Will Supertankers and Atomic Subs Fuel Sea Tales?
George P. Elliott argues the era of great sea stories may be waning in English literature due to Conrad’s dominance and shifts in seafaring life, but the sea remains a potent symbol and influence across poetry and prose. He highlights how the sea’s immediacy, mystery, and danger shape human understanding, contrasting it with the sky and land.
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George P. Elliott
Syracuse University
University Extension
University of California, San
Herman Melville
Joseph Conrad
Conrad
Homer
Melville
Oceans and literature blend in analysis of sea in classic works
The essay surveys how writers like Coleridge, Conrad, Melville, and Booth use the sea as a living force and symbol. It contrasts natural sea presence with its meanings, notes Conrad’s shipboard focus and Ahab’s moral tests, and previews next Sunday’s discussion on sharks by Eugenie Clark. The series, Oceans Our Continuing Frontier, offers University of Iowa credit info and enrollment details.
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Proteus
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Matthew Arnold
Dover Beach
John Synge
Patrick Spens
Philip Booth
Maine
Booth
Odysseus
Troy
Poseidon
Eugenie Clark
University of Maryland
Sunday Gazette
University of Iowa
Phillins Hall
U. of
Wayne Prophet
American Civilization Department
Center For Credit
University
Iowa City
Iowa
Seek Permanent Injunction To Still Inmate's Typewriter
A Missouri jailhouse lawyer, Clovis Carl Green Jr., 33, has filed 219 suits in four years prompting the state attorney general to seek a permanent injunction to stop his use of a prison typewriter. Green, in administrative segregation for possession of a weapon, has broad access to law books and has filed habeas corpus pleas and civil rights challenges across several states. The case also notes his claim of ministerial duties for the Universal Life church and references an oft-cited cartoonish ordination standard from Modesto.
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Jefferson City
UPI
Missouri
Clovis Carl Green, Jr
Philip M. Koppe
Ripley's
Donald W. Wyrick
Green
Hollis
Okla
Koppe
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Colorado
Kansas
Sandstone Federal Medical Center
Missouri Supreme Court
Universal Life Church
Modesto
Calif
Why Do We Pay To Be Scared
Charlottesville AP report examines why thrill seekers pay for fear on roller coasters. Don Palmer, Kings Dominion rides manager, describes the Rebel Yell ride's ascent and near-disaster sensations. Dr. Darren Newtson explains stress levels, arousal, and context shaping pleasure in fear experiences. Theme parks pair fear with themed environments to offer a compact, cathartic vacation.
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Charlottesville
Don Palmer
Palmer
Kings Dominion
Richmond
Darren Newtson
University of Virginia
Newison
Newtson
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Parktilden Village
David Knudsen
Ahab
Moby Dick
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University of California
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T. Beale
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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