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    voyage' states alot of facts about the first submarine used in a war. The three sources that were very helpful while reading about the submarine were, source #1- Submarine Warfare- American Revolution Style, source #2- from David Bushnell and His American Turtle, and source #3- Excerpt from a letter Ezra Lee to David Humphreys. These three sources work together to help represent American Turtle's first combat voyage. The first source was Submarine Warfare- American Revolution Style. This source

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    Short Story

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    How are we supposed to go in deeper? It’s not like we have a submarine!” “But we do!” Willow exclaimed suddenly. “Huh?” Me and Scarlett asked at the same time. “Well, at least my dad does. He works for the Marine Biology Center, and he can take us down in a submarine!” Willow told us excitedly. “Great! Let’s go!” exclaimed, already running down the driveway. Willow and Scarlett hopped on their bikes that were parked in my driveway, and I got mine out of the garage. Then we set off to the Marine Biology

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    nation’s nuclear deterrent wasted if the United Kingdom does not carry it on, is the future expenditure acceptable to maintain our nation’s security against a changing world. In 1980 the United Kingdom declared, its intent to replace its current submarine launched nuclear weapons programme and the Polaris missile, by

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    Reflection Essay

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    if you got time to lean you got time to clean . For a NUB the saying is if you got time to sleep you got time to learn.it take anywhere from 4 months to a year to qualify and get your Dolphins (this is the warfare pin you must earn to serve on a submarine). Once you earn your dolphins, your life gets a bit easier. After you stand your regular watch at sea, you take care of any tasks, like doing regular maintenance on equipment, then you're free to read, watch movies, or sleep. We had regular drills

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    The USS Greer Incident

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    situation was worse than they originally believed. President Roosevelt claimed United States was above exaggerating a single incident such as this, and hysteria would not be beneficial to the country. He also mentioned it would take more than a submarine attack to declare

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    21). When the strength of machine is paired with the quest for knowledge you can end up, “trading a shell for the life of a man”. While Conseil embodies physical and mental masculinity in this action, it is deeply flawed, and morally dangerous. In Submarines and Symbolic Phalluses, Maertens claims that

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    Giant Narwhal Analysis

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    The story starts out by focusing on attacks from a large aquatic creature all across the north-eastern corner of the earth. Finally, the U.S government constructed a crew to sail aboard the vessel know as the Abraham Lincoln. To sail aboard this barge would be renowned scientists Peirce Aronnax, along with his loyal servent Conseil, and harpooner Ned Land. After many days on the Abraham Lincoln the crew finally caught sight of the "giant narwhal ", as Aronnax liked to call it. After being attacked

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    Silent War Machine Since the beginning of man, people have been fighting for what they want. Tom Clancy shows that through his main character, Marko Ramius, who was doing everything he could to save his crew from the grip of Communism. In Clancy’s novel The Hunt for Red October, Clancy depicts that what someone will do to fight for their freedom. Tom Clancy was born on April 12th 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his parents, a mail carrier and a credit employee lived a normal life for

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    adventure. Join M. Aronnax, Captain Nemo and the other crew members aboard the Nautilus, a state-of-the-art submarine. When the hunt for a violent sea monster ensues, Professor Aronnax joins in the chase. He believes he finds the creature, and peering over to get a better look, he falls into the ocean. The “creature” or the Nautilus, takes him in. He is looked after taken care of aboard the submarine. Captain Nemo, owner of the Nautilus, explains that those on board have no contact to the outside world

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    (1) Student Background Life is made up of challenges and obstacles that people must overcome to full fill their dreams. For me one goal I had in life was to serve in the United States Navy as a Submarine Officer. This dream would not come easy to accomplish since I come from a family with 6 siblings all around the same ages and all going to college. But I would not let that stop me I did my research and found the school that was perfect for me. It was the University of Oklahoma for they offered

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