unrefined‚ prick-eared hunting dogs of Asian or African origin which locally they had developed into many breeds. To Egypt‚ where grapevines would not grow‚ the 8th-century Phoenicians sold wine‚ the wine trade with Egypt is vividly documented by the shipwrecks located in 1997 in the open sea 30 miles west of Ascalon. Pottery kilns at Tyre produced the big terracotta jars used for transporting wine and from Egypt they bought gold. From elsewhere‚ they obtained other materials‚ perhaps the most important
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Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe‚ of York‚ Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years‚ all alone in an uninhabited Island on the Coast of America‚ near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck‚ wherein all the Men perished but himself. With an Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by Pyrates (iii)‚ like most classics underwent many editions through the years. However nothing but the first edition‚ which is the basis of this
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Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist‚ Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel‚ an Indian boy from Pondicherry‚ explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The novel was rejected by at least five London publishing houses[1] before being accepted by Knopf Canada‚ which published it in September 2001. The UK edition
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Yemoja is known as several different names in Latin-American; Yemayá‚ Iemanyá‚ Iemanjá‚ Yemallá‚ Llemanjá‚ Madre Del Agua. Even though slavery happened to the Yoruba people some of the religious customs stuck to the slaves now living in a different country. In Cuba Santería is a system of beliefs that has Yoruba mythology they also worship Yemoja‚ but call her Yemayá. They see her as is the mother of all living things as well as the owner of the oceans and seas. In Uruguay especially in Montevideo
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Eden Ettienne Abstract #5 It issaid that community leads to meditation and as a result one looses part of his active self. A man named Robinson Crusoe was involved in a shipwreck‚ and for 25 years was stranded on an island‚ alone. He had to learn to adapt to this island and fend for himself. Although impoverished‚ his story was quite immaculate and extraordinary. His being on the island for so long allowed him to grow a full and intimate relationship with himself and his existence. The truth
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gender in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night contribute to the theme of confusion in the play. The first character in the play to introduce the theme of confusion is Viola. She is distraught after being separated from her twin brother‚ Sebastian‚ in a shipwreck. In hoping that he could still be alive‚ she is determined to support herself in an unfamiliar land by getting a job as a messenger in town. She says to the captain that rescued her‚ "conceal me what I am‚ and be my aid ... present me as [a male
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watched a lot of films‚ but the most interesting film‚ in my opinion‚ is Titanic. I watched it when I was 13 years old. Titanic is believed to be the most interesting film for two reasons. Firstly‚ it’s a real story which was then narrated by a shipwreck victim in 1912 though the film was released many years later‚ in 1997. The film is about a young couple. The main male character is a poor artist‚ and the main female character is a noble lady born in a rich family. She was engaged to a rich businessman
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Olympe de Gouges was a woman who lived in France during the French Revolution. She was a feminist and an abolitionist. She accomplished many things during her life. One of the things she accomplished was writing pieces of literature and plays. She was the first woman to publish books and plays using her own name and not a male pseudonym. Every woman who was a playwright before her had used male pseudonyms to avoid being criticised for it. Her first play was called The Generous Man‚ and it was about
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Agamemnon‚ leader of the Greek forces at Troy‚ was sacrificed by her father and uncle to win the favor of the gods to help them win the battle for Troy. This point is also seen in the Odyssey‚ when Nausicaa‚ a princess‚ rescues Odysseus after a shipwreck and convinces her parents to give him a room to rest and a ship so that he may continue on with his journey. In addition‚ there are categories of good versus evil among these female characters that allow for a better understanding of their impact
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The Role of Marriage in the Role Reversal of Twelfth Night Wouldn’t it be great to somehow wake up one morning in a beautiful house? How about owning an expensive new car? It is safe to say that practically everyone in the world is hoping that someday somehow they will become very successful and rise into a status of power and respect. This concept can be applied to the characters in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Just as Jesse Goldberg stated‚ Twelfth Night focuses on the desires of characters
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