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    into an ignorant‚ homogenous culture. The consequence of being in a bland society and having the security of being in a group is that it can affect a person and may obscure their personal opinions. Specifically when the fisherman spoke up and “some people agreed with the fisherman but the others were louder”. This demonstrates the voicelessness and defencelessness in our society and shows how social repression can create a context where those who are different are demonised‚ isolated and persecuted

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    also invents fly fishing lure called the Wooly Jones. Dr. Jones is an avid fisherman. Sheikh Muhammed is a wise‚ but open minded man. He has a lot of faith in what he loves. The Sheikh is a very rich‚ and powerful man. He tries to bring pride‚ and dignity to the Yemen people. He does this for the people‚ so they would have a better and fulfilling life style. Much similar from Dr. Jones‚ The Sheikh is also a passionate fisherman. That is one of the characteristics the two have in common. They both yearn

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    . Eng 102 Boyer-White 2/10/11 Rhetorical Analysis of Kristof Nicholas Kristof wrote a compelling article titled “Our Gas Guzzlers‚ Their Lives”. In the article he is arguing that wealthier country’s greenhouse gas emissions are severely damaging life in many African countries. In fact Charles Ehrhart‚ a Care staff member in Kenya‚ states‚ “The negative impact of the West’s carbon emissions will overwhelm the positive effects of aid” (Kristof 580). So although we are trying to aid‚ it is our

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    YourMomsFantasy Mr. YourMoms 4th Block English III Honors August 29‚ 2012 The Old Man and the Sea‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ was a story about an old fisherman named Santiago who lived in Cuba. Santiago went eighty-fourdays without a single catch. Hemingway uses great description when he describes the old man in the beginning of the story as “thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. His hands had deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords.” Using great

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    The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea written by Ernest Hemingway‚ has a relatable title because it’s exactly what it says‚ it’s about an old man who has made his living on the sea his entire life. He is very close with the sea and has love as well as respect for it. Santiago refers to the sea as "la mar" as if it were feminine. He respects the sea and is very passionate for "her". Sometimes he calls her names out of anger but is remorseful later. The story takes place in

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    her material didn’t before the deadline of her first exhibition. She had to figure out an alternative plan. She was in a fishing city that was famous for sculpture. She walked on the beach and noticed the mounds of fishing net she had seen the fisherman working with previous to that day. At that point her imagination began to work in a different way. She discovered a new art form that would work perfectly

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    and we would lose a large source of oxygen. Overfishing also has large impacts on the economy which can be seen in our home state of Maryland where oysters have been overfished and because of this has significantly hurt the local economy because fisherman cannot sell them for profit‚ large distributors cannot sell them countrywide being fewer jobs for people in the area‚ and local restaurant may make less money because there oysters are not locally

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    OLD MAN AND THE SEA Summary Ernest Hemingway writes about an old fisherman and a young boy setting out to catch a big fish in The Old Man and the Sea. The old man‚ Santiago‚ has been fishing in the Gulf Stream with a young boy named Manolin. Manolin began fishing with Santiago when he was about 5 years old and feels that Santiago is a second father to him. He taught Manolin everything he knows about fishing and Manolin is very loyal to this old man. Santiago has been on an 84 day fishing slump and

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    in the face of adversity. Hemmingway’s idea of the fishing community was chosen particularly because he had witnessed the plight of the Cuban fishermen and could relate his life to theirs in many ways. Although the idea of the plight of the Cuban fisherman was inspiring‚ Hemmingway was deeply influenced by the bible‚ Mark Twain and the two world wars which reflected in his style of writing. Ernest Hemmingway’s “the old man and the sea‚” had won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 followed by an achievement

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    loyal to Santiago and looks up to him as if Santiago was his real father. According to Delbert Wylder‚ "Santiago has‚ in a sense been the boy’s spiritual father" ( 219). Manolin is in awe of the old man‚ who the town recognizes as an honorable fisherman. The boy states‚ "There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you." Like Santiago‚ Christ was also a spiritual father to his town; the town of Bethlehem. He performed miracles to heal the sick‚ and fed thousands of starving

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