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Ernest Hemingway spoke a lot about Man and Nature throughout his stories. He grew up enjoying hunting and the outside like most other men did during the time period. His love for nature can also be expressed through his writings. Lots of his stories were inspired while he was on his travels around the world. “The Old Man and the Sea” is a journey of an old man through the sea as he follows a giant marlin he previously hooked. “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” is about a couple's trip on…

REALIZATION “Chicago,” I said, as we drove past the Chicago Theatre. I remember reading every word that my eyes could catch as we careened down the picturesque streets of downtown Chicago. I was not certain where my driver was taking me at the time, but I knew that I did not want to be in the car with that callous, old woman anymore. She was my caseworker, Ms. Jordan, and she was in charge of finding me a family. My preferred caseworker was Ms. Kelly, she was pleasant and she always made me…

An unexpected murder case has arrived again but this time it was in a different town next to Beverly Hills. that Laposha Brown was in. However this time it wasn't Daniel Grayson, since he died nearly over 6 years ago. Some say his soul still roams around town haunting everyone who ever had something to do with him. Laposha Brown is now currently living in secret with her son, Todd Grayson, for fear that her brother Tyler may find out her dirty little secret. Tyler is happy since he’s been out of…

Swimming through the Notes I can remember the day in fifth grade band sitting at the long, gray percussion tables listening to our band director teach “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” Staring off into space because I already knew how to play it for a few months, I could vaguely hear Mrs. Tripi’s voice telling the flutes to watch for A flats and reminding the trumpets that B flat is first valve. As I waited patiently for the rest of the band to finally pick up on the well-known melody, I sat…

In the year 1816, a screaming little lad was born on the small scottish island of Raasay. His name was James McKenzie and he is my great-great-great-grandfather. At a young age he and his family sailed across the ocean to Prince Edward Island, Canada. He grew tall and strong and married the love of his life, Anne Martin. On March 17, 1860 a kicking firstborn son named, Norman James McKenzie was born to the happy couple. Norman lived on Prince Edward Island for 20 years, then set out for the…

Well, this could have gone dramatically worse; more so, anyway. Since when do I give up without a good fight? It's time to get up, and show her what I'm made of. "I have no idea what you are talking about, to be perfectly frank. " I assure her, lying obviously. "Why would I access company files? I'm sure I have better things to do, rather than searching through crucial documents." "Who said anything about this being, because you seeked out a file?" Mrs. Starr raises one of her well shaped…

From the streets of West Palm Beach, Florida to the streets of Torino, Italy. I never thought I would be fortunate enough to leave the United States, but I was wrong. The trip to Italy was an intercession class that would travel for 5+ cities in Italy. I thought to myself, “This is my last chance to travel abroad while I’m in college.” However, I ran into one problem, Money. I submitted a request to my scholarship to see if I could get assistance to pay for the trip. My scholarship covered the…

change is everywhere and the effect of it on humans and animals has proven to be disastrous over the years. Nevertheless, we seem to continue to do nothing about it. Is the reason because we fail to see global warming as a problem because we are not staring death in the face right now? According to the National Climatic Data Center, weather extremes are becoming more and more frequent: hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, flooding, droughts. What used to be "100-year" events are now commonplace…

However, his greatest and most well-known pieces appear later in his life. In the year 1793, Beethoven started to take lessons from Haydn and Prince Lichnowsky. The two men put him up against the city’s best pianists in improvisation contests, and Beethoven soon became known as the ‘finest piano virtuoso in Vienna’ (Suchet, “1770-1802” & Morris, 56). 1794 brought about Beethoven’s first publication, the Op. 1 trios, which he dedicated to Lichnowsky. Artaria, a popular publishing company…

anything weird or extremely strange does needs to happen to me. Oh sorry, my name is Merrick I'm from the air civilization. Yea, the world is divided into five civilizations. Fire, those cocky bastards never lose a fight, I would not recommend having a contest or some other kind of competition with them. Earth, those are the most unexcited persons in the whole world, you just give them a piece of rock and they will become zombie for the rest of their lives. The water civilization is one of my…