Imperial Japanese Navy

Prologue The docks were busy. Men bustled around, tossing nets into barges and slipping coins into pockets with wary glances. One man in particular stood at the edge of the docks, looking down into the water. He swayed forward a little, as though contemplating jumping in, then pulled back. Another man sidled up to the first, his dark, slick hair and glinting eyes contrasting with the other’s full red beard and downcast blue eyes. “For a minute I thought you weren’t going to show up,” the…

“Where can we find them?” “You will have to follow the path there.” He pointed sleepily to a trail in the sand. “It’ll pass through a forest and then veer nor’east toward Shadow Mountain.” The captain raised his eyebrow skeptically. “That’s if you choose to accept your quest.” I glanced at Mason, who was crossing his fingers. “Sure.” I shrugged. “It’s better than becoming a sea monster biscuit.” “That’s fine, lad.” The captain pulled a Swiss Army knife from his trouser pocket and handed it to…

The Queen vs Dudley and Stephens 14 QBD 273 DC (1884) Facts- Mignotte yacht overturned 1300 miles from land. There were four in the crew. Dudley the captain, Stephens was the first mate, Brooks a sailor, and the fourth a cabin boy named Parker who all escaped to lifeboat. The first three are upstanding members of the community. Parker was an orphan with no family and his first sea voyage. The only food are 2 cans of preserved turnip. No fresh water. The first three days they ate nothing, on…

Survival rates on the titanic depended on 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…

Emma and the group of men who were sitting with Patrick follow him out of the tavern and down the docks until they arrive at a gigantic ship. The sides of the hull were lined with cannons so powerful they could punch a hole in a ten inch thick stone wall. The ship's deck was hidden under a wall of ropes and barrels full of exotic fruits. Emma followed the pirates onto the ship the weak smell of salt and seaweed slowly traveled up her nose. The princess watched with awe as the sails which looked…

“Captain!” The First Mate shouted across the Bridge to the ship’s skipper, the First Mate taking one more look through his binoculars through the early morning mist to ensure his data before passing them to the waiting skipper. “I don’t believe it, is that what I think they are?” “What?” The Captain responded nonchalantly like it was a simple new matter of routine. “Ships, Sir,” responded the First Mate now turning away from the binoculars he was peering through. Annoyed, the Captain responded…

A little 50 gunned ship of the British Royal Navy sets sail to its colonies in the Americas. But with stories of the legendary sea creature going around the ship, and crew members worrying that they might encounter the beast. Capt. Alger tells the origin of the legendary sea creature. And how to kill it. Capt. Alger: How many days do you think we've been on these waters. Capt. Aldrich: To many. Capt. Alger: When we get to the colonies, I’m gonna have some local tea. Capt. Aldrich: If we…

“Come on!” yelled Captain Jurkic, “Are you guys coming to the meeting?” “You mean The Thing, right?” answers Valdemar. Valdemar was the person everybody knew. He has blonde hair, olive skin, green eyes, and he was only 13 years old. Captain Jurkic is 12 years, which is old enough to be a Viking, has blonde hair, moonlight skin, and blue eyes. “Turid? Are you coming to The Thing?” exclaims Gunnar, holding a sharp sword in his hand. Gunnar is different; he is just pure crazy. He has brown hair,…

create prejudice. Fears of unfamiliar customs, differences in religion, and personal appearance issues created prejudices exhibited by the Japanese and the “barbarians”. The Japanese people called Americans the “foreign devils—the barbarians” (4). Fear was created in the Japanese because of their unfamiliarity with the American customs. In the book, the Japanese felt the Americans’ customs made them barbarians. They killed animals for shoes (26). Americans sat on benches rather than the floor…

Edmund Burke has said that Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. After Pearl Harbor in World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese-Americans were stripped of their belongings, property, and businesses very similarly to the Jews being put into the ghetto by the Germans. Since the Iranian Hostage Situation, the 1993 World Trade Center and the 9/11 attacks, Muslim and Arabian Men, Women, and Children were against based on their religion and ethnicity. Some have even been arrested unfairly…