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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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    research of my topic theme which is based about the topic “Exploring Under The Sea”. In more depth I will talk about the artist who inspired me. Within this I will analyse also different kind of techniques‚ different mediums ‚ some research of Van Gogh with the title “ The two crabs” and I will include my sketches of my chosen theme. The reason I chose this topic is because I am so passionate about the life under the sea. As in reality I also experienced myself due to a scuba diving course recently

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    The vampire fish. That is what the Sea lamprey was nicknamed when discovered in 1835. First spotted in Lake Ontario‚ researchers were horrified to learn that the Sea lamprey feeds on blood. These parasitic fish latch on to their victims and siphon their blood and other body fluids‚ sucking them completely dry. What separates the Sea lamprey from other fish‚ other than their horrifying blood fetish‚ is their unique body structure. These fish do not have jaws or any other bone structure in their anatomy

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    Storm at Sea (Poem) Essay

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    Storm at Sea Essay Storm at Sea by Amar Qamar symbolizes life’s ups and downs. The poem is written to describe a ship being thrown around at sea‚ and sailors battling for their lives. The sailors’ struggles are meant as a metaphor stating that life will put you through hell at times so enjoy the good times while you can. Amar’s aim in writing this poem is to communicate a message imposing that life is a rollercoaster. No matter how hard life gets a pot of gold is at the end of the rainbow- there

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    In the Heart of the Sea The novel “In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex‚” by Nathaniel Philbrick‚ successfully tells the story of the whale ship Essex that was attacked by a sperm whale 1‚500 nautical miles west of the Galapagos‚ 40 miles south of the equator. Many people know this as the story of “Moby Dick”‚ which was based off this event. The novel highlights three themes: man versus nature‚ survival‚ and suffering. The novel starts out in the town of Nantucket‚ an

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    Dead Sea Scrolls Research

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    Archaeologists have newly discovered a cave which they believe once housed the Dead Sea scrolls‚ famous for containing the earliest copy of some of the Judeo-Christian texts‚ they announced on February 9. It was believed until recently that only 11 caves in the Qumran region contained the scrolls. However‚ the excavation at this 12th cave brought about sufficient evidence that it had once contained Dead Sea scrolls and that those scrolls were looted. "Although at the end of the day no scroll was

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    Khian Sea Research Paper

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    Everyday we throw out the trash we never really stop to contemplate where it all ends up like a landfill‚ a ship‚ or even the bottom of the ocean. On September 5th 1986‚ the Khian Sea was well on it’s way for becoming the World’s Most Unwanted Garbage. The ship had so many toxins‚ infestations‚ and many other unpleasants contents that no one would accept it. It must be horrifying and nauseating to even catch a glimpse of what was on the ship also to know they dumped it somewhere not worrying about

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    At Camp Half-Blood‚ Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) meets his half-brother Tyson (Douglas Smith)‚ who is a cyclops. The camp is later attacked by Luke Castellan (Jake Abel)‚ who announces his plans to destroy Mount Olympus. Percy’s mentor Chiron (Anthony Head) discovers that Luke has poisoned the magic tree responsible for the barrier that protects Camp Half-Blood‚ which Percy learns was created out of Thalia Grace (Paloma Kwiatkowski)‚ daughter of Zeus‚ who was killed by a cyclops. Annabeth Chase (Alexandra

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    Sea Lion Food Chain

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    Who doesn’t love sea lions‚ even though they smell and are extremely loud. What is this algae that has already taken 8+ sea lions lives? On April 14th‚ 2017 a toxin produced by algae blooms in the Pacific Ocean‚ the Pacific Ocean is the suspect in multiple sea lion deaths‚ an officer with Laguna Beach’s Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Back on April 4th‚ 2017 the center that cares for the marine mammals has rescued about 15 sea lions poison by this horrific algae which is produced by toxins. 8 out of

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    Dead Sea Scrolls Essay

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    The Pharisees were one of four (or five‚ if considering the Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls group two different sects) prominent ancient Judean sects that all existed between c. 140 BCE to 70 CE (Osterloh‚ Unit 16‚ Chart). The majority of information on the Pharisees comes from Josephus’ The Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities‚ as well as from books from the New Testament. In analyzing these primary sources‚ along with information from secondary sources‚ the question of who the Pharisees are can be

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