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…that the Athenians built triremes "at the persuasion of Themistokles" to meet the possible threat of Darius and these were used to defeat the Persians at sea. Themistokles "turned them,[Athenians] to use Plato's phrase, from steadfast hoplites into sea-tossed mariners…

…, Love drifts, A twilight realm. The moon lives. Icy water gently laps over the soft sand beach, Blues, pinks and reds tower the endless sea, The everlasting pier stretches beyond the horizon, Further than any man may go, At the end there shall…

…<Tab/>Named after the Titans of ancient mythology, enormous in size and strength, the Titanic first sailed the seas April 12, 1912. It was a glorious ship predicted to make headlines. However, the headlines anticipated were displaced…

…of the poem talks of the woman's 'tears and an agitation of hands'. These are both clear signs of distress. The poem also talks of the woman's fear of death, as she has 'drowned a young girl' in the mirror and 'an old woman rises towards her...like a terrible…

…oceans today. The Pacific is the oldest of the existing ocean basins. The oldest rocks have been dated to about 200 million years old . The major features of the basin and rim have been shaped by the help from plate tectonics. The coastal shelf, which…

…sea and the sky were welded together without a joint, and in the luminous space the tanned sails of the barges drifting up with the tide seemed to stand still in red clusters of canvas sharply peaked, with gleams of varnished sprits. A haze rested…

…with fatigue” and deaf to the “gas-shells dropping softly behind” is a chilling image (610). As someone yells “Gas” it is an “ecstasy of fumbling” and one is still “flound’ring like a man on fire” (610). Through the “thick green light, as under a sea” the speaker…

…light, as under a sea” the speaker sees the man drowning and describes the “gargling from the forth-corrupted lungs” (610). Each of these images are disturbing to think about, but exposes the reality of war. These images made me feel disgusted at what war…

…who took him and I-man back to live at the "mothership". At the "mothership", Chappie ended up losing his virginity to his father's girlfriend. Finally, I-man got killed, and Chappie became a part of a sea crew and set out on another voyage. I think Rule…

…a sea" the speaker sees the man drowning and describes the "gargling from the forth-corrupted lungs" (610). Each of these images are disturbing to think about, but exposes the reality of war. These images made me feel disgusted at what war is capable…