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    1. Did the captain make the right decision? Why or why not? Yes and no. I think the situation could have been handled a lot better. I think it was wrong that he was just picking people to be kicked off of the life boat that would drown. I think wrong that he was choosing the people that were going to be killed‚ but at no point did he offer himself up. This is a very difficult question because at the same time he was trying to help the people that were on his boat survive. 2. What other choices

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    POW 9: Around the Horn Problem Statement During the time of crossing the overland trail‚ many people instead chose to take the ship route which went around Cape Horn at the tip of South America. The points that we are given to keep in mind are: -A ship leaves New York for San Francisco on the first of every month at noon‚ and vice versa for a ship coming from San Francisco. -Each ship arrives exactly six months after it leaves. With these things‚ we are also going to assume that:

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    Brett Mulligan 10-2-12 Space Command Year 4096: "I remember when I was just about your age all I ever wanted to do was go to space‚” Said the old man sitting in his rocking chair. "Well did you go to space grandpa‚” the little boy said who was just about to turn five years old. “Yes I did Timmy‚ I went to the deepest reaches of space explored places no one has ever even heard of‚ I even captained my very own ship for twenty-five years"‚ he leaned back in his chair to get more comfortable

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    I Love My Life

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    The Shoe-Horn Sonata written by John Misto creates images through distinctively visual elements. Through the use of projected images‚ carefully selected music and descriptive dialogue‚ challenging aspects of life can be represented. An image we see early on in the play is Singapore Harbour burning down in 1942 when the Japanese first invaded. This is shown as Bridie and Shelia are discussing their experiences on the boats. This shows the ignorance of the British as they did not evacuate the women

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    The White Ship By Jackie French Discussion Points: 1. Name three countries where there is war or violent conflict between religious groups. Jerusalem‚ Philippines and 2. What laws in Australia ensure religious freedom? 3. The design of the White Ship is based on the Mary Rose. Search the internet- or contact the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney- to find out exactly (i) what the Mary Rose looked like (ii) how big she was (iii) what happened to her (iv) why she still exists today The Mary

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    For the duration of the voyage to the elusive California coast‚ Richard Henry Dana was nineteen years old‚ working as a sailor aboard the Pilgram‚ engaged in the hide and tallow trade. Dana was an elite member of the upper class. As a student at Harvard‚ he became infected with a case of the measles that left him with a painful eye condition. Dana then began his career at sea as a sailor and set off from Boston around Cape Horn to the coast of California. Throughout his voyage‚ Dana kept a journal

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    Trinculo's Surroundings

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    Trinculo has a natural instinct to understand his surroundings and use them to help him survive. Trinculo is wandering around the island looking for life and for people after he swam from the ship. While exploring the seemingly deserted island he TRINCULO: What have we here? A man or a fish? Dead or alive? A fish. He smells like a fish‚ a very ancient and fish-like smell‚ a kind of not-of-the-newest poor-john. A strange fish! Were I in England now‚ as once I was‚ and had but this fish painted‚ not

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    Before making landfall on Aiolia Island‚ a strong north wind blew the ship briefly off course towards the island of Delos. In an attempts to rally the moral of my companions after the loss of our friends‚ I ordered the ship to be docked for the night‚ and they were more then happy to oblige. Delos is an island of dense forrest trees‚ so thick one could not peer through the brush. It was difficult finding a clearing large enough to land the ship‚ wise Eurylokhos spotted a break in the foliage. We

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    Should James Cook Go Down in History? Billions and billions of human beings have lived life and accomplished wonders‚ but should everyone be remembered for their accomplishments? James Cook was a British explorer‚ navigator‚ and Captain. But should James be remembered for the feats he accomplished throughout his life? James Cook should go down in history because he revolutionized circumnavigation techniques‚ put New Zealand on the map‚ discovered and named a group of Islands‚ and discovered Australia

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    forces are trying to assist TAF in the defence of their home. Alpha squad‚ us‚ we were the first set of troops stationed on the island‚ we held the most advanced knowledge of the island and how to survive the environment‚ Alpha squad consists of 4 Navy Seals. Huyder‚ Field officer kind of a quiet guy‚ but he is very intelligent in planning and executing operations‚ Palamarek‚ Rifleman‚ Is too very quiet but

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