The Sieve and The Sandy Guide Section One: 1. a. Sieve pg. 78 b. “if you read fast and you read all‚ maybe some of the sand will stay in the sieve.” c. an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter or for straining liquids. 2. a. Dentifrice pg. 79 b. “faintly twitching the words dentifrice dentifrice…” c. a paste‚ powder‚ or liquid for cleaning teeth. 3. a. Praetorian pg. 86 b. “They’re Caesar’s praetorian guard…” c. of or relating to
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sinking. White Star Line built what they called a “nearly unsinkable ship”. The Titanic was made primarily out of sub-par steel. The steel was not strong enough and on impact‚ it would damage easily. It was also very heavy so‚ if the ship started to take in water‚ it would sink quickly‚ weighed down by both the water and its own weight. The designers of The Titanic probably hadn’t expected anything to graze alongside the ship like the iceberg did so the water retaining compartments couldn’t actually
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Barbados. The ship carried over 300 people. The ship’s carried slaves‚ food‚ livestock (cows‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ chickens and goats)‚ plants‚ flour and Sugar. Rising Action: While they were out on their voyage from Spain‚ the Spaniards encountered huge storms. The currents of the ocean threw the ships off course. The ship’s navigators used maps but quickly became confused and lost in the Storms. Soon‚ the ships crashed into the rocks developed holes. Quickly‚ the water was rushing onto the ship. The ship’s
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One of the most important figures of early twentieth-century literature was Thomas Mann. Thomas Mann is famous for his economical writing. He does not waste a word: every detail he includes is significant‚ and every detail serves his strategy of suggesting‚ hinting‚ rather than directly telling. Without a doubt‚ Death in Venice by Thomas Mann is one of the greatest masterpieces of short fiction ever written. It tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach‚ a successful but aging German writer who follows
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fortune. He sets ashore on what appears to be an island‚ but this island proves to be a gigantic sleeping whale on which trees have taken root ever since the world was young. Awakened by a fire kindled by the sailors‚ the whale dives into the depths‚ the ship departs without Sinbad‚ and Sinbad is saved by the chance of a passing wooden trough sent by the grace of Allah. He is washed ashore on a densely wooded island. While exploring the deserted island he comes across one of the king’s grooms. When Sinbad
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Out of 2‚201 people on the Titanic‚ only 706 survived. Miss Emily Badman was one of the few women who survived the Titanic. The Titanic did not have to sink. Although the Titanic sunk‚ it did not have to kill this many people. However‚ it hit an iceberg and put many people to death instantly. One reason that the Titanic sunk is because it ran up on an iceberg in the middle of the night. The captain did not have time to slow down. But‚ they were already going way too fast. Also‚ the crew members
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to do with the strange effects of "bank suction." Bank suction is the tendency of a vessel traveling near a steep underwater bank to move sideways toward that bank while an opposing force pushes the bow away. Although it usually affects large ships‚ it can affect smaller yachts and boats as well. The combination of close proximity to a steep bank‚ shallow depth and increased speed are the critical factors that determine the severity of the bank-suction effect. Bank suction starts when a
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Cited: "Age Discrimination in Employment Act." Wikipedia. 6 Dec. 2005 . Clark‚ Margaret M. "Loose lips sank ship - Court Report - age discrimination." HR Magazine June 2003. 6 Dec. 2005 . Lorber‚ Larry. Interview. Oct. 2002. 6 Dec. 2005
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handling: Equipment to assist in moving on board cargo. Since Ships pitch & roll to the seas in a storm. They are required to secure the ships cargo from shifting. If this were to happen. The vessel could loose stability‚ & list to one side‚ to possible catastrophic affect. Precautionary measures to be taken when cleaning cargo holds: - the ship is technically fit and prepared to carry the intended types of cargoes; - the ship is well equipped with cleaning devices‚ arrangements and materials;
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Holmes puts forth a proposal that the ship should be left to sink in the ocean and be “given to the god of storms‚ the lightning and the gale!” 3. I think that Holmes wants the ship to be a symbol of greatness and triumph. He thinks that by sending the ship to scrap would do it a disservice and that it should be left where it belongs‚ in the ocean. 4. Holmes uses the illusion of the harpies to show that the sea would eventually “pluck” at the ship and destroy it just as harpies would destroy
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