Virgin Atlantic Airways

The Mary Celeste set out on its journey to the Azores but was found abandoned 400 miles east of it. The crew men's belongings were left in their quarters and the ship’s charts had been tossed about. The only lifeboat on the ship was missing and one of the two pumps had been disassembled, and three and a half feet of water was found in the bottom of the ship. The cargo of 1,701 barrels of industrial alcohol was still intact, and a six month supply of food and water was left (Blumberg). The…

Would one liter of water falling from high altitude knock you dead? Everyone knows the people are hit by falling object from high altitude is very dangerous. But if the object is one liter of water, will it dangerous? The answer is “No”. The reason of this answer is even if a large volume of water polo in the process of falling from a height, it is subjected to the action of the air resistance, which makes it split into numerous small droplets. Droplets quickly arrival "terminal velocity"…

A. Country Information: Panama is located in Central America between Costa Rica and Colombia. It is also known as The Republic of Panama. Panama is situated on isthmus connecting north and South America and bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to east, Caribbean Sea to the north and Pacific Ocean in the south. Panama has 772 kilometers from east to west in length and width that varies from 60 to 177 kilometers. Panama has an area of 77,381kilometers which makes it slightly smaller…

Carpe diem is to seize the day; enjoy the present,as opposed to placing all hopes in the future. The modern saying of carpe diem is YOLO;you only live once. The yolo is encourage you to act on impulse.For example”Ask that girl out. YOLO” It is to forget about the outcome of the situation, live the way you want to live and to not be scared of things going wrong. It is about living in the moment and enjoying your life. Carpe diem is about to plan your day, and live to the fullest. Don’t ever…

Comparison of the New England and Southern Colonies The colonies were first developed in the 1600’s, however the New England colonies and Southern Colonies were very different despite them both having similar reasons for coming to the new world. The southern colonies, consisting of Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia, were centered on making money and agriculture, whereas the New England colonies, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, were centered on…

a unique culture marked by the exploitation of the natives and slaves by the European colonizers and North American imperialists. The lines drawn by the North Atlantic powers have created an image of what is wrong or right, good or bad, high or low, worthy or undeserving. This line lies between the Caribbean and what these North Atlantics deem as the modern world. In an interview, Oscar de la Renta once said, “Do you know why I almost always wear a tie? I have this complex that if I walk into a…

For years, people have tried to understand: Why do such mysterious activities occur in the Bermuda Triangle? Ships have vanished without a trace and aircraft disappear with no sign of where they went. There have been countless cases where aircraft and boats have shown no signs or radioed that they were in distress. Boats have showed up without any crew members and there is no damage to the boat. There have been many possible reasons that have surfaced in recent years. From scientific reasons to…

I was born in Derby, England on the eighth of July 1998. I lived in a small town called Ambergate for the first four years of my life. After those four years I moved to another smaller and very remote town, Shipley. In Shipley I entered kindergarten and started school. However after a mere year we moved back to our old house in Ambergate where I lived until the biggest move of my life. Within the rest of my time in Ambergate I went to school, to my father’s house, and occasionally visited my…

There has been a plethora of opinions about who and when America was actually discovered that have been pondered over for several centuries by scholars and historians. History plays a significant role in providing a comprehensive understanding about our past, furthermore it also assists in dealing with current issues. For instance, in 2002 Elizabeth Kolbert wrote an article to substantiate the many questionings on Columbus and she states that the, “notion of discovery, was being reevaluated”…

Oceanic Impact For as far back as humankind can remember, Oceans have been a major part of our livelihood. Oceans cover nearly 71% of the Earth’s surface along with marginal seas, and land comprises the other 29%. Humans have always been fascinated with Oceans for their beauty, size, and great uncertainty. To date, it is believed that only 9% of all oceanic life forms have been discovered, which leaves millions of unidentified plants and sea life still out there. Aside from the sheer…