search thirteen thousand feet beneath him. Many men before him tried finding the famous ship that sank in the Atlantic in 1912, but was not successful. The men that failed however, did give Ballard a head start on where not to search. With all his experience as a deep-sea explorer, Ballard would soon be known as the man responsible for finding the Titanic. Ballard says, “From a very early age, I wanted to be Captain Nemo and I wanted to explore the ocean floor” (Carter). With the…
I have participated in the all-star competition cheerleading world since I was a very young girl. Over the last ten years, cheerleading has not only taught me how to stunt, tumble and dance, it has also taught me so many remarkable life lessons, such as leadership, teamwork, determination, and perseverance. One important lesson I have learned over the years is how to overcome failure as well as learning to control the fear of failure. The all-star cheerleading industry is very competitive; one…
watching me, to help my brother dry off, while my mom was collecting our Thomas the Train cars. Within the split second that my dad had his back turned on me, I can recall fuming because “I couldn’t swim.” I knew I could swim if I tried, I mean Finding Nemo made it look so simple. I decided I could swim and pulled off both of my arm floats simultaneously, naturally, I sunk like a rock. I don’t know if my young mind believed I would walk on water like Jesus, or have the swimming capabilities of…
The best thing I did this Summer was going to Hawaii with my family. We were gone for two weeks and went to two different islands. Maui was our first stop and on our second day, we went scuba diving which was my favorite part of the trip. We saw many different species of fish and saw a shark. Our instructor went right up to the shark to bring it out of its cave and it swam right by us. The next island we went to was Kauai which is gorgeous and green. This was the best thing I did this Summer…
Many influential people over the world created diverse and significant impacts throughout everyday life. Whether those impacts are big or small, those people have the chance to be recognized or nominated for the most influential person of the 20th century. However, out of all those intellectual people, Steve Jobs is the most prominent nominee for the 20th century. Steve Jobs was the co-founder of Apple Computers along with his high school friend, Steve Wozniak. By investing in Pixar, creating…
10 Disney quotes that changed the way I see life If you are like most people who are obsessed with all things Disney, then you may agree that Disney brings out that hope and inner child we all need. Each movie connects with you on an emotional level and changes the way you look at life. Here is just a few times Disney questioned the way view my life: 1. A Dream is a wish your heart makes –Cinderella We all have goals and aspirations. However, goals are just small steps to our endpoint.…
Cool Title Have you ever dreamt about how cool it would be to have an exotic pet? Imagine having a pet monkey, deer, chameleon, tiger, bear, lemur, owl, sloth, exotic snake, or exotic bird. It sounds pretty fun, right? The truth is that keeping exotic animals as pets is dangerous for both the animals and those around them. When someone desires to purchase an exotic animal, they most likely want a baby. Innocent animals are torn from their parents at a young age; poachers will even kill the…
in 1985 and purchased an animation company. He invested $50 million into what later became known as the wildly popular Pixar Studios. The investment helped the animation studio flourish as it earned $4 billion creating movies like Toy Story and Finding Nemo. In 1996 Jobs returned to Apple. Jobs noticed that Apple sales decreased during his hiatus. He immediately began working on his newest project, the iMac. The new computer and ingenious marketing…
to the type of music you want your mood to be. If you want your mood to be happy, then listen to happy music, because it will automatically rub off onto your mood and influence it. One motto I live by is ‘Hakunna Matata’, as alongside Finding Dory and Finding Nemo, The Lion King has to be one of my all-time favourite films. Now, let me just be honest and tell you that I’m not over Mufasa dying yet – Scar is such an idiot! But anyway, Hakunna Matata means ‘no worries’. Remember back to chapter…
victim and lure him into his deadly cave. The horror atmosphere increases much more as Montresor describes his descent with Fortunato into the vaults. Although the subject matter of Poe's story is a murder, "The Cask of Amontillado" is not a tale of findings. There is no investigation of Montresor's crime and only the criminal himself explains in details how he committed the murder 50 years later. He never faces criminal punishment for his evil behavior. The mystery is in Montresor's reason for…