Second Mate

The boat lurches forward and the hooks start to get dragged. I can't help but thinking that this will work, i have to believe that this will work. 3 of the slowest minutes of my life go by until...Slam! It felt like a gorilla grabbed the end of my rod and pulled with all his might. “START REELING QUICK!” shouted the first mate. I started reeling with all the strength i could muster up. Every single crank felt like i was curling a 100 lb dumbbell. After 10 minutes i had only reeled in half the line, I started to believe that I had hooked a shark or a small whale. I kept cranking and cranking away feeling as if there is no end in sight. 5 minutes pass and you can tell that whatever is on the other end of the line is just as tired as me. I can see the end of the line in the water, and I get a second wind. I've finally reeled the fish in. The first mate reaches into the water and pools up the rig and on it...are three fish! 2 striped bass and a 35 inch blue fish. The first mate says “that's the biggest bluefish i've ever seen anyone catch.” I ask how long are the bass and the first mate says “none of them are over 35”. Even after hearing this news i'm not mad, i feel like i accomplished…

However, online dating does ease that stress, for the most part, men and women are able to get to talk to the other person for a significant amount of time before they actually ever even have to meet them in person. This allows them to decide if they like them before going or not, whereas in the past the first date might have been awkward after finding out that they do not have the same interests as them. Most dating websites even have a section for interests and they will match them for the…

The Witness Captain’s log: June 30, 1867. My crew and I were thrown off course after the storm. The Witness lost part of her mast and the mainstay was damaged beyond repair. We began to float aimlessly in the vast Pacific Ocean. I have remained in good spirits despite the damage to my ship. Captain’s log: July 1, 1867. Two of my men became seasick. My first mate Rascal and lookout Skip were hunkered down below, green in the face. I felt a little woozy and laid down as well. I do not normally…

Time management is a problem that everyone experiences, some people are better at it than others, but we all struggle with it. Life is a busy thing and we often fall behind. This project gives some insight as to how time is being spent by tracking every action made for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for an entire week. The data collected provides an opportunity to look at where time is being spent throughout the week and can be helpful in showing where time is be wasted the most.…

off a book after he got jealous of one of his prison mates knowledge. Malcolm, spent his time copying every single word in the dictionary and learning each and every word until he was able to pick up a book and actually understand what he was reading. He spent the rest of his time in prison, and even most of his time when he got out of prison, reading books. As Malcolm said, “Reading had forever changed the course of my life.” With reading, the world around you opens. You can learn so many new…

in the learning of a second language. This is one of the methods that I used in the process of developing my literacy skills in English. Good listening skills comes from frequent listening to others speak, especially the native speakers of a language (Helaman 88). The social interaction in which I engaged in with native English speakers sharpened my listening skills because I could hear and grasp words as spoken by my peers. Though I began by grasping a few words, this percentage increased with…

Imagine walking up to that foreign exchange student in sociology and speaking 100% fluent Japanese to them. The lack of understanding in the United States peaks when discussing other countries. If every American is required to learn a second language this cultural confusion would cease to exist. Employers love when possible employees can speak other languages and communicate with customers in a more direct way. Being bilingual is becoming more and more essential to being part of the global…

How important is being bilingual? From birth almost everyone learns the language that their parents or relatives teaches to them, this allows them to communicate with the world. However, the confinement of only knowing one language can have its’ own issues and drawbacks. Every individual desires to speak and express themselves with no problem and what greater asset than knowing a second language? Speaking more than one language is an advantage for many professionals as the world becomes…

Throughout the U.S. most states have the same requirements for their bilingual education personnel. Teachers are required to have coursework relating to bilingual education and bilingual populations. The instructors must be certified in bilingual education, English as a second language educator, or the specific language that will be taught other than English. Educators are also required to attend professional development activities and trainings in order to stay up to date on teaching culturally…

In order to carry out this experiment Sheng et al (2013) chose 60 participants (30-Spanish-English bilingual participants and 30 –English monolingual participants) from the age 7 years 3 months to 9 years 11 months. Since the aim is to investigate the effects of age and language experience the chosen participants were divided in 2 language experience categories higher English Experience (HEE) and Higher Spanish Experience (HSE). Age wise they differed orthogonally; younger and older children,…