Sea of Marmara

in Kansas City. Hemingway wrote many different novels, including his most famous works: “The Old Man and the Sea”, “To Have and Have Not”, and “The Sun Also Rises”. Earnest Hemingway was an important part to American Literature because of his unique writing style about very unique ideas. An example of some of his unique work is “The Old Man and the Sea”. In the book “The Old Man and the Sea”, Hemingway wrote about his experiences about attempting to defend his reputation as a great writer, based…

Admiral Mitscher and the Battle of the Philippine Sea As World War II, came to a close in Europe, the war in the Pacific for the United States against Japan continued to escalate with the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Also known as the Battle of the Marianas, Admiral Marc Mitscher led an entire armada with four air craft carriers. After his rise through the ranks as a naval officer, his accumulation of war and aviation experience gave him the ability to influence United States air power and…

“A view from the bridge.” A short story that sheds a bit of hope even within the most unsympathetic person. Cherokee Paul McDonald, the writer of this story was given that light and hope. Within a confident stride, he comes up to a bridge and while passing by a kid yells “Hey, mister? Would you help me, please?” Although this little boy shattered his “jogger’s concentration,” peculiarly enough he stopped. This implies that the author felt the notion to pause, meaning a significant impact waiting…

Throughout the essay “The Library as Survival”, author Alberto Manguel liberally uses exemplification in order to share with his readers the idea of his own personal library as a mirror for humanity. Like humanity, Manguel believes that books portray the injustice, loss, hope, and passage of time that human beings go through. The catalyst for his thoughts on the subject matter is the well-worn prayer book that he recovers and describes using humanlike words, but that is not where it stops.…

This go around proved to be far more interesting than his first job as a cabin boy. After quite some time at sea Melville fled the ship only to be met with islanders from Marquesas, who were cannibals. Fortunately, he was treated well and was not harmed, yet he still choose to get off the island at the first opportunity he had. After a few months of being on…

Herman Melville was quite the hero to stand up against a big crowd that were participating in flogging and saving the lives that could had been lost due to this awful tradition. Also without the interest in human and civilization that came from the sea voyages due to the debts , flogging could…

A Single Person Can Change Society “Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.” Barbara Mikulski said that once, and what she said goes perfectly with the story, The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Coming together to make a change is the theme of this story. In the story, the women adored Esteban. Esteban was a magnificent man who drowned. The women wanted to clean him, dress him, and shave him. They changed their village, completely, to…

Was there ever a time you were stuck and had to make a quick decision on what was the right or wrong thing to do? How about trying to decide between life or death for the sake of others because it's what you thought was right? Well in the short story Man in the water an ordinary man is set upon a bunch of strangers in a crash and uses what he think is moral courage to help him. In the story Roger Rosenblatt uses Conflict and P.o.v to develop the theme of moral courage throughout this inspiring…

Santiago and Manolin The special relationship between Santiago and Manolin is that both of them spend a lot of time together. Even though Manolin was forbidden to fish with Santiago, Manolin still believed in Santiago and never gave up hope. Manolin was always by Santiago’s side, for he considers Santiago his hero. Manolin always makes sure the old man is in perfect conditions. The relationship between Santiago and Manolin is very strong and loving. One example of how their relationship is…

In the book The Old Man And The Sea, Ernest Hemingway included many institutions of symbolism. The Old Man And The Sea was the last book written by Ernest Hemingway in 1952 before his death in Idaho in 1961. The symbolism includes the comparison of Santiago when he was younger to the great baseball player Joe DiMaggio. Other examples of symbolism include; the marlin which symbolizes Santiago as his older and current self. Another use of symbolism is comparing Manolin, the young boy, to the…