Graecia I was the chief god of the polis. In his benign aspect‚ I was seen as creating new islands and offering calm seas. When I was offended or ignored‚ I struck the ground with my trident and caused chaotic springs‚ earthquakes‚ drownings and shipwrecks. Sailors prayed to me for a safe voyage‚ sometimes drowning horses as a sacrifice; in this way‚ according to a fragmentary papyrus‚ Alexander the Great paused at the Syrian seashore before
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The Bermuda Triangle‚ also known as the Devil ’s Triangle‚ is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels are alleged to have disappeared in mysterious circumstances which fall beyond the boundaries of human error‚ piracy‚ equipment failure‚ or natural disasters. Popular culture has attributed some of these disappearances to the paranormal‚ a suspension of the laws of physics‚ or activity by extraterrestrial beings.[1] While a substantial
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both short stories written by naturalist authors‚ share a common theme: nature is completely indifferent to the suffering of humans. “The Open Boat” follows a group of men that are stranded in the ocean on a lifeboat after they have survived a shipwreck. The men’s main focus throughout the short story is to reach land safely‚ and they eventually do after having a few very close calls
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cause is still yet to be known. The city comprised of mummified offerings of animals for the gods‚ hieroglyphics and inscriptions engraved onto stone‚ gold coins made from bronze and stone‚ over 700 ancient anchors for ships‚ fragments from 64 shipwrecks and giant statues of the Gods and goddesses such as Isis‚ Osiris Hapi and Horus. These statues were displayed in temples and significant Egyptian buildings at the time. This archaeological discovery is significant and will remain so throughout
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Mythic Heroes: Sinbad the Sailor When I think about mythic heroes‚ for many years the first name that came to mind was Sinbad: Sinbad the sailor. In his days as an adventurer‚ he went on seven fantastic voyages which earned him fame for the rest of his life. Yet‚ now in retrospect‚ I no longer consider him to be the great adventurer that I saw him as in my childhood. On his seven voyages‚ Sinbad encountered every obstacle one could possibly think of. He and his crew met up with: a fish so large
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“Nothing on Earth Can Come Between Them...” Purpose of Movie Titanic was produce in 1997 by director James Cameron. The producer and directors purpose of this film was to bring the Titanic back to life. They wanted to recreate this “Mother of all Shipwrecks” for viewer’s to get a taste of what it was like the be aboard this huge vessel from its beginning to its last few minutes afloat. This tragic film was meant to show viewers how life can be unpredictable. You can never tell what fate lies ahead
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Gonzalo Gonzalo is an optimistic‚ good-tempered‚ loyal Lord. Gonzalo is grateful and optimistic about having survived the shipwreck. He believes the island is a good place to be and that they are all lucky to have survived. He helped Prospero and Miranda to escape after Antonio tried to seize Prospero’s title. Gonzalo envisions a plantation built on the island‚ where no one would work and all people would be equal. This fantasy gives a picture into Gonzalo’s innocence and purity. Gonzalo gives
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surname was granted to his family in the 13th century‚ when his ancestor aided a Christian army attacking Moors by pointing out a secret pass through the mountains by leaving the head of a cow there. In the prologue to his great story relating his shipwreck and wanderings in North America‚ he refers to his forefather’s service to the King‚ and regrets that his own deeds could not be as great‚ due to forces beyond his control. As treasurer‚ and hence one of the chief officers‚ of the Narváez expedition
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Imagine experiencing an underwater death‚ reliving it over and over because and underwater camera has captured the scene ruining people’s peace? ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) go underwater and take pictures of old shipwrecks where people have died or other unknown discoveries a human could find. On one side people argue ROVs are valuable because they could find something a human could miss. However ROVs are definitely not valuable they still have mechanical limitations‚ and human is definitely
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In the excerpt “The Roots of Honor” by John Ruskin‚ it is expressed that purpose can change and that it is affected by the way society views that role. In a since one’s true purpose can be overshadowed and manipulated to be viewed as something completely different‚ making it unreliable. This meaning is revealed through figurative language in the excerpt “The Roots of Honor”. In the beginning of the passage John Ruskin discusses the role of a merchant and the image that society has created for that
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