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The True Story of Moby Dick

Most speakers of English are at least somewhat familiar with Moby Dick, the great while whale, and the Herman Melville novel of the same name. Most people assume that such a whale existed only in Melville’s...

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The Best Mobile Phone Websites- No Smartphone Required

If you do not have an Android, Blackberry, Iphone, or a "Smartphone", then these websites are for you. Best mobile websites for your mobile phone.

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The Sperm Whale Expertise of Herman Melville in Moby Dick

The novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville meticulously describes behavioral and anatomical characteristics of the sperm whale, characteristics Melville learned through the study of scientific compositions. One of the main contributors to Melville's...

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What Breastfeeding Feels Like: Myths, Facts and the Honest Truth

The benefits of breastfeeding are legend, but what is breastfeeding really like? According to Chris Telden, it's not all serenity and bliss. With humor and blunt honesty, a nursing mother reveals the truth about what it feels like to breastfeed and whether she thinks it's all worth it in the end (duh, yeah?)

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Ship Ahoy - Great Movies Featuring Ships

People have often dreamed of running away to sea. Filmmakers encourage this romantic obsession with the sea by producing some terrific salty films. This article looks at some of the best seafaring films available.

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Moby Dick - Call Me Ishmael

Call me Ishmael! ... The boat never returned to the ship, and the ship never returned home. Really an adventure story. Life, that is what needs be sacrificed in order to fulfill a quest for revenge. In this story of revenge, captain Ahab's pursuit of Moby Dick was not his first.

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Herman Melville's contribution to a Biblical presence in Literature

What's in a name? The names of the characters are significant in the tale of Moby Dick. The names I will mention here are all biblical names and interestingly enough the meaning behind the name or the biblical character it represents matches the...

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travel through the places in the world

 My journey starts from the description of some of the wonderful places I visited.  I believe that the images catch your gaze a thousand words. The eloquence of a beach and its clear water, a fire-red...

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Funny Whale News, Jokes and Trivia

Do you know that a whale penis is called a "dork"? So when people tell me I'm such a dork, are they actually calling me a "whale penis"? Read odd and fun trivia about whales. Plus, explore some quirky...

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Classics - Whales in Science Fiction and Literature

Whales became the focus of the endangered animal movement of the 1970s, just after the first Earth Day was declared and books such as The Greening of America (about money, waste, and greed), and other warnings against misusing resources gained...

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