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    In the novella‚ “The Old Man and the Sea”‚ Ernest Hemingway connects Joe DiMaggio’s life with Santiago’s. DiMaggio’s father‚ like generations of DiMaggio’s before him‚ was a fisherman‚ and he enthusiastically wished for his sons to join him. While Joe DiMaggio never had any interest in fishing‚ his upbringings as the son of a poor immigrant fisherman helped form his popular image as the personification of the American Dream. Santiago‚ much like DiMaggio’s father‚ was a fisherman. One day when

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    7. Using the quick tests for locating errors‚ find the error in each of the two questions below. Describe the type of error‚ explain how you discovered it‚ and make corrections. a)   7. a) (cont.)  Explanation of error and how you found it A transposition error was found in the Expense account ($250‚ not $205). The trial balance discrepancy of $45 was divided by 9‚ and the result was an even amount. Therefore‚ a transposition error was possible‚ so a search was begun

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    especially to a fisherman like the old man of this book‚ The Old Man and the Sea. This old man named Santagio experiences a hunt of fish like no other when he encounters an extremely large fish and it takes him far out into the ocean. In this book‚ the characters and objects are somewhat interesting because of their differences‚ such as the old man and the boy‚ and the old man and the sea. Those different and similar characteristics are shown through the old man‚ boy‚ and sea. As friends‚ the young boy

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    Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism to add dimension to his story. Hemingway once said‚ “All the things that are in it do not show‚ but only are with you after you have read it” (Young). He created The Old Man and the Sea with hopes that readers would understand what the story symbolizes. Primarily‚ Hemingway uses symbolism to comment on the journey of life and facing defeats. In addition‚ Hemingway creates a parallel between his own

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    and nobility that Santiago (the old man) wishes he could have. Hemingway just about sums it up when the old man asks: "Why are the lions the main thing that is left?" What a fantastic question. The old man‚ we are told‚ "no longer" dreams about people – just the places‚ and namely the lions. You can go a few directions with this. First‚ the lions are a memory from his youth. Much of his struggle with the fish is about proving that he’s still there. The old man has a statement to make: he’s still

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    Santiago was a thin old man with wrinkly skin covered in blotches. His hands were full of old scars. Except his “cheerful and undefeated” eyes‚ he looked rather weary. There was “no life in his face” when his eyes were closed. Despite being unable to catch a single fish for eighty-four days‚ he still remained hopeful and decided to go fishing even further from the shore. The old man has a doubt for his physical strength; however‚ he is confident in the “tricks” that he know. He is sure that it’s

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    While others may claim that there are absolutely no similarities between the characters in the movie Finding Forrester and in the novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ there are an abundance of of similarities between Jamal‚Manolin‚ Mr. Forrester and Santiago. Both pairs of characters have a strong teacher/mentor relationship‚ and the two pairs also share the same personality traits. In addition to having similar relationships‚ Mr. Forrester and Santiago both display courage when shot down. Those who can

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    The Old Man and The Sea: An Analysis I read this book for the first time in high school and I remembered it just as well as if I had read it yesterday. As I read it again I remembered some of the same language‚ especially the old man talking to his hands. Cursing his left hand when it cramped up on him like it was a separate part of himself and had a mind of its own was particularly interesting. We can see immediately in the beginning of the book that this old man is in a struggle to catch fish

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    Defeat is a decision. While people may not prosper in every battle they fight‚ their defeat is not necessarily inevitable. This is true for the protagonists in the parable The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway and the boxing drama Rocky directed by John Avildsen. Although Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea lives in a fishing village near Havana‚ Cuba in the 1940s‚ he faces a conflict remarkably similar to that of Rocky Balboa‚ despite the fact that his story takes place in Philadelphia‚

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    of profound disappointment." Hemingway’s‚ the Old Man and the Sea is no doubt a very tragic novel. The story starts off with the narrator explaining how Santiago‚ the old man‚ had gone 84 days without catching a fish‚ making the reader feel sorry for Santiago right off the start. The boy is a companion of Santiago who’s been fishing with him‚ like an assistant‚ but still believes the old man is a great fisherman. The boy’s parents call the old man Salao‚ which is the worst form of unlucky‚ and

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