Scouting

let the stable hands do their job. He was utterly exhausted, the quest having been a long and tiring one. He had been gone for Camelot for nearly a week, and he wasn't sure if he had slept at all in that time. It should have just been a general scouting mission, but when the other members of his party had been struck down with a sickness that was working its way through the ranks faster than Gaius could heal it, Leon had volunteered to go alone. He had done his fair share of patrolling over his…

Oh The Places You’ll Go As college students, we are subject to a substantial amount of pressure. Stress is a natural piece of the college-life puzzle, and can be triggered by anything from renting textbooks, to buying groceries, to putting gas in our cars. One of the largest factors leading to our anxiety can be choosing our major, because this decision will determine what career path we will take. For many students, this dilemma can take years to resolve. Fortunately for me, I know exactly…

In the short story “War” by Jack London the use of situational irony helps reveal the theme of survival of the fittest. The narrator is currently in the woods scouting for enemies and as he goes to the river for water, he spots a man with a ginger beard. “He glanced down the sights, and knew that he was gazing upon a man who was as good as dead. It was impossible to miss at such point blank range. But he did not shoot.” During this war the narrator spared an enemy’s life as he chose not to…

Colonel Dax is very clearly the most honorable and respectable character in the film “Paths of Glory”, especially when compared to the individuals who out-rank him, such as General George Broulard, and General Paul Mireau, and even his inferiors, such as Lieutenant Roget. Numerous examples are set forth throughout the film that highlight Colonel Dax’s heroism and valor, while also showing how the other characters, or “scoundrels” as he puts it, are all weak-willed men who let their ambition,…

Battle Cruiser Force left Rosyth at 22:15 with four new super-dreadnoughts, six battle cruisers, 14 light cruisers, and 27 destroyers. The two elements steamed for an area southwest of the Norwegian coast. (Stokesbury, 1981) Admiral Franz von Hipper’s Scouting Force steamed from the Jade shortly before dawn on 31 May with five battle cruisers, five light cruisers, and 30 destroyers. After Hipper had steamed about 50 miles, Admiral Reinhard Scheer’s main body followed with 16 dreadnoughts, six…

Learning Qualities There are so many different adjectives to describe one person but there are many that do not describe one too. In this essay an adjective describes what a person is and isn’t as an individual. I know for sure that there aren’t just two to three adjectives to describe somebody but three adjectives that describe me perfectly is ambitious, attentive, and gregarious. There are also a few adjectives that I need to work on to help me in school and in the world, being independent…

now was honor her with her favorite flower. She was holding a pink carnation when they first met. That day, in the year of our Lord 1946, John had just began his first ranch hand gig on a nice small fifteen acre farm. He had spent the last year scouting jobs in rural Midwest towns when he finally chanced upon this post. He thought the worst he’d have to do his first day was fix the fencing to the rugged property or pile up cow manure, yet he somehow ended up almost shoulder length inside a…

Following the end of an injury-plagued 19-13 (10-8 Mid-American Conference) season head coach Rob Senderoff knew that he’d have to replace the contributions made by graduating seniors Chris Ortiz, Xavier Pollard and Kaliq Spicer. What he didn’t know that he’d also lose his starting point guard, key bench players, a staff member and his star power forward. The month of April began with an announcement that redshirt junior guard Kellon Thomas be transferring to a school closer to home for his…

Elizabeth II was not guaranteed the royal crown considering her father was the second heir, after his eldest brother, Edward VIII. Despite the odds Elizabeth became queen following her father's death in 1952. Although becoming queen was not in Elizabeth’s favor, she has graciously accepted the royal throne for sixty-five years, making her the longest reigning queen in the British Monarch, whilst dodging threats and scandals, elegantly serving the British, with respect from people all over the…

is where Chris’s dead body is found in September of 1992, along with an S.O.S note he wrote when he realized he is close to death. The environment in which Chris lived for that extended period of time is vital to his story; this isn’t like a boy scouting trip in which you bring your grocery store graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate, and roast them while laughing with your friends. This isolation made Chris completely dependent on the land, even having him record in his journal what food…