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  The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel by Ernest Hemingway, first published in 1952. The story follows an old Cuban fisherman, Santiago, and his three-day battle with a giant marlin. Despite his efforts, the fish is eventually lost to sharks. Despite his loss, Santiago is proud of his accomplishment and is seen as a hero by the local villagers. The story opens with Santiago having gone 84 days without catching a fish. As he sets out on his small skiff, Santiago has faith in his abilities, but he is also aware that his luck has been bad for a long time. He catches a small fish and is encouraged, but his luck soon changes when he hooks a giant marlin. The battle begins and Santiago struggles to bring the fish to the surface. After an exhausting battle, Santiago manages to bring the marlin close to his boat, but the fish is soon attacked by sharks. As Santiago watches, the sharks consume the marlin, leaving only the skeleton. Santiago returns to his village, his boat filled with t...

 Section -I 1. The aircraft, Pan Am Flight was hijacked by the terrorists on September 5, 1986. 2. The terrorists were intent on targeting the Americans. 3. Neerja threw the passports down the garbage chute. 4. She alerted the pilots too. 5. Pilots escaped through an alternate exit. 6. Terrorists opened the fire. 7. Using this chaos Neerja started evacuating the passengers. 8. When she was about to leave she saw three kids. 9. She rescued them but she got hit by bullets. 10. She met with a heroic death.  MIND MAP Section -II 1. Neerja Bhanot was born on 7th September 1963 in Punjab. 2. She graduated from St.Xavier's College, Mumbai. 3. Her marriage life became disaster.  4. She made appearances in few advertisements. 5. She applied for a flight attendant's job with Pan Am.  6. She was selected and sent to Miami for training. 7. Then she was sent to London to become a purser. 8. Soon she became a senior flight purser. MIND MAP   Section -III 1. Neerja rescued a l...

 1. Sindbad, the sailor was narrating his first voyage to a poor Porter named Sindbad. 2. Sindbad's father was a wealthy man. After his death Sindbad lost his wealth. 3. He decided to sail to Persian Gulf to sell his goods. 4. On the way the crew saw a green island. 5. They started cooking. While cooking the ground was trembling. 6. It was a huge fish.  7. In that struggle Sindbad couldn't reach the ship. 8. Eventually he reached an island and met the king of the island. 9. The king offered him a job. 10. After few months Sindbad could meet the same ship that left him long back. 11. With lot of gifts and present Sindbad came to Baghdad. MIND MAP

 1. The poet wants to go back to the lonely sea. 2. All he needs a tall ship and the pole star to guide him. 3. He wants to feel the wheel's kick and likes to hear the wind's song. 4. He wants to see the sails fluttering and wants to enjoy the spray and spume of the waves. 5. He wants to hear a merry yarn from a fellow sailor. 6. After the long voyage, he wises to sleep peaceful with sweet dreams. SEA FEVER MIND MAP

 1.Mr.Fogg wanted to go on foot. 2. Passpartout wanted to hire an elephant. 3. The elephant's owner refuse to hire the elephant. 4. Mr.Fogg bargained with him and made a deal for 2000 Pounds. 5. A young man came forward to guide them. 6. At 9 o'clock they set out from the village. Journey By Train -Part III MIND MAP SECTION III

 1. The train was stopped st Kholby as the railway line ended there. 2. There was no railway line for 50 miles up to Allahabad. 3. But the tickets were sold from Bombay to Calcutta. 4. Sir Francis became furious. But Mr.Fogg remained calm. 5. Mr.Fogg expected these types of obstacles. 6. He said that they could reach Calcutta in time. JOURNEY BY TRAIN  SECTION II MIND MAP