Rajasthan Royals

‘’Let's go ladies,’’ yells the captain of the landing craft that Logan Thomas was on. It was June 6, 1944 at 6:30. There was a slight matalic smell and was quite cool from the water sprays. Logan was a part of the 2nd battalion. He is just out of high school, Logan was a tall, very muscular boy. He was a part of the football and wrestling team. But, even he felt the fear of landing on Omaha Beach. Logan looks up at his fellow troops and sees many young boys shaking in fear with their M1’s in…

Chapter One Nothing seemed to be happening, so they all ignored the loud noises. That is, until the noises became louder and they saw the flickering of the flames. The pirates had lit at least twenty torches and were marching down the street, looking to cause chaos and mischief. The leader, the infamous Captain Mako, laughed boisterously and stumbled into a house. He yelled, “Burn them all down! The flames are pretty!” The other pirates cheered and threw their flaming torches at the porches of…

of honor and the surroundings. In Picasso’s picture seventy percent of the canvas is filled with the princess. There is only one maid of honor and you can’t even distinguish her face because Picasso wants the whole focus of the picture to be on the royal princess. The picture that Velazquez created focuses more on the vulnerability of the princess and how the maids of honor matter for her well…

Queen Anne’s Revenge In November 1996 researchers working with Intersal Inc. found a mound of cannon, anchors, and ballast stones off the coast of Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. What the researchers discovered Queen Anne’s Revenge, the flagship of Blackbeard, real name Edward Teach (Wilde-Ramsing:2006). The ship, which sank in 1718, was not professional excavated by archaeologists till 1997 when the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) to control of the site. The site has…

BOOM. BOOM. CRAAAAACKKKK! The shots rang out in deafening roars, and left thick white smoke in their wake. A cacophony of screams, clashing steel, and cannon fire filled the air, as two ships collided in battle. One thought screamed inside Isaiah Cartwell's mind. I have to find her. This is our chance, our one chance. Go! Weaving through the swarm of dueling men, Isaiah raced towards his goal. The kitchen, please have stayed in the kitchen. He rushed towards the aft of the ship, to the hatch…

It was never a normal day on the ship of the straw hat pirates, there was always a noise going on. From Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper fishing to Brook playing a song to Sanji fangirling over Robin and Nami. While you were sitting at a table, sun beating down on you, with a killer headache. Curse all this noise. Noise was your worst enemy at the moment and it seemed like its winning. Everything seems to go quiet for only a moment, a blissful moment, before the sudden yelling from across the deck made…

Serving for a greater purpose than anyone could imagine, an experience that few go through in their lifetime, leaving this world having actually contributed to society, helping it grow stronger for the future generations, having made the world safer for millions of people with one oath and a will to progress and reach one's full potential--The United States Marine Corps is the toughest branch of service and pushes people farther than imaginable. “There is no can’t only pushing forward past…

Hurricane Joaquin was just a tropical storm when the ship name El Faro was leaving Jacksonville, Florida to Puerto Rico on Thursday. As Joaquin started to get bigger and stronger El Faro started to get 30 to 35 foot waves by the time the hurricane was category 4 they had lost all type of communication, the coast guard believes the wind could have destroyed the ship’s communications equipment and lost contact with the ship. El Faro had 33 people on board 28 of them were U.S. Citizens and five…

August 2, 1943. An American Lieutenant, 27 years of age, was with his crew of 13 aboard a PT boat near Japanese waters. It was late at night. Suddenly, the Lieutenant spotted in the darkness the outline of a boat coming straight towards them. At first he mistook it for a fellow PT boat-no cause for alarm. Yet as it came closer, he realized what it was: A Japanese destroyer. He made an attempt at the guns and tried to move out of the way, but it was too late. The PT boat was hit by the enormous…

“No Rank? Then Who is Chen Jia Zhou” Chen Jia Zhou is currently tall, skinny, muscled man. Even though, the veteran is now an elder, Jia was not as weak as the other elderlies. When Mr. Chen first joined the Navy the soldier was immature. However, now the ex soldier hair is completely white. The veteran was easy to give in, but the years in the Navy, those years hardened and qualified Jia physically and mentally for life. The veteran glancing back at the days of service. Although, Jia was in…