SOUTHFIELD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM “Grooming the New Breed of Leaders in the Seafaring Industry” I Background The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and International Shipping Federation (ISF) 2005 Update shows that in the year 2005‚ the world demand for seafarers was at 1‚059‚000. 476‚000 of which were for officers while the remaining 586‚000 were ratings. In the same year‚ the actual supply for officers was at 466‚000 and supply of ratings was 721‚000. Using these figures‚ it can
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Is space exploration worth the cost? by David Livingston Monday‚ January 21‚ 2008 Editor’s Note: On January 11‚ the New York Times blog “Freakonomics” published a lengthy post titled “Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? A Freakonomics Quorum”. The post featured comments provided by a number of people‚ including David Livingston‚ in response to the question. The part attributed to Dr. Livingston was just a highly-edited version of what he originally submitted to the Times. What follows is
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peers and educators: In this century‚ even before this century‚ many people have been risking theirs lives to explore and discover greater things. E. L. Doctorow once said‚ "Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go". We started of knowing nothing‚ but we progressed into something better. Some successful and some not‚ but look at what we have now and think‚ "If these risk takers did not do major explorations‚ will we know how to treat the sick‚ protect
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Characteristics of Exploration Literature: • Explorers were first & foremost navigators‚ not writers. • Explorers had a specific audience in mind; they were reporting back to the main land • The American Dream is evident • Indians are always considered inferior • Reports were not always accurate Verazzano: Verazzano’s Voyage • North Carolina up to Canada • Wrote to the King of France who funded the voyage; N.C. cedar trees • “The complexion of these people
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VENICE IN 14TH CENTURY Venice’s maritime empire: 13th - 15th century In the scramble to grab Byzantine land after the 4TH crusade‚ in 1204‚ the Venetians concentrate on territories suiting their maritime interests. They take the islands of Corfu and Crete. They yield Corfu ten years later to the Greek ruler of Epirus (the nearest part of the mainland)‚ but Crete remains a Venetian possession for more than four centuries. It is the first in a chain of valuable staging posts to the eastern
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microscope but either way‚ as humankind has developed so has technology and with it the capabilities to study creation on many vast new levels. A millennium ago people were not even aware of the existence of atoms or have the ability for space exploration. So‚ as our cultural development has expanded so has our cultural mandate along with it. The first artificial satellite was called Sputnik 1 in 1957. The word artificial refers to man-made and not naturally
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Emperor - a sovereign ruler of great power and rank. 19. Realm – a kingdom. 20. Plantation - large agricultural estates PAGE 424. 1. A set of principles that dominated economic thought in the seventeenth century was called mercantilism. 2. Conquistadors were Spanish conquerors who were motivated by religious zeal and the desire for glory and riches. 3. A body of nonelective government officials is called a Bureaucracy. 4. Many Africans were removed
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American Studies Literature March 27th‚ 2014 Not Really a Gorge Silence fell across the group as we trekked towards our final destinations in the woods. For most‚ it was wandering‚ hoping to come upon some spot which would inspire them‚ but not for me. As the leaves crunched beneath my feet‚ I had one spot in mind. Two springs ago‚ I had stumbled across it while following the stream that runs from the pond. Freshman year‚ Lucas Santiago and Ethan Clearfield found a small clearing by the stream
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Fifteenth amendment prohibits denying men the rights to vote based on their race. Men have been discouraged about not being able to vote or to have other opportunities.Me as the leader in our community‚ I think if we want to improve the condition of our African American life we would have to not give up and keep trying‚ lose some pride that we may have‚ and also let no one tell you what you are capable or what you’re not. Working together we could all make a difference and change anything‚ so our
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successes‚ shortcomings‚ safety aspects and their role in commercial space transportation. SpaceX Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is a launch vehicle service provider in the commercial space travel industry. Their main focus is to increase the capability and reliability of commercial launch vehicles while reducing the cost of accessing space (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation‚ 2008). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines the term commercial space
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