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    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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    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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    Dear Selection Board‚ My name is ________ and I am excited to apply for the position of Sport Captain and Sport-Spirit Prefect. A key attribute of these positions is representation; the act of speaking and acting on behalf of someone. I feel that to adequately represent something‚ you have to have a good understanding of it. Firstly‚ a Sport Captain/Prefect represents the school. I have been fortunate to have been a member of the community for close to 11 years and during this course of time

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    MY FAREWELL SPEECH – 1994/95 Principal Sir‚ my loving teachers‚ and my fellow Tenacians: Words don’t come easy to me when it comes to speaking on an occasion like this. All throughout my school life‚ I’ve seen batches of students being bade farewell by the school and in all those times‚ I’ve feared the day when I’ll be among those stepping out of the doors of this institution for ever. Today‚ the time seems to have come for me too to make a transition from present to history. I don’t know

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    According to New York Time’s Review‚ the film Captain Blood “provided a properly picturesque background for Dr. Blood’s piratical career‚ as the Warner Brothers skillfully reconstruct the England of the sanguinary Monmouth uprising‚ the West Indies of tortured slaves and savage masters‚ and the ships that sailed the Spanish Main flying the jolly roger”. On the other hand‚ a masculine and heroic protagonist along side with a beautiful and delicate love interest is definitely an iconography of adventure

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    Despite the fury of their enemy’s attack‚ Captain Minetos’s 1st company was in good shape. The Raiders in front of us had suffered a fearsome toll from our archers. In fact‚ there weren’t any men immediately behind the enemy formation to fill the empty places in their line. However‚ enemy skirmishers had begun sweeping our open flank‚ which was a dangerous threat. The Amarians were formation fighters‚ each warrior was trained to depend on the shield next them‚ turn their flank and their whole fighting

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    Persuasive Speech from Captain Hook Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury‚ I have‚ may it please the court and jury‚ a few words to say. In the first place‚ I do not deny anything that the court has against me. Of course‚ I am here to make an appeal to the court to acknowledge that I did not have any intention to kill Peter Pan. I didn’t mean to severely injure him by any means‚ but you must understand that he tried to attack me and take someone I dearly cared for. I therefore urge you to listen

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    Now if you’ll excuse me‚ i’m taking your man‚ and later the title of ‘cheer captain’” I grabbed Isaac’s hand and turned away from her walking to the tops of the bleachers. “You’re a fiery little thing aren’t you?” He laughed and laid his arm around my shoulders. Asriel looked up at us and stared‚ as I smiled and grabbed his hand making sure she could see. “You know‚ she’s always jealous. Even when no one does anything wrong. It drives me insane.” he frowned a bit and i felt my heart drop. “You should

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    Captain Torres’ character is over-confident‚ ruthless‚ and blasé. Firstly‚ Torres is an over-confident man. His presence is loud and hard to go unnoticed. His actions and words reflect a state of mind of being a know-it-all and diving into dangerous situations with no fear‚ “They told me you would kill me. I came to find out if it was true. But it’s not easy to kill. I know what I’m talking about.” (Tellez 184) Torres is so confident that he knowingly put his life at risk under the impression that

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