The Old Man And the Sea
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY:
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
BIOGRAPHY
Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois, and was educated there in the public schools. Rather than attend college, Hemingway decided to work for the Kansas City Star newspaper. In World War I Hemingway served as a Red Cross ambulance driver until he was severely wounded in action. After recuperating in Italy, he settled in Paris, where he began his serious writing …
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…have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?" 8) On resilience: "I think the great DiMaggio would be proud of me today. I had no bone spurs....I wonder what a bone spur is. Maybe we have them without knowing of it". 9) "A man can be destroyed but not defeated". 10) "They beat me, Manolin," he said. "They truly beat me." "He didn't beat you. Not the fish." "No. Truly. It was afterwards".
…have to die anyway. Do you have to kill me too?" 8) On resilience: "I think the great DiMaggio would be proud of me today. I had no bone spurs....I wonder what a bone spur is. Maybe we have them without knowing of it". 9) "A man can be destroyed but not defeated". 10) "They beat me, Manolin," he said. "They truly beat me." "He didn't beat you. Not the fish." "No. Truly. It was afterwards".
