the sea with swarms of sharks circling around them. Captain McVay‚ the captain of the Indianapolis‚ was charged with negligence. Truly‚ Captain McVay did his job with what he had‚ and should not be the scapegoat for the navy. Generals‚ Lieutenants‚ and Commodores are all partially responsible for the sinking due to negligence‚ miss communication‚ and important top-secret intelligence. Captain McVay did nothing wrong‚ and did a great job as Captain with the knowledge and information that he was aware
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to get into a routine that involves a child-like Johnny. I worry that Roy will sacrifice being a Fire Captain for a Paramedic Captain so that he has a more routine job and ends up being miserable because he misses the excitement. I worry that he will choose being a Fire Captain to fulfill a childhood dream and never think about what he will lose by giving up the chance to be a Paramedic Captain. I worry that his friends and our neighbors will end up finding things too difficult and stop helping deal
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Thomas Tsai Thomas Tsai is a freshman whom just started to go to Coast Community College. His family immigrated to America from China when he was young. In high school‚ his grades were not the best and he doesn’t do well in any classes except those classes that he like. When he was still in high school‚ he had two extracurricular activities which are Chinese Club and Future Business Leaders Club. He managed to graduate from high school and now he starting to go to college. Since then‚ he had been
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Lucero Flores Mr. Craig English III Honors 11/05/12 Thomas Jefferson; from nothing to America “Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us‚ but is always the result of a good conscience‚ good health‚ occupation‚ and freedom in all just pursuits.” (Jefferson) Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of America. He was put on earth at the right time. When America needed a man of many talents and of wise words‚ Jefferson was there. Jefferson
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Damontay Fowler-Thomas Mrs. Lee Social Science September 24‚ 2013 Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are most renowned for their philosophical thoughts. John Locke and Thomas Hobbes were two main political philosophers during the seventeenth century. Hobbes is largely known for his writing of the “Leviathan”‚ and Locke for authoring "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding." Included in their essays‚ both men discuss the purpose and structure of government‚ natural law‚ and the characteristics
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Following a bench trial‚ Thomas Reese was convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute‚ in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 (1982) (count 1); possession with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine‚ in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841(a)(1) (1982) (counts 7‚ 9‚ 13 and 15); aiding and abetting violations of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841(a)(1) (1982) (counts 5 and 11); unlawful possession of a firearm‚ in violation of 18 U.S.C. app. Sec. 1202(a)(1) (1982) (counts 23 and 24); and
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In the book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury‚ Captain Beatty delivers a very ambivalent speech regarding the destruction‚ and burning of books. He contradicts himself several times and nearly argues with himself about whether burning books is good or bad. Beatty is very confused and lost in his words about burning books; he spoke of the positive things about burning the book‚ and then contradicted himself with all the bad things about burning books. The first time he displays his indecisiveness was
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Information History Thomas Cook is the world’s best-known name in travel. • Thomas Cook started organising leisure trips in the summer of 1841 when its founder‚ who gave his name to the company‚ organised a successful one-day rail excursion at a shilling a head from Leicester to Loughborough. • During the next three summers Mr Cook arranged a succession of trips‚ taking passengers on trips to the midland towns of Leicester‚ Nottingham‚ Derby and Birmingham. Four years later‚ he organised
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Thomas Hardy‚ OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist‚ in the tradition of George Eliot‚ he was also influenced both in his novels and poetry by Romanticism‚ especially by William Wordsworth.[1] Charles Dickens is another important influence on Thomas Hardy.[2] Like Dickens‚ he was also highly critical of much in Victorian society‚ though Hardy focused more on a declining rural society. While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life‚ and regarded himself
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“Captain of Industry” or “Robber Barons”? American Industrial leaders of the late 19th and 20th centuries have earned the right to be called “Captains of Industry”‚ although along the way they may have acted as “Robber Barons.”It is a difficult to put any of these people into only one category‚ because without one there would not be the other. Acting as a “Robber Barron” was merely a stepping stone or a means of moving themselves in a leadership position in order to achieve their goal. These people
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