• The crew lands on the island of Aiolia, ruled by Aiolos Hippotadês, the king of the winds. Aiolos welcomes the crew to his palace and offers the to stay a full month to listen to their account of the Trojan War. • As the crew leaves the island, Aiolos gives Odysseus a bull’s hide bag filled with storm winds, hoping it would help blow them straight back home. • For nine days they sailed and on the tenth day they see men building fires on the shore and land. Odysseus hadn’t told his men what…
try this wine- to top off the banquet of human flesh you’ve bolted down’(Homer, 17). Odysseus is cold-hearted and feels no remorse about his dead crew when he gives the Cyclops wine. Odysseus is unsympathetic and insensitive with dealing about the deaths of his crew. He shows no anger or regretting gives the cyclops wine to wash down the entrails of his crew. Odysseus is senseless and insane when he tells the Cyclops his name so he could get credit for blinding hi(Homer, 21). ‘Cyclops- if any…
has a tendency to bring out the best and the worst in people. In the narrative, In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick tells the true story of the horrible tragedy that occurred to the crew of the Essex. The Essex was a whaling ship native to Nantucket that was attacked by a whale in 1821. The 21 crew members were essentially obligated to leave the Essex and transfer into three smaller whaleboats. Owen Chase, originally a mate on the Essex, took over Captain Pollards authority role as soon…
Threatening accidents on board ships According to Raunek (2016), no ship crews want to get hurt or suffer injuries during working on ships. Accidents are always happen no matter how many precautions are taken. The main reason is human error because negligence of human cause accidents are happened. A series of regulations has been introduced by government and organization to implement to ensure the safety and security of the ship crews who are working on ships. However, there are some types of…
the back of our necks; however, today wasn't the same as usual. “Come on crew, we’re half-way up Phillips”, yelled the crew leader ahead of the tired and gasping group. I had been scaling this mountain for the last 45 minutes, and was still noticing the same shrubs, loose gravel, and awkwardly bending trees I’d seen when I started the ascent. I looked down at my feet, struggling to get a footing on the rocks below, and my crew ahead of me quickly ascending the 60-degree incline. “What had I…
their advertisement. Old Spice struck gold with their advertising campaign centered on Terry Crews, a well-known celebrity and retired football player. Old Spice chose the actor and former football player and ran several ad campaigns displaying him in fitted boxers, flexing his muscles and screaming. Most ad campaigns sell ideas in conjunction with their products. This advertisement is no different. Terry Crews’ Old Spice commercials are legendary in the advertising field. These commercials…
death was one that wasn’t respected in some ships like: Captain Rackam’s. Captain Rackham was voted captain when the crew was divided and was in favor of him instead of Captain Vane. Along the way, Captain Rackam gave himself a name and sailed through the seas and gaining riches. As a pirate the codes and rules were set to create an understanding of ranking, roles and rules that the crew had to respect and follow in order to be part of the ship’s beneficial exploits. Captain Rackam ignored one…
Antibes, Golfe Juan and Cannes, as we can also find different job’s opportunities in various fields as restaurants and hotels but also in the yachting industry. People from all over the world arrive to these small cities in order to be part of the crew of a boat and join the different itineraries around the French Riviera, the Caribbean or other places. In order…
seconds. There were seven crew members with the names of El Onizuka, Greg Jaruis, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Judy Resnik, Ronald McNair, and Dick Scobee. Christa McAuliffe was a teacher in New Hampshire. She was selected to join the mission and teach lessons about space to kids.…
many factors. What class tickets people purchased really made a difference as to whether or not a passenger survived. Gender and age of passengers also made a difference. Different nationalities survived at different rates. Whether a passenger was a crew member was a critical factor. Many factors influenced survival rates. Do you think there were differences in survival rates for people who purchased different class tickets on the Titanic? People in first class had a 62% survival rate. People…