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Dolphins Current Behavior Dolphins Are Self Aware Martin Dolphin
1,456 wordsThe voice of the dolphin in the air is like that of the human in that they can pronounce vowels and combinations of vowels, but have difficulties with the consonants (Aristotle internet). The communication between dolphins can only be described scientifically and historically. The true nature of how dolphins communicate with one another and possibly with other species is something only known to the dolphin. It is an evolving, complex mystery we are only now starting to grasp the significance of....
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West Side Story Romeo And Juliet
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Statue Of Liberty Ellis Island
833 wordsEllis Island was 'the door to America' which was opened on January 1 st, 1892. Immigrants came here from their countries to stay in ours. It was a major immigration station for the United States from 1892 to 1943. It has been part of the Statue of Liberty since 1965. Between 1880 and 1900 9 million immigrants arrived in America, which was the largest number of arrivals in a 20 year period. The immigrants mostly stayed in the New England areas, such as New York and Massachusetts. This alarmed old...
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Shovel Nosed Sharks Christs March Toward Calvary Death
674 wordsChristian symbolism, especially images that refer to the crucifixion of Christ, is present throughout The Old Man and the Sea. During the old mans battle with the marlin, his palms are cut by his fishing cable. Given Santiago's suffering and willingness to sacrifice his life, the wounds are suggestive of Christs stigmata, and Hemingway goes on to portray the old man as a Christ-like martyr. As soon as the sharks arrive, Santiago makes a noise one would make feeling the nail go through his hands ...
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Lady Brett Ashley Sun Also Rises
4,040 words... he Sun Also Rises. Toward the last I was sprinting, like in a bicycle race, and I did not want to lose my speed making love or anything else and so had my wife go on a trip with two friends of hers down to the Loire. Then I finished and was hollow and lonely and needed a girl very badly. So I was in bed with a no good girl when my wife came home and had to get the girl out onto the roof of the saw mill (to cut lumber for picture frames) and change the sheets and come down to open the door of...
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Man And The Sea Ernest Hemingway
913 wordsSome believe to live is to suffer, and in Hemingway's The Old Man And The Sea this philosophy is dealt with and viewed in many situations. In this poignant short novel Ernest Hemingway beautifully illustrates the trials and tribulations of everyday man, through Santiago's struggle at sea. The old mans adventure with the marlin is one of loss, pride, and achievement all combined into one emotional fight for life itself. Hemingway's use of allegory in The Old Man And The Sea establishes many deepe...
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945 wordsThe Old Man and the Sea" is a heroic tale of mans strength pitted against forces he cannot control. It is a tale about an old Cuban fisherman and his three-day battle with a giant Marlin. Through the use of three prominent themes; friendship, bravery, and Christianity; the "Old Man and the Sea" strives to teach important life lessons to the reader. The relationship between the old man and the boy is introduced early in the story. They are unlikely companions; one is old and the other young, yet ...
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Man And The Sea Emotional Pain
1,173 wordsPain can be described as anything that causes stress or hurt on ones body, mind and soul. Emotional, mental and physical pain can all cause a person to lose sight of their ambitions and goals in life. This however is not the case with the old man in Hemingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea. The old man, Santiago, makes his way through life with perseverance, or determination to succeed. He never gives up on his dreams, despite pains and consequences he encounters. This characteristic is one th...
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West Side Story Romeo And Juliet
431 wordsWEST SIDE STORY IS DIFFERENT FROM ROMEO AND JULIET IN MANY WAYS Laurence's West Side story is an apparition of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet differ in many ways. Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona in about 1594. West Side Story takes in New York City in 1957. Tony is the modern character of Romeo and Maria is the modern character of Juliet. In the two tragedies the major conflict is two opposing families, or gangs, do not agree of the relationship of their c...
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Sharks And Rays Electric Fields Signal
257 wordsNearly forty years ago, I observed sharks and rays respond to weak electric fields. The biological significance of this finding became evident when shortly thereafter I discovered the common bio electric fields in the vicinity of aquatic animals. The electric sense became an established fact when I proved that sharks and rays cue in on the electric fields of prey, even during the dark or when the prey is hiding in the sand. Field strengths as low as 1 - 2 nV/cm suffice to alert them as to the pr...
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Farewell To Arms Nobel Prize For Literature
3,367 wordsErnest Hemingway was a profound American writer who earned a Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. During his life he was one of the most influential writers of twentieth century America. Since his tragic suicide in 1961 his influence on American writing has only become more evident. Some of Hemingway s well-known works include The Old Man and the Sea, A Moveable Feast, and A Farewell to Arms. These along with several of his other works established his unique style of characterization through acti...
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Man And The Sea Farewell To Arms
2,499 wordsWilson 1 The United States of America was going through very uplifting times just before the 1920 s. Before the outbreak of World War I Americans were experiencing feelings of great Patriotism. New inventions were coming about at a rapid rate, bringing new luxuries to the common American. At the same time jobs were plentiful and money seemed abundant. With so many new changes, Americans were blessed with more financial freedom and the ability to expend more of their time in leisure activities. G...
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Modern Critical Interpretations Chelsea House Publishers
1,637 wordsby Hemingways Themes Hemingway's Themes by Rachel Spring Hemingway's greatness is in his short stories, which rival any other master of the form (Bloom 1). The Old Man and the Sea is the most popular of his later works (1). The themes represented in this book are religion (Gurko 13 - 14), heroism (Brenner 31 - 32), and character symbolism (28). These themes combine to create a book that won Hemingway a Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and contributed to his Nobel Prize for literature in 1954 (3). Santiago...
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Contemporary Literary Criticism Carolyn Riley
2,255 wordsHemingway and a Hero Erin Elizabeth Ellen Fowler Period 3 Mrs. Haughey Outline 1. The Hemingway Code is an idea of what all heroes have in common. 2. One of Hemingway's best novels was The Old Man and the Sea fore it was a story of skill. 3. The Old Man and the Sea was a story of courage from Santiago's point of view. 4. Also a story of courage from the fish's point of view. 5. Victory in the soul but in reality, defeat, was demonstrated in this novel. 6. Santiago earned his pride and self-respe...
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Point Of View Santiago
619 wordsBook Report on Old Man and the Sea Title: Old Man in the Sea Author: Ernest Hemmingway Publication: Simon and Schuster, Inc. in New York, NY. Theme: It doesn? t matter if you succeed as long as you try and enjoyed the attempt. Also even if you don? t succeed, its only important if you have the will to try again. If you have the will to try again good things will happen. Santiago supported this theme because for eighty-four days straight he hadn? t caught one fish but day after day he would go ou...
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Thrown Back Into The Water Back Into The Water Fins
362 wordsAmong some of the most wasteful reasons to hunt in the world I? d have to say that besides the killing of elephants for their tusks, this is on top of the list for one of the worst reasons a blue shark is killed. And sadly enough the United States is one of the top countries to blame. In Hawaii and Mexico shark finding is very common. The fishermen fish the sharks take the fins, and throw it back into the water. The fins are mainly used for fin soup as a status symbol for the Japanese. They eat ...
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Great Fish Main Characters
1,250 wordsThe book the Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is a story of an old Cuban fisherman who struggles to capture an enormous marlin. This is an incredible and moving story. The fisherman is down on his luck and when he hooks the enormous marlin it is everything he can do to just hold on. It was the strong will and perseverance displayed by the old man that made the reader fall in love with his character and feel the old mans pain, happiness, and sadness. Hemingway conveyed to everyone the amaz...
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West Side Story Romeo And Juliet
753 wordsIn 1961, West Side Story, a filmed version of the hit Broadway musical that was inspired by William Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet, was released to viewers, who just could not resist the energy and excitement of the movie. Thirty-eight years later, viewers, like myself, still cannot resist it. I had never seen the film, which was directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, before, but I had always wondered why people loved this multi award-winning movie so much. After viewing the film, I think t...
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Romeo And Juliet Tony And Maria
694 wordsSimilarities of Two Famous Tales of Love In one of the most famous love stories of this century, many elements from another famous tale of love were borrowed. In many instances, Westside Story mirrored ShakespearesRomeo And Juliet. Many similarities were noted from the characterization to the plot structure. However, they differed as well. In Westside Story, some characters shared personalities with those of Romeo And Juliet. The families of the Capulets and Montague's were well represented by t...
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