Treasure Island: An Analysis Treasure Island‚ by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ is a tale of adventure filled with exciting characters and set in exotic locales. This paper will present background information on both the novel and its author and analyze and discuss the major characters‚ themes and motifs. Stevenson was born the only child of a prosperous middle-class family in Edinburgh‚ Scotland‚ in November 1850. His father‚ Thomas‚ was a civil engineer who specialized in the design and construction
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The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[2] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs and which complicate
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1. Intoduction Spratly Islands is made up of over a 100 islands‚ shoals and reefs. The land area is less than 5 square kilometers right at the center of West Philippine Sea. So why do regional players such China‚ Taiwan‚ Vietnam‚ Malaysia‚ Brunei and the Philippines squabbling over it? And what is the interest of the United States of America in the issue? The simple answer is the potential for oil and natural gasoline in the area. The more complex geopolitical answer is power projection.
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The Philippine Claim over the Spratly Group of Islands The Philippines claims Spratly Islands as one of the territories of the Philippines.The islands of Spratly’s are rich in natural resources such as oil and natural gas. According to Arlicle 1‚ "The National Territory comprises the Philippine Archipelago with all islands and waters embraced therein" the Philippine has claim over these islands as the Article 76 deals with the dealination of the shelf’s outer limits beyond the 200 nautical miles
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Log One- Treasure Island starts with a narrative of a young boy‚ Jim. Jim is the son of a tavern keeper. The story begins with a mysterious grumpy pirate named Billy Bones. Billy refuses to pay rent‚ and Jim’s father takes little to no action. Taking this into account‚ it can be deduced that there no law. Jim has been hired by Billy as a look out for a one legged man. Eventually‚ Jim finds someone‚ who‚ although is not the one-legged man of Jim’s nightmares‚ is searching for Billy Bones.
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Ellis Island Web-quest 1. Open the Internet and go to the following website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/ 2. Read the introduction and answer the following question: How many immigrants came through Ellis Island on their way to America? [1] More than 12 million 3. Click on “Learn more about Ellis Island” and answer the following questions: Where is Ellis Island located? [1] In New York Harbor‚ near Manhattan Who was the President that established an immigration station
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Lehane‚ Dennis. Shutter Island. New York: William Morrow‚ 2003. Print. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane takes place on Shutter Island‚ an island with an experimental mental institute called Ashecliffe Hospital. On September 21st 1954‚ a female patient named Rachel Solando went missing from Ashecliffe. U.S. Marshal Edward Daniels and his new partner‚ Chuck Aule‚ are assigned to investigate the disappearance of Rachel Solando. When they arrive to the island‚ they meet Dr. John Cawley‚ the
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Treasure Island Treasure Island is an amazing adventure‚ one that everyone dreams of since childhood‚ is the quest for a secret treasure in a distant island. A brave boy‚ among good and bad pirates‚ within the exotic setting of a mysterious island‚ is the protagonist of one of the most famous stories for the young. This story isn’t as simple as many other childrens books. That could relate to the fact that it is a more enjoyable story for the preteens than the nursuryaged children
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Treasure Island In the very first sentence of the novel‚ Jim tells us that he is recounting the story of Treasure Island because Squire Trelawney‚ Dr. Livesey‚ and other gentlemen have asked him to write it down. Stevenson’s choice of Jim as a narrator is noteworthy and unexpected‚ since the adult men have greater life experience‚ education‚ and verbal skills than this young boy has‚ and would seem to be able to bring more perspective to the narrative
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on a distant island. Trelawney immediately starts planning an expedition. Naïve in his negotiations to outfit his ship‚ the Hispaniola‚ Trelawney is tricked into hiring one of Flint’s former mates‚ Long John Silver‚ and many of Flint’s crew. Only the captain‚ Smollett‚ is trustworthy. The ship sets sail for Treasure Island with nothing amiss‚ until Jim overhears Silver’s plans for mutiny. Jim tells the captain about Silver and the rest of the rebellious crew. Landing at the island‚ Captain Smollett
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