The Caine Mutiny

He is an experienced commander whom the crew holds in high regard. Dr. Haynes is one of the oldest men on the ship, and is experienced as well. He serves on board as the doctor and is close friends with the priest, Father Conway. Private McCoy is in his 13th month of service, and treats his job seriously. The problem in the book is the torpedoing of the Indy, and the struggle of its surviving crew to remain alive. They all face many challenges as they drift in the ocean. One important event in the book is when the conflict between two high ranking admirals is revealed. Each admiral is trying to control the U.S navy, and in that conflict, important information can be missed. That is major foreshadowing, as it is later revealed one of the reasons for the long response to the failure of the Indy to arrive where it was needed was the disarray caused by the two admirals. Another important event is the torpedoing of the Indy. It is important because it is the start of all the conflict and danger. The ship is taking damage, listing, and people are falling overboard without life vests. They crew struggles and many crewman are confused and desperate to survive. Furthermore, another important event is when the survivors begin to turn on

Captain Edward Smith stayed on the boat while it was sinking. He was an English naval reserve officer. He

"The Boat" by Alistair MacLeod is the story told from the perspective of university teacher looking back on his life. The narrator relates the first memories of his life until his father's death. The story focuses on the conflicting relation between the mother and the father, and their different perspectives on how their children should lead their lives. MacLeod uses features of setting to present the tension between tradition and freedom.

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

This novel depicts the difference between non-rates, non-commissioned, and commissioned officers very well. It explains their duties and what is expected out of them and shows that if someone excels at those duties they will be entrusted with more responsibility. Every young Marine should read this novel as it shows how one Marine is a puzzle piece in the large picture, and how that one Marine can make or break a

The movie is about two marines indicted for the murder of a fellow marine in their platoon. Private First Class (PFC) William Santiago died because of lactic acidosis triggered by the assault inflicted by Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private Lowden Downey. This assault was the result of a direct order by the platoon commander Lieutenant Kendrick. The order was to train Santiago to respect the Code of the Marines and the chain of command. Private Santiago had broken this chain and written directly to the NIS asking for a transfer, in exchange for offering information about an illegal fence-line shooting. When Colonel Nathan Jessep, commander of the marines stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, learned of this letter, he ordered the

According to the Oxford American Dictionary, mutiny means "an open rebellion against the proper authorities". In chapters 3-5 of Billy Budd, Sailor Melville gives the reader an overview of two mutinies that occurred in Europe in 1797. One known as the “Spithead” occurred in April of that year. The other, known as “The Great Mutiny,” occurred at the Nore, a sand bank in the Mediterranean Sea, in July of the same year (17). Melville’s description of these events provides historical context within the story that convince the reader that they occurred. Melville incorporates Billy Budd into the issue of mutiny when Billy finds himself approached by another sailor. This sailor begins to relate to Billy by stating his own impressment and suggests a potential riot when he says “Couldn’t you—help—at a pinch?” (Melville 58) The fellow seaman continues his endeavor to involve Billy by throwing in bribery; however, Billy quickly impedes this notion by threatening to throw the seaman overboard. Melville makes evidence for this when Billy says “If you d—don’t start, I'll t—t—toss you back over the rail” ( 58). As one can see, the issue of mutiny never actually surfaced in spite of the fact that Billy Budd eventually became the alleged insurgent of the idea of mutiny. In spite of the fact that Billy initially conceived no notion of

Throughout all the testimonies, there were many similar things said by both the people who supported Captain Preston and also those who opposed him. One of the similar claims stated on both sides was that most of them said that they heard someone yelled out “fire”  from behind all the soldiers. Some people said that the person behind  the soldiers was an officer. Robert Goddard and William Wyat, both claimed that the officer in the back was Captain Preston. He denies that he called for the soldiers to shoot at the crowd and that it was on their own accord. In addition, there was another claim that three people all remember Preston saying “damn their blood fire” and  “let’em take the consequence”.This shows that Preston most likely planned on

He notes that the crew seemed relieved by the departing Commander and realized that he must come up with a new leadership model to reach his crew. As he noted in the introduction that high percentage of turnover among crew bothered him and he notes some trends in society that contribute to this problem. The long economic boom had made most people unafraid of losing their jobs, or finding new ones. Thus he believed it manager’s challenge to retain them by motivating them to “work with passion, energy, and enthusiasm.” (p.12) By reading over the exit surveys he assumed as many that low pay was a main reason for people leaving, but was shocked when it was in fact 5th. The top four are strikingly similar to the slide we studied in class on “What Associates Want from Their Job” in wanting appreciation, ability to make impact, not being listened to, and more responsibility. This helped him understand his crew better and try to “see the ship through the eyes of the crew.” (p.13) He encouraged his crew to challenge the way in which they carried out their jobs by asking, “Is there a better way to do what you do?” If so, then he wanted them to take the responsibility one their own to implement the change, unless it involved major implications.

Commander Michael Ward II was appointed commander of the USS Pittsburgh, which was stationed in Connecticut. A week after taking command, Ward was relieved of his duties amidst statements

To select a captain, pirates would look to those who lead by example. Valuable assets for a captain would include him being “Superior in knowledge and boldness” and have “Undaunted courage and excellent conduct” (Valler) It was also good to have a captain skilled in chasing and capturing a vessel with as little damage as possible to the ship and her cargo.

Staff Sergeant Hardman is no stranger to the Army Cat o' Nine Tails, he has been flogged many times before, so it has to be laid on good and hard to make any impression on him. He is a hard and resolute man who can take the hardest of floggings, he always provides a good example of how a real hard man should take a flogging and he will always stand and bite down on the belt no matter how hard the Army Cat bites into his back. Captain Flog is jealous of the high regard Staff Hardman is held in and also resents his prowess when it comes to laying on. This means that when he wants Hardman flogged he expects to see it laid on good and hard and woe betide the man that doesn't live up to his

Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter is a fictional story that focuses on many people of different races on ship Vera. Katherine Porter sets a story in the 1930s, where there was little talk about racism still against African Americans and Jews. The story is set two years before Hitler and the Nazis came into power. Jews were looked at as undesirable beings and people scorned at them as if they had committed a crime.. This book discusses the topic of prejudice and hatred.

When Marquet was unexpectedly given command of the USS Santa Fe he chose to retain all the crew members, even though the Santa Fe was considered the laughingstock of the Navy. He wanted the crew to understand that they were not the problem; instead, the problem was the leadership. Given the directive to prepare the Santa Fe for deployment, Captain Marquet saw this as an opportunity to drastically create change by instituting a plan of leadership where the crew would have more opportunities for

The Secret Sharer tells the story of a man coming into his own and learning Conrad’s protagonist, an unnamed man referred to as the Captain, is a young, inexperienced sailor, freshly appointed command of his ship. He lacks the confidence required to lead his men, and while he doesn’t fear outright mutiny, he believes his inexperience will lead to a lack of confidence, thus leading them to slowly chip away at leadership. He describes himself as an outsider on his ship, stating, “What I felt most was my being a stranger to the ship; and if all the truth be told, I was somewhat of a stranger to myself. The youngest man on board (barring the second mate), and untried as yet by a position of the fullest responsibility. (Conrad, pg. 167)