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The Adventure of my Life I have never been a risk taker or daredevil. The person from a group of friends that kills the Black Widow Spider on the wall doesn’t represent me, and I shy away from dangerous tasks out of fear. This needed to change when the opportunity to complete some dangerous stunts came my way while zip lining in the mountains of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Everything started last summer when we drove to the Smoky Mountains for vacation. We decided to zip line as one of our…

Natsukashii 懐 Walking along the beach, during recess hour, I would pick up seashells and set my eyes across the horizon, with no clue that I will be across the pacific ocean a few years later. My school Kinser Elementary resided next to the beach. Because of that, I would frequently wander and get in trouble, of course for leaving the boundaries of the playground. I was a curious child. Yearning for adventure, I have always desired to explore new places, travel the world, and had immense…

The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a dangerous confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This is when the US and Soviet Union came the closest to nuclear warfare. The situation was different in a number of ways, featuring confirmations and non supported directions as well as direct communications and miscommunications between both the US and Soviet Union (Office). The overwhelming conflict was also being judged by the fact that it was basically played out…

consists of about 30% to 40% of an airline's expenses, giving good reason to do everything they can to try to increase the efficiency of their fleet. There are many factors that go into how much fuel each plane uses. since a plane uses more fuel during takeoff and climb, the climb is a bigger part of a short flight vs. a longer flight where it will be at cruising altitude longer. It takes fuel to carry fuel and a 747 filled to the max with over 6500 gallons of fuel weighing 6.8 lbs for each…

IIntroduction Consumers today are needier than ever before and businesses are making millions and even billions of dollars a year in revenue due to consumer ignorance. Just recently, Mylan Pharmaceutical, the manufacture of the EpiPen came under scrutiny for price gouging of a life saving device for anyone with certain deadly allergies (Mylan CEO Should Resign (And Take Her "Coupons" With Her), 2016). Mylan is not the only pharmaceutical company making billions; thanks to direct to consumer…

Background According to Fox news world's article in 2015, Everest base camp trekking gets about 40,000 Western trekkers every year. Evidently Everest base camp is one of the popular trekking destinations amongst the trekkers. It is a strenuous high altitude trekking in a rugged terrain of Sagarmatha national park. Breathtaking beauty of landscapes, diversity in ecosystem, exotic Sherpa culture, sacred monasteries, and spectacular view of mountains have captivated trekkers around the world…

9:23 a.m., Captain Jason Dahl responded for clarification (History.com 3). The passengers were unaware of hijacking (9/11 Commision 10) until the hijackers attacked the cockpit at 9:28 a.m. (9/11 Commission 11). The hijackers took 46 minutes after takeoff to takeover gaining control of the plane (9/11 Commission 11). When the terrorists were in the cockpit, there were two mayday calls, sounds of struggle (History.com 3), and then the plane suddenly dropped 700 feet (9/11 Commission 11). There…

The logical revolution helped the way in science, Copernicus hypothesis gave us the capacity to never surrender and ultimately conflicting with the catholic church, demonstrated to us the best thing ever, to never quit coming clean regardless. The challenge to the truth the light to away and to never quit coming clean, this all materialized in view of exclusive one researcher, the eye of science himself Galileo Galilei! Conceived on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy, Galileo Galilei was a…

SWOT Analysis American Airlines SWOT Analysis American Airlines The SWOT analysis is a widely used tool used to scan the internal and external environment to achieve a systematic approach and support for strategic decision-making (Ebonzo Menga, Lu & Liu, 2015). An organization strengths and weaknesses can be identified by examining internal factors. The opportunities available to the organization and the threats it faces can be determined by examining external factors (Simoneaux & Stroud,…

Airplane; a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces. Airplanes to many are just aircrafts able to get them from point A to point B. They are also known to fly through the air for military uses. We all know what they are, but do we ever take the time to think about how they ever came around and who was able to invent such a great invention? On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilber Wright were the first people ever to fly a gasoline powered,…