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    Three Men in a Boat

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    in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)‚[Note 1] published in 1889‚ is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide‚[1] with accounts of local history along the route‚ but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction to the comic novel. One of the most praised things about Three Men in a Boat is how

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    Three men in a boat by Jerome k. Jerome It is the novel about three friends Jeorge ‚ Harry‚ Jerome and the dog Montmorency. They decides to have a vacation to an island as they are exhausted due to overworkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)‚[Note 1] published in 1889‚ is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide

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    Mrs.poppets slivvings herr slossen boschen GEORGE- employed at a bank‚ where the only work his friends thought he did was sleep had some knowledge of the ways of the world and was the one to give sensible advice and suggestions‚ such as the articles that should be taken along on the trip‚ the clothes‚ food‚ etc. calmer and less aggressive than Harris. did not appear to have much sense of style‚ however‚ as evident from the loud blazer he had bought for the trip. did not like spending

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    i never saw a man’s face change from lively to severe so suddenly in all my life before..... I was very cold when I got back into the boat‚ and‚ in my hurry to get my shirt on‚ I accidentally jerked it into the water. It made me awfully wild‚ especially as George burst out laughing. I could not see anything to laugh at‚ and I told George so‚ and he only laughed the more. I never saw a man laugh so much. I quite lost my temper with him at last‚ and I pointed out to him what a drivelling maniac of

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    Alistair McLeod The Boat

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    A Boat to the New World And I saw then‚ that summer‚ many things that I had seen all my life as if for the first time and I thought that perhaps my father had never been intended for a fisherman physically or mentally. At least not in the manner of my uncles; he had never really loved it. And I remembered that‚ one evening in his room when we were talking about David Copperfield‚ he had said that he had always wanted to go to the university and I had dismissed it then in the

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    The Open Boat Essay

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    The story The Open Boat was written by Stephen Crane. This short story was based in a real story that he had when he was traveling to Cube. He was to Cuba to work as a newspaper correspondent‚ during this trip the ship sank off the coast of Florida‚ and he and three other guys saved their life. In the story he put the same characters‚ the correspondent‚ which is himself‚ that is why everything turns around him‚ the captain of the ship‚ the cook and the oiler‚ everyone has a different personality

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    The Boat by Alistair Macleod The narrator loves his father and shows appreciation for him because his father had chosen a career that he enjoys and benefits from‚ “rather than selfishly following forever your own dreams and inclinations.” (Pg 275) Although he appreciates him and loves him‚ he does not idealize him or his way of life. This may be due to him "withering away"‚ such as when he is constantly seen by his son smoking‚ and listening to the radio in bed‚ his son may see this as taking

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    (1) Based on a holiday boat trip made by the author and his two real-life friends George and Harris. This humorous travelogue includes local history of towns along the Thames‚ as well as a few serious and sentimental passages‚ but remains at its core a comic novel (2) Jerome.....a funny man....thinking anything to be a joke....lives the life the way it takes it to...no practical thinking..just tries to do everything the way he is

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    The Open Boat Naturalism

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    Humans tend to rationalize the meaning of life as having prolific and grand scheme‚ in concern to the workings of the universe. The “Open Boat”‚ a short story‚ written by Stephen Crane recounts a riveting tale of four men stranded at sea‚ who come to the realization that they are at the mercy of nature. The four men experience numerous internal and external conflicts with natural world. The use of naturalism throughout the short story not only creates a captivating plot‚ but also supports the theme

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    Brown‚ Daniel. The Boys in the Boat: An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler’s Berlin. London: Pan‚ 2014. Print. The author’s purpose in writing the book: The author‚ Daniel James Brown‚ attended college in California‚ and became a non-fiction author. One of his books‚ The Boys in the Boat‚ grew very popular and contained a lot of historical significance. Daniel James Brown wanted to tell the story of Joe Rantz‚ and his life that mainly involved rowing. He also explained adversity that occurred

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