Captains Courageous

boats, fly’s planes and jets, and the list goes on. Kim Possible’s sensation seeking ways are vastly related to her openness to experience. Lastly, Kim Possible has numerous extracurricular activities that she takes pride in, which include being captain of the cheerleading team, the SKIP Program, the Tutoring Program, science fair, mathletes, basketball team, baseball team, debate team, gymnastics, and various clubs. Kim Possible is well known and one of the most popular girls at her High School…

She discusses in depth the processes used when testing these weapons on cadavers (and ballistics) and how ethics creates a barrier in further research with cadavers. Starting with the history dating back to 1892, Roach relates the story of Captain Louis Le Garde of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, who in 1893, was ordered to use cadavers to test two rifles: the new 30 caliber Springfield and the standard issue 45 caliber. She tells that after an experiment of shooting cadavers to test the…

Not what he seems; Macbeth Although he may have the admirable qualities any man would strive to attain, Macbeth’s shortcomings end up completely undermining his positive traits. In his play, Macbeth, William Shakespeare suggests that even though a person may seem to have good character, there can be immoral traits that are hidden from the people around them. Macbeth is a play that follows the idea that people may not be what they seem, as Macbeth, the main character, reveals to the audience that…

What do Al Capone, Jesse James, and Ted Bundy all have in common with each other? All these men are infamous criminals in the United States. However, Capone, James, and Bundy each have different reasoning for their actions, but one common pretense aligns them together, desperation for a self-fulling life. Capone was originally poor and became a gangster to provide for himself and a family; James was inspired to loot because of the disorganization of the South and the effects onto the West;…

Swimming empowered me. And with endurance, perseverance, and dedication to teamwork, I was chosen as captain my senior year. I encouraged the women of my team to push themselves, to stay healthy and nourish their bodies, and to be courageous and confident in their own skin. Moving on to the University of Illinois, I wanted to continue this body positivity through my studies, and integrate my compassion for others through…

‘No amount of talent, intelligence or education can take the place of perseverance Source - (taken from quotes from Brent Gleeson and Calvin Coolidge) (Gleeson, 2016) In a world where we seek instant-gratification; we often have short-attention-spans and are forever multitasking, we sometimes lose sight of one key element to achievement, success and survival – perseverance. Throughout one’s life, the quality of perseverance is a key in prevailing over challenges, no matter what the issue. It…

Macbeth is the more powerful one in their relationship when she replies by saying “Consider it not so deeply.” (Act II Scene II). In the next act, Macbeth cannot go through with killing anyone else so he hires people to murder for him. He tries to act courageous around them by saying “ ‘Tis better thee without than within. Is he dispatched?” (Act III Scene IV). He tells the murderer that he hired that he’d rather see blood on his face than flowing through the veins of the person he wanted…

difficulty of the main character’s choice of a judgement that he finds himself trapped in; one that could end up in the same way, but still also pick between two of his possible fates: prosperity or death. As Brigitte Nicole once said, “One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and…

hero by is fellow soldiers because he is skilled and confident in battle. Macbeth has just achieved victory in battle and the Captain, Malcolm and Duncan talk about Macbeth’s actions and skills together: “Disdaining Fortune with his brandish’d steel / Which smoked with bloody execution / Like Valour’s minion carv’d out his passage” (1.2.17-19). Macbeth is a brave and courageous soldier. He is not afraid to fight. Macbeth has the determination to fight to the best of his abilities. He is a heroic…

specified a flight commander. Returning to his post, Bishop substantially improved, leading his pilots in battle over contentious land. He used the element of surprise as a strategic tactic, winning the Military cross, and was promoted to captain for his heroic and courageous efforts at the Battle of Vimy…