The Open Boat

holding a funeral. The Germans think it is odd that the casket is closed. However, Mama replies that Great-Aunt Birte died of typhus, and the doctor warned the family that her corpse might still be contagious. When Peter is sure they are gone, he opens the casket. It is filled with blankets and coats for the strangers, who are actually Jewish refugees. Mama and Peter bring the refugees in small groups to the harbor, where Uncle Henrik takes them across the Baltic Sea to Sweden. Annemarie is very…

Stephen Crane was one of America's foremost realistic writers, and his works have been credited with marking the beginning of modern American Naturalism. His Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895) is a classic of American literature that realistically depicts the psychological complexities of fear and courage on the battlefield. Influenced by William Dean Howells's theory of realism, Crane utilized his keen observations, as well as personal experiences, to achieve a narrative vividness…

It was in 1902 when the United States was flirting with building a canal in Nicaragua, while France was experiencing much turmoil in their attempt in Panama, when a volcano erupted and killed 30,000 people. Therefore, the United States were deterred from building a Nicaraguan canal. Therefore, the United States focused their efforts on acquiring control of the Panama Canal zone, which was under Colombian control at the time, albeit a small independence movement. The U.S. utilized their military…

seems lost , Jones gets the plane to explode after it hitting a gas tank. The Nazi’s switch plans , and transport the Ark by a truck. Jones catches up to the truck by horseback and hijacks it. Sallah prepares a ride on a cargo boat to England . The artifact was loaded on the boat and they set sail. Once again ,…

forearms open from wrist to the crook of the elbow...” (King, 59). Now some could say that Stanly didn’t do it because of IT, but it clearly states that the last word he wrote on the floor in blood was the word IT. On the same page King says, "...and then had crossed each of these cuts just below the Bracelets of fortune, making a pair of capital T’s” (King,59). Then a picture is shown of the word…

“Open the door Marissa!” Alexa yelled. “Hold on, I’m doing something!” I yelled back. I got up and opened the door of my room. I’m planning a trip to the Bahamas for spring break of 2015 with all my friends. My friends, Alexa, Cassi, Julianna, and I, are seniors in high school. This year is our last year together because we are going to different colleges. I am Marissa and I am 19 years old. I play two sports, hockey and volleyball. Alexa is also 19 years old and plays volleyball. Julianna is…

As Odysseus and his men row off he taunts and as he is hubris he shouts at Polyphemus saying “It was the great Odysseus king of Ithaca that has blinded you”. Polyphemus responds by throwing a large boulder near Odysseus’ boat. Polyphemus then States “Hear me, Poseidon, who circle the earth, dark-haired. If truly I am your son, and you acknowledge yourself as my father, grant that Odysseus, sacker of cities, son of Laertes, who makes his home in Ithaka, may never reach that…

John Fitch put the engine on a boat. It didn't go so well, and they had a lot of problems. That was until Robert Fulton was successfully able to put it on a steamboat on the Hudson River in 1807. There were still some setbacks, like when the steam built up the boat would explode. Steamboats allowed even faster travel. People saw how fast they could go on the boat so they decided to put the steam engine on a train. The train could go 20 miles an hour. The train pulled open stagecoaches so embers…

And then we start to see the devastation left behind by a capsized boat of refugees. It is common knowledge, if you follow the news, that capsized boats transporting refugees are very common as smugglers will often fill the boats to beyond capacity, taking as much money as they can from these poor souls just trying to find a better life. And the refugees, they know the risk, but that risk offers…

227 days. He had no idea where his boat was going and if he would ever see land again but Pi’s overcoming of fear shows how one’s will can overcome any obstacles one may face. Pi overcomes his fears by being courageous and keeping his beliefs intact despite all the terrible events that occur. The author uses religion to give the main character hope that gives him a will which makes him fight to stay alive. Religion is the driving force to Pi’s survival on the boat. The qualities given to Pi to…