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    Plato Navigator Analysis

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    indicates that trouble is on the way when the crew stops doing their jobs in order to try and seize power from the captain, without the help of the so called useless navigator. This is a massive mistake because the navigator isn't just some useless person that gazes at the stars but rather someone who holds a big purpose. Often…

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    the government will reward O’Conner and his crew with one hundred million dollars. Hearing this news from Beckham, O’Conner’s crew takes the job, and they all try to persuade O’Conner into coming too. They tell him to think about what they could do with all the money they earn. They could give up their old criminal lives, and start a new fresh life. After hours and hours of thinking, O’Conner finally agrees and is set to take off to Moscow with his crew and…

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    The Open Boat Sparknotes

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    story about four men who were sea-wrecked on the coast of Florida and try to get to land using a lifeboat. The crew consists of a correspondent, a captain, a cook, and an oiler named Billy. They sail in their lifeboat and try to find land. They talk about things such as food and rescue stations, but they don't really talk about what they really feel in their mind, surviving. When the crew finally finds land, they cannot row because the strong current would probably tip the lifeboat before they…

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    where the book was meant to be a more objective and true to the events that the crew went through, but the film lists the events and adds emotions to the events that happen to the crew. The Documentary also focuses on showing what the men actually went through while the book merely describes the wastes of Antarctica. One of the points the documentary pushes onto the watcher is just how much Ernest Shackleton cared for his crew no matter the cost.…

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    Apollo 13 Failure Essay

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    and another depleting quickly into space. The crew was terrified Ground controllers in Houston had to face that Apollo 13 could be lost if the problem was not faced immediately. Completely new procedures had to be written and tested in the simulator to ensure they were good before being passed up to the crew. The navigation problem had to be solved. Apollo 13 needed a quick plan to return home safely. With only 15 minutes of power left in the CM, the crew made their way to the LM. The greatest…

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    charge of his crew as he makes a journey home to Ithaca. Over the course of the journey, Odysseus is forced to take leadership many times, which arises the question of his skill as a leader. He makes many questionable decisions, which would lead many to think he is unfit as a leader. However, he successfully navigates his crew through all their obstacles which shows his true colors as a great leader. One reason why Odysseus is an amazing leader is because he cares about his crew and…

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    Apollo 13, also known as (AS-508), was suppose to be the third mission to land on the moon. The crew on the spacecraft consisted of Fred W. Haise, Jr., lunar Module Pilot, John J. Swigert, Jr., command module pilot, and James A. Lovell, Jr., commander. Launched at 2:13 p.m. on April 11, 1970 from the launched from complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 13 mission was planned to launched and land on the moon and return back to Earth. Unfortunately, after about 56 hours into their…

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    The ship was intended to carry its 1,316 passengers and 891 crew members to New York. However, at 11:40 the Titanic struck an iceberg and began to sink. By the next morning over 1,500 people had died. The incident is considered to be a huge disaster. The White Star Line is at fault for the Titanic disaster because they didn’t have enough lifeboats for everyone on board, they didn’t fill the lifeboats to maximum capacity, and the ship's crew ignored six ice warnings. The White Star Line should be…

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    third stage was when these enslaved Africans would be sold to the highest bidder at slave auctions. Stage two will be the main focus where the experiences of Africans and the crew on board on these ships will be describe. The experiences along this journey was horrific, these conditions did not favor the slaves nor the crew members. Slave ships travelled from West Africa across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. “They had lots of red cloth and things, and a boat come to land and they say…

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    In The Heart of the Sea & Moby Dick In the Heart of the Sea, the true story of the historical adaption Moby Dick. Moby Dick, the critically acclaimed novel, in which a captain’s obsession with a monstrous whale radiates of to his crew. These two stories are both similar, yet different in ways to be told. The true question is can man survive the attacks nature has in store for both men in both stories. In the Heart of the Sea, the real life encounter of the famous Herman Melville’s story Moby…

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