In the Excerpt "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand, a B-24 Liberator bomber plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean due to mechanical issues. Out of the eleven men on board, only three survived: Louie, Phil, and Mac. During their journey across the Pacific Ocean, Louie's most important trait of resilience was the ability to identify himself as a survivor, and not a victim. Since Louie identified himself as a survivor, he never gave up, and he always tried to help Phil and Mac. Phil also identified himself
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It Is A Bad Idea If mining companies start mining the hydrothermal vents down at the bottom of the ocean it could damage the ocean floor and the fragile ocean life, causing a species to be extinct which means we won’t be able to study and learn about them. Hydrothermal vent mining is a bad idea because it damages the ocean, ocean floor and the fragile ocean life. A hydrothermal vent is a chimney like structure that is made out of minerals like gold, silver, and copper, etc. Hydrothermal vents
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American writer and mountaineer, Jon Krakauer, in his nonfiction book, Into The Wild, illustrates his conflict and panic when confronted by the merciless icy wrath of Alaskan weather. Krakauer’s purpose is to instill the same rising panic he experienced when climbing The Devil’s Thumb, a mountain in the Stikine icecap region of Alaska, and portrays how the conflict influenced his choices for survival. His unique use of diction, simple syntax, and metaphor conveys his alarm as his strife with the
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When it comes to bass fishing it seems to me that bass fishing tips are more prevalent than Hershey kisses in Rosie O'Donnell's cupboards. It seems like every time you turn around there's someone who fancies themselves a fishing expert and has a bass fishing tips to throw at you. I have three of those bass fishing tips to throw at you as well, but thee 3 effective bass fishing tips have been proven through more than 50 years of combined fishing experience. Does 50 years of combined fishing experience
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lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater). This form of environmental pollution occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds. There are many contributing sources to water pollution
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Australian are deeply affected by sharks or can be said as scared of sharks. Some Australian even think that sharks act as demon in their life(Winton,2013). The recorded number of Australian who were attacked by sharks is 221 and 66 of these are provoked attacks from 1995 to 2014. Also the number of the fatal attacks is only 32(Thomas,2014). This seems not a huge number in 20 years, so why Australian have numerous fear of the sharks? It is a kind of moral panic. As the term moral panic describes
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Do you ever wonder what may lay beneath the ocean, where myth and reality come to life? What is the giant squid aka; “THE KRAKEN” as told in tall tales. In ancient myth, sailors told of giant squid attacking the boats. Now movies make them come to reality more feared and scary. Finally a group of scientist called the “squid squad” are looking for the giant creature aka “Kraken” in the big blue ocean. In the beginning ancient sailors told tales of there ships being attacked
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Life of the true story Is the sea alone enough to drive a man mad? Pi Patel survived 227 days at sea in a lifeboat with whom he shared with a Bengal Tiger. Anyone who has read the story should know that Pi grew up in a zoo, he gives his life story, and the second story held none of that. First of all, Pi grew up in a zoo. In the story, Pi is interested in learning Zoology, and his father owned a zoo. He learned how to take care of the animals, and how to tame them. In chapter 71, Pi goes on telling
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The Indian company whose ship was pillaged reached out to England and informed the government of the attack. This did not go over well in England, especially after the reformed government stance on piracy and soon the authorities were on the hunt. Kidd was now a wanted criminal; his crime was piracy. Kidd became aware of the issue and thought it best to rid himself of the merchants’ ship that he had been using in lieu of his own beaten one. Before abandoning the ships he renamed the merchant ship
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They felt sucked into the Earth as their sails descended beyond the horizon. Away they went unsure of their return. Telemachus’s crew sailed into the night. They sailed through the darkness with the wind and mist whipping at their faces. They perceived to be fading from reality as they fell down the icy waters. Their hearts were gripped by a foreign and unearthly sensation. The crew and their leader and fell into a state of delirium and semi-consciousness. they still had their senses, but felt like
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