Open Mind

ocean. Would you attempt to save yourself and everyone on board or completely give up on the idea of escaping this tragedy? Would you expect help to come for you or step up and try to lead everyone to safety yourself? Luckily, in the short story “The Open Boat” written by Stephen Crane, he answers these questions in his writing that is about four crew members on a boat that have found themselves faced with this exact dilemma. This piece, based on an actual incident in Crane’s life, was written…

contact his or her biological parents and is left with very little information about their background or family history. Alternatively, there are open adoptions, which allow the birth parents and the adoptee to have contact, or even hold visits. Within an open adoption, the adoption records are generally left open as well. This should…

“The Open Boat” Research Paper In the short story “The Open Boat”, Stephen Crane depicts the tale of four crewmen, hours after a disaster that destroyed their ship and left them sailing in treacherous waters aboard a life boat, trying to make it back to shore alive. The characters in the story share the same drive for survival and work beyond exhaustion to achieve their seemingly impossible goal to sail the boat onto a Cuban beach while being assaulted by the forces of nature. The Correspondent,…

To be able to effectively understand and analyse the PRINZ definition of Public Relations, it is easiest to divide the definition to three separate sections. These sections can then be applied to different theories of Public Relations including systems theory, relationship management theory and excellence theory. The theories and therefore the definition can then be further analysed by using current New Zealand examples, of the theories being implemented into the real-world Public Relations…

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…

The Open Boat is a story about four men who were sea-wrecked on the coast of Florida and try to get to land using a lifeboat. The crew consists of a correspondent, a captain, a cook, and an oiler named Billy. They sail in their lifeboat and try to find land. They talk about things such as food and rescue stations, but they don't really talk about what they really feel in their mind, surviving. When the crew finally finds land, they cannot row because the strong current would probably tip the…

for my poor hou-” A loud thud interrupted General Zaroff’s words. The two men stared blankly at each other. “Now, who in God’s name is here at this hour?” The general muttered, swinging open his bedroom door. Rainsford hesitantly followed, staying at the top of the stairs. He heard the front door creak open. “I apologize for interrupting anything, sir, but I recently lost..” The meek voice was muffled by Rainsford’s thunderous footsteps. “Whitney!?” Rainsford pushed past the general.…

In the excerpt the open boat there are many relationships involved throughout the passage. They were all friends even if they had different positions on the boat. This friendship was utterly more then friendship, this was almost pure brotherhood. They never mentioned anything about the brotherhood on the boat though. They wanted to just think of it as really good friendship. This indeed were certain it was getting to be heartfelt. This was nothing less then being heartfelt. There were 4 friends…

I’ve always been conscious of my non-verbal skills when communicating with others so things like good open body position, appropriate spacing and voice tone were easy for me to emulate. However, I recall struggling to maintain eye contact with Carol because every couple of minutes I would look down to ensure the tape recorder was in fact recording or check…

Protecting the American Right Americans should not have to fight for their right to bear arms. This right to bear arms was given to us by our forefathers, of whom, many died fighting for those rights. The entitlement is so valuable to the American people that the law was placed second on the bill of rights. In today’s world, many politicians are trying with all of their power to make personal gun ownership illegal in the United States. In many incidences, this is done in response to the murders,…