Sailor

they are. In today’s popular culture it is widely celebrated and encouraged to be able to express one’s self freely and proudly, and tattoos let people do that through beautiful art. Although a lot of tattoos are copied or repeats of the past, like sailors today getting WW2 tattoos, it still represents who that person is and what they…

“What’s wrong?” I ask, noticing my youngest Francesco, clutching his leg. Hysterical, Andrea manages to speak in between sobs, “It was awful! On the way back from school, we stopped at the port to see the big ships come in. When we went to welcome the sailors with everyone else, they…they…” “They what?” I questioned, an eerie feeling had come over me. “They were dead!” he bawled.…

Throughout history, there have been a manifold of variations on the mythical Siren. Traditionally told through Greek Mythology, they are mermaid-like creatures who sing beautiful songs that lure nearby sailors to their death by shipwreck. Two variations on this classic character are found in Homer’s Odyssey and Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song”. In both of these pieces of literature, we find very different tone usage, contrasting points of view, and various techniques of conveying the Siren's to…

captures the moment Americans learned of a Japanese surrender in 1945, putting an end to World War II. The romantic composition of this photograph draws in our attention very effectively inserting us into the moment. The romantic image of a U.S Navy sailor kissing a woman in a white dress affects the audience by conveying different emotions depending on the perspective of the audience. Logically, the image primarily portrays a feeling of romance, relief, and celebration; however some people…

were important, on a Portuguese ship, usually one hundred out of five hundred died because of unrecorded disease. The most popular diseases were small pox, flux, and scurvy. In order to prevent scurvy, sailors would make the slaves be active by participating in something so called a dance. Sailors would whip at the naked bodies of those who screamed and jumped from the pain of the dance. The chains were left on during the whippings and usually tore away at their flesh. During the 1500s, more…

In general, in most cases, some conflicts can be handled by using conflict management techniques to better control the situation. Therefore, as a supervisor, we must learn to have a better understanding of managing a conflict climate in which will create a mutually satisfying outcomes. In short, we leaders must recognized our superiority and influence we have over our employees and that we do not to turn that authority into power abuse. For the most part, supervisors and subordinates will not…

discriminate when recruiting capable Sailors. If a captain waltzed into a bar or brothel in search of…

thought that it was a punishment sent down from God, for their sins. Sins such as heresy, fornication and worldliness (Mullen, 2023). What happened to the sailors who brought it to Europe? The sailors had to stay on the whip for around 30 days, this long time period was made 40 days, the sailors were quarantined. Quarantine was created by those sailors who had to stay on that ship for such a long time, which is still used…

Many people within the IS community would tell you that being integrated with ship's company, deploying, and doing sailor work like 3M and Damage Control (DC) will help you stand out on promotion boards. This seems true as 70% of the 100 intelligence professionals I surveyed agreed that they thought being directly attached to a ship would give them an advantage on exams/promotion…

Salamis Bay for one of the biggest sea and land battles in history. Ancient Greek triremes outperformed Persians ships, which led to the victory at Salamis Bay because of their superior design, powerful weaponry, and the skilled seamanship of Athenian sailors. First, the Greeks and their triremes destroyed many enemy vessels and prevailed in the Battle of Salamis Bay because of their superior design. The Greek triremes were the most advanced ship the world had ever seen at the time of the…