady for the Cod fisherman and the lobster and shrimpers. Tuna was seen as a nuisance to fisherman. They destroy nets and is a worthless meat yielding only a few bucks a pound. Sushi is an intimate meal with a precisely trained chef and restaurant diners. The typically Sushi spot was composed of several

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    Using Ministry of fear and another appropriately selected poem explore the sense of place Heaney conveys with reference to the troubles in N.I‚ with particular reference to the effects of any political and social context and Heaney’s own views. Ministry of Fear is from Heaney’s ‘North’ collection‚ written in 1975 while Heaney was staying in Wicklow‚ Casualty was written shortly after in ‘Field work’ in 1979. Through these two poems Heaney conveys a strong sense of place‚ namely Northern Ireland

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