1. What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"? “The meteor of the ocean air” in stanza 1 and “The eagle of the sea!” In stanza 2. 2. In 1830‚ the 44-gun American warship Constitution‚ the inspiration for "Old Ironsides‚" was scheduled to be scrapped - that is‚ stripped of everything valuable or reasonable. What proposal is put forth by Holmes‚ in the last stanza of his poem? In the last stanza he states that if the ship should “die” in a sense
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Challenger Expedition (Lesson 02.02)—Best resource link to use = “Account of the Voyage of the Challenger” • Besides conducting sampling of the waters on its journey‚ what were the main findings from the Challenger voyage? • What tool was used to do measure the depths of the ocean? • What are the 2 pieces of equipment used to collect bottom samples on the Challenger? • What was a newly invented piece of equipment used on the Challenger ship to get water samples called? Rocky Shore (Lesson 02
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Waves‚ Currents‚ and Tides By Ben Houghton 1/28/09 My paper will focus on waves‚ currents‚ and tides. Our coast is affected greatly by these three things. My paper will explain how the waves‚ currents‚ and tides affect the people and environment of the coastal plain. Waves are a very powerful part of nature. They come in all sizes and they can be shaped many different ways. There are many parts to a wave. There is the crest‚ which is the highest point of the wave. The trough is the lowest point
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Analysis of the poem “Sea Fever” by John Masefield The poem is about a person whose intense desire is to return to the sea. The person or the speaker has been to the sea before and the repetition of the line “I must go down to the seas again” in every stanza‚ brings out the speaker’s longing to experience sea life again. The speaker wants only a star to guide his tall ship‚ with the sails moving to the wind thereby wishing for a solitary life‚ with only nature taking control in directing him. “And
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Attention‚ have you heard that millions of people travel to popular beaches throughout the world‚ but some people don’t realize that the oceans are becoming more damaged? People don’t realize that the ocean is suffering from‚ pollution‚ overfishing‚ plastic‚ garbage‚ etc. Not a lot of people notice this is happening to the oceans. This is why we need to stand up and stop some of these things from damaging the earth’s oceans. The ocean is a place people enjoy traveling to every year‚ but most people
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Pollution is a problem around the world. There are different types of pollution. The biggest form of pollution is probably water pollution. An example of water pollution that is located near by is the water issue in the Passaic River and New York Bay. The Issue In the 1950s the factories of New York city started over dumping waste into the Passaic River. The waste would carry down the river and into the New York Bay. Much of the wildlife was dying including the fish‚ turtles‚ and eventually
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Dover Beach In his poem‚ “Dover Beach”‚ Matthew Arnold describes the seaside view of the English Channel at night through his window. He uses the waves on the pebbled beach as a metaphor for the sadness and uncertainty that he feels when he realizes that the world is moving away from religion. The image of the ocean becomes the central metaphor that ties the entire poem‚ full of allusions and emotional distress‚ together. The beginning of the poem sets a scene of peace and melancholy. Arnold describes
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Sea Animals Sea animals are very helpful to people. They are also unique in their own ways. The world would be completely different without sea animals. My experience of sea animals was when I went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. In the aquarium‚ I saw many fish that can do cool tricks and live in interesting habitats. One thing I learned about stingray fish is that the eat shrimp and other small fishes. Also‚ the aquarium contained many other animals such as monkeys‚ snakes‚
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Going to Catalina was a very fun trip. Although it did have to get cut short because of the incoming storm. Luckily‚ there was still time for us to do some fun activities while we were there and while it lasted. The most exciting event that was at Catalina was the snorkeling because I wanted to explore in the water to see different types of fish‚ and to just have fun. When we first met at the meeting place to start snorkeling‚ I was very excited. We headed over to see a couple small buildings with
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It has been something we have been dealing with for a long time. It almost seems impossible to get rid of it‚ and we hear about it almost everyday. Littering. Littering has become such a regular problem that almost nobody cares about it anymore. Littering is wrong‚ and really harmful to everyone and the environment. There are three reasons why I believe this is so. One of them the reasons is that over 9 billion tons of litter end up in the ocean each year. Another is that littering is a waste of
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