Treasure

House” Bradstreet writes about her faith in God and the struggle of resisting the temptation of world. In the poem “The Flesh and the Spirt” Bradstreet illustrates the struggle between earthly treasures and heavenly ones by depicting Flesh…

Mystery, treasure, and death are some words used to describe Oak Island, a 140 acre island off the south shore of Nova Scotia. What makes this island so mysterious you ask? Well what about its artificial man-made beach, or its triangle-shaped forest, or even better, Nolan’s cross which is a natural formation of boulders forming a cross. But the biggest mystery of Oak Island is the infamous “Money Pit”. Past Excavations It was said that in 1795 a teenager saw strange lights coming from an…

The theme of The Treasure of Lemon Brown is no matter how poor you are, no matter who you are, that you have something that you think is important, something you would risk your life for, a treasure. Lemon Brown’s treasure is an old harmonica. To you and I, this may not seem like anything special, but to Lemon Brown, this is the most precious thing in the world. This seemingly worthless harmonica is important to him because he gave it to his son, who passed away when he was in the army. While he…

In the end, the dragon’s hoard is reclaimed by Beowulf shortly before he dies. The treasure is often seen as a symbol of multiple ideas. It may represent eternal glory, Beowulf’s final reward for saving the Geats. The glory may be from the victory over the dragon or even the treasure itself. The treasure may represent Beowulf himself, as he is equal to its value. He is also killed around the same time the treasure is buried, so the people lose both together. It could also represent the common…

who fights against monsters to gain glory and the treasure of south-Scandinavian cultures. Beowulf is a heroic story in general however when I read Beowulf, I realized that not only the story tells about the hero who fights against monsters alone but the treasure in the story also plays a significant role throughout the story and also serves many functions. For example, treasure takes form as a legacy when the father passes armor to sons. Treasure also takes the form of a prize when Beowulf won…

Ever heard of a book called Treasure Island? Treasure Island is a good book, it is about pirates. And as the title states, it's about Treasure Island! Treasure Island is the mystery that they are all trying to figure out. But like a lot of people say, this book is an oldie but a goodie! It was written in 1881 by Robert Louis Stevenson. Robert Louis Stevenson was a great author and wrote many books. He wrote Prince Otto and Kidnapped. A lot of other historical events happened in this year, like…

The first article is about how technology for treasure hunters have improved. The second article is how technology for hurricane hunters have improved. The third article is about how technology has advanced for people who explore looking for ancient civilizations. The most advanced technology for researchers today is the ones used for finding ancient civilizations. In the first article, we learn about how technology has advanced for treasure divers. This is valuable information to obtain.…

main conflict within the plot. As mentioned before, Treasure Island has Jim Hawkins as its central protagonist and Long John Silver as the antagonist. The two characters are juxtaposed as opposing forces, as one is clearly 'good' and the other 'evil'. Thus, the plot revolves around the central conflict of man-versus-man as Jim and Silver, as well as their respective supporting members, engage with each other in order to survive and find the treasure first. However, at the same time, the text…

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is a beloved tale that people of all ages have loved for its emotional and moral appeal. It is a story focusing on the life of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy and cold-hearted money-lender, who is visited by four ghostly apparitions who convince him together to change his merciless ways. At the beginning of this tale, Scrooge does not recognize the effects of his greed, so the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future take it upon themselves to show him how…

The conflicts that occur in Treasure Island, such as treasure and good versus evil help depict the development of Jim Hawkins. The main conflict of the novel centers around the major theme of treasure, which in the beginning of the novel motivates the party to sail to Skeleton Island; however, once the party reaches the island the treasure losses momentum as a theme due to developing maturity of Hawkins and the coming mutiny. Continuing, once the mutiny occurs and Hawkins is separated from the…