in any accident … or any sort worth speaking about. I have but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never had been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.” Those where Captain E. J. Smith’s words describing his career as a Captain. Smith was retiring after he concluded the Titanic’s journey. Smith was trying for record time in the
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images of Africa stem from common social ideas as well as our life experiences and beliefs. John Iliffe (one of the preeminent historians of Africa in the twentieth century)‚ described Africa as an abandoned and inhospitable place. His inaccurate views about Africa are challenged by the two travelers in nineteenth century‚ Muhammad al-Tunis and William George Brown‚ who portrayed Africa as a thriving place with abundant resources. After examining the two excerpts written by the travellers‚ it is clear
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FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OF THE SETTING FOR REPORTING AND RECORDING ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS RECORDING ACCIDENTS All accidents must be recorded in a Record of First Aid Treatment book. A copy of this is kept by each first aid box. All details need to be filled in‚ including any treatment given. A letter is sent to parents about what to look for in head injuries‚ if needed. FIRST AID BOXES Contents Scissors Bandages Antiseptic wipes Sterile gauze Disposable gloves Eye
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Talking about love. What is love? It may seem like a stupid question‚ but on second examination‚ it doesn’t seem quite so stupid. After all‚ love is a feeling. How can we really describe what a feeling is or means? The meaning of any feeling can differ greatly between individuals‚ and the meaning of love is no different. In “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‚” Raymond Carver weaves a tale of two couples examining what love is. While Carver doesn’t
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My Childhood Memory When I was aged 3 in 2002 I had an accident at home that I would never forgot. I use to live in Helmsley‚ North Yorkshire and attended a nursery school called Montessori Nursery in a town/village called Wombleton. It was a Thursday I had been at nursery‚ I was very hyper and pumped up bristling with energy‚ my mum had come to collect me to take me home which I didn’t want to do although I had no choice‚ while my mum was making lunch I was watching my favourite programme
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Michigan’s state motto is “If you seek a pleasant peninsula‚ look about
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Facts about Smoking Essay Many people in the United States smoke for many reasons. Some reasons include being stressed out‚ trying to be popular‚ or their friends are doing it. Other people know that smoking can shorten your life‚ cause bad breath‚ and increase risks of disease‚ etc. Many people in the United States today don’t smoke because they are aware of the risks of smoking. People who have smoked before are trying to give up smoking for good. Here are some truthful facts about smoking
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Isaias Garcia Douglas English 160 Rough Draft 2 Aerospace Engineering Research Aerospace engineering is an engineering field that is very broad‚ but specializes in design‚ develop‚ and test aircraft‚ spacecraft‚ and missiles‚ and supervise their manufacture. Those who work with aircraft are called aeronautical engineers; also Aerospace engineers can specialize in the development and designing of anything that flies ranging from aircrafts‚ missiles‚ etc. While Aerospace engineering
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BOOKTEST 5V1 Mijke tonnon 1. A) “About a boy” B) Nick Hornby C) 1998 2. A) The story takes place in 1994/1995. Because in the story they celebrate New year´s eve. They think back of 1994‚ about what kind of year it was‚ and they hope 1995 will be better. B) The story takes place in London‚ the boy describes that he moved from Cambridge to London‚ and that London is very different from Cambridge. 3. Marcus: Marcus is a twelve year old boy‚ his father is called Clive and his mother Fiona. His parents
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Patricia Zavaleta Recently I viewed the documentary "loose change" written and directed by Dylan Avery. This documentary claims that the U.S. government was behind the 9/11 tragedy where many lives were lost. I agree with the documentaries accusations; from the conspiracy behind Pentagon‚ World Trade Center‚ and finally flight 93. There explanations for 9/11 are simple; the attacks were a series of cleverly planned events carried out by our U.S. government not the result of terrorism as most
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