Dick and Jane

Describing human connections and the possibility of making these connections is rather difficult since the obstacles and avenues for meaningful connections differ according to the invidivdual, as are the connections that we yearn for equally specific to the person. Because the nature of human connections can be both vague and ambiguous, we will discuss works by Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, and Nathaniel Hawthorne in order to expand our understanding of relationships and connections, in…

Moby-Dick is an American novel written by Herman Melville. The story chronicles the voyage of a captain driven mad by his desire to kill Moby Dick, a scarred white whale who severed the captain 's leg. At first glance, Moby-Dick may appear to be nothing more than an adventure novel; however, it soon becomes apparent that Moby-Dick 's pages are rife with philosophical discussion, technical knowledge, and sharp wit. Readers may also find it interesting to note that Melville 's narrative style…

Is Moby-Dick a Gothic novel? If one were to Google what genre the book falls under, the most popular result he or she will receive is “American Romanticism”, which makes sense considering the time period Herman Melville wrote it. In fact, the novel is third on the list of “Popular American Romanticism Books” featured on the Goodreads’ website. Yet, when researching further into the characteristics of a Gothic novel, the possibility of Melville’s book being a Gothic seems less and less absurd.…

the beauty of the story. At the same time, the variety in form can be confusing to most. A story that is frustrating to follow can turn audiences away. In Shiela Post-Lauria’s article “‘Philosophy in Whales... Poetry in Blubber’: Mixed Form in Moby-Dick” she tells us that: The metaphysical discussions, genre shifts, use of Shakespearean conventions, and mixture of facts and romance-typically considered Melville 's improvisations-also appear in "mixed form" narratives, a genre once popular but…

The Dark Knight is an engrossing tragedy film that leaps beyond its origins. Batman is not the comic character, that you spent many nights reading his comic book anymore. Because of the amazing performances, the writing, the direction, and the technical quality of the entire production, this movie created characters we come to care about. By putting all the right elements in play, this movie had given the character of Batman a literary merit. This movie is not simply present the good and evil…

Creating a Personal Learning Network The objective of this analysis is to examine the corresponding relationship between Social Learning Theory and the creation of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) First, this analysis will examine the use of networks and tools required when creating a PLN. Second, document five people or groups who are beneficial in adding to the PLN. Finally, this analysis will examine the methods of creating a PLN in assisting with preparation for the Doctoral Residency that…

At this point he has (presumably) already dealt with Ahab’s relation to the white whale. We are reminded of Ahab comparing Moby Dick to the wall, the mask that exists between the perceived world and whatever lies beneath the surface. Something is “pressing the pulse of the life that has seldom exhibited itself” (Whitman 3) into this surface. Yet Ahab expresses the fear that there might, after all, be nothing behind. That “there’s naught beyond” is exactly what Ishmael discovers in this chapter…

Albert Einstein’s quote, “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” describes the Moby Dick character Captain Ahab. Ahab is on one mission and he will stop at nothing until he has had his revenge on the white whale, he spends countless hours and makes massive sacrifices on his pursuit of the white whale expecting to kill him. He degrades his own crew, is incapable of recognizing other people’s rights to living a fulfilled existence, and he puts himself…

Ahab’s is the only one who uses charts and scientific reason, partly because he is seen to be this self-reliant character and partly because he is obsessed with the thought of capturing the white whale, to the extent that he does. Ishmael explains that to those who do not understand whaling and whales in general, attempting to chart where they will be in a giant ocean appears to be hopeless. He responds to this by saying, “but not so did it seem to Ahab, who knew the sets of all tides and…

In Jack London’s philosophical adventure novel , SeaWolf, portrays a protagonist known as Humphrey Van Weyden.This philosophical adventure expresses the emotions of ambition, survival , and dominance. Humphrey Van Weyden is a survivor of an ocean collision who involuntarily ended up on a new ship known as, The Ghost , under the dominance of Capitan Wolf Larsen. Eventually Van Weyden and Wolf Larsen along with the only female Maud Brewster wash up on an island due to the fact that the Ghost had…