Santiago versus Theo In “ Old Man and The Sea “ by Ernest Hemingway Santiago is a poor old man that survives in life by fishing. With his wife dead and him never having kids he is the only person left in his family. For 84 days in a row Santiago goes without catching a single fish. This is a man that works to feed himself and he is not catching anything. Santiago is a hero like character. With the extreme dedication to his craft and masterful patience the type of person that Santiago is‚ is who
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While others may claim that there are absolutely no similarities between the characters in the movie Finding Forrester and in the novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ there are an abundance of of similarities between Jamal‚Manolin‚ Mr. Forrester and Santiago. Both pairs of characters have a strong teacher/mentor relationship‚ and the two pairs also share the same personality traits. In addition to having similar relationships‚ Mr. Forrester and Santiago both display courage when shot down. Those who can
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to come down to his cabin with him and go fishing. I jumped at the opportunity and in two weeks we were driving from Austin to Corpus Christi. I did not know it then‚ but this man‚ Melvin Miller would end up defining almost all of the principles I have today. This first time‚ I learned about the water and protecting the environment‚ but I also learned the difference between right and wrong but more importantly how to work hard. It may sound like these trips to this cabin are difficult or stressful
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continually tries his best and works hard to attempt to bring fish home with him even though he is not catching any; this shows the reader his patience‚ determination‚ and work ethic. The readers learn the most about Santiago whenever he talks about fishing or the sea as he talks with respect and resolve. 3. When Santiago is with Manolin he is caring and compassionate also
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lots of profit. Although they may realize that their actions can potentially harm the environment‚ the large amount of money involved may outweigh a lot of people’s moral compass. Since fishing grounds are far from law and land‚ their activities are not supervised. Some tuna boats transfer their catch to other fishing boats‚ including shark fins‚ so they turn up in distant ports around the world undetected. This is probably also an easier method to transport the fins to countries where it is illegal
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pulling the fish out of the water‚ Bishop further describes the fish in detail. The fish’s age and wisdom is evident in the poem when she said “He was speckled with barnacles” and later on saying that he had "five old pieces of fishing line in his mouth". The pieces of fishing line in his mouth showed the “trophies” that the fish acquired during his younger more agile days when he was able to tear the line and escape capture. When the fisherman described the fish’s eyes‚ it showed how the fish realized
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For the fisher in Bishop’s poem‚ their day out fishing turned into a more complicated situation than expected‚ which changed the outcome for both the fish and the fisher that day. Bishop started the poem off with this statement “I caught a tremendous fish” (34). Just from the way Bishop choose to start this poem off we can get a feel of what the fishers initial thoughts were when they caught this fish. I believe that the character enjoys fishing and takes pride in the activity. This statement
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going swimmingly‚ our narrator realizes he didn’t pull up his line he has under the boat. This normally wouldn’t have been a problem‚ as he would usually have been able to reel it in‚ but everything changed after Sheila said that she didn’t like fishing.
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and my dad’s sister’s husband/my uncle Andy. It was the Brooks family guys trip. This year was time for us kids to go be with our Uncles‚ dads‚ and Gramps. My brother and I had no clue what trout fishing was like. It was a time to spend with family‚ experience something we had never done before‚ and make memories that would last a lifetime. It was 4:00 on friday morning when we got up to get ready and pack for our trip. I showered‚ and my brother and I gave our stuff to our dad to pack in the
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Ella Bone Dr. Doyle Biology‚ 5th hour 24 November 2015 The Spreading of Asian Carp The Asian carp is an invasive species that is vastly multiplying across lakes and rivers in the United States. Asian carp are a type of large fish from Southeast Asia. These carp are more traditionally known as Black carp‚ Silver carp‚ and Bighead carp. Asian carp were originally brought into the United States to be put into aquaculture ponds to filter and clean the water. After a flood in Arkansas‚ the Asian
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