International Communications The goal of this memo is to persuade high school senior‚ Micah Jackson to join the marines. Former President Ronald Reagan once said "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem." I briefly spoke to Micah over the phone and set up an interview to come in my office to talk about joining the marines. Micah was very skeptical‚ however‚ he did tell me about a few things that were important to him. He also told
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Marine Corps Boot Camp 1 United States Marine Corps Boot Camp Since 1914 Bryan Grobe Axia College of University of Phoenix Marine Corps Boot Camp 2 As I enjoyed one last moment of freedom‚ a large gray school bus pulled up along side of the curb where myself and about 55 other men were waiting to enter into an unknown world. As we boarded the bus the female bus driver told us all to; “hurry up‚ sit down‚ and put our head between our legs. I want no looking around and absolutely
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A marine biologist examines the functions of all living organisms in the sea and estuaries. They are able to conduct multiple experiments and can choose to specialise in various sizes of marine life. I am interested in becoming a marine biologist because sea creatures and science are two of my passions‚ especially conducting experiments to determine solutions for animal sicknesses. There are many aspects involved in being a marine biologist‚ employees are always using numerical and statistical skills
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The Importance of Following Orders. Why is it important to follow orders and instructions? From a military standpoint the difference can mean life or death for a soldier. On the civilian side it can mean the loss of your job‚ loss of position‚ or loss of pay. There are many factors that play into each individual scenario. No two events are ever the same and the outcome can range from a verbal reprimand to the death of the individual. Orders are meant to be obeyed both explicitly and implicitly
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I can remember‚ I have been fascinated by marine life. I visited the Baltimore Aquarium many times as a child; I remember being amazed by the different kinds of animals I saw. I spent my summers at the library reading about marine organisms‚ their habitats‚ their adaptations‚ and how they interacted with other organisms. In middle school‚ I participated in a project that consisted of decorating the classroom to represent a biome‚ and I worked on the marine biome. In the summer before 10th grade‚ I
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We all reach a point in our lives where we find ourselves at a crossroads‚ facing the choice of which path to travel towards our future. In contemplating my path‚ I resolved to ardently pursue marine science. With that in mind‚ the graduate program for Marine Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the best fit for me because of its excellence and reputation in the field. I remember the first time I cultivated bacteria on the solid culture mediums. It was incredible to witness
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Mariner is not in the hands of a merciful God because his agony always returns. He asks for forgiveness of his agony but still after he tells his tale the agony returns at random times. A merciful God would grant permanent mercy. For all‚ the Mariner has been through death and hardship of his crew because of the killing of the albatross. The thought of his crime is enough agony but the Mariner’s agony returns until he has to relive the tragedy of
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is written by Dava Sobel. The book is called Longitude because it is about a clock maker who was able to determine longitude. Determining longitude was the superlative scientific question in the eighteenth century that Galileo and Newton were not able to resolve. The principal inspiration behind the invention completed in this book is that many sailors were lost at seas as a result of their ignorance
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1. This program’s purpose is to study sea otters while also protecting them. They’re a very threatened species. 2. - Don’t touch or kill sea otters. They can bite. Keep everyone (including pets) away from the otter‚ again‚ they can bite. Also‚ don’t wrap a stranded otter in a blanket. The otter will overheat. Call an agency that you can report otters that need help. Wildlife specialists will come and figure out whether the otter needs help. If it does‚ they’ll catch it and nurse it back to
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To: Hotel Marine Manager Dear Hotel Marine Manager‚ My name is Milana‚ I am an Account Manager for Corporate Travel at Universal Airlines‚ and now I represent the interests of the company ICON. They have chosen Hotel Marine for seminar‚ which starts on Friday July 5th and ends on Sunday July 7th. So I want to book this dates for ICON Company. I want to give you details. There are 20 participants‚ so I want to book twenty single rooms for them. Most of them will arrive on Friday afternoon.
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