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    psychology aspect in the old man and the sea In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway describes an old fisherman and the unfortunate trials he faces as his "luck" runs out. Through the novel‚ the fisherman‚ Santiago‚ replicates Hemingway’s ideal man‚ a noble hero. Hemingway had a Code of Behavior that he himself followed. He had morals that were strict and an appreciation for instinct and human nature. He had a specific way of living life and an understanding of time. He believed in taking risks

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    Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s short story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” and Ovid’s “Daedalus en Icarus” use magical realism to teach true-to-life narrative in a magical‚ often symbolic‚ fantasy described in a matter-of-fact tone. These true-to-life narratives cover things like: an “Icarus Complex‚” fraudulence‚ “Disobedience and consequences‚” and unnoticed miracles. Magical-realist fiction consists of mostly true-to-life narrative punctuated by moments of whimsical‚ often symbolic‚ fantasy

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    Jamoya Thomas English 1302.02H Lee Williams‚ abjunct professor July 22‚ 2010 A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings 1. I believe that the angel was a success at doing his job as an angel. When he got there he cured the sick child of Pelayo and Elisenda. And he helped them out financially in the process. The couple charged people five cents admission to see the angel. The curious came from far away. For less than a week they had crammed their rooms with money. The angel was the only one who took

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    In the novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago‚ the main character‚ faces challenges in his life that can be related to our own everyday lives. In this book‚ Santiago has to overcome his age‚ self- doubt‚ and what other people think. Santiago has been a fisherman his whole life and now that he is becoming older and weaker‚ he’s afraid that his ability to fish will deteriorate. Fishing is Santiago’s purpose in life and once that’s gone‚ what’s there to live for? From the old man’s journey‚ there is

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    facing the speaker. "I have awakened. How may I be of service?" The robot stood at rougly six feet tall and had sleek‚ shiny limbs made of an exceptionally tough metal alloy. Matthews was an old man now. He was no longer the dashing pioneer of modern artificial intelligence theory‚ but an elderly‚ frail man speaking to the culmination of his life’s work. Two may have just been a machine‚ but it was truly a son to the now-retired scientist. His bright green eyes bore into the robot’s glowing blue

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    01) “A Man Is Never Too Old to Learn” The world of knowledge is so interesting and enchanting. It is full of different kind of information‚ a lot of facts and details. Opening its gates you pass into the space of unknown things‚ you discover something new. As a rule‚ we study when we are young in order to make a career‚ to have success and to assure for ourselves a decent level of life. I think it is correct‚ because at the age when we graduate from school we have to determine ourselves

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    While walking to the café I noticed someone unusual‚ someone I have never seen around the school. This man was about 5‚ 10”inches‚ scrawny frame‚ unusual haircut‚ and he was dressed in all black as if he was on his way to a funeral. As I walked by the man I took a good look at his face. I recognized at first glance that the man had silly mustache. The mustache had reminded me of an old Amish man.

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    Analyzing the Reading of : The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore By Kellie Schmitt 1. Schmitt’s purpose in writing this travel narrative‚ is to show the differences between the Chinese and American cultures‚ when it comes to many different things. Main examples in this narrative are; living under the same roof‚ loss of a loved one‚ and funeral etiquette. In the Chinese culture it is excepted to come into common areas in your under clothing. Where in America‚ this would not be appropriate at all.

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    have read‚ it had a good story and good description. Hemingway could paint the pictures in my mind. I have read other shot stories of his‚ back in eighth grade‚ but they pale in comparison to this masterpiece of writing. The story was about and old man (really?) who is a fisherman. He goes out every day to go fishing‚ but he has no luck for about 80 days. But one day‚ he goes out alone and hooks a humongeous whale size marlin. He can’t bring it in because it is too big. He has to wait until it gets

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    In Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago is a classic example of a Code Hero‚ a man of action who accepts death as a part of life‚ possesses a high degree of skill‚ and is in a constant state of alertness‚ having trouble sleeping or resting. First‚ Santiago is a highly skilled fisherman‚ who knows his job well and performs it with precision and accuracy without having to give it much thought. He continually demonstrates his skill during his adventure on the ocean‚ as he initially prepares

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