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    The Open Boat" Sections 1-3 The story opens in the month of January with the oft-quoted line: “None of them knew the color of the sky” (Crane 57). “Them” means four individuals who are aboard a dinghy‚ having been shipwrecked: the captain with an injured arm‚ the correspondent‚ the cook‚ and Billie‚ the oiler. Except for Billie‚ the rest of the characters remain unnamed. The oiler and the correspondent row the dinghy‚ while the captain provides directions and the cook bails water out of the boat

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    I quickly assembled a team of divers and headed down there and started my own investigation. At 1‚000 feet below the surface‚ we came upon the shipwreck. It was a wooden vessel that was extremely damaged. But‚ when we moved the hull‚ we discovered the artifacts that have lead us to proof of “The Long Lost City Of Atlantis”. The artifacts we found were made from a metal that is believed to be orichalcum

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    occurs. Comparing to the film‚ the characters throughout the scenes differentiate in many ways. Although‚ the short story itself is entertaining. The changes such as the shipwreck‚ a love interest‚ and character development that the director produces a much more dramatic plot‚ placing the audience on the edge of their seats. The shipwreck in the story and the film‚ both form a huge impact on the main setting. Throughout the film‚ the ship has an explosion and causes the people to fall into the water

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    Jacques Cousteau Filmmaker‚ Military Leader‚ Scientist‚ Photographer‚ Inventor‚ Explorer. Jacques loved what he did and he cherished the moments that he had doing all the things he loved went around the world sharing the moments that he had and fascinating experience amazing people. When Jacques was young he didn’t do well in school by the age of 13 he went to boarding school in 1933 Jacques was in a car accident nearly took his life. He took up daily swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. One of his

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    Crusoe‚ His Faith‚ and the Outside World’s Influences Many struggle with religion‚ either in its entirety‚ or with specific aspects such as its exclusionary process‚ or its supposed rules and regulations. Some people who were previously skeptical of religion experience a life altering event which alters their perception of previous events and causes them to veer towards a religious belief. Robinson Crusoe‚ while a fictional character‚ is one such example. A mere sailor tale‚ based on potentially

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    Emotion is described as an instinctive state of mind or the reaction someone has to an event. Reality is the state of things that actually exists or the events that actually happen. These two ideas contrast each other‚ as shown in the movements of the Realists and the Romantics and Transcendentalists. Realists wanted to portray believable events‚ where character is more important and language reflects what is spoken. Romantics and Transcendentalist relied on emotion‚ not on logic‚ and rebelled against

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    How does Emily Dickinson present states of mind in ‘I felt a Funeral‚ in my Brain’ and two other poems? Emily Dickinson presents the state of mind in various ways‚ to portray inner turmoil for her lack of understanding‚ and of confusion towards her psychological state‚ in ‘I felt a Funeral‚ in my Brain’‚ ‘It was not Death‚ for I stood up’ and ‘One need not be a Chamber- to be haunted’. All poems present the speakers state of mind to the same effect; a descent into insanity with seemingly no hope

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    Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist‚ Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel‚ a Tamil boy from Pondicherry‚ explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tigernamed Richard Parker. The novel‚ which has sold more than ten million copies worldwide‚[1] was rejected by at least five London publishing houses[2] before being accepted by Knopf

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    until 1911 due to the rough seas and weather conditions. The west coast of Northern France has always been known for its rough seas. This heavily trafficked sea line experiences severe weather during much of the year. This area has experienced many shipwrecks over the centuries. Including one accident‚ the wreck of the steam ship Drummond Castle in June‚ 1896‚ was responsible for the deaths of nearly 250 people. Between the years 1888 and 1904 thirty-one ships were wrecked

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    Life of Pi is a world renowned novel that follows the adventures of shipwreck survivor Pi Patel. The author‚ Yann Martel‚ discovered the incredible story upon meeting a man named Francis Adirubasamy while visiting India. Throughout the novel‚ Pi experiences several situations that ultimately cause him to let go of certain needs in order to focus on others. These experiences correlate with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs‚ a series of stages shaped in a pyramid showcasing the needs in a human’s life. The

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