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“All human beings are ultimately the same in that we are all equally powerless against nature.” Of all the potential themes in the list, this one by far seemed to be the most powerful and prominent overall theme of this story. Every element of the seems to point to the humbling 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…

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…

The word “prodigal” originates from Latin roots that together mean “to drive forth.” It signifies the quality of one that drives forth his/her money by spending with reckless abandon, which is present in the Biblical parable the ”Prodigal Son.” A father has two sons, the younger desperately impatient to receive his inheritance. So, the prodigal son demands of his father to receive his inheritance before he passes away. In other words, the son diminishes the tragedy of his father’s eventual…

lightning serve and powerful groundstrokes. Her serve is revered as arguably the best in women's tennis history due to its incredible speed and accuracy. In addition, her comeback history’s suspense contributed to her media popularity. In the 2012 US Open finals, Serena was 2 points away from defeat at the hands of Victoria Azarenka with a score of 3-5, however, she pulled through and defeated Azarenka in an incredible comeback. She currently has 22 Grand Slam titles, a record tied with legend…

World Number 1 spot beckons Andy Murray Andy Murray finally finds himself on the right side of the finishing line. In his third consecutive Grand Slam final, Andy clinched the Wimbledon title to end his Grand Slam title drought. The entire country was in an ebullient mood and even the ever-poker faced Ivan Lendl was seen shedding a few tears. Andy joked about his supercoach: “He was telling everyone it was allergies, that he had hayfever. I don’t believe it.” But even before the celebrations…

Foundation" in 2003, which helps provide grants to poor countries that have child mortality rates of more than 15 percent, for education and sports-related projects. In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. At the 2005 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Federer arranged an exhibition involving several top players from the ATP and WTA tour called Rally for Relief. The proceeds went to the victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian…

will be discussing are made up of those supporting ‘classical’ theism and those supporting ‘free will’ or ‘open’ theism. Classical theism, which has been the chief view held by Christians for many years, states that God is immutable, impassable, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient which includes knowing the future perfectly and all of the decisions that…

to have a positive outlook not only on life, but on myself. This essay gives me a chance to explore the parts of myself that I am proud of and examine the people and events that have shaped me. Three words I would use to describe myself are logical, open-minded, and responsible. Everyone is logical to some degree, but I consider it to be part of my identity because I find that I make most decisions using my mind rather than my emotions. I most likely developed this way of thinking from my dad.…

culture, and all are able to reach a wide audience. Springboarding from increased communications between people across the world, open source projects are able to use crowd-sourced labor to produce software, including entire operating systems. In the first video, they lampoon outsourced technical support for items people have become dependent upon. In the world of open source, end users are more often than not encouraged to both seek out answers from the community and tinker with the software…

“The Calm” by Sean O’Brien is a four part metaphor representing the infinite serenity of the ocean and the stars as well as the revolving of a lighthouse in comparison to the people who have fallen from the light. In the first three stanzas we see beautiful metaphors comparing the rolling of the waves to the movement of the stars and, the revolving of the lighthouse to the tilt of the harbor. The poem continues to describe the inhabitants of a nearby bar who have fallen from stardom, sharing a…