Gulf Stream

Do you believe that you have control of your destiny? With the use of strong emotional appeals “Invictus” by, William Ernest Henley and “The Iraq War Blog” by, Raed Jarrar, Faiza Al-Araji, and Khalid Jarrar answers the question: How much of what happens in our lives do we actually control? In both articles they state that we are the master of our fate and destiny. Henley states that readers have control of the way they react and handle certain negative situations in life and by reacting to them…

In March 2003, American and British powers attacked Iraq with the goal to oust the administration of the despot Saddam Hussein, and the Gulf War ejects. The innumerable military troops and a great many writers from all around the globe, plunge upon the locale to secure potential news scope. "Truth at last thinks that its way to individuals' eyes and ears and hearts". This is the sentence, articulated by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and is heard halfway through "Control Room" Jahane…

Taha Quraishi Mr. Irvine US History 22 September 2015 Fahrenheit 9/11 Fahrenheit 9/11 directed by Michael Moore is a documentary film that premiered in movie theaters around the world during June of 2004. The film’s foremost basis is that US President George W. Bush is, and has been from the start of his term, unfit for office and does not act in the interests of the American people. It is a no-holds-barred attack on the Bush management’s handling of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the War on…

As “the single most catastrophic natural disaster in U.S. history,” Hurricane Katrina wracked New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast region during and after 2005 and is virtually without parallel in recent U.S. history. The tremendous storm surge after the hurricane paralyzed the city of New Orleans because not only the city’s natural geographic features made it vulnerable to flooding, but also the built protective system failed and worsened the impact of flooding. The flooding ensued after…

The Hurricane of 1938 The hurricane of 1938 was one of the deadliest hurricanes to ever impact the north east coast. The storm had many amazing features like how powerful it was, the damage it caused and how it impacted the land and people lives. The Hurricane of 1938 was very powerful in many different ways. Source 2 states that the hurricane started by the coast of Africa and by the time it reached the U.S it had winds of over 155 miles per hour and was over 500 miles wide. Source 1 mentions…

Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, approached Mexico's Pacific coast with such ferocity that one official predicted it would become the most dangerous storm in history. Thousands were evacuated from luxury beach resorts long before the powerful Category 5 storm touched down Friday evening near Cuixmala in southwestern Mexico. Its 165-mph winds uprooted trees and dropped power lines. The hurricane center's final advisory on what had been described as a possible…

Chris Kyle wrote a total of two books in his life American Sniper, and American Gun. American Gun was influenced by his vast knowledge of guns along with his opinions on the best guns in American history. Whereas American Sniper was influenced by what he lived through and encountered during his four tours in Iraq. During his four tours he was put through a lot of traumatic experiences that would give me and you nightmares. How will the war in Iraq effect Chris Kyle and how will it influence him…

one of the “largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the US” according to (Holden, 2006) until recent natural disasters. Thousands of civilians were affected personally and financially. Hurricane Katrina started in the Gulf of Mexico and moved west to New Orleans. Around August 26-27, 2005. The Mayor at the time Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. ordered an emergency evacuation after getting a call from Max Mayfair stating “This is one of the worst storms that I have ever seen…

between a tropical wave and the Tropical Depression Ten. The cyclone headed generally westward toward Florida and strengthened into a hurricane, only two hours before making landfall at Hallandale Beach and Aventura on August 25. Katrina emerged into the Gulf of Mexico on August 26 and began to rapidly deepen.…

It all begins in Monterey Bay California, where author Johnathan Steinbeck and a close friend by the name of Ed Ricketts seek out boat and crew for a Marine Science expedition. Fishing out of Monterey bay is no strange occurrence, but Steinbeck’s and Ricketts voyage was quite different from all the other boating operations in the area. They were planning on sailing into the Sea of Cortez between the boarder of Mexico, and Baja California. This territory at the time was still being explored and…