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Elaine sulked in her bed. She stared at her bound foot sadly. Her eyes watered. I thought they wanted to include me. Why did they meet without me? She sipped on some water in a goblet before setting it back on her table beside the bed. She had ideas and suggestions. From how the new Queen had talked, she had thought she mattered. Guess it’s more of the same. Maybe Father wasn’t so unusual after all. She folded her arms wondering what would happen next. Maybe they’ll force me into some marriage for

Poseidon, the god of the sea who resides in the bottom of the sea in the Greek mythology, sails on a bountiful boat made up of seashells. He always carry a trident, a spear of three points, wherever he go. When he gets angry, he lashes at the sea, which make the sea violent, disturbing the fishermen and the people living near the sea. Therefore, the accent people whose livelihood depended on the sea worshiped the Poseidon. In the modern world, no one believed on the existence of a sea god, but we

“The Open Boat,” by Stephen Crane, tells of four men that are battling the sea to reach land. Throughout the short story, Crane uses the literary device of theme to express an important message to the reader. Crane reveals the theme through the thoughts of one of the main characters. The theme that is clearly represented by the character’s thoughts is brotherhood. Therefore, the correspondent’s awareness of the brotherhood between the men, the idea of universal brotherhood, and the idea of human

Brad Muhamad 4774501 Professor Dabek Approaches to literature 5/18/2015 Stephen Crane: The Open Boat Shortly after surviving a shipwreck Stephen Crane published a short story named “ The Open Boat.” It is a story about four men in a dinghy trying to reach help on the coast. Although they are the only survivors of a ship that sank overnight, the four men continue their burdensome task for safety as they confront the dangers nature brings their way. Crane uses the literary element theme throughout

Certain aspects of a text have a deeper meaning beyond than what is on the surface. “The Open Boat” is a short story written by Stephen Crane about Crane’s own experience being shipwrecked while traveling to Cuba. Another text that was read in class is “To the Lighthouse” written by Virginia Woolf and concentrates on Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay’s life and their trips to the Isle of Skye. While looking through these texts, I found some symbols through literary analysis that were used to portray a deeper understanding

Stephen Crane’s The Open Boat was based on real events. The details of this story were based on Crane’s experiences. The details directly follow the series of events that took place at an interval of Crane’s life. He was corresponding for a newspaper about the Spanish-American War, and was on a ship, the Commodore, which ran guns to Cuban insurgents in the late 1890’s. The Commodore went down, and one dinghy survived. It had four men, the captain, the cook, the oiler, and Crane. Crane was one of

When a petition to get better working conditions many people have to decide either to sign it and possibly lose their job or to not sign it and keep working in terrible working conditions but still make money.In the fiction novel Lyddie, by Katherine Peterson is about a 13 year old girl named Lyddie that was loaned out to a tavern, and was working for no pay to pay of some debts, but about a year later she was fired. Then Lyddie went to Lowell to become a factory girl, now she has become the best

The story “The Open Boat” is a perfect example of the literary elements of the Naturalist movements. “The Open Boat” describes the experiences of four men stranded on the open ocean after a shipwreck. In the story, author Stephen Crane uses imagery and characterization to portray elements of Naturalism such as the harshness of nature and human insignificance. Crane uses these literary devices to show the impact of the natural elements on human nature and conscience. Throughout the story, the author

All is lost shows the persistence of the human spirit, in the ability to continue after adversity. The opening shot places the protagonist in a life boat, at sea, startled from his reclined position as he line snags. As he reels in the line the audience feels growing suspense as the protagonist has been stuck at sea for days and if he has been able to successfully fish for food, we can feel optimistic for his future at sea. The audience is rudely awakened when the suspense turns into horror, not

1. According to Dr. Hoppin, what does it take to do a good review of an original scientific article (6 points)? Dr. Hoppin discussed four main responsibilities in guiding reviewer in the reviewing process of scientific paper. When reviewing a scientific article, the role of reviewers is to shear their experience, knowledge, time and provide constructive criticisms and suggestions. The reviewer has to be motivated by providing suggestions for improving the article to be more educational, informative