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    my friends had said about it. The book was one of the best classic stories I have read‚ it had a good story and good description. Hemingway could paint the pictures in my mind. I have read other shot stories of his‚ back in eighth grade‚ but they pale in comparison to this masterpiece of writing. The story was about and old man (really?) who is a fisherman. He goes out every day to go fishing‚ but he has no luck for about 80 days. But one day‚ he goes out alone and hooks a humongeous whale size marlin

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    40113810 El Camino de Santiago Cover Photos: Autor: Peter Andren Tourism‚ Society and Visual Culture TSM11109 Rory MacLellan Assessment 2 Student No. 40113810 Word Count: 3‚488 Page 1 40113810 Your own way Page 2 40113810 Table of Contents 1. Appraisal of the impact of the development of tourism‚ over a period of time‚ on El Camino de Santiago. 2. References. 3. Appendices: 3.1. Appendix 1: Historical Overview. 3.2. Appendix 2: Overview of the main authors that examined

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    case she addresses a sudden change in the way society thinks and how we should try to preserve it. She also talks about the loss of culture that comes with globalization and the loss of part of our history as we reject the teachings of the old culture and of our old heritage. It could be for this reason that she decided to name the poem A Different History. Significant poetic devices and their significance (eg: Metaphors‚ symbols‚ rhyme scheme‚ form‚ imagery‚ repetition… etc) Structure based analysis

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    the ones that were never said and never explained.” Good morning to all. I am Manolin‚ Santiago’s apprentice. Santiago is not only my mentor but my friend. Santiago and I were always together from whence I was five years old. I always looked out for him even in his final days. I remember our last conversations and the days leading up to his fishing trip. My father made me leave Santiago and forced me to go on another fisherman’s boat because of Santiago’s unluckiness. I was unhappy with their decision

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    Wisdom that turns him into a calm and humble man The first factor which distinguishes Santiago from his younger colleagues is the wide knowledge that he has of the local marine environment. It is undeniable that having devoted himself entirely to fishing has provided him with a deep understanding of the seascape and a “preterite ability to see through and beyond what is immediately apprehended by the physical eye” (Strychacz 243). As Gurko claims‚ Santiago is “a superb craftsman who knows his business

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    Thomas September 10‚ 2013 English 101 (Essay 1) A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings Gabriel Marquez’ use of the supernatural in A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings depicts a sense of good in the story. Marquez’ writing ties religion‚ supernatural‚ and satire into his story by leading the reader to believe that the very old man that fell from the sky is an angel. In the beginning of the story the reader finds out that the family has a very ill child. Marquez opens up the story by setting

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    Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" is a fairy tale in which realistic‚ earthy diction is used to relate a mystical event. The author’s flair for describing the fantastic in a casual‚ understated way creates an atmosphere of credibility in which anything is possible and believable. Using a South American village for setting and an assortment of descriptive images for flavor‚ Marquez shows how superstitious ignorance and religious dogma can prevent the realization of true

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    representation of ideas‚ events‚ or characters. Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s‚ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”‚ gives two good examples on symbolic and allegory meanings through the characters and their action. This story is blended with normal humanity‚ fantasy‚ and magical realism. The story can bring different meanings to readers depending on your view on life. After an ugly storm went through Pelayo’s town‚ He found his whole yard ruined with the weathers destruction. An old man with enormous wings had fallen

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    The Art of Magical Realism in “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”             Author Gabriel Márquez brings his readers into the world of magical realism when he introduces the story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”. In the beginning of the story an old man with “huge buzzard wings” (400) is discovered by two characters‚ Elisenda and Pelayo‚ face down in the mud near their beach home. In the second sentence‚ Márquez states that “the world had been sad since Tuesday” (399) and the reason behind

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    Old Man and the Sea Study Guide Answers DAY ONE: PAGES 9-25 1. Who is Santiago? Describe his physical appearance and personality. He is an old fisherman who has “gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.”(9) He has been deemed “unlucky” by others in the community. Santiago’s is described on pages 9-14: o “thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck;” o “brown blotches of benevolent skin cancer;” o “his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish;” o “everything

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