Captain

Introduction Newport, Rhode Island was a safe haven for pirates during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, especially from the late 1600s to the early 1700s. This perhaps is surprising considering that Rhode Island was established by Puritans, but it is important to note that these Puritans were not as devout as the first generation that had settled the colonies. In fact, Rhode Island was a place where the non-traditional colonists’ could belong. Still, pirates were a part of the daily…

story/fantasy forward. The characters of Miranda and Hermia are strong, weak, normal and they move the story forward. In these two worlds there are agents of change and there are also captains that captain their own destinies, in some cases both. For instance, Miranda is the agent of change and Hermia is the captain of her destiny. Miranda is the daughter of Prospero in Shakespeare 's 'The Tempest '. "My dearest father"(The Tempest Act 1.Scene 2.Page 7) Miranda is depicted as the naive young…

indicted Captain Preston and his Soldiers as well as four civilians accused Murder for firing from the window of the Customs House into the crowd. If the soldiers were found guilty, each could face the death penalty. Their trial was delayed eight months before it finally took place. At trial Captain Preston and his soldiers still could not find a legal representative counsel as they approached several lawyers without success. John Adams agreed to head their defense and be their attorney.…

A/N: Chapter One: The Unexpected Transfer “Captain, May I speak to you?” “Yes, Number One. Did you enjoy your shore leave?” “Well it is about a young starfleet officer that I met on Risa while on shore leave. She was transferred to the USS Yamato, which we saw be destroyed a few days ago.” “Very well, I will look over her starfleet record.” “I had Data do that. What did you find on her?” “Her mother died after she was born. Her father was a starfleet officer assigned to an outpost near…

Cereno and his ship, the San Dominick, receive a disturbing introduction in Herman Melville’s Benito Cereno. When Captain Amasa Delano recognizes that San Dominick is a ship in distress, he sets his mind to aid the captain and crew. However, aboard the ship, he fails to see that the lack of provisions is not the cause of the ship’s and Don Cereno’s troubles. On the San Dominick, Captain Delano recognizes that there is a constant change in sound. Although Delano recognizes that the level of noise…

All” Murder is not as simple as it seems. In the short story “Just Lather, That's All” the reader learns that killing is not as easy as it is put out to be. A man that works at a barbershop, is one day faced with a difficult decision. Torres, the captain of rebel-hunting excursions, walks into his shop on a sunny day, requesting a shave from the man (who secretly happens to be a rebel). As the barber lathers soap onto Torres’ warm neck and slides the blade downward, cleaning off the thick…

A ship booked to capacity, that would carry 2,000 souls from Liverpool to New York, awaited its voyage across the Atlantic. It has lasted 10 months, thus far, longer than anyone has expected. This ship, of such great size, reached its great speed of 26 knots making it the fastest civilian vessel. The only faster ship was Britain's Queen Elizabeth and this was a battleship. This ship had become an object of National pride. One paper reported, if there was ever a need of another Noah’s ark, they…

children and resistance. The scene begins with a high angle over the shoulder shot of Captain Vidal looking down at Ofelia, emphasising that she is vulnerable and inferior to him. The camera cuts to a shot-reverse-shot which is used to show a close up of Captain Vidal’s harshly lit face commanding Ofelia and then Ofelia disobeying him, creating tension between the two characters. Unlike the harsh lighting on Captain Vidal’s face, when the camera cuts to Ofelia the background has low-key…

“MWAHAHAHAHA SikeMan won't know what hit him.” says Captain Fat Belly. “Well yeah that tree out there hit me first so you're a little late to the party.” Captain fat belly pulls out a blaster and aims it at SikeMan. “Wait let's talk for a second before you make any haste decisions.” says SikeMan. “How did you get in here there is no way.” “It doesn't matter what are you planning to do and how did you know I was in hiding and taking a break.” As Captain Fat Belly Rambles on and on about how he…

and light. When literal blindness, darkness, light, and sight are introduced in a literary work, figurative seeing and blindness are often involved, as in this novel. Captain Charles Marlow sets “into the depths of darkness” in order to quench his thirst for knowledge about an unnamed river in central Africa (18). However, Captain Marlow loses this flavor of childhood innocence as he witnesses the death of his helmsman as a result of an attack by African Natives and the death of Mr. Kurtz, whose…