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The book was a 4/5 because it was a good conclusion to the series that tied up loose ends but overall had a slower less interesting pace. I…
In Revolutions in the Atlantic World: A Comparative History, Wim Klooster examined and compared four Atlantic World Revolutions: The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Haitian Revolution, and the Spanish Revolutions. Klooster provided an introduction to global events leading up to the eighteenth and early nineteenth century Atlantic World revolutions. He then devoted a chapter to each revolution, and in the fifth and final chapter conducted a comparative discussion. Klooster approached the studies with specific ideas in mind; 1) International context was mandatory, 2)…
The novel is well rounded, but only falls short due to the accidental mistakes made by the author. Nonetheless, the fact that the book is followed by several sequels ultimately provides the possibility that the author fixes the issues within the next installments. However, despite being a well rounded novel the book at times is dragged out with unnecessary additional words where the author attempts to further describe her point. The reader at times will have to re-read several passages to understand the repetitive word choice and will have to overcome the lack of suspense within the novel’s key…
The book was mostly historically correct and I enjoyed the book because the characters were real along with the actual events that took…
Philbrick, Nathanel. Sea of Glory: America’s Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. U.S. Viking Penguin 2003.…
The novel, Code Talker, written by Joseph Bruchac was good. The book shows the perspective of World War II through Ned Begay; a Navajo Indian. It is in their beliefs that fighting in wars is an honor, so when Begay turned sixteen he lied about his age to get into the military to become a code talker for the Marines. The setting took place at many small and large islands from the U.S. all the way to Japan. This setting affects it’s characters because they had to travel a lot by ship to very hot, humid, obstacle filled islands with thousands of bugs.…
The Sea is a Dangerous Place The deep sea is unknown to man and not completely understood. The March issue of SCOPE contains both a play and informational text that acknowledge the role of the unknown in the depths of the sea. There are big, bizarre creatures in both articles. “Into the Deep” by Spencer Kaden, a play about people’s experiences with the sea on a ship and then on a submarine, was inspired by writings of Jules Verne.…
In Harm’s Way, by Doug Stanton is among the top of my list for truly gripping survival stories. Tasked with a secret mission by the U.S. government; the Indianapolis was moored in the San Francisco Bay - undergoing repair work from her last scuff with the well-disciplined and ruthless Japanese Empire. Caught off guard and seeming almost corralled into the mission, Captain James Butler McVay, a competent and respected man, was ordered to sail components of the world's first operational atomic bomb (Little Boy) across the Pacific. Their destination was the island of Tinian, a massive military stepping stone for allied forces. Once delivered, the Indianapolis reported directly to CINCPAC (Commander-In-Chief, Pacific) Headquarters at Guam for further…
On December 7th 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt said “a date which will live in infamy. Pearl Harbor was the worst tragedy at the time. It is important to remember that when reading historical fiction, some elements of the story will be truth while others will be made up. Author Harry Mazer talks about some of the true events in Pearl Harbor but it is mostly historically inaccurate.…
The Knowledge of the Truth Is the knowledge you have known about a place true? In the short story, “By the Waters of Babylon”, the main character John has to venture out into unknown lands because he seeks knowledge. John is a son of a priest and is now a priest and he is always hungry for knowledge. He wants to go out into the Place of the Gods where the Gods once lived before the Great Burning.…
Tomm Moore brings yet another beautifully depicted animation of his background story to life in his film Song of the Sea, which tells a story of Ben, a young boy, and his sister Saoirse about their adventure on the Emerald isle in Ireland. The story entrances the audience with it’s visual effects that were hand drawn, and captivating details about different types of Irish legends and creatures which make this film a very moralistic and gratifying experience. Oscar nominated, Award winning and simply jaw dropping, Song of the sea opens with a young Irish family and a child on the way. The story mostly revolves around Ben, voiced by David Rawle and Saoirse, though she does not speak much in the film, voiced by Lucy O’Connell. The story starts with the mother passing away, and a child born whom is…
To most, death is merely a definite action that marks the end of one's life. To others, death can be seen twice in a person's life. The most obvious is the physical death of someone, accompanied with a funeral, coffin, and a period of mourning. The second form of death can occur anytime throughout a person's lifespan, usually stemming from a devastating event that causes one to lose who he or she is on the inside and making him or her zombie-like. Wide Sargasso Sea, a novel by Jean Rhys inspired from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, demonstrates this idea of two deaths.…
Never Give Up “Fish, I’ll stay with you until I am dead,”(52). In the book The Old Man and the Sea, written by Ernest Hemingway, the old man has to overcome many seemingly impossible tasks while out at sea. During these tasks, the old man never showed any sign of giving in. Therefore, the main theme of this book is to never give up. This theme was expressed through many smaller themes including courage, pride, and mental strength.…
Abulrazak Gurnah’s By the Sea, is unique in its approach to the African literary terrain, choosing to address those issues which were previously silenced or unheard of. The novel begins with the first narrator Saleh Omar who has just arrived in England as an asylum seeker from Zanzibar. His journey as an elderly refugee into England under the name Rajaab Shabaan Mahmud sees him come into contact with an ‘expert’ of his area – Latif Mahmud. When their paths collide a bitter cross-generational dispute lays the foundation of the narrative, and in the process seduces the reader into utter complicity until the final words are uttered.…
In The Old Man and the Sea, we meet a very persistent, spirited and old man by the name of Santiago. Poor and proud, Santiago strives daily to live his life of a fisherman to set examples of notable morals and values. After eighty-four days of unsuccessful fishing, the weak man embarks on a five-day journey by sea after hooking an immense marlin. He never gives in to adversity or refuses a good opponent. The old man’s entire existence has been writhe with struggle.…