they're takin' their sweet time bringin' the oil back, obviously, and possibly risked contracting a dipsomaniac captain who likes to drink martinis and fuckin' play slalom with the icy masses, and it ain't too long 'til he hits one, spills the oil and kills all the ocean life in the North Atlantic. I figure fuck it, while I'm busy why not simply shoot my mate, accept his position, offer it to his sworn adversary, climb up gas costs, bomb a town, club a child seal, hit the hash pipe and join the National Guard? I could be chosen president. So now my pal's out of work and he can't bear to drive, so he must stroll to the fuckin' prospective employee meetings, which sucks cause the shrapnel in his rear end is givin' him constant hemorrhoids. Also,
On Wednesday 07/26/17 at 1306 hours I heard Officer D. Jones state via the radio a male had just possibly broken into a vehicle near 602 Auburn Way N. Officer Jones stated he detained the male on 6th ST NE just east of Auburn Way N.
Claim 1: Just from this one sentence, I can make the claim that slaves were just auctioned off like any other item. Though at this time this was fine there are just some things missing from the actual ad itself. There is little to no information given in the ad other than where to go and who was selling the man can mislead potential buyers. I would say that since President Abraham Lincoln wasn’t serving his term just yet that this happened very often but, I just have a feeling more things were added. A lot of important information seems to be missing and to me that makes things suspicious. I’m going to make the claim that Captain Wentworth Paxton was in some way trying to scam people. Just even adding a simple age range and some skill that the slave could do would help. Maybe Captain Wentworth Paxton was just trying to lead people to his house hoping on selling the slave that could've been a slacker, ill, or just older and useless. I think Captain Wentworth Paxton intentions were people weren’t going to come a long way for nothing so there was always a possibility that someone would by the slave.
The Development of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross In Tim O’Brien’s short story “The Things They Carried,” the main character, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, undergoes a major transition in personality and mindset. Lieutenant Cross is first depicted as a love-stricken soldier who is physically in Vietnam but mentally at home with the women he loves, Martha. Cross ponders every aspect of Martha’s life back home and thinks about her constantly.
In David Shipler’s novel, The Working Poor Shipler expresses that life is not always easy, especially living in poverty. Shipler tries to get across to his readers that work does not always work. The main topic addressed is ultimately the dilemmas of public aid. Shipler illustrates this in chapter 2 of his novel by explaining the lives of three hard working woman who are stuck in the poverty cycle. Just because these women have a job, does not mean that they are able to free themselves from poverty.
The crewmen who were assigned to this group are probably not happy with their reassignment, so at least in the beginning things may be slow.
Throughout all the testimonies, there were many similar things said by both the people who supported Captain Preston and also those who opposed him. One of the similar claims stated on both sides was that most of them said that they heard someone yelled out “fire” from behind all the soldiers. Some people said that the person behind the soldiers was an officer. Robert Goddard and William Wyat, both claimed that the officer in the back was Captain Preston. He denies that he called for the soldiers to shoot at the crowd and that it was on their own accord. In addition, there was another claim that three people all remember Preston saying “damn their blood fire” and “let’em take the consequence”.This shows that Preston most likely planned on
Recently your decision to position an additional trooper in the area located behind the Edward W. Brooks Courthouse has resulted in a tremendous success. I devote a substantial amount of my time safeguarding the area of the Charles F. Hurley building and have noticed a significant transformation in the safety of the nearby area.
In the book NewJack: Guarding Sing Sing, the book discussed the life of a guard. Most people feel that the guards are bad guys in the criminal justice system and with the politics of the criminal justice systems there are many assumptions of the way in which the stereotype of prison guard’s life should be. The author Ted Conover explains first hand on the experiences behind the scenes that many guards experiences throughout their careers that is an untold story of the truth in the prison system. Conover was curious about the subculture of the prison guards’ duties and wanted to know the truth about if the assumptions that most have about the prison guards is truthful. Conover entered the Academy with many other young men and a few women who wanted good jobs with security. The training was modeled after boot camp for the military. Those who had been in the military fared better than those who had not been so initiated. Once Conover crossed the training hurdle, he was tossed over to Sing Sing for his first assignment.
Furthermore, according to Boyer and Nissenbaum, “it [was] clear that the girls themselves did not actually know most of the people they named.” This brings out the possibility that the trails were biased towards certain people. For example, in the case of Captain Alden, most of the afflicted girls were unable to recognize him until “a man standing behind one of the [girls] whispered into her ear.” In this case the girls were clueless on who Alden was until somebody identified him. Interestingly enough, when the girl’s interrogator asked her how she was able to identify Alden she claimed that, “the man told her so.” This account helps to show how some people could had an influence on the outcome of the trials. When a victim couldn 't identify the specter, people around would them bombard the victim with names. Some accounts also seem to suggest that Samuel Parris and his supporters terrorized villagers and even had some controlled over the trials. Considering that his two daughter were among the first to become “bewitch” it would make sense for Samuel Parris to take advantage of situation to get certain people out of the way.
This portrait is a very intimate and personal painting for both the viewer and the model. Captain S was asked by Quilty to sit naked for his portrait, as Quilty needed to see the body after its protective layers of uniform and body armour had been stripped away. Because for him, their nakedness expressed both the strength and the frailty of the human condition in time of war. The pose for this painting reflects a memorable and terrifying experience Captain S had as an officer, but also showing he is open and vulnerable. Under constant fire from insurgents in Afghanistan, he spent eighteen hours taking cover behind a low mud-brick wall. Captain S not only commanded aircraft gunfire, he also coordinated the landing of the medical helicopter in
I caught my mind wandering as I was unsure of the next few days to come. I hear of a battle that will take place but I’m unsure of how I will play my role in it. The bugle goes off and we all rise from our solemn sleep and begin our training. The colonel yells aloud through the camp that we must be at the post in fifteen minutes. I think to myself, is this the day that we go to battle? I’m not ready for this. I feel unprepared with so many questions I’m asking myself. I arrive at my post to learn that it is just a training exercise. I thank Jesus just as my mama had taught me to be thankful and always remember the lord is with you. As the day of training progresses we learn about loading musket
Captain O’Hara was happy to be in the fold again, he had word that the West Coast was attempting to send help via the Panama Canal. He didn’t have the specifics nor did he know what they were sending. He hoped they were sending ships, it would be great to feel like he was actually back in the Navy again. Over the last couple of months he had teams evaluating the ships at James River, National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) for ships they might be able to use. Ideally, they were studying the Category B ships, which meant that they were retained for future mobilization and fund were allocated to maintain them. There were several frigates that they had already pulled out and were working actively on restoring. They had yet to find any real combat vessels, such as a Battleship or Destroyer that they could use.
Some poems are similar. Some are different. Some, however, can have aspects that are both similar and different. In the poems “O Captain, My Captain” and “Shiloh: A Requiem” many literary aspects are used. Some of these include repetition, imagery, extended metaphors, and personification. Although the poems “O Captain, My Captain” and “Shiloh: A Requiem” have very different literary elements, they have some in common as well.
I decided to analyze the character of the Sergeant. The Cantebury Tales describe him as a wise advisor of the law. His recognition received from the King and Queen gave him importance. Sergeant lustfulness made him acquire luxorious items such as robes. He could never have enough. The personality he exhibited was cunning. The writer talked about how he appeared honest, but there was something more beneath that. I think he was charismatic, so no one ever thought to question anything he said. Sergeant feels like his appearance is extremely important. Showing his worth is so important that he would rather be riding around uncomfortably then not be seen average. Hopefully, the pilgrimage will humble him. The decision to join the pilgrimage is
If you’re reading this I don’t recommend reading this at night. Remember stranger things? Remember Eleven and Mike? Bet you didn’t know there was more to that story. That's probably why you’re reading this, but anyways here’s the rest of the story.