The water crashed against the wooden pier of the docks, as the bay churned violently. The ships docked there rocked relentlessly at the mercy of the current. Dark clouds hung low in the sky, threatening to open and let the angels’ tears fall to earth. It was a regular thing in Venezia to have hot, humid afternoons followed by a powerful storm or rain. Many of the merchants here considered me a nuisance, but I choose to consider myself as a “honourable” thief. Sure, I steal things, but I never cheat. I decided to leave before it started to pour. I stood up and the wind blew the salty sea air in my face that I had grown so accustomed to after seventeen years of living here. The last rays of the setting sun were peeking through the sad clouds offering me a brilliant final glimpse of the large bustling harbour. The alluring foreign scents wafted towards me from a newly docked ship. I had always enjoyed coming here just to see the goods that would come to Venice from all around the world. I had always longed to visit the exotic places that some of these ships came from, but I could not just leave my home and friends behind. I turned and ran across the roofs to go home. Home. I never really had one for most of my life until one fateful day, when I was about twelve years old; a man took me in and taught me how to survive. His name was Yusuf Al-Sayf. I climbed down from the roof and quietly slipped through the recognizable narrow walkway that opened up into a wide courtyard. The lanterns were lit, casting long shadows, and as I walked across my steps echoed against the high walls that kept it hidden from outsiders. Yusuf and his younger brother, Tazim, found this place when they first arrived in Venice as orphans from his home across t... ... middle of paper ... ... plan, and seamlessly dove headfirst into the peaceful bay. The salty air stung my eyes as I ran out of pier to continue the chase. I leaped into the water greeting the frigid water that stirred away my weariness. I put as much distance from the pier and myself as I could before coming up for air just in time to see Tazim being cut down by a rain of arrows from the roofs. He fell onto his knees and with lifeless eyes he fell over, dead. As soon as I got out of the water, Federico, Raphael, and Leo joined me. “You should become leader,” Federico suggested, Raphael and Leo ardently nodded their heads. I shook my head “, my first and last act as leader is to appoint you as leader, Federico, because I am leaving.” “Where?” I thought for a second. Yusuf was always mentioning his beautiful home that he had to leave behind. I smiled before responding “Constantinople.”
Plan: Compares and contrasts America and Venice in each body paragraph to show how similar the two places are. Uses specific examples and places modern examples in a Venetian context to strengthen the connection. Shows that this comparison helps support the idea that America might be following the same path that Venice did.
Seafarer” is a monologue from an old man at sea, alone. The main theme in The Seafarer is
A common person’s knowledge about sea disasters comes from what they have read in books and articles, and what they see on TV and in movies. The average person does not get to experience the fury of a hurricane while on a boat. In order to capture the audience’s attention, consideration to details and vivid descriptions are needed to paint a realistic picture in their minds. For this reason, the stories have to provide all of the intricate details. In The Perfect Storm, the story starts out with a radio call, not a dramatic scene that immediately foreshadows the possibility of danger. Rather than describing the storm and its fury, the only mention of the setting is of the visibility and the height of waves. However, in “The Wreck of the Hesperus”, the poem begins by stating there is a hurricane possible right away. The current weather conditions are pointed out to the reader as shown in the following quote.
Benston, Alice N. "Portia, the Law, and the Tripartite Structure of The Marchant of Venice." "The Merchant of Venice". Critical Essays.
The Byzantine Empire was a primarily Christian empire whose reign started in 330 A.D and ended in 1453 A.D with the capturing of the its capital, Constantinople by the Muslim Sultan Mehmed II. In the years following the fall of the Byzantines, many of the Christian basilicas were transformed into mosques for Islamic worship, inspiring many artists to create works that embodied their religious politics. One of the pieces created following the fall of the Byzantine Empire is the painting of Yusuf Fleeing Zulayhka, created in 1488 by Kamal al-Din Bihzad, a famous Persian painter who worked under the patronage of several Persian sultans. The illustration depicts Yusuf’s struggle to escape his master’s wife Zulaykha as she chases him through her elaborate palace in an attempt to seduce him. The representation was made using paint, ink and gold, and features jewel-like colors in order to portray the extravagancy of the palace Zulayhka has built specifically for the seduction of Yusuf (Stokstad 286). This essay will assess three accounts of the story of Yusuf and Zulaykha and the reasoning behind why the narrative is often labelled as a cautionary tale and of what kind.
As my family and I sped along the coast, the sour smell of sulfur vents and sea salt pungently gusted through my nostrils. My clothes were damp from the constant spray of seawater. My sense of balance was overcome by the sequential hop from wave to wave and – combined with the
Mack, Benjamin. “Tourism overwhelms vanishing Venice.” DW.DE. Deutsche Welle, 11 Sept. 2012. Web. 12 Jan. 2014. .
It is dusk, just before dinner-time. The sky is a canvas of purples, blues and oranges; the sun is a deep red. There are little black silhouettes of houses and castles soaking up the red blood like oversaturated bandages, regurgitating the rest onto the streets are syrupy orange light. The air is crisp, soaked thoroughly in the scent of canal water and burning candles. From the handkerchief in Emilia’s hand just the slightest hints of fragrant spices arise. Around them, the doors of shops creak to a close as the day comes to an end. The torch in Iago’s hand chuckles heartily, sputtering incandescent sparks into the
The author’s intention in the beginning of Mahtab’s story is to give the reader a descriptive introduction regarding the feelings and cricumstances of Mahtab’s journey. She uses descriptive language to inform the reader of Mahtab’s feelings of uncertainty as the “fog of darkness” (p.2) closes in on the family as they travel by truck through the Afghani mountains in a search for a better life.
When Jeanne and her family left Manzanar, they saw signs such as, “Japs go back to where you came from.” Jeanne constantly questioned and wondered why they were so hated. On Jeanne’s first day of sixth grade, outside of Manzanar, she felt isolated, foreign, and faced with indifference.
Opera in the Romantic Period was a time when opera changed drastically, especially in the country of Italy. The recognition of singers as being important, almost irreplaceable, in the art of “bel canto” opera changed the idea of a vocalist in opera forever. A singer’s voice was prized and Italian composers, like Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini wrote operas and works to showcase the voice, it’s color, range and agility. These Italian composers were moving away from the normal style of composition of the time, and the composer Rossini, who set the stage for many other followers. Many of the operas written during this time are still performed today and are highly acclaimed. For the most part, before Italy became a main player, France and Germany were the main areas for music. These composer’s lives were extremely important in the development of the romantic period of opera and they really put Italy in the eye of the public for their amazing operas and musical styles.
The "sea-storm" lingering in our memory, together with the recollection of wind, water and conflicting elements, thus constitutes one of the main streams of imagery which, from the second scene onwards, flow through the play. In the second scene, we are still under the impression of what we have witnessed just before; and, accordin...
Venice is a haven of civilization, on the border with the land of heathenism and disputes. When Brabantio is told he has been robbed, he answers inconsistently;
Although “Araby” is a fairly short story, author James Joyce does a remarkable job of discussing some very deep issues within it. On the surface it appears to be a story of a boy's trip to the market to get a gift for the girl he has a crush on. Yet deeper down it is about a lonely boy who makes a pilgrimage to an eastern-styled bazaar in hopes that it will somehow alleviate his miserable life. James Joyce’s uses the boy in “Araby” to expose a story of isolation and lack of control. These themes of alienation and control are ultimately linked because it will be seen that the source of the boy's emotional distance is his lack of control over his life.
As I walked down the sidewalk, my nose picked up the salty scent of the sea breeze. I looked ahead and saw the gleaming beach in the far distance. Before me, the tranquil city along with the endless blue sea sandwiched the golden beach that stretched across for miles. Then my eyes were grasped by the incredible beauty of the city skyscrapers that stood hundreds of meters tall, and they probably had also captured the sight of many other tourists. Some people were jogging and others were bike riding Just as the yellow sun rises from behind the buildings. It’s easy for many people t...