Ocean Essays

While surfing is still the most popular sport, windsurfing is becoming the new hit on the shores. Windsurfing is easier than surfing, faster than surfing, and more versatile than surfing. It can be enjoyed on flat water or in waves, on lakes or the sea, and modern equipment means it’s …

Adam Goodheart compares the attack on the Twin Towers to the tragedy of the fatal decent of the Titanic. He firmly questions the attack was just as foreseeable as the blind voyage of the Titanic the night it sank. Furthermore, he seems to believe it was gaudiness or simply ignorance …

White sand rolls into the bluish green water, creating the peaceful and calming atmosphere that this beach is known for. During the day, the sky is a beautiful blue, the sun shining through, it’s rays beaming down on everyone soaking up it’s environment, and the sun’s persistence making it impossible …

Lord of the Flies By examining the last four paragraphs of chapter nine, “A view to a death”, in Lord of the Flies, Golding makes clear the use of light imagery to suggest the lost of Simon’s logic and goodness through the images of Simon’s body, water, sky, and sea …

The 21-hour voyage all begins when you step aboard the Boeing 747. For me this was my first plane ride. My parents and I were departing from LAX and our destination was Myanmar or Burma. I was probably 6 years of age waiting to see my relatives in Burma for …

The Indian Ocean Trade spread diseases and created more feuds, but mostly, it linked cultures, spread new religions, enhanced trading skills, and increased economic growth in several different regions of the world. Before the Indian Ocean Trade, most regions knew nothing of their neighboring civilizations. This trade network united the …

The earth has a limited amount of water.That water keeps going around and around and around in what we call the “Water cycle”.It is the only way that Earth can be continually supplied with fresh water.The sun is the most important part of renewing our water supply.It can be solid …

Edgar Allan Poe uses three elements, which make the mystifying atmosphere in the “Oblong Box”. He uses nature, mystery, and a deep romantic love. First, one element is nature. Nature builds itself up throughout the story. At the beginning, they had to put off the trip for a week because …

How do the authors explore the concept of ‘conflict’ in texts that deal with survival and savagery in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies and Ang Lee’s film Life of Pi? The film Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee and novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding …

Jamestown is most well known for being the oldest permanent English colony in America. Even though it was a thriving colony, it was not always this way. The Jamestown colony was extremely unsuccessful for several reasons, including their ignorance about colonization, lack of essential survival skills, and its constantly decaying …