Starboard

Ahab says, “Whosoever of ye raises me a white-headed whale with a wrinkled brow and a crooked jaw; whosoever of ye raises me that white-headed whale, with three holes punctured in his starboard fluke—look ye, whosoever of ye raises me that same white whale, he shall have this gold ounce, my boys” (Melville 176). The purpose of this voyage for Ahab is to hunt down and kill the white whale, Moby Dick. To Ahab this means everything so much

A Tragedy Unfolded On a dark, but star struck, frigid April night in 1912, the North Atlantic became a part in history like no other. Today, she sits 2.4 miles under the ocean, once adored and applauded for her prestigious amenities and sophisticated elegance, The RMS Titanic lays shattered and scattered on the ocean floor. We read about her in articles and see documentaries on television, the luxurious cruise liner that will forever be known as the “unsinkable ship”, tells a story of her own even

The Invincible Watercraft Margaret Devaney, a survivor of the Titanic once said, “I thought it would be a safe steamboat and I heard it would not sink.” The Titanic was thought to be invincible and like Margaret, many other passengers were assured that it was an unsinkable ship. But, this proved to be a misconception. The Titanic’s magnificent design was viewed by thousands as it left Southampton in 1912, but even the most immense man-made watercraft of the time could not withstand the treacherous

In almost a century difference in time, Frederick Douglas, an abolitionist of the 19th century, and Malcolm X, a separatist and civil rights activist of the 20th century cleverly managed to learn how to read and write utilizing the resources around them. Their circumstances and ignorance did not stifle their desire to learn to read and write, or obtain the knowledge that would bring forth their positions as powerful leaders of black communities across the land. Compelling circumstances lead them

Flinaria, a Pirate Adventure Lydia is 17 years old and has been at Calliculla, a slave camp in Alaska, for three hard years. She has been plotting to overthrow the overseers since the moment she got there. Now was finally her chance. The slave camp was in turmoil. She threw off her chains, and ran. She ran, and ran, and ran, as far from the turmoil behind her as she could. On her way out, she couldn’t resist stealing something rather valuable, as an act of spite and revenge. She had stolen the

A Tragedy Unfolded On a dark, but star struck, frigid April night in 1912, the North Atlantic became a part in history like no other. Today, she sits 2.4 miles under the ocean, once adored and applauded for her prestigious amenities and sophisticated elegance, The RMS Titanic lays shattered and scattered on the ocean floor. We read about her in articles and see documentaries on television, the luxurious cruise liner that will forever be known as the “unsinkable ship”, tells a story of her own even

Odysseus and Ullysseus Everett McGill are similar characters because of their perseverance, cleverness, and their leadership abilities. In The Odyssey, Odysseus portrays an important trait to the story, perseverance. His perseverance really stands out as something that he has and always will have. On his long journey home, he never gives up and just stays where he is, no matter how tempting. He always manages to push through and keep getting closer to his goal of returning home. An example of when

On the main deck of the vessel, we hustled through deckhands and hardened crew. I nudged one member, “Can you please tell me where the captain is?” The young man pointed towards the starboard side, the upper deck, avoiding further engagement. Our ears attend on the crackling of the planks we walked on. Sudden pops in the hull made me reconsider our choice of vessel. Smirk stares of five men outlined the hostile atmosphere. Asha bumped

china.” (Bassett 44). The Titanic had a sister ship, Olympic, which collided while leaving the harbor on September 20, 1911. A similar outcome had occurred when another cruise ship had collided into Olympic. “A 36-foot high opening was torn into the starboard side of the Olympics’ hull when a British cruiser broadsided her. Failure of the riveted joints and ripping of the hull plates were apparent in the area of impact.” (45). The build of the Titanic was more cheap and bad built than quality made and

Abstract Petrobras was an oil rig which was designed for an offshore production unit off the coast of Brazil. The oil rig was primarily designed as a floating drilling unit but was modified in 1997 to 1999 for it to become a production unit, to save money and space by moving the Emergency drain tanks (EDTs) from the platform into the structure but they were not checked properly meaning there was poor alignment to the production heaters, which lead to the accumulations of hydrocarbons which brought