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A Conquistador No More There’s a rustle in the trees, and the area you are in has been known for savage cannibals, while mosquitoes cover your body in the swamp. You have little food and water; you are nauseous because of hunger, thirst, and lack of blood. In this difficult situation and more, Cabeza de Vaca, a famous conquistador, overcame these hardships, along with only 3 other people who all began with 400 other men, and walked for 21 months to Mexico City. He was the treasurer of a ship…

Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea, hope is seen by Santiago overcoming all of the problems thrown his way. After struggling for three days, Santiago’s work pays off when he catches the marlin. Through his journey, if he loses hope, Santiago thinks about his past to stay positive. Although the marlin gets eaten by the sharks, Santiago is still seen as a hero. Hemingway explores the nature of hope through symbolism of the marlin, lions, and respect. The tone of The Old Man and the Sea is very…

Touching Spirit Bear Connection The book “Touching Spirit Bear” by Ben Mikaelson reminds me of the real world. The part of the book i am relating to is when Cole Matthews was extremely hungry but ignored that necessity and just went to the shore to drink water as much as he would need to pee and be full but of water. Later that day, Cole went to the shore and saw seagulls, he realized that they were eating a fish, Cole was absolutely STARVED so he scared the seagulls away and ate a half seagle…

In the beginning, Hemingway points out the use of nothing in the beginning of the story when the waiters are trying to observe and analyze why the older man is drinking so much. Yet this small detail is important to both the dark and "empty" setting Hemingway creates, and the waiters interactions with eachother. When the author includes the older waiter`s mini-moologue about the topic of nothing, the author uses this word as his "iceburg priniciple. Hemingway isn`t making an argument because of…

Have you ever pushed yourself to the limit to accomplish something? Thats exactly what the old man was trying to do in the book, The old man and the sea. One day out at sea the old man, who’s name is Santiago, feels a massive tug from a huge fish. Even though the old man isn't in his prime he still tries with all his might to catch the fish. The giant marlin does not want to be caught and this it begins a long battle of pain, patience, and grit. At first the old man and the big fish seem very…

Taking care of a goldfish is really simple. Be that as it may, if you are busy without any time management, then taking care of a goldfish is not for you. Not only do you have to buy the goldfish, but you have to get necessities such a fish bowl, or a tank, and a special brand of fish food. When I was about six years old I had a goldfish that jumped out of his bowl when no one was home. At first, I thought someone stole him, until I found him on the floor. I tried to put him back into the water,…

system that transcends nature, as that of divine, magical, or ghostly being,” as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary. William Shakespeare, Charlotte Bronte and Jean Rhys utilize the supernatural in their works, Macbeth, Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea, respectively. No matter the gain or loss of power, the supernatural induces people to reach a brink of madness. The supernatural…

follows Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who ventures out to sea alone and manages to hook an enormous marlin. To his disappointment, Santiago’s catch is devoured by sharks before he can return to land. This tale of struggle, loss, and despair seems to derive from the fishing trip that Hemingway went on years before *. However, the plot is not the only aspect of the book. One could draw connections between the story of The Old Man and the Sea and an usual fishing trip that Hemingway went on,…

In the article “Swimming Through Garbage” written by Lewis Pugh which was published in the New York Times in 2014 we learn of Pugh’s journey in swimming through the seven seas, Pugh’s is an advocate for the preservation of our oceans around the world. Pugh’s purpose of this article is to describe and persuade readers about larger issue at hand while informing readers to the health concerns of the oceans around the world. What he finds later is that he seriously underestimated the true severity…

"Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and they were cheerful and undefeated." Santiago, the man described in the quotations prior, is a decrepit man abiding off the coast of Cuba, a bewitching island with a variety of animal life. One can say he was born into the life of a fisherman. Since he was young, he admired the ocean and the life it holds within. Throughout his numerous years living as a fisherman, he developed an extraordinary relationship…