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    anybody else. This illustrates that Ishmael has a good heart and will do what he thinks is right‚ under good mental condition. And it connects with the book because when he was a child soldier ‚ he was doing things that made him unhappy and traumatized. All the experiences and images has caused him to be in the position he is in now. But all of this came out fine because of his good heart. He cared for his family. friends‚ and other children. And it shows that Ishmael will sacrifice his own life for

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    Both are more intelligent than Barry and have better ways to deal with their stress; Ishmael‚ who stayed resilient throughout his school life being bullied by Barry. Near the end of the book‚ Ishmael intended to expose Barry of his act of bullying‚ but in the end Ishmael didn’t as he felt sorry. However‚ shortly afterwards‚ Barry threatens Ishmael and continues to act like a bully. Despite the fact that Ishmael had spared him‚ Barry’s thick-headed skull couldn’t get the message; far from appreciation

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    “homicide”. Later‚ it is revealed that there is a deeper dispute between the Anglo-Americans and the Japanese people. This is just one story to the book. The other story is about love and the past. The past is never forgotten by a white boy named Ishmael Chambers‚ who is deeply in love and heart-broken by Hatsue Imada (the wife of the accused). There is obviously a racial tension to be noted (noting that this story takes place before‚ during‚ and after World War II). Hatred is formed around this

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    Conflicting Perspectives

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    the novel allows him to effectively convey the different perspectives of Eastern and Western cultures. This is mostly achieved by the characters of Hatsue and Ishmael due to their differing views and feelings regarding their relationship. Hatsue holds the Eastern value of putting duty before happiness and accepting your fate‚ whereas Ishmael possesses the more Western opinion that a person is entitled to happiness. Hatsue is intelligent and aware of the differences between her Eastern culture and

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    English 1000: Composition Instructor Jessie Adolph jlatfc@mizzou.edu Section: Section 44 Section 84 Class meeting: T-Th 9:30-10:45 am T-Th 12:30-1:45 pm Class location: Mumford Hall 321 Heinkel Bldg 146 Office: Tate 20 Skype Name: Oracle1906 Office Hrs: TBA or Skype by appt ONLY. English 1000 is a writing course designed to help you become a more critical reader‚ a more efficient researcher‚ and a more effective writer. Central to effective writing is understanding

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    does he want revenge and against whom or what? The captain wants revenge because he lost his leg to Moby Dick. 2.Who is the narrator of Moby Dick and what is the first line of the novel? The first line of the novel is “Call me Ishmael” and the narrator is Ishmael. 3.There are two significant Biblical allusions mentioned in the film. To whom do these allusions reference? How are the names significant? The two significant Biblical allusions are Captain Ahab which is the King Ahab in the Bible

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    life by holding onto memories and hoping for the best. I think this is important because every time Ishmael was about to give up‚ he would always think of a happy memory from his childhood about his family and friends. Another lesson I think we should learn from the book is that if you were a bad person you can always turn your life around and become good person. In the beginning of the book‚ Ishmael was a young boy who had never even thought about

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    Mind and Quinn

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    A review of... Ishmael In the past few centuries there have been a handful of books written that offer up ideas about humanity that are so completely new to a reader but are so completely convincing that they can force a reader to take a step back and assess all that they know to be true about their life and their purpose. Daniel Quinn has succeeded in creating such a book in Ishmael‚ a collection of new ideas about man‚ his evolution‚ and the "destiny" that keeps him captive. When I began

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    Close Reading: Moby Dick by Herman Melville LaQuita Johnson Honors American Literature 1 Tues/Thurs/ 9:00am/ Stone June 16‚ 2013

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    to "old passions‚ prejudices‚ and grudges" surfacing throughout the novel taking place off the Washington coast. In referring to "old passions" the although beings up a valid point of the passion that exists between Ishmael and Hatsue‚ although it is not necessarily "old" as Ishmael is still vibrantly in love with Hatsue throughout the novel up until the very end. Their so called passion begins in the cedar tree where they spend their childhood escaping from the prejudices of society‚ but form a

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