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    Hemingway ’s Use of Code Hero in The Old Man and the Sea Hero is a simple-sounding two-syllable word‚ which many people freely use to name and describe others. But‚ how many people really know what a hero is? One of the most know codes for defining a hero would be Ernest Hemingway ’s code‚ which can be seen in his novels. "The code hero is a man who lives correctly‚ following the ideals of honor‚ courage and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic‚ often stressful‚ and always painful." (CodeHeroDefinition)

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    The family‚ especially the mother and father‚ clearly shows the themes of love versus hate‚ dedication‚ and tradition. Love versus hate is a strong theme shown by the family. The mother loves that she has a husband who is a fisherman‚ but the father hates being a fisherman. The father loves doing new things such as making friends with out of town people‚ but the mother hates out of town people and wishes that they never came to their town in the first place. The father loves the idea of educating

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    Pure competition is defined by the economists as one of the four market structures in industries. Theoretically‚ pure competitive markets provide the foundation of supply and demand and prices in such markets would normally move instantaneously to equilibrium. What type of goods represents "pure competition" market? According to the text‚ the most common examples are fish products and agricultural commodities such as oats‚ corn‚ grains‚ carrots‚ eggs and other such products (McConnell & Brue‚ 2004

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    Friendship is a wonderful part of life‚ but it can unfortunately be used to deceive‚ for it is easy to manipulate with it‚ but only true friendship cannot be defeated‚ even after death. This element could well likely be the very thing that had sealed the fate of Julius Caesar‚ and Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and all the other conspirators knew that they could use this to their advantage‚ and to Caesar’s disadvantage. Friendship‚ was what the conspirators used as a cover to blind Caesar from the truth‚ just

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    At the same time‚ they may need to be about 30 feet from the lead. This trips up many fisherman who are attempting to use the beachcaster rig for the first time‚ as they just can’t seem to wrap their heads around the concept. A good starting starting guide for the stop knots is to multiply the depth of the water you’re fishing by three. Then

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    yearning for youth. Old age is represented in this story by Santiago. He is a very old man who has been fishing for most of his life. He has been fishing for so long that he knows many of the ways and techniques to being a good fisherman. He is a very skilled fisherman‚ and he has a philosophy about how one fishes is how they live. He being old lives a very simple life and also fishes in a very simple way. He can survive on so little and he doesn’t eat much‚ but he is still satisfied. He is the

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    Ernest Hemingway. Although the story of The Old Man and the Sea is short‚ it has a profound moral. In this story‚ the old fisherman finally fails to catch a fish‚ he just takes back the fish’s backbone with its head and tail. However‚ the old fisherman still is a hero because his indestructible spirit. I am impressed with the quote‚ “but man is not made for defeat‚’ the old fisherman said‚ ‘A man can be destroyed but not defeated’” (Hemingway). After I read this book‚ I sometimes reviewed my reading

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    mental endurance allows him to continue on‚ his mind never let his body give in‚ even though his body told him to. Third‚ his spirit is hurt by all of the younger fishermen and the words they say and also by Manolin’s father sending him with another fisherman. Santiago goes through a lot of physical suffering. The first physical damage that Santiago suffers is the "line burn that had cut his flesh." The cut "was in the working part of his hand." (57) It

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    Wal-Mart – A global Retail Leader Introduction “Save money. Live better.” It is this simple vision of Sam Walton that Wal-Mart has adhered to from the very beginning. And it is that very concept that has propelled Wal-Mart into becoming one of the largest corporation in the world. Wal-Mart has become a prime example of a cost leadership corporation that has revolutionized the way consumer businesses interact and conduct with each other in today’s retail environment‚ in order to give their customer

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    Santiago displays his optimism when he reads yesterday’s paper: “Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio” (17). Santiago clearly supports the New York Yankees‚ but he also has faith in DiMaggio because DiMaggio’s father is also a fisherman like himself. When Manolin returns from the Terrace‚ Manolin declares that the Yankees lost. After hearing the announcement‚ Santiago still maintains the same level of optimism‚ and he acknowledges DiMaggio’s weaknesses: “That means nothing. The

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