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My Ship Essays and Term Papers
Moby Dick: Moral AmbiguityThe moral ambiguity of the universe is prevalent throughout Melville’s Moby Dick. None of the characters represent pure evil or pure goodness. Even Melville’s description of Ahab, whom he repeatedly refers to "monomaniacal," suggesting an amorality or psychosis, is given a chance to be seen as a ...
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A Lesson Learned In “A Sailor Boy’s Tale”“The Sailor Boy’s Tale” is a story with an obvious moral. This is the old adage “what goes around comes around.” Many times in this story, situations arise in which this cliché is apparent. This saying applies to much of life, and this story does a wonderful job of showing how often this comes ...
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Moby Dick: Good And EvilThe moral ambiguity of the universe is prevalent throughout Melville's Moby Dick. None of the characters represent pure evil or pure goodness. Even Melville's description of Ahab, whom he repeatedly refers to "monomaniacal," suggesting an amorality or psychosis, is given a chance to be seen as a ...
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Free Will Vs. Fate In The OpenThe Open Boat, by Steven Crane, demonstrates fate vs. free will. In this story the characters are subject to contemplating how their fate is being determined, however free will cannot be dismissed as a contributor to their situation. The fine line between fate and free will, if it exists, is ...
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The OdysseyODYSSEUS: A MERE MORTAL, BUT PURELY MORAL
In Homer's Odyssey, he uses the stories of Calypso and Circe to give a reader a glimpse at Greek values. Odysseus is a “perfectly” moral man by Greek standards. In the Calypso episode, Odysseus demonstrates the value of faithfulness, and in the Circe ...
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The Battle Of Midway In The PacificNothing distinguished the dawn of June 2, 1942, from countless other dawns that
had fallen over tiny Midway atoll in the North Pacific. Nothing, that is, except
the tension, the electric tension of men waiting for an enemy to make his move.
On Midway's two main islands, Sand and Eastern, 3,632 ...
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Ishmael Experiencing the SublimeIn the novel Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, a mysterious unknown, such as the whale oil painting displayed in the decrepit Spouter Inn and the crucial characters of Queequeg and Captain Ahab, troubles Ishmael throughout his journey. The abnormality experienced throughout the duration of each ...
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Oedipus1a. The Priest is speaking to Oedipus.
1b. Because someone from Thebes, indeed Oedipus himself who killed the former king Laius.
1c. The founder of Thebes.
1d. In this passage, the poet uses metaphor to convey that Thebes is like the ship that is going through a rough sea/patch as the ...
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Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe
The novel Robinson Crusoe is written by Daniel Defoe, and was first published in the year 1719. The story centers on a young man from Hull, England who wishes to pursue his dreams of sea voyage, and adventure. Robinson's father does not agree with this notion, and insists that ...
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Indian Ocean Primary Documents: Statements from Travelers and TradersIndian Ocean Primary Documents: Statements from Travelers and Traders
1. A Chinese document written about Funan [mainland Southeast Asia] during the third century CE noted:
"Merchants come there is great numbers to transact business ... The market is the meeting ground of the East and the ...
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Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antiochus, also known as Ignatius Fororphus, was an early Christian writer and bishop of Antioch. To meet his martyr in Rome, Ignatius wrote a series of letters. This distance is now a major part of the collection of works written by the Apostolic Fathers. Unlike ...
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Merchant Of Venice Character Diary - ShylockToday Bassanio came up to me asking for my moneys. Later on I told him that I would lend him the moneys without any interest. I was very cautious in the repeating of his demands. Antonio is naive risking his life hoping the ships will return. I am clever because I am using this opportunity to get ...
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Original Gullivers Travel StorThe People of What, where can I begin? Out of all of my strange experiences, this adventure was one of the most puzzling and frustrating.
It all began when I decided to be the head surgeon on another boat. I was thinking, “Hmm all the other times I’ve been on a boat, I’ve ...
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The Joy Luck Clubis a story about four Chinese friends and their daughters. It tells the story of the mother’s struggles in China and their acceptance in America, and the daughter’s struggles of finding themselves as Chinese-Americans. The movie starts off with a story about a swan feather, and how it was brought ...
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I Believe: A Code Of Ethicsby
PHIL 301
Fall Semester, 1996
I believe in the power of Mind...
I believe pitchers should bat...
I believe Oswald was a patsy...
I believe everything is a conspiracy...
I believe that people are responsible for their own actions...
I believe that ...
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The Joy Luck Club AnthroThe Joy Luck Club is a story about four Chinese friends and their daughters. It tells the story of the mother’s struggles in China and their acceptance in America, and the daughter’s struggles of finding themselves as Chinese-Americans. The movie starts off with a story about a swan ...
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FriendshipC. Montgomery Burns once said, "The only ship worth a damn is ." What constitutes a friend changes as children grow into adults. To young children a friend is anyone who will share their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys. Once they hit the teenage years a friend is someone from the same clique ...
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The Written Word Lives OnWonderful things contribute to the life of my spirit everyday. With
limitless pages bound by a common goal these books keep me ticking. At night
while I shudder under my covers Ayne Rand and her John Gault have held me in a
stupor for hours on end. Making the cold seem like a fantasy and Gault's ...
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Original Gullivers Travel StorThe People of What, where can I begin? Out of all of my strange experiences, this adventure was one of the most puzzling and frustrating.
It all began when I decided to be the head surgeon on another boat. I was thinking, “Hmm all the other times I’ve been on a boat, I’ve ...
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Henry VIIName: My name is Henry Tudor, Duke of York, or as I am better known, I.
Parents Names: My father was none other than the great King , who was sovereign of England from 1485 to 1509, My mother was Elizabeth of York.
Brothers & Sisters: My eldest brother was Arthur, born in 1486, who married ...
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