Canoe

had in mind was getting a pole in the water! So, even before I had all my stuff set up I took the canoe and went fishing. The scenery was breathtaking as I paddled up this offshoot of the river. The air was crisp, the trees had just started to change colors, and the bite was good. I was thrilled when I caught the first fish of the trip, it was a yellow perch. They travel in schools so I tied the canoe to a tree and was there for hours pulling them out one by one. At the end of the first day, my…

A young boy Mako learns to be prepared and confident when he kills a shark (as he had been practicing for a long time) that had been terrorizing fishermen in his native Bora Bora for years. The shark, called Tupa, had killed Mako’s father years ago, and this and a grand reward lead Mako to kill the shark. His desire is also enforced when his dog is in danger of being killed by the the shark Tupa. In the short story “Ghost of the Lagoon”, the boy is eager, and later loyal to his dog Afa when he…

Last year, I was passive during my biology class. I was assigned to do a group project with two other students who only talked and did none of the work. Instead of asking them to help or telling the teacher I just did all the work myself in order to get a good grade. I was being passive because I just allowed this to happen without doing anything about it. Often characters in stories are also passive. Greg from “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” and the narrator from “The Bass, The River, and…

and skyscrapers, it can be difficult to see how much nature matters and affects our lives. For me, nature has always been an incredible place to go to get to know myself better and learn to appreciate the little things in life. A BWCA Wilderness canoe-camping adventure with my friends would be an amazing opportunity to grow as a person, spend time in my favorite place, and make lifelong memories with my friends. My past experiences in Boundary Waters have drastically changed my life by teaching…

The protagonist takes Sheila in his canoe to a concert, but all the while they are on the way she talks about another boy and how she hates fishing. There is a hidden fishing pole on the canoe which catches a bass big enough to pull the canoe back. Rather than risking Sheila finding out about his fervor for fishing he cuts the line and lets the mystery fish go. Later that night Sheila informs…

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brother wanted to avenge Mako---by slaying the shark. Mako’s brother’s name was Hunter. Hunter said, “I have lost a family member already, I’m not going down that road again.” Then as fast as Hunter could he get some of Mako’s spears and took Mako’s canoe, too.He went to the reef…

village. Challenges The Inuit and the Haida faced plenty of challenges that put their lives at risk everyday. Furthermore, they took a canoe in the middle of the ocean to catch whales. They also hunted walrus,seals etc… The risk was that the whale could overturn the canoe; not to mention, that in the Arctic, when the tide goes out they create caverns. Which then opens up there is a seafood “buffet” Some seafood that they caught in the caverns was…

What makes a character a tragic hero? A tragic hero is a character who makes an error that leads to his/her downfall, defeat, or destruction. Many authors implement tragic heroes in their writing to teach the audience a lesson. John Steinbeck, the author of The Pearl, implemented a tragic hero in his writing to teach the reader a lesson. In The Pearl, Kino, the main protagonist, is a character who is portrayed as a tragic hero in the allegory. Kino's amiable attitude throughout the book…

Though The Pearl may be a short book, only 83 pages to be exact, it really contains a great story and teaches an amazing lesson.The moral of John Steinbeck’s parable is that you should not let greed overcome you. You should be grateful for what you have and not want more. Greed can be an evil thing, and three ways that Steinbeck shows greed in the story is through characterization, symbolism, and foreshadowing. Characterization is an important element in The Pearl. It’s one of the ways that John…