How To Write A Letter To The Navy

When they arrived at the place, the Colonel had a serious talk with his son because he almost told the justice the truth about his father being the cause of the barn burning. Later, when

good name of the ship and the crew. Captain Vere does not want to see this

The brand of justice pirates toward vessels they captured was something I found fascinating. For example, on page 88, the incident involving the capture of Captain Snelgraves vessel by the pirate Thomas Cocklyn. Initially Snelgrave resisted Cocklyns takeover so as Cocklyns crew overpowers Snelgraves and is taken by the pirates. Certain that Snelgrave will be killed or beaten for resisting, Snelgraves crew comes to their captains defense thus Cocklyn sparring the respected captains life. Because of the degree of respect Snelgraves had, Cocklyn not often seeing a government captain holding such admiration from a crew offered him a new ship and profits from a captured slave ship for his return to England. This story really caught my attention because of the level of hospitality pirates show to a captain who held such respect with his own crew.

Finally looking at them he stared and slowly placed the paper at the top of his cluttered desk, turning to the two men and sighed the first words, "More of this madness.” Gazing out the window he continued, “For months this town has been unsettled and upset because of these damn requests and these damn ships. Were you present yesterday at the fight at the waterfront?” They shook their head no. “Over the most unbelievable thing,” he shook his head as if scolding school boys. “It seems that one of the sailors, a questionable man he must be, to go on this voyage and perhaps with a bit too much drink in him, told your Captain that,” here the shop keeper played the part of a drunk, “Aye, the 'La Gallega' was a most awkward ship for such a voyage!”

A captain’s power had many limitations. The only time a captain truly had complete power and say was during the pursuit of a prize or the evasion of capture. “The captain’s power is uncontrollable in chase or in battle, drubbing, cutting or even shooting anyone who dare denies his command.” (Valler) One of Bartholomew’s lutenists, Walter Kennedy confirmed during his trial. Although the captain held say over his crew during battle, any other time the only noticeable difference between captain and crew, was his title and a captain was usually sure to head to his crew’s

The Captain of the ship struggles to maintain his ideal masculine self, but is seen as a weaker and an effeminate character in the eyes of his crew. He is seen as a stranger to the ship but most importantly to himself. “All these people had been together for eighteen months or so, and my position was that of the only stranger on board… I was somewhat of a stranger to myself...but I wondered how for I should turn out faithful to that ideal conception of one’s own personality”(21,Conrad). Early on we see that the captain lacks his masculinity and is not seen powerful and is insecure about his true self- his effeminate character. The captain wants to be like any other captain strong and manly, but struggles to be his ideal self, the great and powerful captain that every ship has, a captain that holds power in the eyes of his crew man. Other ways we see this was when the captain himself was commanded to close the porthole of the ship. “Close your port sir, they are washing

Somehow Jim and some others have received a letter (Stevenson, 66-70). Me, myself do not know what this letter speaks of, but perhaps it has something to do with the Captain. Just a hunch.

First of all, Petty Officer Fisher was a single man with no children that served in the Navy. After admitting to assaulting a superior officer, disciplinary action was taken, that required him to perform 45 days of extra duty including restricted boundaries. Fisher had a history of inadequate impulse control. Now let’s have a look at the way he functioned. As an

Hurried footsteps could be heard just outside the door. A concerned voice could be heard, “Captain, what happened? We heard the commotion outside.”

From the quick glances William had taken, he could safely say that he believed the captain was a joke. Always smiling like a layman or bemoaning his wretched love life. But as he gazed upon his captain now, William could only see a calculated glare. Cold, hard, a glimpse of the raging fire that burned underneath that scowling face. William watched as the captain dodged his opponent’s strikes, coat whirling about wildly. His opponent turned and again charged towards the captain, who dodged with such grace that William could safely say it was almost like dancing. They continued their waltz until the captain was behind the other, and he fired his pistol, hitting the back of the other man’s head at point blank range. Only then did the captain’s expression differ, turning into a self-satisfied smirk as he kicked the body off of his perch as William watched, entranced. As if sensing Will’s gaze, he looked up through the chaos and caught his eyes. The captain began to smile, and raised his hand as if to wave, but then a look of alarm came over his

132). Mr. Fisher being in the Navy was govern by particular standard and rules which order him to comply with circumstances which resulted from his anger problem.

But shackleton handles the situation calmly and does not yell or freak out. He handled it like a great leader would. With everything that shackleton did with his crew and the ship they always had great respect for him as the captain of the expedition. Many of the men wanted to part ways after the ship sank but shackleton held it together and did not let them and kept a strong

I felt most sympathy for the correspondent, who is “pulling at the other oar, watched the waves and wondered why he was there” (Crane, I, 5) and he recognize he can’t do anything when he confront the nature. Also, I think he felt lonely on the oceans because he can’t sure the captain awake, oiler lay down and fall asleep and the cook continue sleep (Crane, V 161-164). On the other hand, I felt the least sympathy for the cook. He looks so good man however, he didn’t have any effort to help others to do rowing and he fell asleep when the oiler dying also he asked “Billie, what kind of pie do you like best?” (Crane, V 149,150). The question is not appropriate especially the

On board of the warship the relationship between crew members are unstable. There is a little amount of trust between the crew, although they trust each other with their lives at war. It appears that the crew has more confidence in the laws than in each other because of the amount of evil aboard the ship. Even the slightest action can be taken as an act of evil. This is recognized when Billy accidentally spills his soup and one of the officers, Claggart, takes it as a personal offense. “What was the matter with the master-at-arms?

When Hunter refused to “concur” the orders and stated his opinion, he sited Navy procedure, telling Captain Ramsey that based on operating procedures when releasing nuclear weapons they cannot launch missiles unless both agree. Ramsey then states, “As commanding officer of the U.S.S Alabama I order you to place the XO under arrest under the charge of mutiny” (Wikiquote, 2013). Hunter then yelling louder than Ramsey states, “Backed by the rules of precedents authority and command, regulation 08150H6 of Navy regulations, I relieve you of command, Captain” (Wikiquote, 2013). This Texan standoff had all the officers in an uncomfortable situation, do they on the Captain’s side and remain loyal, or do they ally themselves with Lieutenant Commander Hunter. Chief of the boat Cobb was put in a precarious position, which left him no other choice than side with Hunter, but, not for the reasons you might think, we will discuss that further later.