From Katie R.
On Monday March 5, the school attended a performance in the PAC. David Coffin presented what he had to say through traditional songs accompanied by an accordion. He spoke about topics such as Nantucket and whaling which both directly relate to our studies of Revenge of the Whale.
Did you enjoy the performance? What was your favorite (or least favorite) part of the show? Did you learn anything new or valuable? What were your overall thoughts of the presentation?
Monday, March 12, 2007
Friday, March 9, 2007
Cannibalism
From Peter H.
Would you eat a person if you wanted to survive?
I would rather die than eat a human. I could never live with the guilt. The crew of the Essex faced cannabalism amongst themselves when they were trying to avoid it from the people who inhabited the islands off South Aerica in the first place. The crew must have been delusional or their determination to survive must have been very strong to drive themselves to eat each other. If the crew had only been able to predict what might happen if they ran out of food, then they might have brought more survival tools, like fishing pools, fishing nets, etc.
Your thoughts?
Would you eat a person if you wanted to survive?
I would rather die than eat a human. I could never live with the guilt. The crew of the Essex faced cannabalism amongst themselves when they were trying to avoid it from the people who inhabited the islands off South Aerica in the first place. The crew must have been delusional or their determination to survive must have been very strong to drive themselves to eat each other. If the crew had only been able to predict what might happen if they ran out of food, then they might have brought more survival tools, like fishing pools, fishing nets, etc.
Your thoughts?
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Is It Worth Going to Sea?
Thoughts from classmate Isabella S.
In Revenge of the Whale, the main topic, other than survival and death, was whaling. Whaling was and still is a very difficult line of work. First, you have to catch the whale, drag it on board, cut it up, then separate the blubber from the skin and bones. It is very difficult labor. And, it is also very dangerous.
In Revenge of the Whale, the sailors went on a journey of a lifetime. They went on the Essex to go whaling, but ended up having to cast lots to survive. When they got hit on the side of the boat by the whale, the crew members tried to get as many supplies as they could into their lifeboats before the entire ship sank. They knew that from then on the journey was going to be long and hard. They didn't know before that a whale could attack a ship.
But, if you have any common sense, you would know that any type of travel on the sea isn't completely safe because your boat could sink or you could drown or you could even fall overboard. Many things could happen.
Now, if you knew that these things could happen to you, would you still go? If you knew that you would spend months and even years away from your family and could get attacked by a whale at any moment, would you still go? The sailors of the Essex knew all of this and they still went only to get paid a low wage. If you were living back at that thime, would you go whaling considering all of the things that could happen to you?
Please comment.
In Revenge of the Whale, the main topic, other than survival and death, was whaling. Whaling was and still is a very difficult line of work. First, you have to catch the whale, drag it on board, cut it up, then separate the blubber from the skin and bones. It is very difficult labor. And, it is also very dangerous.
In Revenge of the Whale, the sailors went on a journey of a lifetime. They went on the Essex to go whaling, but ended up having to cast lots to survive. When they got hit on the side of the boat by the whale, the crew members tried to get as many supplies as they could into their lifeboats before the entire ship sank. They knew that from then on the journey was going to be long and hard. They didn't know before that a whale could attack a ship.
But, if you have any common sense, you would know that any type of travel on the sea isn't completely safe because your boat could sink or you could drown or you could even fall overboard. Many things could happen.
Now, if you knew that these things could happen to you, would you still go? If you knew that you would spend months and even years away from your family and could get attacked by a whale at any moment, would you still go? The sailors of the Essex knew all of this and they still went only to get paid a low wage. If you were living back at that thime, would you go whaling considering all of the things that could happen to you?
Please comment.
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