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    Fishing Trip My mother always said that it was better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. One day me and my friends decided to go this illegal pond at my girlfriends dads work place. Did we have no where to fish in the first place? No, we have just been bass fishing at our pond for so long we all decided to try to find another one to fish at, and Sabine Coal Mine was a great place. For one, all the ponds there were stocked with bass from top to bottom. Second these ponds were so…

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    readers can use this information and guess that the fish must be at an old age. It would be different if Bishop said that the fish was old because then you couldn’t see why the fish was considered old. Bishop described that the fish has five old fishing hooks stuck in its’ mouth and they swayed and frayed, “like medals with their ribbons” (62). The fish won the fight of being caught five times and all five hooks had grown firmly in his mouth, showing again the age of the fish. Because of the…

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    Bass Fishing in Florida – Where to Fish for Bass in Florida Florida is known for its unbelievable water world and wildlife found throughout its land and waters. It is sometimes referred to as the best fishing in the entire United States. Florida is not only home to smallmouth bass and largemouth bass, but also to many additional species of fish. As Florida is such a well-known and popular tourist attraction, so are its rivers, lakes and ponds. Guided tours and guided fishing trips can be found…

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    The culture and economy of shellfishing Shellfishing and aquaculture have been an important part of the culture and economy of Cape Cod for many years. Shellfishing is a major contributor to Massachusetts economy, and Cape Cod’s coastal economy also relies on recreational and commercial shellfishing, as well as the tourist and seafood industries (Ensuring a Shellfish Future, Maggio, 2015). On Cape Cod, the commercial shellfish aquaculture supports 1,400 jobs, 17,000 recreational harvesters…

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    love to go on fishing trips whenever we can. We also are into our sports, Football games every weekend and soccer practice all week. To begin, fishing has always been something I have done. I have pictures of my dad and I fishing before I was even able to walk. My great grandpa used to have a cabin on the river near Mt.st Helens and he would fish all the time, but unfortunately when the mountain blew his cabin was destroyed therefore I wasn't able to experience the fishing on that…

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    and they love fishing together everyday. They spent forty days fishing in the Gulf stream but manolin’s parents said he couldn’t fish with santiago anymore because they haven’t caught any fish and manolin’s parents feel santiago was bad luck. Santiago spent forty-four more days alone trying to catch a fish after manolin left. When Santiago and Manolin went out on a boat trip when manolin was younger santiago taught manolin to fish. They reminisce about the fun times on their boat trips. The…

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    I am reading “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell. This story is about a 14-year-old boy who is in love with fishing and his 17-year-old neighbor, Sheila Mant. When he finally asks Sheila out, she says yes. While they are in the canoe on their way to a concert, the narrator hooks a bass. He finds out Sheila Mant thinks fishing is dumb and will have to make a choice between the girl and the fish. In this journal, I will be predicting and connecting. In the story “The Bass,…

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    was taken from the story because the old Man never gives up on fishing. He tries and tries to catch a fish but is not successful for 84 days. He hasn't given up and keeps pursuing on catching a fish. He keeps pursuing on catching a Fish The characters in the story are Santiago (The Old Man)A very old person that loves to fish. pg 10 Manolin (the boy) A boy that loves to help the old man and buy him things he needs and goes fishing with and for him. pg 27. Events The old man hasn't caught a…

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    Sheila Mant Symbolism

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    protagonist of the short story, the narrator who is not named throughout the novel. The fourteen-year-old in the novel is young and naive and has a huge crush on a girl named Sheila Mant who is seventeen years old and the love of his life. The they are fishing on the canoe, and the bass is on the line the author has matured, being passionate about something is more important than infatuation. After, doing everything in his power to impress his crush and gets no reaction, he realizes that he must…

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    Gone Fishing & Captain America In the short stories “Gone Fishin’” by Michael Paterneti and “Captain America” by Tom Verducci both protagonist Jim “Catfish” Hunter and Derek Jeter are spoken about in a manner that allows you to paint a vivid picture of these characters in your head. In the story Gone Fishin, Mr. Paterneti’s use of vocabulary allows me take myself too Hertsford, North Carolina. For example, as Cat Fish’s brothers left the house, it said that “they drove off in pickups, beneath…

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