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    Nathaniel The Precious Sea

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    whom people called Lord Matty‚ for no one knew his true name due to the fact that the only time in which he revealed his true name to you would be when he tortured you relentlessly before assassinating you. Nathaniel had also packed water and his one and only possession‚ a collar which had his name engraved in it. However‚ he did not seem

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    Salt To The Sea Analysis

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    Although many people go through extreme hardship during war‚ they can find things to love that gives them the endurance to pull through. The novel Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys‚ details the story of a group of refugees that are desperately trying to escape the encroaching Russian army who are brutally pillaging‚ raping‚ and massacring everything in their path‚ by getting to the ship the Wilhelm Gustloff. The Wilhelm Gustloff is attacked by a Russian submarine and sinks and only four out of the

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    |”Haroun and the Sea of Stories” follows the pattern of the heroic tale.In this genre of narrative‚ first seen in Greek literature‚the hero starts an adventure to search his home and to reestablish order of the world.During the quest‚the hero confront many tests that threaten to doom him and his expedition.The climax of the novel is an epic battle between good and evil. Not a few critics have already showed the many references which Haroun and the Sea of Stories makes to ancient Indian and Persian

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    The Killing Sea Essay

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    The theme of The Killing Sea by Richard Lewis is family. In The Killing Sea Sarahs family gets split apart when the tsunami hits. Sarah’s first thought  when she wakes up after the tsunami is that her family is most likely dead‚ when she finds Peter she almost never lets him out of her sight again. When the 2004 indonesian tsunami hits many people were separated from their family. An example is that according to bbc news 228‚000 people were killed in this tsunami. These people probably had family

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    associated with horses‚ seen in the crashing of waves on the shore. He is also believed to be the force behind earthquakes‚ an odd expansion of the power of a sea god‚ but possibly due to the association between earthquakes and tsunamis in Greece. Some scholars believe he was first a god of the earth and earthquakes‚ and only later took on the role of sea god. Poseidon’s Appearance: Poseidon is a bearded‚ older man usually pictured with seashells and other sealife. Poseidon often holds a trident. If

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    Play: Riders to the Sea

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    Riders to the Sea John Millington Synge SCENE. An Island off the West of Ireland. (Cottage kitchen‚ with nets‚ oil-skins‚ spinning wheel‚ some new boards standing by the wall‚ etc. Cathleen‚ a girl of about twenty‚ finishes kneading cake‚ and puts it down in the pot-oven by the fire; then wipes her hands‚ and begins to spin at the wheel. Nora‚ a young girl‚ puts her head in at the door.) NORA (in a low voice). Where is she? CATHLEEN. She’s lying down‚ God help her‚ and may be sleeping

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    The Old Man and the Sea

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    The Old Man and the Sea Callie Dorfman 1031099 Amanda Cockburn (Remake) 1 In the book The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway uses the flashback technique in order to characterize Santiago and develop key themes of the novel‚ such as Santiago’s connection with nature and what it means to be a hero. Hemingway employs several flashbacks as an effective technique that develops Santiago’s character as he recalls past occurrences in order to renew his strength of will. There are three flashbacks

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    Crossing the Red Sea

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    Crossing the red sea essay “Crossing the Red Sea" is a poem that is based on World War ll. Thousands of people were displaced by the destruction and cruelty of the war. They looked for a new life in a new world. In the poem a there is a substantial amount of people on a ship leaving there shattered and war torn homeland. The poem displays how people have suffered and seen dreadful scenes. It also expresses there sadness and grief that has left them each flabbergasted and scared. As they set

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    Old Man and the Sea

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    manageable. There is no turning back and avoiding the situation because things could go much worse. Everyone has their own obstacles in life and the only way to conquer them is to deal with them face-to-face‚ no excuses. In the novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ an old fisherman named Santiago witnesses a life filled of courage in the face of defeat. In a small village near Havana‚ Cuba‚ and in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico‚ is where the triumphant man deals with the biggest opponent

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    Sandra York Mr. Perkins BIO 112-Web 15 October 2014 A Summary of “The Devolution of the Seas” According to Alan B.‚ Sielen‚ who wrote‚ “The Devolution of the Seas‚” through human error and climate change‚ our oceans are devolving into waters dominated by microbes‚ jellyfish‚ and disease. By destroying the marine habitats within our seas and oceans‚ humans are threatening their own livelihood by not only destroying a food supply but also other benefits that marine life offers. Pollutants such as‚

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