Sailing

Odysseus and his men flee the island. As a trick, he originally told the cyclops that his name was Nobody to avoid being caught by other cyclopes. However, Odysseus, overly proud of blinding Polyphemus, cannot help but take credit for his actions. Sailing away, he begins…

Jaws is more than a successful film, it is a film that is renowned with the title of “film history’s highest grossing movie of all time” (Gottlieb 11). However, aside from begin a timeless hit the process of making the film was far from smooth sailing, as described in the novel The Jaws Log written by Carl Gottlieb. To safely say Jaws had gotten the better of them. Before the idea of Jaws surfacing as becoming a world-renowned and beloved film, aspiring novelist and writer,…

Unit 3 Christopher Columbus was a Italian explorer. He was the first to sail around the world. He completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. He was the first to discover the world is not flat it is round and there are other places located on the other side of the world. It took him from 1492-1502 to make his voyages around to Asia. Christopher Columbus’s early childhood. Christopher Columbus was born October/31/1451 in Genoa, Italy, he grew up in a middle class…

things molded him into a nationalist hero. Garibaldi was raised in a family involved in coastal trade. It was in his family business when he learned how to sail and lead a crew. He was first introduced to nationalism by Giovanni Battista Cuneo while sailing to the black sea. He didn’t really do anything serious with nationalism until he met Mazzini, a major influence to Garibaldi. He introduced him to “Young Italy,” where he would eventually revolt with them. Garibaldi was raised in an…

paused to ponder my own feelings towards the Christian religion. By the end of the story a soft smile appeared on my face. “The Three Hermits” not only evokes emotions, but also teaches many moral lessons. “The Three Hermits” begins with a Bishop sailing into the oblivion with…

In late March of 1513 he came to Florida’s east coast to where we know as St. Augustine and claimed it for Spain. Since he discovered the land he named it La Florida or place of flowers for it's lavish landscape and beautiful beaches. He continued sailing down the coast with rough currents to an area he named Cape of Canaveral that means Cape of Currents. Ponce de Leon continued down the coast to an island that he named Dry Tortugas for no freshwater and many, many turtles and the word turtle in…

President Roosevelt sent US battleship Nashville to Panama to prevent the Colombian government from sailing to Panama.The rebellion was a success gained access to build the canal.The Panama canal treaty allowed the US to build the canal and in return Panama would be paid 10 million dollars every…

Cherry Lane Theatre, located at 38 Commerce Street in Greenwich Village, is the oldest and a front-runner of Off-Broadway theatre in New York. The theatre has been dedicated to not only the development of new American theatre works, but also diverse productions of both new and classic theatre plays since 1924. In pursuit of the Cherry Lane’s mission, “To cultivate an urban artist colony, honor our groundbreaking history, and engage audiences as partners in creating theater that illuminates…

Spring vegetables are welcome as they come into season and are often prepared in usual ways. These recipes add a few variations without changing the flavors that have been long awaited. Roman Asparagus starts with blanching the asparagus stalks. They go into a baking dish with balsamic vinegar, Parmesan cheese and strips of prosciutto ham. It finishes under the broiler. The asparagus is also cooked first for asparagus with Blue Cheese. Croutons and butter are the only other ingredients.The…

How many sailors or those who might perish in this discovery or conquest walked through the streets of Lisbon, Portugal? Almost two hundred sailors walked through the streets of Lisbon, Portugal to ask God to forgive them. Where did Da Gama sail? “His ship rounded the southern tip of Africa, and entered the Indian Ocean.” Who sponsored him to find a route? “King Manuel the 1st of Portugal asked Da Gama to find a sea route to India.” My paper is going to be about some of the routes Vasco…