Essays on The Shipping News

The Development of Quoyle’s Self-Image in “The Shipping News” Self-image is very important when judging one’s character. A high self-image usually means a person thinks highly of themselves, is very sociable and somewhat exerts power and control over others. On the other hand, a low…

Many authors write great plays and novels, which mostly end in a successful conclusion that fulfills the satisfaction of the readers. The famous William Shakespeare, however, wrote plays with a happy conclusion or a tragic conclusion. Much the same as him, Annie Proulx, the author…

Hello everybody and welcome back to another podcast, where I will be evaluating the reasonable assessment of Stuart Pierson’s judgement on the Shipping news, as seen on my hand out with close reference to the thematic element of “work”. As the story develops, effects of…

Speed has always been an important factor in maritime operations. In times where the shipping market is in a depression, many maritime operations operate in ‘slow-steaming’ mode in which they have lower speeds, a positive side-effect of this is that it also lowers polluting emissions….