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    statements‚ therefore the only way to solve his puzzle was to take it apart and examine each components. One of the hidden elements that the reader must analyzie closely is the parallel between Santiago and Jesus Christ. In the novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway creates connections between Santiago and Jesus Christ that adds religious coloration to the story. Santiago can be compared to a Christ figure on the basis of his relationships with other characters in the novel. People look up

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    Old Man and the Sea Essay In Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ a Cuban man named Santiago goes out on a fishing voyage trying to break his bad luck of going 84 days without a catch. Santiago is only dependent on his strength and willpower‚ while alone at sea. During this time‚ Hemingway portrays the old man as someone dissatisfied with isolation‚ creating for himself the illusion of company by prattling amongst himself. At the start of the text‚ Santiago is joined by a fisherman

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    Swimming the Sea to Symbolism To some people swimming is a form of exercise‚ some may use swimming as a type of stress reliever‚ and to others it may just be something to do for fun. To Edna Pontellier‚ it’s a form of awakening‚ and becoming who she is meant to be. Throughout The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ much of a deeper meaning in the story is revealed though a number of important symbols. The symbolic element of swimming and the sea make the connection between Edna’s world and her eventual

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    Philippine Archipelago‚ with all the islands and waters embraced therein‚ and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction‚ consisting of t its terrestrial‚ fluvial‚ and aerial domains‚ including its territorial seas‚ the seabed‚ the subsoil‚ the insular shelves‚ and other submarine areas. The waters around‚ between‚ and connecting the islands of the archipelago‚ regardless of their breadth and dimensions‚ form part of the internal waters of the Philippines.

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    Symbolism Of Pesach

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    Explain the history‚ Practices‚ symbolism and religious significance of pesach. In your concluding paragraph(s) suggest how might the observance of pesach might reinforce Jewish identity. Passover or as the Hebrews would say Pesach is one of the most significant festivals in the Jewish faith. The name itself has many different symbolic meanings of Passover ‘God ‘passed over’ the houses of the israelites’. To understand the Passover is to understand its historical relevance in the Jewish community

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    setbacks and even though these have slowed his progression it has never defeated him. In the fiction novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway the main character Santiago undergoes many challenges while fighting the big fish. Even though in the end Santiago lost the fish‚ he was never defeated. Throughout the novel The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway uses symbolism through Santiago‚ the marlin‚ and his nemesis‚ the sharks to contribute to his theme that “A man can be destroyed but not defeated

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    The Old Man and the Sea I chose The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway for my summer reading book. The Old Man and the Sea takes place in a small fishing village near Havana‚ Cuba in the late 1940s. The most important characters in The Old Man and the Sea are Santiago—the old man—Manolin‚ and the marlin. Santiago is the protagonist of the story. He is an old‚ Cuban fisherman. He is very knowledgeable of his skills and takes pride in them‚ despite his physical restrictions. He has

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    Imagery and Symbolism

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    Imagery and symbolism The imagery used in the first stanza draws on familiar natural objects but can also be read at another level in the light of Rossetti’s knowledge of the Bible. In the second verse‚ the focus is on artificial objects hung‚ carved and worked by human hands. Various images in this verse demonstrate an awareness of traditional Christian art‚ as well as reflecting and celebrating human creativity. A singing bird - To a ‘singing bird’ (line 1)‚ vocal expression is as natural

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    In the novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway creates a story full of adventures and endurance in which an old fisherman‚ Santiago‚ is the principal character. This novel contains a specific plot which guides us throughout his journey. Likewise‚ Hemingway provides a well-detailed setting and characterization description that transmit us all the environmental circumstances and feelings within the story‚ as well within the characters. The themes used in this novel are related to the love of

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    Whale Rider: Inner Strength and Determination The film Whale Rider opens with a man‚ Porourangi‚ standing next to his wife as she gives birth to twins. Unfortunately‚ the mother and the son do not survive leaving only the girl who is named Paikea. This greatly upsets Koro‚ Porourangi’s father. As the reigning chief of the Maori people‚ he would have taught Porourangi’s first born son in the ways of their ancestors to become the next chief (Wald 2006). After experiencing such a devastating loss

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