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by scubabob on July 9th, 2006

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How did Moby-Dick get his name?

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  • by Beverlyofhills on July 9th, 2006

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    The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged Sperm whale was the event that inspired the climactic scene of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But the point at which Melville's novel ends with the sinking of the ship, marks the beginning of the terrible real life story of the Essex disaster.

    source: http://www.pbs.org/odyssey/class/mobydick.html

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    • Incorrect

      scubabob

      by scubabob on July 9th, 2006

    • Bev is right. It was apparently taken from PBS.

      Answers101

      by Answers101 on July 9th, 2006

    • No, Bev is not right, do some more digging and actually read the question. I did NOT ask what the book was based on. I asked how that piece of blubber became named Moby_Dick.

      scubabob

      by scubabob on July 9th, 2006

    • Her information is correct but she didn't answer the question. This is the kind of thing kids get rated down for doing in exams. The question wasn't "Write down everything you know about 'Moby Dick'"!

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on July 27th, 2006

    • This isn't an exam, and Answerbag should not be used to do your homework (I'm not accusing Scubabob of that).
      Ratings in Answerbag are for "helpfulness". Nothing is mentioned about being apropos to the question, and extra information can often be useful.
      I don't think a DR was appropriate in this case, but I don't expect anyone to care what I think.
      Carry on.

      douchebarge

      by douchebarge on March 1st, 2009

    • This question is ancient. LF has a point though DB. Ans101 and Bev are one and the same people. They're not active on AB anymore after some ruckus they'd stirred up. That's more or less why LF popped in with her comment DB.

      scubabob

      by scubabob on March 2nd, 2009

    • Ok. Thanks for the clarification!

      douchebarge

      by douchebarge on March 2nd, 2009

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