Loggerhead Sea Turtle

and fro like a lazy beast, not the storm wracked intensity of the high seas but the easy rolling of a coastal current. The easy motion had long since become second nature to Kyanna and she filled her lungs with the salt sprayed air. She was no sailor herself but after the initial seasickness had worn off and she'd found her legs she could see the appeal. She knew that drive that some men felt to return again and again to the sea, drawn to it like a filing towards a lode stone. The rolling of the…

Once upon a time Ed was fishing. he was a nice, smart, cool,and funny person. While he was fishing he was always gracious as well as polite to the area that he was at as well as always respectful. One day he met a well rounded smart, sharp guy and they became fishing buddies but when his buddy lost a fish he was emotional, sour, and discriminative. When this happened ed would tell him you need to be kind as well as polite to the other people that are here, but though his buddy was kind and…

is the old man a success or failure? (brain storm) 2 page persuasive essay defending your position You must use example from the book failure because page 1 he has not caught a fish in 40 days success because he catches a 18 foot monster fish that he struggled for 3 days to catch. (don't know page number) failure because he struggles for 3 days to catch a fish and i understand that it is a 18ft marlin. success he prays to the virgin mary for the death if the fish page 65 failure because he…

Herman Melville’s The Confidence Man: His Masquerade has endured the test of time, proving to be a true classic. This satirical masterpiece criticizes American society’s impulse to monetize all opportunities, with a disregard for ethics. Melville represents American society with a miniature community aboard the "Fidèle", a steamboat heading to New Orleans, carrying a variety of passengers. However, instead of analyzing the rhetoric Melville employed when writing the story, the focus will be the…

Have you ever been in the deep blue sea and come across seahorse or a leafy sea dragon. They may seem like they have a lot in common; however they very different. Their characteristics, diet, and habitats are all different. Also, both seahorse and leafy sea dragon have bodies to camouflage themselves from predators. A seahorse weighs around one gram to two pounds. While, a leafy sea dragon weighs at a quarter of a pound (4oz). However, they both have similar color such as red,…

Code Hero: “A man who lives correctly, following the ideals of honor, courage and endurance in a world that is sometimes chaotic, often stressful, and always painful.” In Ernest Hemingway’s novel, The Old Man and the Sea, the main character Santiago is a perfect fit for a code hero. He is weary from old age and fights he has had on the ocean, but he is extremely strong mentally and emotionally. He does not have much left, just his young friend Manolin, his skiff, and his shack (his wife is dead…

Some authors use symbols to enhance the meaning of their novel and draw parallel between the writing and the lives of their audience. Ernest Hemingway uses his own symbolism to represent something more. The first way that Santiago’s hands symbolize manhood throughout the book is by his hand cramp. Next, Santiago’s hands show manhood when he gets cut in the hand and he pushes through the pain. Lastly, Santiago symbolizes the strength of being a man through the arm wrestling battle. The first way…

The interactions encountered by both others and yourself results in the psychological and moral development as you mature from your youth. The book Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys is considered a coming of age novel as the protagonist, Antoinette Cosway, grows up only to find herself broken and abused as she faces oppression. The moment in the novel that catalyzes many more events that lead to the destruction of her childhood is when her house Coulibri, is set on fire by a mob, which kills her…

In Hemingway’s eyes courage is what determines one's manhood. Without courage, every other trait is irrelevant. Francis Macomber is “very tall, very well built if you did not mind that length of bone, dark, his hair cropped like an oarsman, rather thin-lipped, and was considered handsome” though his life falls apart when he “had just shown himself, very publicly, to be a coward” (Hemingway 122). Macomber’s wife, Margaret, has gotten tired of Macomber’s cowardice habits, for he is no true man.…

“Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.( P.T Barnum)” In the story 90 miles to havana the author is Enrique Flores Galbis I think the theme is work hard for family. Julian works hard for his family to stay together “julian begged to go fishing because at the end of the year if they catch a fish its good luck and he tried realling one but it got loose”.he is working hard to pull that fish in for good luck and to put on the table for his family.He…