Whaling

All of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's works Life, literary career and achievements were built off early experiences from childhood hardships and through his struggle for earning money working in different medical jobs. The name Arthur Conan Doyle came from a colony of linen weavers from France. Although both sides of sides of Arthur 's family are from Ireland, his family tree was hard to trace because the records were lost in the American Civil War. During a period of Arthur 's life, he thought that…

Herman Melville’s enduring masterpiece, Moby-Dick, is often regarded as a very progressive novel in its representation of ethnicity, and religion. Melville uses the mixed ethnicities/faiths of the harpooneers and likewise motley crewmen to illustrate an egalitarian social order among the ship’s crew. Even the lowly cabin boy, Pip, and the cook, Fleece emerge as far richer characters than the base caricatures of African-Americans that they may at first appear to be. This deceptive use of…

From the boiling hot weather in the south to the harsh winters of New England, the thirteen original colonies grew and prospered in completely different ways. All thirteen of the original colonies were settled for different reasons, and as a result had different tactics for survival. They developed different types of industry, economies, government, agriculture, and religion. Not everything went according to plan, but in the end, they are the reason modern day America is the way it is. The…

Sea, Greenland, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway. Svalbard is a sovereign state of Norway. Norse explorers may have first discovered the archipelago in the 12th century. During the 17th and 18th centuries the islands served as an international whaling base. In 1920 the treaty internationally recognized Norway’s sovereignty and in 1925 Norway officially took over the territory. Coal mining started in the 20th century…

The personal lives of many authors can be expressed in their work. Most famously known as the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a prime example of how authors can draw from past experiences to inspire their writing. The topics and characters seen in the historical and fictional writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reflect his familial background, his career in the medical field, and his struggle with religion. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born into a dysfunctional…

INTRODUCTION Marks and Spencer,sees CSR as an obligation of organisations in respect to their relationship with the communityin which they operate.the point is that,over a number of years ,they have regularly invested 1% or more of their pre-tax profits in the form of cash,employee time and gifts in the kind of charitable causes.they are also willing to support the efforts of their own staff who are involved in charitable causes. Perhaps,Marks and Spencer have found a way in which the social…

The Tragic Hero: Fated by Their Flaws In many pieces of literature throughout history the theme of tragedy has played a large role. One of the most well known types of tragedy is the downfall of a specific character in written works, known as the tragic hero. Herman Melville's Moby Dick and Shakespeare’s Macbeth demonstrate prime cases of the tragic heroes, how one dangerous flaw can over take a person leading to their ultimate demise and what that shows us about fate and free will. A…

The Cove is a documentary released in 2009, and was directed by Louie Psihoyos and stars various activists, primarily Ric O’Barry, a former dolphin trainer turned activist, and the director himself. The Cove criticizes the annual dolphin hunting practice in the seaside town of Taiji, Japan. The town relies on dolphin hunting as a means of sustaining their economy, as well as being a part of the specific town’s culture and traditions. The captured dolphins are either sold to marine parks or are…

I chose the documentary The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition for my documentary analysis and I’m connecting it to the book written by Alfred Lansing, The Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. The documentary similar to the book follows Ernest Shackleton’s expedition, but where the book was meant to be a more objective and true to the events that the crew went through, but the film lists the events and adds emotions to the events that happen to the crew. The Documentary…

“Australia needs to do more to address environmental concerns.” Discuss. It is obvious that the Australian nation needs to further correct the adverse state of the environment. From global warming to resource depletion it is clear that the Earth has been severely damaged by human actions and Australia is no exception to this. Looking at our planet today, it is evident that whatever the world leaders are doing currently is not enough. By the year 2050, it is predicted that there will be more…