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    1001 Nights “The Fisherman and the Jinnee” contains several themes that can be useful in many ways. One theme is that intelligence and wit can open doors but it is how people use intelligence and wit that will get them through the open doors. This theme is displayed when the fisherman‚ who is of average intelligence‚ tricked the gullible jinnee. Undoubtedly‚ as a spirit‚ the jinnee possessed knowledge but his intelligence was overshadowed by his ego. He was confident that he had finally

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    survived the worst. The “Fisherman" by Kurt Brown‚ tells a tale of a man fishing every day in hopes of catching something beyond him. This poem represents our lives and is a direct metaphor of the duality of success and failure. Our lives can relate to this poem because there comes a time in our lives‚ when we realize the world has so much to offer us. In order to see and feel the many wonders in life‚ risk needs to be put forth. Life does do not come to us‚ like the fisherman; who continues to cast

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    power of (her storytelling/stories) to inspire Shahryar to change his attitude towards women. “The Fisherman and the Bottle‚” is a story that shows the king he shouldn’t take his anger out on the third party. In the story “The Fisherman and the Bottle‚”The main characters Jinni‚ and the fisherman‚ represents the king and queen in that the share the same conflict. The pot Jinni gave the pot to the fisherman as a gift for him to have. In “The Tail of the Mutton‚” Shahrazad uses the power of (her storytelling/stories)

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    FISHING PRACTICES IN THE PHILIPPINES & OTHER COUNTRY The Philippines is the 11th top fishing nation in the world and yields around US$2.5 billion annually. Filipino fishermen use the primitive methods such as: 1. Small-scale fishermen using tradition‚ low-cost techniques‚ notably net fishing from small boats and the fish corral. The fish corral is a stationary pen that traps fish in coastal fishing grounds. Traditionally‚ these techniques have provided small-scale fishermen and their families

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    Lenny‚ his friends and his wife Kaylee‚ went fishing for monster deep sea tuna. The excitement of dropping down your line and looking for big tuna‚ but no bites. They spent hours and hours trying to catch the perfect trophy tuna‚ with only catching small tuna that weren’t as big as they hoped they were. Then finally‚ it hit them‚ Lenny got a huge bite and started reeling the trophy tuna in. He was so excited to finally catch a trophy tuna. But then‚ the worst possible outcome came while reeling the

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    Self-worth is one of the many things people strive for‚ to either feel like they have a place in their town. Santiago‚ the main character in “The Old Man and the Sea”‚ feels like he needs to prove that he has a place in this town by catching a fish. There are many ways to show one’s self-worth‚ either by action or by their own words. Some may even feel desperate to show what they can do mainly because they’re either lonely or wish for the respect they want. Respect is what everyone would like

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    Have you ever went out with your father to go catch some fish? If so‚ do you remember how much fun it was? The sport of fishing has evolved much since the time you and you father went out. There is many different kinds of gamefish that are frequently targeted. These game fish include‚ Largemouth bass‚ walleye‚ trout‚ and many more. Overall the sport of fishing is a very fun past time. The first game fish that american anglers enjoy targeting is the largemouth bass. The largemouth bass fishing industry

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    Fishing is a hobby enjoyed by thousands of people for thousands of years. Ever since humans have learned to fish it has become a hobby‚ sport‚ and business. In 2009 alone‚ Americans have consumed 4.8 billion pounds of seafood‚ and this number increases more and more each year. We already know that because of our over-population problem that fish is becoming more finite everyday. Luckily‚ we have many fishing regulations to help try to combat this problem. In 1871 the United States government took

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    Metaphors are a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. They also can be defined as a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else‚ especially something abstract. The job of the old man was to catch fish‚ where the job for the boy is to go on learning on what life stands for. The man struggled to do the one thing he set out for‚ to catch the marlin. Although he struggled for many days‚ he finally accomplished

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    Living near Cannery Row a historical street in Monterey‚ California‚ fishing has always been a part of the environment I have grown up in. Fishing goes beyond the typical “hobby” we might think it is‚ it is much more. It plays a huge role in our economy as well as food source. Yet we have not stopped to think of the toll it takes on the different species living in our oceans as well as our oceans. Banning the barbed hook used to bait and capture the fish is a step we must take. Not just for the fish

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