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    Ayn Rand's The Open Boat

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    In the story “The Open Boat”, there are four men who are a captain, a cook, an oiler and a correspondent. They were in a tiny boat after their ship sank off the coast of Florida. At first, the crew thought they could be rescued because of the house for refuge and a couple of people showing on the beach. But the fact was cruel so that they were required to depend on themselves. So the captain decided to swim to shore when they still had the strength. In the end, everyone was rescued except the…

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    Readers are taken on an extraordinary journey at the sea with no land in sight. The vessel aboard the open water symbolizes Coleridge’s train of imagination far away from the realisms of life. The albatross was initially considered a good luck charm because he once led the ship to safety from the icy antarctic water. So after the mariner kills the albatross, the crew is scared as they are convinced the crime will solely result in penalty by the power of the sea. The crew is clearly proven…

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    Unrestricted submarine warfare was one of the most important reasons on why the United States joined war. Unrestricted submarine warfare is an approach where submarines sink merchant ships without warning. February of 1915, Germany created U-boats. U-boats would sink enemy ships without any kind of warning. International law…

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    happened to him and the National Geographic team on their expeditions. He finds humor in the sometimes distressing occurrences and also describes local cuisines and cultural misunderstandings from his travels all around the world. Bennett has piloted boats for film expeditions for National Geographic for the past 20 years and currently assists Flip Nicklin. He also owns Small Planet Adventures, a tour and sightseeing company based in Lake Stevens, Washington and is past president of Whale Watch…

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    Gull Boat Theme

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    reality that the forces of nature offer no pity to find themselves at its mercy. There are four men stranded on a small insignificant boat, which is easily overturned because of even the slightest movements. This small dismal boat is their only chance of survival as it floats along utterly defenseless atop the vast and cruel ocean. Gulls fly around their little boat without a care in the world, obviously unfazed by the extremely dire situation of these poor men, one…

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    This musical, which is the most famous work participation of Jerome Kern, opened in 1927. It displays the story of the characters in charge of a boat entertainment. This musical references issues like alcoholism, gambling and discrimination affect the main characters. This shows has broad range of music styles from different time periods. The perfect join of creative musical modes and a context…

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    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…

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    The shock of everything has begun to take over.” Rob added, “I forgot this part but the ambulance and police arrived before the guys in the boat. But they wouldn’t come down to help because they were worried the rescuers would become the victim. They wouldn’t send anyone down to help and I remember being furious thinking, ‘hey this guy is dying!’ but I couldn’t shout it up to them because…

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    This painting is composed of three panels picturing different scenes of the New Testament: The Annunciation, The Adoration of Shepherds and the Flight into Egypt. The left and central panels depict the subjects in what seems to be a Gothic Temple. This is not a surprising characteristic due to the tradition in Northern Renaissance paintings illustrate characters from the Bible in a contemporary earthly environment that is known by the artist. This can be perceived in the scenery he set the…

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    The buildings of the Italian Cisternians consisted of a central hall for the crowds to gather, side aisles, and apse. With rectilinear forms challenge the French architecture, also with small windows, one example is the magnificent, Basilica of San Francisco, located in Assisi. The fresco painting on the walls was also an important characteristic of this period. Also, its desire to evoke the Franciscan connection with poverty influenced the architecture. Simply but magnificent is the definition…

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