3) turned * 4) was moving * 5) were waving * 6) was * 7) stopped * 8) was * 9) was covered * 10) was assassinated 2. Inset the appropriate article. Azerbaijan is located on (1….) western shore of (2….) Caspian Sea at (3…) southeast extremity of (4…) Caucasus. (5….) region is (6 …) mountainous country.(7….) Kura River Valley is (8….) major agricultural zone. Azerbaijan has (9….) ancient and historic culture.Azerbaijan is (10….) unitary constitutional republic
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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 is a novel with infinite interpretations. In fact‚ one of the most remarkable aspects of this book is its ability to allow the readers to construe the piece any way they see fit. It is written in such a way that the audience can have their own personal take on it‚ regardless to what Ernest Hemmingway was trying to say. The Old Man and the Sea can be inspirational to anyone willing to decide for themselves what it means. The readers are immediately drawn into Santiago’s story
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Old man and the Sea: Parable of Man’s Struggle with Natural Forces The "Old man and the sea" is about life’‚ which is the finest and most ambitious thing for a parable to be about. Hemingway has written about life: a struggle against the impossible odds of unconquerable natural forces in which-given such a fact as that of death-a man can only lose‚ but which he can dominate in such a way that his loss has a dignity‚ itself the victory. Santiago is Hemingway’s code hero who illustrates the values
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I am dead” (52) In a battle of man against fish‚ Ernest Hemingway’s “Old Man” in The Old Man and The Sea‚ is determined to be victorious in the face of defeat. Through this simple story an old Cuban man struggles against a formidable adversary‚ a great fish. The unnamed old man has passed his prime‚ yet still maintains astounding determination. He lasts four days at sea with no shelter‚ one small water bottle and years of experience to keep him alive. The old man did not have any other choice but
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Generally speaking‚ Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea may be seen as a culmination of his long-drawn experiment spanning over 25 years and speculations towards finding out the means through which the “closed literature” can be converted into “an open one”‚ that is‚ to universalise the significance of the themes. He was very much aware of the danger in and difficulties with “closed literature” which in its factual texture‚ so lightly woven‚ presents such opacity of vision that the reader is unable
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The Old Man and the Sea was wrote by the author Ernest Hemingway. Told in great power and simplicity‚ The Old Man and the Sea is a cuban fisherman with little to no luck when it comes to fishing. Yet what keeps him going is a kid named Manolin and a Marlin fish. Santiago is the name of the old man‚ and what makes him so happy to catch the marlin is because of his recent unluckiness of not catching a fish for 84 days. There is a strong sense of symbolism in the book‚ the symbolism is used to tell
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"The Old man and the Sea" On the very first page we introduce the character of manolin. This boy is the pupil of Santiago and has been learning the ‘Tricks’ of fishing from him. When Santiago fails in catching any fish‚ he is driven away by his parents. So Manolin joining other fisherman to join other fishermen to catch a fish. The boy is sad to part with the old man. The boy is emotionally attached to old man because “ the old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him”. The old man is
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24 September 2010 Hubris Myths Many people from the past have told the stories about hubris and today we still talk about it. Hubris is a word which means “foolish pride”. In Greek myths‚ it talks about a mortal thinking that they are either better or wiser than the supreme Gods and Goddesses. Now this is what causes the trouble. In these myths‚ they all have a meaning about life. It also teaches us a very important lesson. One myth where a mortal is punished for having hubris is the myth of Arachne
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“Man can be destroyed‚ but not defeated.” This quote refers to how a single man can be extremely mentally or physically damaged‚ but not beaten. In the novella‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ the character‚ Santiago displays many traits of determination‚ perseverance‚ and optimism. He battled an eighteen foot marlin for three days. Within the three days he was crushed with psychological and physical damage that he would eventually surmount. During Santiago’s time fighting with the 1‚500 pound monstrous
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