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    Jake's Tragic Hero

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    There Once was a very intelligent bullfrog named Jake. He was the best at doing everything. From academics to outdoor activities. His favorite thing to do was build ships with his dad when he was young. He got so good at it that he was best on in the town of Tipton. He became famous for the ships he would build. Jake would say “I guarantee you I’m the best ship builder around the Central Valley, no one is as good as me”. But with all this success Jake got full of himself. He became greedy with all his money and belongings and never gave back to his community in Tipton. One day Jake was building the ship that was known to be the Titanic. This ship was to be considered the best ship in the world. Jake noticed this very beautiful bullfrog named Isabella. She was the prettiest bullfrog he had ever seen. Jake being himself was showing off his moves but he made the biggest mistake of his life. He had accidentally chopped off his own leg. This ruined his life. He was forced to stop building ships because of his disability. Jake went from living in the biggest house of Tipton to living in a Wigwam. Jake was now 65 years old and still without a job. He didn’t know what to do; he went from the richest to the poorest man in Tipton. He tried and tried to build more boats, but they were all a failure to him and to everyone else. People would make fun of Jake because of what happened to him. Jake said to himself “my life will never be the same again”. Jakes mom walked into the room and…

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    TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 • BACKGROUND OF: - LUMUT LEE MARINE ENGINEERING SHIPYARD 2 - UNIKL MIMET SYIPYARD 4 COMPARISION BETWEEN TWO SHIPYARDS 6 CONCLUSION 7 RECOMMENDATION 8 REFERENCE Introduction Shipbuilding refers to the construction of ships that able of floating. Shipbuilding typically takes place in a shipyard by specialized engineers, boat builders, and other marine experts. Shipyard, a place which ships are constructs and…

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    New Hampshire

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    The naval shipyard is located on an island Kittery, Maine. This shipyard is located near the mouth of Piscataquis River. This shipyard is mainly used for repairing and remodeling of navy ships. The place holds a history of ship building and the first submarines were constructed here. L-8 was the first submarine to be constructed here. After World War II, they continuously redesigned and constructed new submarines. The newly constructed submarines produced a great impact on today's submarine…

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    The history of the Newport News Shipyard is very fascinating because of the the founder and his history, and how the USS Midway was built there. But, when was it founded? Was there other ships built there? These questions will be answered as I tell you all about the Newport News Shipyard and why it is so fascinating. The Newport News Shipyard is 131 years old. That means that it was founded in the year clof 1886. It is located in the city of Newport News in Virginia. The Newport News…

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    In What Women Want Summary

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    The shortage of shipyard workers during the war allowed women to step up to the plate, and begin working the same positions as men. By the end of the war, even though jobs started plummeting, there was a resurgence in the feminist movement. In 1964, the word “sex” was finally added to Title VII of the Civil Rights Bill, leading to more jobs available for women. Women found power in numbers and set up many outreaching organizations such as the National Organization for Women (NOW). G.D. Searle…

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    Hunnington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professioinal services to partners in government and industry (Hunnington Ingalls Industries website). There are a variety of types of career oportunites at HII. A few examples of career oportunities would be craft careers, supervisor careers, contractors, and engineering design careers. There are many more types of career oportunities at Ingalls which leads to why there are thousands of people who…

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    Railway 1. Serving as the first American commercial railroad, the Granite Railway between Quincy and Milton was constructed in 1826. 2. While the immediate purpose of the Granite Railway was to move granite for the Bunker Hill Monument, Quincy granite was exported throughout the United States, serving as the material for buildings in Washington D.C. 3. While the Quincy quarries themselves are an important landmark for locals and tourists alike, the granite from the quarries serves as the…

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    So, the leaders of the government decided to tighten and expand the military abilities. (DOC 9) As the years passed and Japanese were still facing imperialism. The Japanese had created four major arsenals, that each had their own satellite plants. As well, three shipyards under the government control, all three shipyards could help supply a modern military force in the time of need. Two of the arsenals locations were in Tokyo and Osaka, these mainly were for the Japanese armies. Tokyo arsenal…

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    Kaiser, under contract to build cargo ships for the beleaguered British, constructed a shipbuilding yard in Portland. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Kaiser also won wartime contracts to build ships for the United States and because of the insatiable demand, Kaiser constructed two additional shipyards in the Portland area. During the war, the Oregon Shipbuilding Yards delivered 455 ships to the United States Maritime Commission.30 The shipyards provided…

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    1. This was a right to publicity tort because Woods’ name and photographs were used for commercial purposes to attract attention to the shipyard without his prior consent. The shipyard did not have a First Amendment right because what they did would be considered commercial speech. The company used Woods’ name and likeness to promote their shipyard. In addition, because Woods’ is a public figure they would have to have his legal consent to use his image on their products and promotional…

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