returns‚ exhausted‚ only to find his young companion at his aid‚ which he responds to him that his luck has run out. The boy does not want to accept it‚ but Santiago realizes his time is up‚ and is pleased with his life of globetrotting to Africa and fishing‚ even though it has come to an end. Acceptance of defeat is not acknowledging
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that formed Riffe lake‚ which is 23.5 miles long. Mayfield dam was built in 1963 that runs 13 miles long in length. Nearly 14‚000 acres of land surrounding the hydroelectric dam takes place for recreational activities like day parks‚ boating and fishing. Tacoma power funds the Cowlitz wildlife area‚ and Washington Department of fish and wildlife manages it. Depending on the electricity demand the gates can either be opened or closed‚ and power can be produced at any time (Tacoma Public Utilities
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A Long Miserable Essay Throughout Ernest Hemingway’s career‚ the characterizations of his protagonists remained consistent. The classic “Hemingway Hero” is either a code hero or a wounded hero. The coded hero attempts to find meaning in a meaningless world by living according to a personal code. The wounded hero is‚ as the title obviously reveals‚ a hero who has been injured physically or psychologically. The two heros come and enter into a student-teacher relationship. The code hero is the teacher
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his young apprentice‚ Manolin‚ has been forbidden by his parents to sail with the old man and been ordered to fish with more successful fishermen. Still dedicated to the old man‚ however‚ the boy visits Santiago’s shack each night‚ hauling back his fishing gear‚ getting him food and discussing American baseball and his favorite player Joe DiMaggio. Santiago tells Manolin that on the next day‚ he will venture far out into the Gulf to fish‚ confident that his unlucky streak is near its end. Thus on the
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The elderly sometimes come across as grouchy‚ grumpy‚ and even mean‚ but their distress in the face of their diminishing life perhaps justifies them to act defensively and unhappily. Years pass‚ and they lose the things they care about. The world moves on‚ but their bodies grow crippled‚ their sources of enjoyment become more difficult‚ and the people care about begin to pass away. As an aging man himself‚ Santiago has many doubts and shortcomings with which he must learn to deal. Having no other
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The Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis) is often confused with other sunfishes. This species is classified in the class Actinopterygii‚ order Perciformes‚ and family Centrarchidae. One characteristic that makes them stand out from other fishes are their black and orange spots. Also‚ their operculum is lined with a solid white band. Nine to ten bars can be identified on this fish. The bars on the female have a light center‚ which is a way of gender identification when the males are outside of
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Clown loach fish are only found in Indonesia (specifically on Borneo and Sumatra). They live in murky backwater rivers where the water may be moving swiftly or standing still. The waters are densely vegetated and there is plenty of food for the feisty bottom-feeding clown loaches. They are on omnivorous and often enjoy eating crustaceans in the area or nibble on plants in the water. Borneo and Sumatra both straddle the equator so the temperature is quite high for most of the year. The temperature
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A Murray cod is a fish which is frequently found in Australia‚ especially in the fresh waters. It is a predatory fish which contributes to the Australian marine wildlife. It is the largest freshwater fish in Australia and among the largest in the world. The Murray cod fish is a heavy fish. It can be more than one meter in length and the largest Murray cod fish which has been recorded till date was around 1.8 meters in length and as heavy as 113 kg in weight!!! Because of the size and weight of these
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5016 It’s the year 5016 and I’m afraid the world may be coming to an end. I’m Joe Bump and I have reasons to believe that my brother Bob Bump is trying to take over the world. Bob and I live underwater. This probably sounds crazy‚ but humans have evolved a great deal in the past 3‚000 years. We’ve been living underwater for as long I can remember. We used to get along just fine until... Gunner. Gunner is Bob’s pet eel and he is the ugliest creature I have ever seen in my life. I adopted a
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Santiago’s goal was to catch a Marlin. My goal is to graduate from college and begin my career in law enforcement as a police officer. When he would dream it would always be a dream of lions the lions represented him or himself as a boy‚ young and strong. However‚ the lions also remind him of his own boy‚ who helps him‚ fish and talk’s baseball with him. Santiago would be alone at sea most times but would always say he believes a man is never alone at sea. Santiago must deal with loneliness‚ but
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