...Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the Mariner shoots and murders the albatross that was going along with the crew on their voyage. The Mariner shoots the albatross on a thought it was bad luck, as before the albatross joined on the journey, they had smooth sailing, but when the albatross arrived on their ship, the winds stopped and the ship was left in the freezing water stranded by themselves. The Mariner decided to exterminate the albatross thinking that it had brought bad luck to the ship, instead of the good luck they had first believed in. The sailors were upset that he murdered the albatross, but later shrugged it off and gave him the cursed albatross as a necklace, reminding him of what he had done. The Mariner decided to kill the bird in...
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...PROJECT ABSTRACT Project Name your name Project completion date INTRODUCTION Example: Today there are more than 100 animal species on the Endangered Species List in the United states alone. Each year more are added. Due to rescue and repopulation efforts, some animals are removed from the list. During our unit on animal habitat we will study some of these endangered animals and make suggestions for increasing their numbers. TASK(S) Example: IN order to prevent a species from being wiped out, my team and I have been given an area of wilderness land within the United states to build an animal sanctuary. The sanctuary must allow the animals some of the freedoms they would have in the wild, yet keep them with in the 200-acre space. We must also consider the best plan for operating the sanctuary , identifying funding sources, and ensuring ongoing health of the animals. ACTIVITY/PROCESS Example: Our animal * Select an animal from the Endangered species List * Research the animals natural habitat, dietary needs, and predators * Research the reasons why the animal is included on the endangered species List * Determine what might help the animal to prosper Our sanctuary * Determine what type of enclosure will be used to contain the animals within the sanctuary ...
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...Christian Allegory in Rime of the Ancient Mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of an Ancient Mariner" is a lyrical ballad that seems to be more like a miniscule adventurous story. However, not only it is a ballad depicting the adventure of an old mariner who is cursed for the entirety of his life because he kills an albatross; even deeper than that, it is also a religious allegory that conveys a plethora of themes pertaining to Christianity. On one hand, if a person were to read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" simply as a tale at sea, the poem stands to be remarkable because of its rhyme of simplicity and easy flow. On the other hand, if one reads much deeper into the intricate details, symbolism, themes, and literary aspects, Coleridge will have produced a masterpiece in their eyes. Furthermore, a multitude of critics agree that there are several connotations that signify religion in this ballad; however, very few agree upon it being an allegory that mainly reflects the specific ideology of Christianity. Christianity preaches that life is basically a test by which we either pass and go to heaven, or fail and go to hell. Also, the human body is a victim of the human thought and action, which is represented by the soul. Therefore, in relation to the ballad, we can refer to the ship as the human body and the Mariner who steers the ship and leads it to destruction as the human soul. This ship led by the Mariner goes through a trial of storm and winds, but fails because...
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...ship sailed down near Antarctica to get away from a bad storm, but then they get caught in a dangerous, foggy ice field. An albatross shows up to steer them through the fog and provide good winds, but then the Mariner decides to shoot it. Oops.Pretty soon the sailors lose their wind, and it gets really hot. They run out of water, and everyone blames the Mariner. The ship seems to be haunted by a bad spirit, and weird stuff starts appearing, like slimy creatures that walk on the ocean. The Mariner's crewmates decide to hang the dead albatross around his neck to remind him of his error.Everyone is literally dying of thirst. The Mariner sees another ship's sail at a distance. He wants to yell out, but his mouth is too dry, so he sucks some of his own blood to moisten his lips. He's like, "A ship! We're saved." Sadly, the ship is a ghost ship piloted by two spirits, Death and Life-in-Death, who have to be the last people you'd want to meet on a journey. Everyone on the Mariner's ship dies.The wedding guest realizes, "Ah! You're a ghost!" But the Mariner says, "Well, actually, I was the only one who didn't die." He continues his story: he's on a boat with a lot of dead bodies, surrounded by an ocean full of slimy things. Worse, these slimy things are nasty water snakes. But the Mariner escapes his curse by unconsciously blessing the hideous snakes, and the albatross drops off his neck into the ocean.The Mariner falls into a sweet sleep, and...
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...In the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the significance of the line on the equator is a defining point in which the climax takes place, and where interpretations of the text provides an understanding of the Mariner’s troubles. The line is a literal representation of the hero’s journey when he is passing back out again from his home to the South Pole. Without the line, one cannot see the dichotomy between the supernatural worlds, and the natural world, and the hero’s journey would be incomplete. The goal of this paper is to connect the significance of the setting of the line to major events that occur on the equator, and to the fate of the hero’s journey. Throughout the poem, the events occurring...
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...tale. One day when he was younger, the Ancient Mariner set sail with two hundred other sailors from his native land. The day was sunny and clear, and all were in high spirits until the ship reached the equator. Suddenly, a terrible storm hit and drove the ship southwards into a "rime" - a strange, icy patch of ocean. The towering "rime" was bewildering and also desolate until an Albatross appeared out of the mist. No sooner than the sailors fed it did the ice break and they were able to steer through. As long as the Albatross flew alongside the ship and the sailors treated it kindly, a good wind carried them and a mist followed. One day, however, the Ancient Mariner shot and killed the Albatross on impulse. Suddenly the wind and mist ceased, and the ship came to a standstill. The other sailors blamed the Ancient Mariner for making the wind die and praised him for making the strange mist disappear. Then things began to go wrong. The sun became blindingly hot, and there was no drinkable water. The ocean tossed with terrifying creatures. The sailors went crazy from their thirst. They hung the Albatross around the Ancient Mariner's neck as a symbol of his sin. After a painful while, a ship appeared on the horizon, and the Ancient Mariner bit his arm in order to cry out to the other sailors. The ship was strange: it sailed without wind, and when it crossed in front of the sun, its masts seemed to imprison the sun. When the ship neared, the Ancient Mariner could see that it was a ghost...
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...Dave Harvey Case Brief #2 The Purple Line & The Hay’s Spring Amphipod Issue The client is interested in purchasing a lot near the new proposed metro purple line that runs to Montgomery County, MD however; there has been word that an endangered species is currently living in the Rock Creek Park, which will be affected by this new metro line. The main issue is that you can’t do any work or construction that can harm the endangered species that has been officially listed. This issue can cause a major delay in the additional metro line and can sway the client’s decision of opening a new lot in that location if it won’t be possible to build the metro line any longer. Another issue is determining if that endangered species is still living in the Rock Creek Park because if not, they will be taken off the endangered species list and the metro line will then be in progress. There has to be evidence to prove that the endangered species is no longer there in order for them to continue with this project and the client purchasing a nearby lot for business. Facts To start, the Hay’s Spring Amphipod has been federally listed on the protected endangered species list since 1982. This endangered species has a way of signaling that the water is good quality and if destroyed then that won’t happen. The Hay’s Spring Amphipod has only been located in the Rock Creek Park on this earth. However, it has been stated that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources didn’t mention any endangered...
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...What strange tale I have read about a mariner and his gruesome journey! What power I have witness and what pain I have felt! I am still quite confused about this tale even though I have read the ‘ending’. For one where is the mariner’s family? I mean does his mother,father or even friends miss him? Is there anyone still looking for him? Someone must miss him! He’s been gone so long has his family forgotten about him? I feel as if the mariner’s sin has eaten him whole, and he, to us has become nothing more than a man who’s committed a crime and now paying for it. Though I have learned quite a lot about him through his struggles and sadness. This is such a contradiction but what I mean is I did not get to know him through any ‘normal’ circumstance...
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...crew as out at sea, which was followed by snow and mist. Suddenly, an Albatross comes and the storm goes away, and the sailors on the Mariner’s ship worships it “as if it had been a Christian soul” (14). Yet, for no apparent reason, and although it has saved them from the storm, the Mariner shoots down the Albatross with his crossbow and kills it. Because of this, the storm once again shows up, letting everyone blame the Mariner for their despair and suffering. Once the storm leaves,...
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...Nature, as simple as it seems to some, generates great power. This power is sent to us, as nature forgives only after a physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" helps implement all these teachings together. In current times, this power continues to teach us of forgiveness. With physical suffering, the power of nature shows us forgiveness many ways. In the story, the mariner betrays nature: "I shot the Albatross!" This action against nature is rather extreme, for he takes lightly to this thought of death. The Albatross, as a representative of nature, means nothing to the Mariner. These thoughts are quickly changed, though, as Nature begins to start the penance leading towards forgiveness - "Water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink." When "the mariner begins to find his salvation when he begins to look on the 'slimy things' as creatures of strange beauty" (Fraser 203), he understands the Albatross was a symbol of nature and he realized what he had done wrong. The mariner is forgiven after sufficient penance - "We could not speak" - is performed by Nature. Nature shows us more strength as we realize that people of today often can not forgive someone who has shot or killed another person. At a spiritual level, Nature's power can decide if we will live, or be condemned. Nature is capable of presenting "innermost suffering" (Coburn 33)...
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...Frankenstein Critical Reading Portfolio Section I: Significance of Title The title is significant because Frankenstein is the man who had created something beautiful that no one else has ever done before. One may think that the title Frankenstein sounds like something destructive. In this, Frankenstein symbolizes God and a parent to the monster because he saw himself as creating life from scratch and creating something that has never been done by anyone else. He sees himself as a parent because to him, the monster is his son. Even though the monster isn’t genetically Frankenstein’s son, he still sees him as that because he created him and invested so much time into creating him. Section II: Author The author of this book is Mary Shelley. In this story, Mary Shelley clearly expresses that the monster had trouble getting to know people because of his looks. One may say that her major theme was appearances because of how she puts the monster into talking about the way he looks and the way he sees other people. This is expressed a lot throughout the story. Another thing that one may have noticed is that there weren’t really any mother figures in this book and she kind of made it a male based story. The reason why one may point this out is because of how Victor creates a “son” without a wife in the picture and how the story goes on with this. Section III: Plot The plot exposition is within the letters written between Walton and his sister. They are telling the story of Victor...
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...The Mocking Bird is a species of bird known to be loud and incessant vocalist local to the North, South, and Central American regions. A Mocking Birds song is a mixture of its own harmonious notes and tones including up to 40 other distinct noises and sounds. They get their name from their ability to mimic a large variety of other bird’s songs. They are also known to repeat the sounds of frogs, sirens, dogs, and sometimes even human voices. It’s said these birds have more brain devoted solely to the memory of song. Mocking Birds never stop learning new tunes to add to their song. Mocking Birds are related to thrushes and wrens. They are similar in size to thrushes. They have longer tails and medium sized beaks. They are usually brown like a thrush but are pale below with heavy markings. They can also be seen in grey and sometimes bright blue. The species normally forms habitats in dry, almost desert, areas and make homes in dense vegetation on the ground. Sometimes, but rarely, they can make homes in rainforests and dense marshes. All species build bulky nests of twigs and shrubbery close to, or on the ground. They lay two to five eggs which hatch in about two week’s time. Chicks are normally raised to leave the nest in the same amount of time it took them to hatch. Most pairs normally stay within the same area to breed, although some species are known to relocate if they fail. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mocking Bird it is said to be a sin to kill a mocking bird because...
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...Analysis of The Lost Mariner In this essay I will discuss the short story, “The Lost Mariner.” This story comes from the novel, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales, by Dr. Oliver Sacks (1985). The story, The Lost Mariner, details the story of Jimmie G. who has lost the ability to form new memories, due to Korsakoff's syndrome. I will begin my discussion by summarizing the story and reviewing the key neurological concepts associated. I will then address the significance of Korsakoff's syndrome on Jimmie’s occupational performance. Next, I will describe the affective responses of Dr. Sacks, Jimmie, and myself. Finally, I will provide a brief conclusion of how this story contributed to my understanding of memory and its neurological components. Story Summary and Brain Systems and Functions The Lost Mariner, documents the case of Jimmie, a 49 year-old who, was transferred to the Home for the Aged in 1975 (Sacks, 1985, p. 24). He is described to Sacks as being, “helpless, demented, confused, and disoriented.” However, upon interviewing Jimmie, Dr. Sacks discovers that he cannot remember anything past 1945, and genuinely believes he is still living in this year (Sacks, 1985, p. 25). According to his brother, after being discharged from the navy, Jimmie started to drink heavily and “blew his top” around Christmas 1970. He became deliriously excited and confused, and was taken to Bellevue hospital (Sacks, 1985, p. 32). Though this information, Dr. Sacks...
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...Compasses, Forks &c in each of their hands: Culprit enters the Circle; the Violin plays a merry Jig; and he must run for about ten minutes, while each man runs his instruments into his Posteriors”(Under the Banner of King Death": The Social World of Anglo-American Pirates, 1716 to 1726, Marcus Rediker p.216). Rediker’s thesis also supports the nature of true piracy. He explains that commonly, sailors were beaten and mistreated. Often, the captain’s procedures lead to the dictation of the ship which granted immense power and authority beyond crew members abroad the ship. This statement contradicts Misson’s views on the equality of sea men since the circumstances provided, opposed the rights of each member. Furthermore, Rediker mainly focuses on the importance toward the position of captain at sea. He mentions throughout his thesis the menaces made toward the governmental party. Bartholomew Roberts was used as an example to specify this notion of “revenge” regarding his civilized manners through the murder of his crew members. He presumably made threats toward the governor which caused a disturbance among the english. Most of these threats came to disrupt the peace centred in the society creating a vulnerability against both parties and I quote “In September I 720, pirates captained by Bartholomew Roberts "openly and in the daytime burnt and destroyed ... vessels in the Road of Basseterre [St. Kitts] and had the audaciousness to insult H. M. Fort," avenging the execution of "their...
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...The Rime of the Ancient Mariner BY SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Argument How a Ship having passed the Line was driven by storms to the cold Country towards the South Pole; and how from thence she made her course to the tropical Latitude of the Great Pacific Ocean; and of the strange things that befell; and in what manner the Ancyent Marinere came back to his own Country. PART I It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, And I am next of kin; The guests are met, the feast is set: May'st hear the merry din.' He holds him with his skinny hand, 'There was a ship,' quoth he. 'Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!' Eftsoons his hand dropt he. He holds him with his glittering eye— The Wedding-Guest stood still, And listens like a three years' child: The Mariner hath his will. The Wedding-Guest sat on a stone: He cannot choose but hear; And thus spake on that ancient man, The bright-eyed Mariner. 'The ship was cheered, the harbour cleared, Merrily did we drop Below the kirk, below the hill, Below the lighthouse top. The Sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he! And he shone bright, and on the right Went down into the sea. Higher and higher every day, Till over the mast at noon—' The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, For he heard the loud bassoon. The bride hath paced into the hall, Red as a rose...
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