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    dignity and they act to protect their dignity. Dignity becomes their core. If it be so, for Santiago, what is the dignity? It seems that his dignity is being a fisherman. He has a pride as a fisherman but he is not proud of fishing a large amount of fishes and he is not proud of earning big money by fishing. He engages fishing as a fisherman. He stakes his life on fighting with fishes. Hemingway describes Santiago’s body in detail so that the readers…

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    Warriors”. A legend “is a traditional story popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.” Some myths are “The Great Crab” and “The Children’s Crusade”. Myths are about the early history of people or involving supernatural. Fairy Tales are “The Fisherman and his Wife”. A fairytale is about magic and imaginary lands. German folklore has developed over many centuries, it shares many characteristics with Scandinavian folklore and English folklore. The values reflected in German culture…

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    to be a person who could do everything. At the same time, I draw the conclusion from a story of the Aesop’s Fables. It is a story which named the fisherman and his nets. A fisherman made a very successful cast and grasped a lot of large fish using his nets, but he could not prevent the small fish escaped from the net. There is no doubt that the fisherman could think of making up a net with smaller meshes. Maybe this way could…

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    12 Disciple Analysis

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    Home » Bible Questions » Who were the 12 disciples? Who were the 12 disciples? The names of the twelve disciples of Jesus are Peter, James (the son of Zebedee), John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot. (Matthew 10:1-4 and Luke 6:12-16) [1] 12 Apostles Peter James John Andrew Bartholomew or Nathanael James, the Lesser or Younger Judas Jude or Thaddeus Matthew or Levi Philip Simon the Zealot Thomas The…

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    Merrick made a comment he wished he had some of his other ships from his home village where he came from and the old fisherman was pushed forward by the group of elders. Merrick remembered this fisherman named Derk he was a bit grouchy to him on the first day he arrived and wasn’t exactly expecting another comment of good fortune. Sure enough, the old fishermen goes on and on seemed nothing but cranky old comments and then mentioned he did trade wool on one trip to Merrick’s village and…

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    Commercial fisherman will be able to keep fishing but will have to reduce the size of their catches. Surely, they will not agree with the reduction in their catch size but they cannot argue the necessity of replenishing the fish populations. It is summed up best by marine biologist Sylvia Earle: “…what is not realized is that when the fish have gone, the way of life will come to an end anyway. What’s happening is not sustainable” (National para. 9). In the long run the commercial fisherman will…

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    Aquans: The Siren Vase

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    inspiration for this because as explained Aquanis was able to turn into what was called a siren to then lure any and all fisherman who passed. When luring fisherman in, Aquinas and other sirens would then scare them away from ever coming back and hurting the sea animals. This helped with also being able to scare others who were planning to come and do what the other fisherman had planned to do before them. The character of Aquanis could have inspired other artist from the past and present…

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    before he died. Many fans of the book wonder where Hemingway got his inspiration to write the story, and some believe it is based on his own life. The story is about an elderly, lonely, fisherman named Santiago who has not been successful lately, but goes above and beyond to prove he is still a great, skilled fisherman. Santiago and Hemingway’s life situations have certain resemblances, such as how they are both old and lonely, both working to accomplish…

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    of their operation to expose the truth about the Taiji, Japan’ dolphin slaughter. This is a yearly event that takes place at the beginning of September and takes course over a course of months, where fisherman from the area corral dolphins into a small enclosed area. When this happens the fisherman allow parks, like Sea World, to choose out desired dolphins, usually bottlenose, to take for shows and entertainment. For the remaining dolphins, the ones not considered desirable, they are killed for…

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    Shahriyar's Tale

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    The Book Tales from the Thousand and One Nights, written by author N.J. Dawood is an interesting read. The prolog alone is captivating and consequently creates a genuine interest for the well-being of the characters and the outcome of the main story. The frame story is intriguing and well-constructed as it provides meaning and allows an easy transition from one tale to the next. Accordingly, the tales themselves utilize a story teller whose purpose is to introduce a story that provides a…

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