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Charles Stratton P. T. Barnum discovered Charles Stratton in 1842 at the age of four. Soon after, Barnum transformed Stratton into General Tom Thumb, one of the most significant freak show performers of all time. At an early age Stratton was trained to sing, dance, and imitate famous celebrities worldwide. As discussed in the lecture, under the guidance of Barnum, Tom Thumb performed around the world as well as at the American Museum, becoming the most famous dwarf of all time. P. T. Barnum was known for The American Museum and eventually exhibiting a number of “human curiosities” in the “What is It Exhibit.” Is this when Barnum crossed the line with turning entertainer to exploiter or during their three-year travels across Europe? In 1863, Barnum’s exploitation gets exponentially worse when he arranges Stratton to marry Lavinia Warren, another dwarf in Barnum’s collection. It was one of the most anticipated weddings in New York City. It was also said that Abraham Lincoln hosted their honeymoon party. This wedding made the public crave for more. Barnum had to think of something quick, a little baby for the little couple. It was never clear if the Stratton’s truly had a child of their own or if Barnum had rented the babies for appearances. When that idea had run its course, Barnum simply said the child had died. Per class discussion it has recently been revealed that John Gannon has discovered this may not have been the case and revealed paper evidence in a documentary that…

Our relationship with the natural world has been demonstrated in many of the works that we have studied throughout this course. It has been represented with danger, emotions and instinct. To begin, In Stephan Cranes, The Open Boat, the men are stranded at sea with no one to help except for their abilities as humans, who have no power to defeat the natural world. From the beginning of the short story the tone of the men showed despair and helplessness. At first the men attempted to use their…

The Open Boat is a story about four men who were sea-wrecked on the coast of Florida and try to get to land using a lifeboat. The crew consists of a correspondent, a captain, a cook, and an oiler named Billy. They sail in their lifeboat and try to find land. They talk about things such as food and rescue stations, but they don't really talk about what they really feel in their mind, surviving. When the crew finally finds land, they cannot row because the strong current would probably tip the…

history ending this career with 105 million dollars and his son William practically doubling that wealth to end up with upwards of 200 million dollars which is the equivalent to 218 billion dollars in 2005. In the book Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Edward Renehan tells the life story of Cornelius Vanderbilt. He talks about his ancestors before Cornelius was born and ends the book with his son William…

In “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane, four survivors of a tragic shipwreck are forced to live in a lifeboat and fight for survival. The four men are the cook, the oiler, the correspondent, and the captain. The captain assures the men that they are getting very close to a manned lighthouse that he is familiar with, although day by day the men see no lighthouse. The men start to lose hope when finally, land comes into sight. In their great efforts to make landfall, the oiler drowns, despite being…

The Open Boat by Stephen Crane is told from a third-person perspective. The only mind through out the book the narrator has insight to is the correspondent. The narrator suggests all four men are thinking and feeling the same things. Throughout the book the oiler is the only character given a name. The oiler (Billy) has not eaten or slept in days like the others, right before the ship sank he worked double-watch in the engine-room, still he continues rowing. Any time the correspondent tries to…

Lost at Sea Lost at Sea is a 60 minutes documentary showcasing Ross Chapman’s harrowing ordeal. The documentary focuses on a series of blind luck events leading up to Ross Chapmans rescue of the coast of Exmouth. Ross Chapman is presented as a daring fisherman living life on the edge. The viewers are positioned to sympathise with the adventurous fisherman through events showcased in the documentary. Produced by Garry Mcnab, Lost at Sea follows Ross Chapman a young and daring fisherman swept…

Journal five- Stephen Crane “The Open Boat” Four men are in a lifeboat, lost at sea, off the coast of Florida. The oiler and the correspondent are taking turns paddling with the oars they have. They eventually see a lighthouse. As they try to get closer to the lighthouse, they use the captain’s jacket to make a sail. It works until the wind dies down. Eventually they get closer to the land but they are amazed that nobody sees them. They try to paddle towards the land but the waves are too…

On New Year’s Eve 1896, Stephen Crane sailed out from Florida on the Commodore as a correspondent to cover the insurrection of Cuba against Spain. His ship sank a few days later when it hit a sandbar. Crane and three other men spent thirty hours on a dinghy. When they finally arrived to shore, one of the men, the oiler named Billie Higgins, was already dead on the sand. He had drowned when the boat overturned. A few days after, Crane published “Stephen Crane’s Own Story,” a newspaper…

The Ordeal of Donald Boone is a direct account of a deep sea diver’s terrible timing, and the medical miracle of keeping him alive. Donald Boone was a deep sea diver the worked for the “Taylor Diving and Salvage Company” onboard an offshore barge. Underwater divers experience extreme conditions on a daily basis and as a means to better regulate the time divers spend under heavy pressure conditions barges have pressurized living quarters for their divers. At the end of a dive each diver gets into…