Imagine you are the speaker in “the seafarer” and another seaman has told you to turn away from god and believe in your own ability to deal with life. how would you respond? write a short essay in which you explain why you can or cannot take this person’s advice. remember that you are the speaker in the poem and that your reasons and examples should come from the poem.

Which of the following sentences requires a colon to be correct? a. in his vacation suitcase, jonathan packed two pairs of pants, four shirts, his swimsuit, and his favorite pajamas. b. when she decided to write a letter, she grabbed her pen, paper, stamps, and address book. c. the new dessert recipe called for equal parts of sugar, cream, peanut butter, and crushed pecans. d. she gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.