Sea of Marmara

Value 1: Hardworking, Dedicated Text 1: “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford “In sundry of these storms the winds were so fierce and the seas so high, as they could not bear a knot of sail, but were forced to hull for divers days together.” “Would they do what could be done for their wages’ sake and on the other hand they were loath to hazard their lives too desperately.” In “of Plymouth plantation”, William Bradford acknowledges their determination and hard work for what they wanted…

The concept surrounding China’s unpeaceful rise is a fundamental complex debate. In the article, Chinas Unpeaceful Rise, one is exposed to John J. Mearsheimer’s subjective view which states that Chinas rise will be one absence of peace and one accustomed to war. In accordance, the United States, due to the theory of international politics, will ensure that China’s attempt to establish regional hegemony will be challenged by the United States. According to John J. Mearsheimer’s understanding of…

astonishing twist of fate Jose saw something that would save his life. A piece of wood that he was going to use to fix up the boat was floating towards him. With all the energy he had Jose latched onto that piece of wood. He floated to wherever the seas would take him. There were no noises, nothing in sight. The night was still over him as he…

In the novella The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemmingway, an elderly Cuban fisherman named Santiago lives in the 1940s. After being unlucky for innumerous days, Santiago continues to venture out to sea in hopes of catching a fish. When the line begins to tug in his hand, Santiago realizes that he has caught his prize marlin, and struggles for three days to catch it. On the trip back to Havana, the trophy fish is attacked by ravenous sharks and is devoured before Santiago can kill the sharks.…

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” This is a quote from Atticus in the story where he explains to Scout about understanding the reasons people act the way they do toward others. Resembling the quote, I chose to shadow my father. My father is a CPA and a contractor. He is a very hard worker and deals with all kinds of people from clients regarding their tax returns to sub-contractors…

“Living correctly and ideally with honor, courage and misfortune, not matter how chaotic, stressful or painful the world might be.” Hemingway’s code hero never seems to win no matter how hard they embrace the code. In the novel the Old Man and the Sea Hemingway’s character Santiago is a old man who won't stop till he succeeded. Within the book Santiago is made fun of and not a lucky man. For the old man has spent 84 days fishing and was not able to catch anythings because of his unfortunate…

The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an old fisherman who struggles to get the greatest catch of his life. For eighty-four days, Santiago has set out to sea and he unfortunately returned empty-handed. In Santiago, the central character of The Old man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway has created a hero who personifies honor, courage, and perseverance. Santiago is the type of man that is willing to take chances in life no matter how hard it may be to accomplish what he wants. Since Santiago is…

Sherman’s Total War Sherman’s March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign employed total warfare, an essential tactic to defeating the Confederate Army. Union General William T. Sherman’s plan was a key factor in winning the civil war. His plan was to lead a destructive march to the sea and through the Carolinas, a risky idea. On this brutal march Sherman guarantees success with total war; a tactic he pioneered. The resistance that was left to face Sherman’s army was a picnic for him to defeat.…

Themes from The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway once said, “there is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed,” (“Ernest Hemingway Quotes” 1). For Hemingway, writing came naturally. He had the ability to write deceptively simple stories that have a huge amount of depth beneath the surface. Ernest Hemingway utilizes many different themes in his novel The Old Man and the Sea. Some of these include age, religion, and love. Hemingway developed a fixation on age…

commanding officer of the carriers, wanted to take charge in the Pacific by putting all of their power into taking a small island in the Pacific. The United States Navy was in shambles with the losses at Pearl Harbor and the exhaustion felt after Coral Sea, but the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) had its underestimated depth and morale. The victory…