I counted the number bottle caps in the kitchen today‚ it upset me how long I have been here and that no one from home has sent another ship for us yet. Every single day I drink a bottle of water and place my cap in a bowl carved of stone in the kitchen‚ I counted 467 today. A year-and-a-half I have been here‚ and no one has sent another ship. My crew and I knew it would most likely be a dead end mission‚ the ship was poorly built to begin with and the amount of fuel on Earth was just enough to get
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I went down to the school at six‚ just as he said. Captain Torres and his men had spread the word and posted notices. “Failure to join the assembly will be seen as an act of war against the Free National Army and the Hispanian Federation and offenders will be arrested and executed.” However‚ the captain and his men had miscalculated – there were hundreds of people‚ far too many for the schoolyard‚ so they put up roadblocks to keep any more people coming in. Unfortunately‚ I came early out of a fear
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ISLAND SURVIVORS Scenario You have gone for a boat ride with all your cadet friends and have got lost. To make it worse your boat is letting in water and it is coming in fast. In the distance you can see a deserted island which you will all be able to swim to. Your group can only carry a total of five things which are on your boat. As a group decide on the five things you will take with you from the list below and why. In your boat there is: Axe CD Player Matches Tent Water Gun Pen and Paper
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In the book Into the Killing Seas by Michael P. Spradlin‚ two boys and a man survive in the middle of the ocean‚ stranded. They have to face starvation‚ dehydration‚ crazed crew mates‚ and sharks. In the worst naval accident ever‚ the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. His name was Benjamin Franklin Poindexter Private First Class‚ United States Marine Corps otherwise known as Benny. He was kindhearted and encouraging‚ he was always encouraging and helping people. Spradlin states‚ “Benny was lifting
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Reflection You’re caught. The FBI has everything -- all the bank records‚ the emails‚ and the SEC filings. You know you’re going away for insider trading for a long time. What goes through your mind at the very moment you know it’s over? You probably ask yourself‚ “How did it come to this?” Your mind starts racing‚ thinking about all the choices you made and all the things you could have done differently. In A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes‚ Captain Jonsen was surely asking himself the
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Nelson A. Miles was anxious to proceed as quickly to the island of Porto Rico. He started from Guantanamo on July 21‚ with 3‚415 infantry and artillery‚ together with two companies of engineers and one company of Signals Corps‚ on nine transports‚ convoyed by Captain Higginson’s fleet‚ consisting of the battleship Massachusetts (flagship) and two smaller vessels. Nelson A. Miles moved to the island of Porto Rico with about 3‚300 men‚ the other 115 soldiers were sick. At the time the island was occupied
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On 13 of May 1787‚ the fleet of 11 ships set sail from Portsmouth‚ England. Led by Captain Arthur Philip‚ the historic convoy‚ which later became known as the First Fleet‚ carried officers‚ crew‚ marines and their families‚ and convicts from Britain to a distant and little known land on the far side of the world. Around the end of the eighteenth century‚ English towns and cities were overflowing with people‚ many of whom could not find work. Stealing and other criminal activities resulted and became
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It has been a while since I’ve last wrote to you. Do you remember me? Well it’s Tess. Anyway‚ I have some… well unfortunate news for you‚ The North Star ship has sunk just recently. Turns out that a three-eyed fish made it sink. I heard this from a friend of mine and I’d like to share it with you. I would had sent you a map from where they sunk but um.. our cartographer is sick. So here’s the story... One afternoon‚ a three eyed fish came upon the ship. The crew on deck were being taught how to
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Calculus in Warfare Introduction Throughout the all of human history‚ one aspect truly stands out as definitive of human political interaction: war. From the story of Abraham militantly freeing his nephew Lot from the hands of a coalition of Mesopotamian kings to modern nuclear war threats between North Korea and the West‚ war has ever been one of the defining characteristics of human society and government. Furthermore‚ each society has specific ideas about war and how to effectively strategize
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Chontella Comprehensive Exam Jan‚ 2011 Research Methods Describe questionnaires‚ interviews‚ observational methods and case studies. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each? a. Compare and contrast qualitative research and quantitative research. b. What are the goals‚ advantages‚ and disadvantages of descriptive‚ correlational‚ and experimental designs? A questionnaire is a technique that used for collecting data in a survey. It is a series of questions to which
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