Boat

(and will usually be found staring in that direction when I am bored). I can identify and differentiate wind and current lines on the water with only a glance. When I mention that I am a sailor to my friends, their minds usually conjure up images of boats cruising around on a relaxing Sunday afternoon in the bay for a few hours. In my case, I have been competitively racing sailboats all over the world for over eight years of my life. Sailing is a sport that has given me maturity and…

Zebra mussels are a pervasive, nonnative species that was introduced to America in the 1980’s. Zebra mussels are mollusks that have a striped pattern that is apparent on their shells, and which their names are derived from. Their typical size is akin to the size of a fingernail, but can reach a size of up to 2 inches. The shape of these creatures take on the form of the letter “D”. Due to the recent introduction of zebra mussels to the Americas, and the biology of the mussels themselves, zebra…

by German U-boats alone (Golson). Submarines became a huge weapon during the time of World War I. Jan S. Breemer, a submarine warfare expert and professor of national security affairs at the US Naval War College in Monterey, California says, “The submarine was the absolute weapon of World War I. They were difficult to locate and hard to attack. Navies didn’t have any traditional responses for dealing with the submarine” (Golson). One of the five thousand ships sunk by German U-boats was called…

with hypocrites as he attempts to free his friend Jim. In the novel Huck is a 13 year old boy from a town along the Mississippi River in the town of Hannibal, Missouri. During Huck’s and Jim’s trip down the Mississippi River, they had used several boats, and rafts so that they can start sailing across an avoiding to be detected. Some of their items had been destroyed or they found one that was more efficient. The first item that they had been using was a canoe, which was found by Huck when he…

day has finally come! I went running to my mom "The next time we are at Cuba Lake I'm going to ski." "Okay you can do it." She said Fourth of July finally came that day I knew I was going to get the opportunity to ski. "We are going out on the boat if anyone would like to join." I…

floating in a magical place somehow.We all wanted to go Kayaking, so we got the inflated boat and 2 kayaks and headed down towards the blue shimmering waters. We…

for the isolation of the “outsiders.” The captain and his mates would sleep in cabins that were in the back of the ship, next, the Nantucket colonists would stay in the steerage, and the blacks, separated by the blubber room, stayed in front of the boat. After they embark on their journey, the men begin to complain about their rations. Pollard, was able to talk them into settling for what they had, establishing his power and…

That was one of our main goals and some of the characteristics they should came about without us prompting them at all and that was a extremely interesting thing to observe. In order to build their boats and make them the best that they could be they were forced to use characteristics of a liberally educated person. They had use critical thinking and communication. Not only did the students have to use these skills but we, as leaders of the workshop…

How did he even get on this boat, it’s a high class cruise?! As I run I notice a green boat symbol on a sign that says ‘life boat’ and make a mental note of it. “Dad stop it!! DAD! I don’t have time for this! Sit your butt on that rescue boat.... NOW!!” With an offended look on his face, he gets into the boat. Just as I decide to go back and complete my job, I see a black speed boat engine puffing and speeding away into the mystic night. After safely reaching…

to build a boat that I called the “Ark”. Erica: How big was the Ark? Ryan: Well, it was huge. It was about 1 ½ football fields long and higher than a 4 story building. It had a deck that went around the boat that could hold 20 basketball courts. It was big & it was sweet. Erica: Well, it had to be a big boat to hold your family and 2 of every kind of animal and bird. What happened next? Ryan: After I finished building the ark, got everything person and animal loaded on the boat the…