Into The Dark Water

The book A long walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is about an eleven year old boy named Salva. First in the beginning of the story he is going to school when out of no where his school is in the middle of a war zone, his teacher tells him to run for the bushes but he keeps running until he could run no more. Then he meets some other people that had also ran away from the war, they had broken of into groups separating the men from the women and children, Salva was put with the children. They kept walking until they came across a barn in which they spent the night, when Salva awoke in the morning he was the only one there, the group had left him. He walked outside of the barn and found a lady rocking on a chair, she gives him some peanuts to eat

Initially Mai holds a negative perspective in “Mai closed her eyes and tried to recall her father's stories— but they rang shallow against the dense roaring slabs of water she'd just seen.” The hydrographia personifies the natural elements creating a pathetic fallacy, which reflects Mai’s initially pessimistic attitude as her hope is crushed by the harsh reality of her experiences on the boat. However, this provocative experience catalyses a transformed perception, as upon reaching the shore she thinks: “The boat would land - they would all land.” The epistrophe of “land” and high modality of “would” shows her renewed hopeful perspective, which would not have been possible without physically experiencing the harshness of being on the boat. Thus, the ability for discoveries to be far-reaching and transformative is seen through these provocative and confronting external experiences that transform individual perceptions.

This also reinforces O’Briens idea of the true nature of courage by again showing that he didn’t react as he was expected to, and how he was not as courageous as he thought he should

For instance, when Nanberry was new to Surgeon White and his life Nanberry had a complete different point of view than Surgeon White did but he still displayed courage and bravery to begin a new life with Surgeon White. This is evidenced by (p.62)Nanberry states ‘ Father White’s clan had good food. But no laughter, no singing’ another example is (p.62)Nanberry says ‘His heart still swept. But now it held hope for his new life as well as

In the second paragraph the ocean is a symbol of the tomb of vanity. The Titanic was extravagant and luxurious, yet impractical. The pride of the ship was not deserving. People thought it was the greatest thing ever when it lies on the bottom of the ocean. Paragraph two says,

In the novel “In the heart of the Sea” Nathaniel Philbrick introduces the reader to Nantucket Island located in the east coast. He establishes the importance of the whaling industry in relation to the island. Philbrick does an incredible job of telling the story of 20 regular men doing their jobs whaling. They set sail on a renewed ship called the Essex. The Essex took a beating from a storm before it finally met its match an angered sperm whale. The whale rammed the ship to the point beyond repair. It forced the whalers to put what they can on to the smaller whaler boats. Surviving at sea with limited resources the sailed until they were completely out of everything. The men resorted to the ultimate

Another example is in the Diary of Dr. Waldo, (Doc C) and in his diary he says,¨Yet they still show as spirit of Alacrity (cheerful willingness) and the Contentment not to be expected from so young Troops.” In this sentence of the diary of Dr. Waldo, it means that even when the colonists, living at Valley Forge, having to deal with the harsh conditions, plus the low supply of food, they still were optimistic of their living state. They still held through the many deaths that were happening at Valley Forge. The last passage that should make people stay, or making me stay, is the Engraving of a painting by William Henry Powell (Doc B). Although it is only a painting, or an engraving, it shows that the Patriots, or in this case, the Colonists are ready for battle and they don't want to stay at Valley Forge, making them want to fight the British. It had showed George Washington ready for battle too, but it is just a painting, no one knows what they are saying or what they are describing with their body language. All together, I would have stayed at Valley Forge because I would have stayed optimistic, and I would be keeping my head up, even in harsh

One example was on the battlefield. Whenever he fought in wars, he always showed courage. He never cowered away, but instead he kept fighting. In the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, he almost got killed, but that didn’t take his courage away (TSHA 1). He fought through the injuries which got the attention of General Andrew Jackson (TSHA 1). General Andrew Jackson saw that Sam Houston never gave up even when he was severely injured (TSHA 1). Soon after the battle finished, they became friends because of his courage (TSHA 1).

This is to give a vivid imagination to the reader. At the end of the story the narrator makes some vivid similes such as “The third wave moved forward, huge, furious, implacable. It fairly swallowed the dinghy, and almost simultaneously the men tumbled into the sea”(212). Here he is speaking of the waves as if they were human by stating they are “furious” and “fairly swallowed the dinghy”. Once rescued the narrator describes the night as follows: “When it came night, the white waves paced to and fro in the moonlight, and the wind brought the sound of the great sea’s voice to the men on the shore, and they felt that they could then be interpreters.”

An example is when Oma Rachel was deported he said “I felt so sad, I thought my heart would break.” but he kept going and was determind to survive. This shows he is strong because he didn’t give up he stayed strong and kept going. The other example is when he was caught and brought to Aushwitz he said “ I am more determind

I think that the reason why Lauren Tarshis put quotes in the article “Into the Dark Water was so the quotes can help people who read it feel as if they’re actually in the story or as if they actually feel the same feeling as riding on the Titanic. Jack Thayer a 17 year old boy who did ride on the titanic gave me the feeling by saying “It was the kind of night to be alive”. That makes me feel like the titanic really is a luxurious ship to be on. Another example would be when Jack said “ A continuous wailing chant of fear and pain and desperation,” I felt as if I myself was inside the frigid water wailing and chanting because of my pain and sorrows.

"A Long Walk To Water" by Linda Sue Park shows that even though Salva left his family because of war he still moved on. Salva is 11 years old and he is a Dinka. When rebels attacked his school he ran into the bush, leavening his family behind. After that, Salva joined many groups of people walking to Ethiopia. Later, Salva met a new friend and also learned that his uncle was part of the group but, both of them died, Salva's friend waso eaten by a lion, and his uncle was shot, and killed. Salva later arrived at a refuge camp but everyone was forced to leave. After years of moving from camp to camp, Salva was given a chance to go to America but, after a few years of being there he learned that his dad was still alive but was sick from drinking

Rick Riordan used dialogue to present vivid and impactful quotes. One of the stronger quotes I found was “I had been betrayed before. The memories came flooding back to me in a painful tide” (Riordan 276). This quote shows pain and broken trust. The main character Apollo has experienced a lot. He has been alive for thousands of years and broken trust is something he is very familiar with. Apollo has had many lovers and friends, all of which seemingly leave him behind after they get what they want. The quote mainly takes imagery and shows his pain from the past that still has a lasting effect that haunts him.

From the disaster to the movie, the sinking of the Titanic remains one of the most famous tragedies in history.

One of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, was the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Although many ships have succumbed to the icebergs in the ocean, none have accounted for a greater loss of life than the Titanic (Hill, 2000). All the hype surrounding the Titanic in 1912, made people believe this ship was going to be an unstoppable luxury cruise; even third class passengers would be able to enjoy simple things that weren’t offered on other ocean liners at the time, like cooked meals and their own private cabins. The Titanic was dubbed the Ship of Dreams; however, it would turn into a nightmare for the passengers and their families in less than a week. The maiden voyage from South Hampton, England to New York City, New York would be a journey no one could forget. The sinking of the Titanic would capture the imagination of Hollywood directors, and became the passion of sea explorers who would search for the great vessel.