Show Boat

split into groups with another IS class and then assigned a topic for our workshop. This was a very fun and special experience to be able to work with these young kids and help them learn and understand new ideas in a different way. We were able to show them one part of what it is to be a liberal learner without them being directly aware of it. Bartlett Giamatti says, “If there is a single term to describe the education that can spark a lifelong love of learning, it is the term liberal education…

famous novela. The novela shows how a man’s luck quickly destroys his life. It also shows how greed gets you nowhere. Throughout the story what Kino finds important changes and he begins to cope with all his internal conflicts. At the beginning of the story, the most important things in life to Kino were his boat and his family. “ Now he came to the canoe and touched the bow tenderly as he always did.”(Steinbeck,pg.15). This quote proves that he was very attached to his boat, since it had…

the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a tiger, and a kid whose family passed away when they were on a boat on their way to Canada for better job opportunities. The story with animals is more believable because it talks about Richard Parker eating a hyena and a French castaway, Pi eating sea animals, and Pi having to train Richard Parker. Richard Parker eats a hyena and a French castaway in the boat because he hadn’t eaten in a really long time since the last time Pi got him something to eat,…

must pass in order to meet with Buddha. This river is no mere body of water, and their crossing is no mere voyage; both are packed full of various literary devices. Beginning with the river’s , the metaphors extend to the thin bridge, the bottomless boat, the floating body, and finally the interactions of the travelers themselves. The travelers are instructed by the “Golden Crested Immortal of the Jade Truth Temple at the foot of the Holy Mountain” to venture by foot up towards the “Holy…

1830 and 1833 in the Edo period as the first print in Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. It is Hokusai's most famous work, and one of the most recognizable works of Japanese art in the world. The image is essentially, a massive wave threatening boats off the coast of Kanagawa. While sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave is more likely to be a large rogue wave. As in all the prints in the series, it depicts the area around Mount Fuji under particular conditions, and the mountain…

nurses cared for me as if I were a premature baby" and "This beach, so soft, firm and vast, was like the cheek of God..." are two examples found in chapter 94 page 285 and 286. Yann Martel uses similes to show us that Pi is determined to survive and also what he does throughout his time on the boat. These similes make us feel like we can see what is going on looking though Pi’s eyes. Pi is very strong and determined and we can see that through the use of similes. In the first example of how Yann…

on a small life boat. Pi is now on a small life boat with a hyena,zebra and an orangutan that found the…

we see stars in the sky we can’t tell what their texture is. The lines in the sky are drawn is a way that reminds us of movement. Even though the sky is moving, we can’t tell at night because of the darkness. The odd shaped figure to the left also shows the idea of post-impressionism because most of us can’t exactly tell what the shape is. van Gogh’s Starry Night is a great representation of…

Oh a pearl, it is a beautiful ,round, smooth ,and valuable item.But who knew that a pearl could ever show how greed or wealth is a terrible and could harm life ,just to show a life lesson. The Pearl a nonfiction story written by John Steinbeck. The pearl of the world is found , a beautiful grand pearl that has never been seen before found be a fisherman named Kino. For kino the pearl seems the answer for a better future, but instead it’s there to teach a lesson about greed and wealth. Also…

In todays society, people who do good are generally looked up to and people who do evil are looked down upon. What can be questioned though, is the motive behind why people act the way that they do. Do people act virtuous to create a good image of themselves or because it is truly who they are? The movie The Dark Knight is more than just a film for entertainment, it is a great representation of why humans act the way that they do. Throughout The Dark Knight, many different characters a put into…