Sea Peoples

First, he calls for increased U.S. military presence in and around the South China Sea. From a realist perspective, this is a direct response to the rising power of China that Trump perceives as a serious threat to the U.S. national security and that should be dealt militarily. In a neo-realist perspective, if China becomes a dominant…

SOME KIND OF AMAZING INTRO AND THESIS STATEMENT Salt to the Sea has been framed in an unique way, the beginning and end of the story is tied together using a common metaphor. The initial emotion gathered from the characters in Salt to the Sea is identical. Every character feels hunted; no matter where they are, they are never safe from themselves and their pasts. Comparing an emotion to that of a hunter alludes that these emotions are constantly there, waiting in the background before…

“A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” is an anomaly. Its size, as well as Hemingway’s unique writing style, sets it apart from most short stories. Hemingway uses simple language in an extremely short, uneventful story to convey deep, profound themes, which are prevalent in almost everyone’s life. He does not embellish or add any grandiose sentiments, as many writers do; he simply presents the story as it is. There are three main characters, all unnamed, who create the majority of the story purely with…

Hook: The definition of a hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities (“Hero”). B. Link: In The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago encounters many challenging events in which he overcomes. Through his accomplishments, Santiago’s actions display a man who is courageous, determined, and humble. On the other hand, there is Henry Fleming who enlisted in the war to become a hero, but by the end of The Red Badge of Courage, Henry remains a coward…

Life leaves people battered with the obstacles one faces, but such experiences leave us all the wiser for it. In Elizabeth Bishop's “The Fish,” she utilizes the fish to represent how people struggle and get scarred throughout their life, but these barriers give us wisdom and courage to pick ourselves up and face what's ahead. The title of the poem is representative of the crucial nature of its central symbol, the fish while using free verse throughout one large stanza to do so; Bishop has the…

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…

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 wanting to get paid. Because he is a very likable and respectable man, I look up to…

“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…

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…

My paper’s topic will be focused on the historical context of China and its maritime disputes in the South and East China Sea, particularly with the ongoing dispute between the Spratly, Paracel Islands in the South China Sea and Diaoyo/Senkaku Island in the East China Sea. Currently, there are six countries that lay overlapping claims to these islands, an area that is rich in natural resources and worth trillions of dollars of global trade flow. As China seeks to expand its maritime presence in…