Stories of survival at sea have captured people’s curiosity and imagination throughout history. The struggles that some seafarers have faced while drifting on the open sea are remarkable. “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane is the story of four crew members trying to survive on the open sea while in a dinghy after their ship sank. Throughout the story, Crane describes how man and nature react with one another. By his description of their reactions, Crane makes it clear that nature does not care about man’s well being.…
Watch out for that shark! This is one of many thoughts you might have while reading Michael P. Spradlin’s book, Into The Killing Seas. In this book you will get a glimpse of what is was like for the 1196 men that were aboard the USS Indianapolis. The author describes these tragic events in history very well through the eyes of a fictional young boy. The accurate portrayal of these real life events will help you get a good look at one of the worst disasters in U.S naval…
The journey of a ship's crew taken hostage by an eccentric submarine captain, in a time when the cast-iron monster baffled the educated mind. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is a classic that combines the inventive mind of the author, Jules Verne, and modern technology to create a psuedo realistic world that paved the way for the steam punk genre. It entrances the human's unquenching desire for discovery at every turn. Although having a superb storyline, I find that at a few times the amount of scientific nomenclature bogs down the storyline with long monotonous passages. This has a few of its own advantages but often has its own drawbacks.…
1934 - Edward Beebe is lowered in a tethered bathyscaph to a depth of 3,028 feet marking the advent of manned exploration of the sea.…
For the young man, the sea increasingly welcomes him. While he had first imagined he was "going to start having nightmares once we get deep at sea," he instead dreams of dying and going to heaven and heaven is at the bottom of the sea. By the time the ship is about to sink, however, he knows he will "live life eternal, among the children of the deep blue sea, those who have escaped the chains of slavery." With these words he draws the link between Haitians under Duvalier's regime and the Africans who were forced from their homeland centuries ago. His speeches have hinted at this connection"Yes, I am finally an African" because the sun has darkened his skin, the passengers go to the bathroom "the same way they did on those slave ships years ago"but only when he has finally given himself to the idea of death does he accept that he has been "chosen" for this destiny because it is the only way to escape oppression. The sea is a vast, open space, and though it is far away from the young woman, they both 'know the sea is "endless like my love for…
the impression that he would kill them because of lack of food and supplies (Doc…
The overall objective of the book is to teach new, and old, leaders to become better leaders. While anyone can benefit from reading this book, the intended audience is leaders in any organization. One statistic that should be alarming to all leaders of businesses was that 65 percent of people leave their companies because of the managers (Abrashoff, 2002). How do leaders change that statistic? Abrashoff believes that running a ship is very similar to running any business; it takes motivating a crew to perform at the best of their abilities to achieve optimal efficiency and completion of tasks. He successfully takes his experiences from leading a Naval crew and teaches the audience how to apply it to their organizations. Along with highlighting every winning moment he and his crew experienced on the USS Benfold, Captain Abrashoff also shows failing moments the team had to endure. Those examples show the audience that in order to succeed, there has to be some trials along the way.…
In The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago is challenged to fight his way through multiple forces. Him trying to overcome these obstacles are not just because of the threat to his survival. He does it for his own personal content and confidence. All throughout the book, the Old Man has to face the power of the Marlin, the sharks, the ocean, and his lack of energy. His peaceful fishing adventure changed to a not so happily ever after ending, unfortunately. Without breaking down these barriers one at a time, Santiago would never have been able to progress like he did. Though he did not end up bringing home the Marlin as proof, Santiago is motivated with his determination.…
Finding Nemo shows both physical journeys and inner journeys. The two physical journeys shown in the film belong to Marlin and Nemo. Marlin’s journey is to find his lost son. This involves swimming from his home in a tropical reef, out into the open ocean, and eventually into Sydney Harbour. As well as the physical trek, Marlin also must undertake an inner journey to find Nemo. He must face his fears of the open ocean, and leaving the security of his home. When Marlin does find Nemo, at the climax of the film, he must learn to let his son go when Nemo tries to save Dory and hundreds of other fish from a fishing net. Stanton shows Marlin overcoming this final inner obstacle through a still moment involving the father and son, in which Marlin lets Nemo’s fin go, symbolising him finally accepting that his son can take care of himself.…
Plato (2013). The republic of Plato: an ideal commonwealth. In J. T. Wren (Ed.), Companion: insights on leadership through the ages [Kindle Edition], New York: The Free Press.…
Nemo is a small clownfish, who is very adventurous and playful. While his father thought that he was too young to go to school, Nemo brims with the excitement. And it was his inexperience and childish that led to his unexpected abduction. Nemo is a typical symbol for the youth who has curiosity, enthusiasm, bravery and also ebullience. He dares to risk and yearns for adventure especially when he has motivity. Sometimes it is nothing but his immature makes him get into troubles. When every difficulty was overcome, Nemo really grows up and his adventure is exactly the same as people’s life adventure to reach adulthood.…
“You never knew what kind of thing could be down there under that water” (46).…
Ernest Hemingway’s novel, The Old Man and the Sea, can be construed as an allusion to the Bible and the struggles of Jesus based on Santiago’s experiences.…
Nautilus on how it could dive down to the ocean depths to see all that the sea…
“Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.” Robert Henri statement not only applies to himself but it also explains many other human’s feelings towards the ocean. This passion is significant in “The Seafarer” by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon scop. “The Seafarer” intertwines the positives and negatives of a life at sea. The story goes through the sacrificial day to day life of a sailor. The voyages cause many controversial scenarios in the sailor’s life. Although sailing a life at sea is very interfering to a normal life, the Seafarer still loves the life he lives and also finds himself on a much deeper spiritual level than any ocean depth he has ever came across.…