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    latest episode of The Walking Dead Season 6 may have featured a considerate number of walker kills and dead Saviors including Alicia Witt’s Paula getting eaten by captured zombies. Luckily‚ none of the major characters were killed off in “The Same Boat” but the brief synopsis for the 14th episode hints on a possibility that that could change‚ especially for Michael Cudlitz’s Abraham! “Twice As Far” will deal with the aftermath of the Savior slaughter Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his group inflicted

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    It has been roughly five hundred and forty seven days since I have stepped foot of the Catalina Sea Boat. I ran my hand down the Metal railing as I strided onto the island‚ I would call my home for the next three weeks. I stood at the end of the dock with one bag around my shoulder and another in hand. I felt the warmth of the sun and the ocean breeze that I dearly long for now. I stopped for a moment to soak in the nature around me and breath in the ocean smell. I continued on and walked with the

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    dining cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable. Speed‚ comfort and safety are the main advantages of trains and planes. That is why many people prefer them to all other means. Travelling by sea is very popular. Large ships and small river boats can visit foreign countries and differentplaces of interest within their own country. As for me‚ I prefer travelling by car. I think it’s very convenient. You needn’t reserve tour tickets. You needn’t carry heavy suitcases. You can stop wherever

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    Wow! What can I say; I have read the book The Boys In The Boat‚ Nine Americans and Their Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics‚ by Daniel James Brown. This is about a guy named Joe Rantz. He went through many obstacles‚ to name a couple‚ he saw his mother die in front of him at the age of three. Another is that he got abounded at a very young age. I have also watched a outstanding movie called The Great Gatsby. Which is takes place twenty miles east of New York. The movie and the book are very

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    views stemmed from living in a social class where the men worked hard for their livings. Later‚ Sanders’ views are broadened when he gets the opportunity to attend a rather prestigious university. Similarly‚ James‚ the narrating character from Alistair MacLeod’s short story “The Vastness of Darkness” comes from a long line of hard working miners. In an effort to escape the possibility of becoming a miner‚ like his father and grandfather‚ he discovers it may be harder than he first expected.

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    Boat: Symbolism in Never Let Me Go Most people have dreams of becoming astronauts‚ doctors or painters but Hailsham students grow up knowing that they won’t get to live a normal life. They will donate organs until they die. Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go is about a dystopian society in Great Britain. It breeds cloned children for organ donations. Ishiguro uses a unique style of storytelling in which the protagonist Kathy narrates her memories of childhood at Hailsham to Adulthood and becoming

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    restoring his 30ft pontoon boat. This will consist of taking everything off and putting all new plywood‚ siding‚ carpet‚ furniture‚ speaker wiring‚ and reconstruction of the whole consul. When you do a project like this you have to know what is it that your boat will be doing the most. This pontoon boat will be used mostly for swimming and water sports; therefore we will be looking for decking‚ carpet‚ and furniture. First‚ we have started taking all the furniture off the boat to assure their will be

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    than the ant and are not concerned with its well being. In The Open Boat by Stephen Crane‚ the universe is so much larger than man‚ that it is not concerned with him. The first example of the universe’s lack of concern for man is the power of the ocean against the small‚ helpless dinghy. The universe is represented by the ocean and man is represented by the boat. The boat is so small compared to the ocean which throws the boat around with no problem. It is the same way with man. Man is such

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    living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first”. People feel as if the world owes them something because the odds have not been in their favor. How come we feel like we should be rewarded by the universe? Stephen Crane’s short story‚ “The Open Boat‚” is based on a real-life incident in which the author experienced being stranded in the ocean. The short story is about four men from different classes who are left stranded near the coast of Florida. They experience suffering as the men begin to

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    to achieve higher levels of being. Intrinsic revelations are made in “Drunken Boat” by Arthur Rimbaud‚ “The City” by Constantine Cavafy‚ and “Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines” by Pablo Neruda. Although the individuals have various starting points and different paths to finding self‚ the characters gained awareness through the voyage and were able to incorporate lessons learned

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