Raft

After the boat was built we tested it, but the raft, made of straws, always submerged a little and then flew out from the bottom, like a pool inflatable held underwater. After they realized that Isaac’s plan wasn’t going to work, we started to discuss what to try next, so I brought up my idea again…

It was 4:22 a.m June 6, 1944, everyone in the camp was woken up by sirens. We were 20 miles out from Normandy beach. Sargent had not told us what was going on yet, we were just told to suit up and get to the boats. I heard a quiet buzz around the compound from various soldiers of various ranks that we were going to Normandy Germany and I knew this meant war. We loaded up the boats with around 16 per boat. I snatched my thompson and threw a extremely heavy flamethrower on my back and I got on the…

learned accouple lessons my first time in both states. The first lesson was jet skis are more dangerous than they seem to be. The first time I’ve ever rode on a jet ski was on this vacation and it was funs at first but then turned dangerous. A circle raft was connected to the jet ski and I told my…

The Raft is a book written by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen (S.A. Bodeen). This book was about a young teenage girl named Robie who after a plane crash, was stranded in the middle of the pacific ocean with nothing but a raft and a hopeful memory of the plane’s co-pilot which kept Robie emotionally intact. Throughout the book, Robie showed great bravery despite being stuck in the middle of the ocean. Robie fought hard to survive, even if that meant facing her fears and doing what was hard. The Fault in…

It was a beautiful day with an amazing location Niagara Falls, Canada. We were by the water falls and we walked a long way to get to the boat tour. And I was super scared because I do not like anything that floats on water. I was trying to recede from the boats. And there was a super long line and in my head I was saying thank you. But my dad finds another line by so much shorter so we got to the other line. And we had to go down a lot of steps and we get on the boat eventually I definitely had…

First chapter- I row my own boat Before I was 10 years old, I could see the world through my mind. The world was so bright and colorful. With a thought, flowers bloomed. Timeless creations appear before my eyes with swing of my finger. I could see things that weren’t logical. Sometimes, there were voices whispering in my ears telling me to wake up during the night. When I was 12, my parents taught me they were called a child’s fantasy. That those dreams will disappear when I grew up. I didn’t…

"It's only a short walk to the dock," they said. I don't mind short walks, but when there’s a 100 pound boat resting on your shoulder, a ten minute walk seems to last a lifetime. With my back hunched over, knees bent and about to give out, I lost complete feeling in my shoulders. As my teammates and I continued to walk, we saw other teams who finished their race walking their boats back to their trailers, their faces plastered with a painful expression on them, a confirmation that they…

characteristics of is, "The Raft of the Medusa" by Theodore Gericault. This picture depicts the survivors of the "Medusa", a french ship that sunk after a tragic accident. This painting is a huge representation of a macabre theme. It is very disturbing due to the fact that men are lying lifelessly upon the ground and the whole painting creates uneasy feelings. Gericault does a tremendous job at exemplifying the two extremes of hope and despair. As you look at most individual's on the raft you…

Mesopotamians were low on resources they could not make highly advanced transportation like planes or cars they had to carry goods to trade and keep their city running so they had to travel really far. They used chariots which we do not use now or rafts we use gasoline powered boats which work for a long time and that doesn't have to be fueled in a long time and mesopotamians had to row for a long time and that would get them tired so then they couldn't do other tasks and they also had to travel…

In The Raft, by S.A. Bodeen, Robie Mitchell is staying with her aunt in Oahu while taking a break from her parents on Midway, a secluded island atoll with minimal entertainment for a teenaged girl. When her aunt needs to go to L.A. for work, Robie convinces her to let her stay by herself for the remainder of the trip. Unfortunately, after the first night when a man confronts Robie on the street, she wants to go home. Unable to contact her parents due to weak signal and not wanting to worry her…