SUMMARY OF RELEVANT ASPECTS OF CORFU CHANNEL CASE (MERITS) Judgment of 9 April 1949 The Corfu Channel Case (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-Albania) arose from incidents that occurred on October 22nd‚ 1946‚ in the Corfu Strait: two British destroyers struck mines in Albanian waters and suffered damage‚ including serious loss of life. The United Kingdom first seized the Security Council of the United Nations which‚ by a Resolution of April 9th‚ 1947‚ recommended the two Governments
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How can I best represent myself as a Filipino seafarer? WORLD CLASS indeed‚ that’s what a Filipino seafarer is. But what is a seafarer by the way. According to www.pinoymaritime.com‚ a seafarer is a traveler who goes by the sea. Or even a person who works near the ocean. Seafarers come from all over the world spending their lives close to the seas as they find life at sea to be a unique existence. They come from different backgrounds and cultures‚ and they work in varied areas of the shipping
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The ss Minnow was a little cruise ship manned by a small crew and several groups of passengers. It was caught in a tropical cyclone which blew it thousands of miles off course for several days. In the second day of the storm‚ the radio and all communication means were destroyed after the ship had sent out a distress call‚ expressing the fear that the ship would go down. Many days later‚ after the ship had been tossed through the South Pacific‚ the ship ran aground on an island which the Captain realised
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Part 1 1. What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"? - The last two lines of stanza one: comparing the ship to the visual & physical force of a meteor which sweeps all before it. The EAGLE OF THE SEA: the ship symbolizes the strength & dignity of the eagle which is also the nation’s symbol. The eagle is commands the sky; the ship commands the sea. all is subject to the strength of the ship. 2. In 1830‚ the 44-gun American
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Daven Thomas Mrs. Ellis 2nd Hour English 4/16/14 Gulliver’s More Dangerous Travels As Gulliver is swimming away from the Island of the Brobdingnagians he is caught off guard by a Giant 400 ton whale. It snatches him up in his mouth as if he were krill and carries him over 10‚000 miles across the ocean‚ then blows him out at the Island of Abarat. Gulliver is unconscious for at least a few hours. When he finally comes to‚ he is awoken by great band of hearty Pirates. They quickly tie him up
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Write a commentary on one of the following: The music of the ship was howling around him. The low whistlings; the tortured rumbles; the wheezy sputters of breeze flowing through it. The clatter of loose wainscoting. The clank of chains. The groaning of boards. The blare of wind. Never before had he felt rain quite like it. It seemed to spew from the clouds‚ not merely to fall. He watched the wave rise up from a quarter of a mile away. Rolling. Foaming. Rushing. Surging. Beginning to thicken and
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Visual Techniques in The Shoe-Horn Sonata • On Air Sign: Bridie and Sheila sharing their experiences as POWs with Australia = A visual reminder of the intrusion into their privacy. • Evacuation of Singapore on 13 Feb‚ 1942 alongside the Women and children boarding ships‚ clutching toys‚ waving goodbye. Women and children fleeing from the city that was about to be invaded by a conquering army. “It is hard to believe from their happy smiles that they are soon to be the victims of history’s worst
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The Battle of Isandlwana Megan Dunsdon & S’duduzo Ngubane Examine the events that lead up to the Battle of Isandlwana and its subsequent consequences and highlight why you think that the Battlefield of Isandlwana is an important heritage site. The Battle of Isandlwana was the first of six battles during the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. This battle took place at Isandlwana in South Africa on the 22nd of January 1879. The Battle of Isandlwana had major consequences
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I was only a member of the Fallen Lamb for a few nights at the time‚ but never had I seen the sea as beautiful as it was then. She glistened a deep blue‚ and clashed against the hard wood of the ship‚ waves rising until it hit the hull then falling back into the sea. Getting used to the constant rocking of the ship was incredibly difficult at first‚ but I managed to retain my balance after a week or so. Anyways‚ I made my way to the main deck‚ passing through the kitchen first so I could grab a bite
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Secret Sharer Sam Reary In "The Secret Sharer" by Joseph Conrad‚ Conrad shows the strengthening of the trust within a large group through the connection between two. A fort night ago‚ the captain becomes aware he will take on his new ship. On the ship‚ he feels alone on the ship‚ detached from the rest of the crew. Leggatt came from the Sephora. He killed a man and had to escape‚‚swimming over to the narrator’s ship. Although The captain and Leggatt’s relationship involves difference such as
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