The Tale of Green Harbor

     Most of the big shore places were closed now and there were hardly any lights except the shadowy, moving glow of a ferryboat across the sound. And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes- a fresh, green breast of the new

The tone of Across the Bay, is desolate. Both the tone of the text and the tone of recitation have a sense of desertion, and emptiness. Through this tone, Donald Davie is able to share his message of regret and sorrow. Davie talks about “murderous scenes” and a hurt that “goes on hurting.” From this, it is understood that something happened in the past that has caused repentant feelings. There are slight repetitions in the poem both within each stanza and throughout the three stanzas. In the first stanza, Davie writes, “I did not miss them, I do not remember missing them.” Although not direct repetition, the repetition of I, and not, bring power into the poem. Throughout the stanzas, there is a repetition of structure. In each stanza there

Even though I was worried when we arrived here, I could still recognise that this island was beautiful. There were crystal waters and tropical palms. Sand that crunched beneath your feet and coral that decorated the ocean floor. Looks can be very deceiving though, Auntie. It didn’t stay beautiful for long and ever since we landed, I was praying that we would be rescued.

Close your eyes and imagine this: an immense ocean, stretching far and wide, and when you look down, nothing but deep blue. Now imagine looking out into the sky, and seeing the faint outline of land rising in the horizon. These are the Hawaiian Islands. As you get closer, it looks like you’re seeing dark heads poking out of the water. As you arrive even closer so that the individual fronds of the palm trees are visible, you realize that they are actually dark heads popping out of the water. For a second, you almost believe that they could be mermaids, but in fact, it turns out that they are the women of Hawaii coming out to welcome you with song! Welcome to Liliuokalani’s world.

Would it be worth giving everything up just to fight for a cause that you and the people of your race believed in? Many would say yes and do anything in the world to get the rights that they think they deserve. In history, there have been many famous activists who stood up to the US Government and fought for their races rights. One group was the 50 men from Port Chicago that stood up to the US Navy during WW2. The soldiers of Port Chicago protested out of their free will, were penalized for acting upon the issue, and made a difference in the US Navy and all over the country.

I too am saddened by the damage done to The Chesapeake Bay over the past few years. In addition I find it sad how no one really talks about this problem either. I keep thinking of one particular scene in the documentary where David Fortier (The Waterman) asked a friend, “Where will you be in 20 years with crabbing?” The sad reality is he may not be a Waterman in 20 years, because of factors such as the recent budget cuts from the EPA. I am curious as to what the Chesapeake Bay will look like 20 years from now.

Last night on December 16, a huge disaster occurred in the Boston Harbor. Three British ships, loaded with tea, sailed into the Harbor yesterday night. As the tea sat in the boat, the Sons of Liberty started to make their plan. Later that night, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty called a meeting at the Old South Meetinghouse. All the men tried to convince the governor to send the boats out of the Harbor, the governor refused. His actions caused the men to peruse their idea. The Sons disguised colonists as Indians. After that, the angry colonists quietly headed towards the Harbor. Each colonist had one thing in mind, TEA! As the men got on the ship, they started cracking open the boxes of tea and began throwing it into the British Harbor.

In the realist film, On The Waterfront, Elia Kazan offers the audience an exploration of what it means to value individual conscience in the pursuit of justice. Set across from New York City, Kazan's tense expose of organised corruption in the 1950's follows the protagonist, Terry Malloy, as he struggles to choose between his loyalties in a world filled with dishonesty and trepidation. Although it may seem that many of the characters are bound to silence by fear and corruption, Kazan implies that a strong moral presence can motivate others to help their community by exposing 'the facts' to 'the public'. Kazan suggests that poverty and corruption can lead people to live in fear of those in power, as well as how people may feel obliged to be loyal to those have helped them in the past. In addition to this, Kazan conveys that a strong moral voice can be enough to catalyse change in a community.

The aroma of the salty ocean breeze dances around me. The ocean splashes onto the million small grains of sand while tickling the feet of the diverse people who travel among it. Music of the waves sing in perfect unison with sound of the natives playing their drums, their beautiful harmonies fill the resort while they wait for generous people with anything to spare. I look around and embrace every small detail, like the small sand crabs that scurry across my newly pedicured toes and the shattered shells that gouge into the bottoms of my feet. I find my way to the brightly colored hammocks filled with people reading the magazines filled with all the fake information about Justin Bieber and his new girlfriend, or the perfectly picked novel just

VCE Unit 2 English On The Waterfront 1. What did you think was the message of the film? Why? Make reference to details from the film in your answer. This film highlights the corruption present in unions, especially the longshoreman’s union.

In the 1954 film, On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan, Terry Malloy, played by Marlon Brando, an inarticulate former prizefighter in his late twenties, serves as a petty errand boy for the union head, Johnny Friendly. The Hoboken, New Jersey port across the river from Manhattan, is the setting of the film where gangs run the docks and work in the area. The film shows realism in many different cinematic and thematic ways throughout the film.

The subject of this paper is Kazan’s testimony against the communist and how it is related to one of the greatest themes in the movie “On the Waterfront”. The theme has to do with Terry Molloy breaking the “Deaf and Dumb” rule which states that nobody should talk about anything that happened in the docks. The theme also has to do with the main character Terry Molloy testifying against Johnny Friendly. Was he right to testify. Was Kazan justified in testifying before the HUAC and how did he justify his testimony? How do the acts of these men compare.

Following his description of the remote coastal town of Bar Harbor, Du Bois relayed a conversation he had with a group of black people in a ‘Southern home’. The conversation centers on travel perhaps to a soul-restoring place like Bar Harbor. To these black people from the south, however, travel did not seem so alluring. “Did you ever see a “Jim-Crow” waiting-room?” (Drakwater 158).The reality of segregated train travel was less than inspiring as there was no heat or air in ‘colored’ section of the train station. The train car itself is typically a ‘smoker’ car where riders would have to pass through white smokers and be subjected to sneers and stares. Service for black riders, if available at all was poor. Most ‘colored’ cars were enormously

I breathe in the warm air as I gaze out at my beautiful home. So wide I’m not even certain I’ve seen all it’s beauty that lies beneath. I can see the shadows of tiny fish swimming above the soft sand. They are so small they look as though they are microscopic. I reach down and run my hands through the wet substance that is so thick that my muscles grow tired the deeper my hand goes. As I lift my hand up, the sand makes a cloud of powder, slowly drifting through the water. The waters are so calm as though nothing could anger them. Each wave slowly rocking back and forth to the rhythm of the sea. I lower my fins beneath the water and a coolness rushes through me as I feel the cold, wet water. The soft breeze brushes against my skin with the scent of an indescribable satisfaction. Hours passed as the warmth of the sun seemed to just soak into my skin and relax my mind.

The Development Assessment Commission has approved plans by Oceanic Victor to set up a tuna-pen tourist attraction near Granite Island, in the sheltered Victor Harbor bay. A public information meeting was held on the 23rd and comments and feedback was closed on the 31st so the public had only a few days to voice any opinions or concerns which seems inadequate for what could be a public safety matter like this. SA surfers should consider some action over this one as it will affect most of the surfers in that region