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    Willy Loman's Story

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    As he walked past a room with the door closed he could hear a buzzing sound and was intrigued. He pushed open the door and saw a huge glowing machine beneath him. Judging from what he knew about trucks he guessed that the machine was the engine of the ship. Studying the engine Willy realized that he could cover the main exhaust and make the engine combust. Willy found a large piece of sheet metal and a screw gun to enact his plan. First he bent the metal to fit the pipe, then used the screw gun to fasten it into place. Hurrying to find a way off the ship, Willy rushed back the way he came to the hangar. He ran down the hall almost being caught before he could duck into a room and watch the hangar for an opportunity to steal another UFO. When he saw a break in the security he ran towards the nearest ship and took off without a problem. As he started speeding towards earth he saw the blinding flash of the ship exploding. As he finished his story Willy stoked the fire, and gave the kids marshmallows. They ran off into the barn to get sticks, for roasting the marshmallows. Willy closed his eyes and sat in silence remembering his parents. He opened his eyes and swore he saw them in the…

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    The Titanic Research Paper

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    The Titanic one of the greatest ships ever built in the 1900’s it was supposed to be unsinkable; People even said God couldn’t sink it himself. But on its first journey it became a tragedy for all the people that were on it. “Four days into its journey, at 11:40 P.M. on the night of April 14, she struck an iceberg (Boness).” It was a very big tragedy everyone went from having a good time to begging for help. If the crew would have listened to the iceberg warnings they would have been able to…

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    1. In the two different selections of reading "Ship of Gold" and "Gold Grubber", Tommy Thompson was presented in two different ways. In the article, "Ship of Gold" Tommy Thompson was presented as a hero. The article states, "In the early 1980's, Thompson began a determined search that took years. He spent many millions and faced many setbacks"(Ship of Gold 20). This shows that Tommy Thompson had patience and perseverance, qualities often found in a hero. However, from a totally different view,…

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    Ajax Whitmire Theory

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    A long time ago, there were big sailing ships on the river. One night in a storm, a big ship sank. All the lanterns on board were lit as the ship went down. Now, they say that on stormy nights you can still hear the flame of the lanterns being extinguished as they clashed with the water, at exactly 11 O’ clock. There have also been sightings of ghostly figures roaming on the nearest shores or shadowy figures laying on pieces of debris afloat in the enormous body of water. Reports of this…

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    I chose to make a Clipper Ship because it was in my opinion the most interesting part of the book. When Nailer talks about how he would love to have one. I think having one would be pretty cool. Having a big ship to that you can say is yours is just awesome. The Clipper ship is a long narrow wooden vessel with lofty canvas sails, reigned as the world’s fastest oceangoing ships from about 1843 to 1868. To make my project everything I used on it was stuff that I could reuse. Recycling is an…

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    Day Of Gombita Book Report

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    master of all pirates captain Olly "Cutlass Rattler" Spoons, "The Pirate of Flying Fish" .This pirate be boarding your boat afore ye can say 'ship ahoy'! He is extremely quick and smart and his ship “Flying Fish” is known for traveling the 7 sees. His crew is the toughest in the whole island and his prisoners are begging him to let him go or even work with him as a maid. Captain Olly "Cutlass Rattler" Spoon started his life as a ship scrubber which the big pirate drop around the ship to clean in…

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    Summary: As passengers walk through a door and step into a tube, the door closes behind them and a gush of wind sends them flying and floating in mid air. This skydiving simulator is one of many activities that many passengers can enjoy on the world's most technologically advanced cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's new Quantum of the Seas. Activities and features on the Quantum of the Seas include skydiving, bumper cars, robotic bartenders, and many more. If people get a room without an ocean view…

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    A big crib fell from the sky, will he save lots of people from drowning and the kraken? Once upon a time there was a city named Idahoe then there was a big cry and the people from there was all like “what was that?” Then it came again. WHAAAAA!!! Then BOOM there was something that fell from the sky all the people came to take a look. WHAAAAA!!! Said the thing that came inside of the big something. “Ohhhhh I know what that big something is… it is a gigantic crib!!” cried the woman, then everyone…

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    known as the Big E. This ship was the seventh ship that was named Enterprise as well was the first of the Enterprise ships that was a aircrafts carrier. The USS Enterprise was very important during during World War II because it was in many battles that help the United States won in the Pacific side and never sunk. Also the carrier had created psychological effect it play in both the United States and Imperial Japan due to many reasons. One way the USS Enterprise was important for the…

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    Essay About Titanic

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    of the big unforgettable historical disasters. The most gigantic and luxury steamship instead of getting to the New York seaport, it sideswiped to the iceberg in North Atlantic ocean and dive to the depth of the sea. Theretofore, the Atlantic sea witnessed many ships and vessels ply in various purposes between Europe and America. It may many ships sank into the sea for different reasons, but nobody thought this kind of a ship with having such a strong structure and safety suffers such a…

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