Xo Lewis Abernathy Analysis

As this soldier stood there when the explosion went off, seconds later “the lights went out and it was pitch black.” Almost immediately “a thick acrid smoke filled the [room] … and the metal walls began to get hot.” From this illustration, his use of descriptive details of a “pitch black” room and the “thick acrid smoke” filling the room incites a sense of panic in the reader through his harsh descriptions and the realization that he will die if he does not get out of there. Additionally, when the author was “deep below the water line in part of the ship” and suddenly “a deafening roar filled the room and the entire ship shuddered.” Yet again, George Phraner exhibits his effective use of vivid imagery by selectively describing what he felt, heard, and saw when the explosion happened, rather than just blatantly stating that there was an explosion, with the result of putting the readers in the perspective of the sailor. Likewise, the soldier made his way up the ladder and himself shrouded in “nothing [but] darkness” with the sounds of “moaning and the sound of falling bodies,” This extremely graphic description implants a sense of helplessness between the reader and character. This ultimately increases the tension in the story as the author is brought even closer to death. Furthermore, as his brush

    Swaying on the sea was the ship. It stayed there proudly, the sheep’s head on it giving it a kind impression. Inside this kind ship slept a crew of only 7; Monkey D. Luffy, the straw-hat wearing captain; Roronoa Zoro, the green haired first mate and swordsman; Nami, the orange-haired navigator; Usopp, the lying sniper; Sanji, the lady loving cook; Chopper, the reindeer doctor; and Robin, the smart archaeologist

The Xaverian values are an integral piece of the mission of Good Counsel and, ideally, of its students' as well. These values are: humility, simplicity, compassion, zeal, and trust. Throughout my service, some which was completed to fulfill the school requirement and some which was not, and any leadership opportunities I participated in, I was, at the time unknowingly, striving to fulfill these values. To truly serve, or to truly lead, the understanding and application of these values is crucial. A specific instance of leadership and service in which my demonstration of these values is evident was my volunteer work with Easter Seals. I was a respite volunteer with Easter Seals. This meant that I worked one on one with disabled children from

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

The sun broke the horizon at 7:03 and brought an orange tint to the skies in eastern Hawaii. On the other side of the island, Lieutenant Commander Ryan was asleep in his barracks along with his fellow pilots. Unaware about what was going to happen in about 52 minutes Ryan knew he had a boat inspection scheduled at 8 a.m. on the battleship Oklahoma later that morning. Ryan scheduled his alarm for 7:20 a.m. so he could awake early and make it to Pearl Harbor for his appointment. Meanwhile on battleship Oklahoma the sailors had opened the portholes and water tight hatches so that the Oklahoma would air out for a fresher inspection for Lieutenant Ryan. It was now 7:32 and Lieutenant Ryan was on his way to base Pearl Harbor for the boat inspection, while driving through the county of Honolulu Lieutenant Ryan decided to stop and grab a quick coffee from the local diner.

No one slept for three days, everyone on board assisting in keeping the boat upright. By September 11, George Ashby told the captain the obvious fact that we were taking on water. Many more labourers were sent down to fuel the boat as we tried to regain control but it did little to help. Water was slowly rising and all non-fuel workers were told to start bucketing out water. The cold sea continued to engulf our previously sturdy ship.

Along streams in the desert Southwest, a sharp pinging note in the thickets announces the presence of Abert's Towhee. If an observer tries to approach, a pair of these towhees may stay just ahead and out of sight, calling in an odd squealing duet when pressed too closely. When undisturbed, they feed on the ground under dense bushes, scratching among the leaf-litter. Many southwestern "specialty birds" have extensive ranges in the tropics, but this towhee barely gets across the border into northwestern

I loaded the shotgun walking out of the armory to the elevator. I pushed the button to go down to the hanger. I looked around the ships were ready to go, people rushing around. George was walking out of a door of a krate holding his assault rifle in one hand. That's my ride I thought jogging up to the landed krate. “Hey yo,” I said loudly when I got up to

On Sunday, February 14, 1982, the Ocean Ranger was out at sea drilling at Hibernia well J-34. It was carrying a total of 84 crew members which included 56 Newfoundlanders. At around 8:00PM EST, the Ocean Ranger revived weather reports of a strong winter storm heading their way. With winds about 90 Knots and waves up to 38 feet, it was no different than any other storm so the Ocean Ranger still continued to dig. It was around 4:30PM that the Ranger finally decided to disconnect the drill pipe and retract for safety and wait off the storm. At 7:00PM the Storm was in full swing but was rather smooth due to the pontoons softening the hits. But the Ocean Ranger received a radio signal from a nearby rig called the SEDCO 706 which said they have

Not a sound could be heard anywhere. Not in the stillness of the shadows, in any recess, not even a whisper disturbed the fresh, quiescent air, until, “Wakey! Wakey! My old shipmates! Rise and shine! Get your horrible torsos out of your loathsome bunks and get moving! We’ve got a war to fight and a good one it will be too!”

The troops from the Admiral's ship beam aboard.The troops turn the ship inside out.They find nothing, of course. Admiral Chang beams aboard. He walks into the turbolift and takes it to the bridge. The Admiral says, “Thank you for your cooperation, Captain.”

Enar set out with his team eight days before, and they traveled through storms and crashing waves to get to their destination. “Captain! The ship can’t take another hit!” Magnus said. “Repair it!” Enar shouted. Some of the crew went down below to

“Today you will be trying to stop the Titanic from sinking. The engine has been flooded with water, so you have to activate the backup engine to keep the ship afloat until a rescue ship can come. Have fun in the rooms!” finished the monotone voice after explaining the instructions.