of the best authors at using symbolism in his books. Santiago is an old fisherman who fishes out of a small Cuban village in the 1940’s. Santiago has fished for a living his whole life and the past 84 days he has not caught a thing. 85 is his lucky number‚ so on the 85th day he thinks he will catch something. Sure enough he hooks up with a massive marlin and spends 3 long days fighting it. Hemingway portrays interesting symbolism between Santiago‚ the old fisherman‚ and the marlin that he catches.
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conviction from the Athenian jury‚ was both innocent and guilty as charged. In Plato’s Five Dialogues‚ accounts of events ranging from just prior to Socrates’ entry into the courthouse up until his mouthful of hemlock‚ both points are represented. Socrates’ in dealing with moral law was not guilty of the crimes he was accused of by Meletus. Socrates was only guilty as charged because his peers had concluded him as such. The laws didn’t find Socrates guilty; Socrates was guilty because his jurors enforced
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Boo interacted with Scout and Jem in such a way to remain anonymous for years‚ and he protected their life without asking for anything in return. Earlier in Boo’s life‚ he was mischievous and was accused of more wrongdoing than he was guilty of at times; therefore‚ I believe that he was a mockingbird. Tom Robinson was innocent‚ and falsely accused only because of his skin color. Tom strived to provide his
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Real Madrid is the most successful soccer club in the world. The Spanish team was nine times champion of Europe’s most important tournament‚ the UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid is also one of the richest sport clubs in the world. This team is known for signing the best players of the world. This Spanish club is also known for having the most luxurious and modern stadium in the world. Over time‚ this stadium has become a historical monument of the city of Madrid. Since the Bernabeu’s construction
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Was King Mackenzie Guilty or innocent for introducing conscription? King Mackenzie was part of the liberal party and he became Prime Minster of Canada in 1921 - 1926 and also in 1935 - 1948. King had won by a majority vote in the federal election and became prime minster. King as the leader the liberal party had promised that he would not introduce conscription but he had lied. A bill had passed to have conscription overseas which the citizens had voted for. King Mackenzie is the one blame for introducing
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than us. In Ernest Hemmingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ 1952 novella‚ an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago‚ our protagonist has strongly elicited our sympathy toward him due to the harsh‚ lonely‚ poor and full-of-suffering life that he had have to experience‚ especially when he loosed the greatest catch of his life: the marlin. Despite that there are counter arguments which proposed that Santiago is in fact very successful in terms of achieving admirable qualities through his journey thus don’t
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Is Santiago Heroic? What is a hero? A hero is defined as‚ “a person who is admired or idealized” (Google). When thinking of the word “hero” mostly to everyone‚ a superhero comes to mind. Not all heroes are superheros. To me‚ a hero is someone who is courageous and never gives up no matter the circumstances. Speaking of someone heroic‚ Santiago is an old fisherman in The Old Man and The Sea written by Ernest Hemingway. Although Hemingway did not exactly state that Santiago is a hero‚ he displays
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The Old Man and the Sea was published in 1952 and was acclaimed by many as Hemingway’s greatest literary triumph. The story of the novel is lead by an old fisherman named Santiago. He spends most of his life by being a respected‚ skillful fisherman; working the gulf off Havana‚ Cuba. Santiago is described as being "thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck". His face is marked with brown blotches of skin cancer‚ and his aged hands are scarred from innumerable fishing-cord burns uncured
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Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist tells the story of a young shepherd named Santiago who sets out on a journey after leaving his sheep and country behind to find a treasure following a recurrent dream he experiences. While on his journey‚ Santiago meets some interesting characters that help him realize his true potential and what it means to truly follow your dreams. Throughout the book‚ Santiago learns that if you have a goal in life‚ the world will come together to help you achieve it. He also learns
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Santiago Sierra Santiago Sierra (Madrid‚ 1966) is one of the most controversial artists in the international art scene. He has become famous for his critique of the contractual economy through a series of remunerated actions where people – typically immigrants‚ casual workers‚ or even homeless wanderers – are paid to perform some pointless task which is then documented on video and through black-and-white photographs. Poor people and minorities are Sierra’s art supplies. He has them perform some
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