SEA-FEVER BY JOHN MASEFIELD The poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield‚ depicts a sense of urgency to return to the sea. The persona hears the call of the sea and it is a must to answer the call; it is an irresistible invitation to adventure‚ exploration and freedom. The persona is longing to go back to the sea and he wishes for the simplicity of life on the sea and a sense of freedom. His extremely simple desires suggest that he wants to renounce all the usual entrapments of everyday life and
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The Sea of Monsters is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan published in 2006. It is the second novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the sequel to The Lightning Thief. This book chronicles the adventures of thirteen-year-old demigod Percy Jackson as he and his friends rescue his satyr friend Grover from the Cyclops Polyphemus and save the camp from a Titan’s attack by bringing the Golden Fleece to cure Thalia’s poisoned pine tree. The best
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In the Heart of the Sea What caused an 85 ton Sperm whale to crash into the side of the Essex‚ causing one of the most disastrous and tragic accidents in maritime history? Was this a calculated attack? Did it see the whaling ship as an unwanted rival in its territory? Did the crew of the Essex have anything to do with the whales’ sporadic behavior? Or was this simply an unexplainable act of nature’s unpredictability? On November 20‚ 1820 the crew of the Essex spotted an unusual sight‚ an extremely
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The text under interpretation is "The Happy Man" by William Somerset Maugham. First some information about the author. W. S. Maugham was a well-known English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King’s school in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St.Thomas Hospital in England. So‚ he put his hand in different activities and that’s why he is a versatile and
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Territorial Sea is established up to 12 miles from the baseline of the coast. This is an extension of the land and the coastal state exerts full sovereignty over the area. It is an area of national jurisdiction. Also establishes a contiguous zone where the coastal State may exercise the control necessary to (1) prevent infringement of its customs‚ fiscal‚ immigration or sanitary laws and regulations (2) punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial
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Old Hamlet and Polonius: the weak link My group chose to state that Old Hamlet stimulated the chaos that struck the Danish family. Hamlet temper was inactive‚ while Old Hamlet was still alive‚ but the death of Old Hamlet was all it need to create a chemical reaction within Hamlet. As a consequence‚ Hamlet became cantankerous towards Old Hamlet’s death. Realizing that Claudius killed Old Hamlet‚ Hamlet made promise that he would take revenge on Claudius. What if‚ Claudius’ didn’t kill Old Hamlet
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auras‚ their miracles and bringing of hope. Gabriel Marquez dispels this image in “An old man with wings”. Through unexpected turns in his story‚ Marquez displays that expectations hinder people’s ability to be open to new possibilities. Marquez takes a well-known figure‚ an angel‚ and completely reverses the character in his story. In the first paragraph‚ Marquez describes the angel as “an old man‚ a very old man‚ lying face down in the mud”. This description is almost the complete opposite of how
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Salter_____________________________________ Introduction to Literature: Global Character Response Form (You may use this form if you wish. If you don’t use it‚ be sure to follow this format and include all the information asked for.) Novel Title:Haroun and The Sea of Stories___________________________________________ Before completing this form‚ please see the sample Character Response on Blackboard Identify‚ in a sentence or two‚ the character and the role he or she plays in the novel. This may be any major
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main cash crop decided to plant cotton in the desert areas of middle Asia. To water these areas‚ the communist engineers decided to use most of the main rivers that fed the Aral sea as the water source. When the cotton plant did not take to the hard ground. In affect taking more and more water from the source of the Aral sea. What environmental and human costs have resulted? The environment has eroded away and become nearly inhabitable by human. Buildings have fallen to the ground from the salt
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EK115008S The Deep Sea (2012) It is odd that a planet with 65% of its surface covered by ocean and 57% by 1000+m of deep-sea is called the ‘Earth’. Some 49% of the globe’s surface is 3-6 km below the ocean waves and the average ocean depth is 3.8 km. The deep sea is dark‚ devoid of plants but home to many animals which have been collected on hooks and lines‚ in nets‚ from the stomachs of other deep-sea beasts‚ viewed and photographed from tethered cameras‚ ROVs and deep-sea submersibles. Yet
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