Ocean liner

“Summer” All there was was water, everywhere. Summer to many people is the word that gives them so much joy. No school, no work, no stress. It supposed to be the time you get to relax and get away from everything. I, on the other hand, wasn’t able to do so. This past summer my family decided to go to the beach, as all families probably do. It’s just that it happened to be during the time that the beach wasn’t the best place to be at due to the stormy weather. The first day we got to the beach…

It was a chilly summer day, sunny and calm with a light breeze. The splashing of waves mingled with the laughter of 65 teens. Some jumped into the lake in their swimsuits. Meanwhile, I had forgotten to bring a swimsuit. This was a rite of passage. Every year, SHAD at Lakehead University was officially kick-started with a camping trip that culminated in leaping into a freezing cold lake. For the majority of my life, I hated exploring nature; more specifically, I hated doing things I assumed I…

Asaf Mizrahi Professor Spear Business communications December 4th 2017 Patagonia: An Earth-Friendly Brand “Let My People Go Surfing,” tells the story of how Yvon Chouinard went from being a young rock climber to being worth over 1 billion dollars. Yvon Chouinard is the founder and owner of Patagonia, and he got there with such unorthodox philosophies. The beginning of Patagonia clothing company started out much more modestly. Chouinard began his business by designing, manufacturing, and…

LENGTH -WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND CONDITION FACTOR 6.1. INTRODUCTION Length-weight relationship studies of fishes are considered as an important tool for understanding of fish. Length is a linear measure (in centimeter) and the weight of a fish (in gram) is approximately equal to its volume (cubic centimeter). Hence, weight of a fish is a function of length. The relationship can be expressed by the hypothetical…

The novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, by Yukio Mishima, focuses on the story of Ryuji. Ryuji, a young naive Japanese male, believes in glory being obtained at sea. Yet nevertheless he falls in love with Fusako, a lady of the shore. Fusako's son, Nuboru and his gang, reject the adult world as sentimental and hypocritical, preferring to believe in objectivity. Noboru and Fusako's ideals remain unchanged throughout the novel. The novel is divided into winter and summer,…

In the film “Whale Rider” directed by Niki Caro, in a small town in New Zealand called Whangara a innocent young girl called Paikea is born and she is everything Koro didn’t want in the future chief/leader. Throughout the film she struggles to try to become the leader causing a heap of conflict. An important idea shown to us throughout the film is the idea of the role of men and women . A scene where this idea is shown in the film is when Paikea is not allowed to sit in the front row with the…

sharks that ate his honorable "brother" (marlin) were considered evil. There are many examples where he had shown love for nature and greatly respected it. This is an example, "He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends on the ocean." (Hemingway, 20). I have always liked nature, and seeing a fictional character value the natural world as I do, made me feel a bonding and personal connection with Santiago. Also, this relates to brotherhood between every living thing that…

The image of water brings the image of life. Water makes up all life and is essential to the survival and wellbeing of life. To many people, water symbolizes freedom, but also the unknown. In Toni Morrison’s Beloved The Ohio River is a place where characters such as Beloved, Denver, and Sethe are reborn and given a new life, ultimately suggesting that the Ohio River serves as the bridge between worlds and the line separating them is as fluid as the water itself. The Ohio River symbolizes the…

The power of emotion: compassion In Marina Keegan’s essay, Why We Care About Whales, Marina claims on how humans value the life of humans and the life of non-human animals. The essay starts with a social occurrence of emerging beached whales. A natural force that is created by the movement of both the moon and the Earth push whales to the beach. While giving a detailed, vivid explanation of how beached whales die, Marina maximizes the sadness and lamentation of whales’ deaths. Furthermore, she…

The very first time I ate an oyster, was definitely an experience to remember! It all started with a night out on the town with my family. My Dad made the decision to take us out to dinner as a small family outing. Normally, on Friday nights we’re all at home bored out of our minds. So when, my Day suggested going out to eat instead of the usual pizza, we jumped at the opportunity! We went to a restaurant in the downtown district of Long Beach, Ca. The restaurant, being known for its great…