Mission Frees U.S. Sea Captain A US ship captain by the name of Richard Phillips was captured by Somali pirates and was held on a small vessel. The pirates captured him because they were holding him because they wanted to be paid a ransom by Maersk Corporation who wer the owners of the ship. The pirates were threatening to kill Phillips so because it was a US owned vessel‚ President Obama authorized a rescue operation that allowed US Seals to attempt a rescue of Captain Phillips. The mission
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BAHUROOPEE GANDHI Written By Anu Bandopadhyaya Forwarded By Jawaharlal Nehru Forward This book is for children. But I am sure that many grown-ups will read it with pleasure and profit. Already Gandhiji has become a legend. Those who have not seen him‚ especially the children of today‚ must think of him as a very unusual person‚ a superman who performed great deeds. It is desirable‚ therefore‚ for the common aspects of his life to be placed before them‚ as is done by this book
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English 1A 27 April 2012 Death penalty The death penalty is one time punishment‚ usually imposed on one‚ by the court of law. It follows as a punishment against acts caused against humanity. One may receive a death penalty after being proved guilty of an act like murder. Mostly‚ a crime involving death receives a penalty of death. One may also be sentenced to death after being proved guilty of robbery with violence. All these are crimes that the criminal justice court endeavours to eliminate from
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General History of Virginia” by John Smith‚ Captain Smith characterizes the Indians: “...Powhatan more like a devil than a man‚ with some two hundred more as black as himself‚ came unto him and told him now that they were friends…” (Smith 8). In this quote‚ Captain Smith shows how people of color are portrayed as inherently evil and demonized in the society and this is why people are scared of immigration and immigration reform. In conclusion‚ Captain Smith portrayed the Indians as barbaric characters
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Captain James Cook was one of many men who made a lasting impact on the world during the Age of Exploration. Captain James Cook’s contributions during the Age of Exploration are many. Cook contributed to the discovery of the Pacific Ocean‚ he is credited with discovering New Zealand‚ Australia‚ the Hawaiian Islands‚ as well as many more islands in the Pacific Ocean. Captain James Cook’s contributions to cartography‚ the study and
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Parenting Styles and the Effects on Child Development Christina Drakeford Prairie State College Parenting Styles and their Effects on Children‚ This essay is about the three different styles of parenting‚ including definitions‚ descriptions‚ and effects. The present study examined the significance of methods of discipline used by parents and how these methods of discipline consequently affect multiple
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Good afternoon school‚ My name is Iris Pene and it would be an honour for me to be your head student for 2015. For me‚ being a head student isn’t a title I would take lightly but a chance for me to be motivated into working with you to change our school for the better. Being in sports has helped me to become a good team player and balance my time and work effectively. Working in a team is an important quality a head student needs because like mother Teresa had said “you can do things I cannot
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Goldwater Mr. Cote English 4 20130410 How to Read a Poem: Beginner’s Manual by Pamela Spiro Wagner First‚ forget everything you have learned‚ that poetry is difficult‚ that it cannot be appreciated by the likes of you‚ with your high school equivalency diploma‚ your steel-tipped boots‚ or your white-collar misunderstandings. Do not assume meanings hidden from you: the best poems mean what they say and say it. To read poetry requires only courage enough to leap from the edge
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Contributor School uniforms have been a topic of discussion and debate between parents and administrators. There are different opinions of the effect that school uniforms have on children’s social acceptance‚ comfort and behavior and the cost to the parents. 1. Insight * Children who cannot afford the latest fashion are sometimes ridiculed by their peers. Cliques can develop based on students’ clothing styles‚ and some students find that their peers judge them by what they wear. School uniforms
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Verdict is about whether or not it would be alright for a Captain to sacrifice some of his men to save a few. Although I do agree that his plan was justified‚ I believe that he should have chosen differently as to who should have lived. Lieutenant Captain Oram was justified in his actions because he made a good decision‚ he chose the men with families over the single men‚ and he acted as a strong leader for his men. I believe that Captain Oram had to make a decision‚ and he had to make it fast
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