The Mystery Of Grand Island

It was a beautiful hot summer day at Lake James, Indiana. My family and I were on our boat and my brother had just finished Wakeboarding. Now, it was my turn to go, so I put on my Wakeboard and jump out to the freezing water.

The character of Long John Silver, the iconic antagonist of Treasure Island, upon whom most stereotype pirates are based, was a layered scoundrel with multiple implied motivations. He manipulated both his crew and his enemies, but was not above switching sides if it suited his goals. He was calm, and ever-calculating, even when faced with defeat, and was clearly more intelligent (and less alcoholic) than his fellow mutineers. A surface scan would lead one to believe that he, like most villains, was simply motivated by greed. While this likely does have some truth to it, it is not the entire case.

These examples show both the author’s and the protagonist’s challenge to the order of things and the complete belief the character has. The best example of this is on line eight when the king says that he ‘shall not give you the boat’ the man replies ‘with calm assurance’ ‘you will’.

In 1587, John White and 117 colonists traveled to Roanoke Island. About one month later he returned to England for supplies. Three years later he returned to Roanoke Island. He found two words in two different trees. The trees carvings said CROATAN and CRO. Since their was no cross, ( the cross was a sign for danger,) John White assumed the colonists left for Croatan Island in peace. Today the mystery still remains, what happened to the colonists?

We knew that we were racing against time. My husband turned the key and the motor started to sputter and shake. He flipped some switches and tinkered with the engine, but nothing seemed to be solving the problem. Since he couldn’t figure it out, there was no question about it. We had to hook up the water bike and tow the boat back to shore. It was like a tugboat pulling a battleship. Just as we started our journey, our luck went from bad to worse. The sky that had been picture perfect was quickly changing. The sun was now playing hide and seek in the clouds. The once large white, fluffy, pillow shaped clouds that occasionally blocked out the golden sun turned into dark gray ragged clouds. With that came plump missiles of mass destruction that pelted our tender sunburned skin. It felt like icy needles penetrating throughout our bodies. The gentle winds that once danced with our boat suddenly turned into a fierce hip- hop which sent us into an ocean of mountains of angry waves. The boat tossed and turned in the heavy swells. The waves lifted us up so high and then threw us back down, I thought for sure the boat would break into tiny pieces. With one final tug, we finally made it to the dock. However, the strength of the swell, sent us crashing into another boat. Just as we tied up, I noticed a young lady unconscious on the dock. Her friends were by her side. I shouted out "Did anyone call 911" they said that they did

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When where 20 miles out from the docks and this was urgent so we had the lifeboat unstrapped and set over the rail then out of nowhere the rope snapped and the boat went tumbling off the boat, we were doomed. At least an hour later the boat started to sink more and more people started to freak out that they would not make it back to the docks and the boat jerked down and three people hit their heads on the sails so we stopped the boat the attempt to fix the boat. Meanwhile multiple crew mates were planning to overthrow the captian. When the captian found out of the over throwing he had the men execuated on the deck of the ship and pushed into the water, sharks soon got them if they did not die. Two larger boats where araving on our loaction to save us all and as we halped they stop to allowed us to join them untill they make it to their first location, and soon we were safe on land

It is a 54 foot Catamaran; Its 54 foot long and 15 foot wide, it’s a pretty good size boat. This is at nighttime too when the water is really calm, so rocking wouldn’t really causing it. Near the lake where they were at is a cove and it’s calmer so, I don’t know. Like I say, I don’t really know what happened, I just know what little bit I’ve heard and then I called the insurance and let them know and gave them the captain’s number and everything. I can give you that guys number at the insurance, his number is 239-415-1700 and I’ll give him a call too and let him know that you are trying to contact him or wanting to talk to

Gabbie and I decided to tie the two ski ropes together, tie the end of one to the boat, and attach the tube to the end of the other. This way we were able to take the tube out into the waves without the fear of drifting away. Even all the out there, we could still stand, so we figured it would be fine if we let go of the tube. We would drift a little ways from it, but were always able to make it back. Suddenly, we turned around and were 20 feet from the tube, and were quickly being dragged out farther. I could still stand, so I planted my feet in the ground and tried to walk back, but the current was too strong. The sand seemed to evaporate out from underneath my feet. I was starting to panic; we were caught in the

The main character in the story is Jim Hawkins. He is a young boy who looks for adventure. He and a few experienced men search for Ben Gunn, and want to have him enlist in their cause. They steal the Hispanolia (a ship) and return it to the captain to which it rightfully belongs.

As the years have gone by there have been some successes in finding articles in the pits, including a small piece of parchment that said vi

I searched the beaches on the island for a boat of some sort to take me far away. A sense of relief filled my body when I saw a fishing boat

July 5th 2016 was a very hot and very sunny day, it felt as if my skin was being cooked. My family and I went on the boat and hung out by the sand bar all morning. It’s mixed emotions being on the tube, considering the boat is going about 35 MPH, I’m on a tube in the wavy lake, connected by a rope to the boat. It’s hard to focus on one emotion. I’m excited and terrified all in one. Although we picture lake time always being a great time, that July day was not a great time. I remember feeling as if our bodies were giving in to the sun so we decided to call it a day around 2 PM. We approached the pier to pull the boat in. Our dock is a parking space in water surrounded by a wooden pier on the sides and the front. To prevent the boat hitting from the sides, my brothers, my mom, and I will grab the sides of the pier as my dad steers it.

was a big wave. The wave hit the boat. The boat started to capsize then the next

As I recollect it, We were adventuring out past the East shoreline of Puerto Rico, We were on a little sail watercraft searching for a lost island, An Island where no one has come back from the myths guarantee. However there we were on our little pontoon going to have the experience of an existence time. "Ring, ring, ring" The alert continued for a few minutes I had gotten up to turn it off indifferently in light of the fact that my Consideration was centered around something different, The TV. The TV had the date on the base of the screen. It read; August third, 2005. I'd totally overlooked that today was the day we set out for unfamiliar terrains. I got dressed as quick as I could to set out for the docks. I arrive without a moment to spare to see whatever is left of the group holding up, getting eager, I made the last move to be inside ear shot of whatever remains of the team. With Sweat trickling off me, similar to rain falling on the housetops and gradually advancing down to the drains, I shot into the vessel to get some shade. The pontoon was pleasant inside, blue dividers, a cover sprawled over the floor and sketches held tight every divider, It even had a small scale refrigerator. Every other person got in and afterward we set sail. The sea was quiet generally yet as we moved nearer to the island the waves got bigger and more furious. The pontoon was traveling East, Finished the huge sea, where we heard there was a secretive island. Two Hours had Passed, a large