or any sort worth speaking about. I have but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never had been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.” Those where Captain E. J. Smith’s words describing his career as a Captain. Smith was retiring after he concluded the Titanic’s journey. Smith was trying for record time in the
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syringes the size of basketball jumps and confined to their beds with leather straps -- and you give them an open space where they can all go in any of thirteen directions at once. Is that asking for trouble or what?” Interspersed are salient comments about traveling on European trains. “There is no scope for privacy and of course there is nothing like being trapped in a train compartment on a long journey to bring all those unassuageable little frailties of the human body crowding to the front of your
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from. A high majority of unauthorized immigrants actually come to a country with a green card or a visa‚ but then overstay their time. Ones that don’t have the luxury of becoming a citizen and that are staying in the country illegally have to worry about being separated from their parents‚ children‚ and family‚ and being deported back to a country they tried so desperately to escape. Recently‚ the newly elected President Donald Trump made an executive order to crack down on immigrants in the country
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He told me I didn’t make the team‚ and we were both crushed. At the end of that phone call‚ I told my dad that I was going to be on that team‚ I might not be on it now‚ but I was going to be on that team. Every time I played after that I though about how I didn’t make it‚ and how I needed to demonstrate that I had the talent to be on that team. Every day‚ I worked harder‚ became faster‚ and pushed myself to be the best I could be. I remained with the club and developed just like the coach had
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Take me to the fries! "Little fry‚ who made thee?" In the beginning was the potato. How it found its way from the South American highlands into those little sacks of McDonald’s fries is a long‚ adventurous tale‚ involving Conquistadors‚ Marie Antoinette‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Millionaires have been made and millions more have died from dependence on that simple‚ innocent potato. Here‚ then‚ is the story of the spud‚ which reached its crowning achievement only once it had been paired with oil
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Explain the key features of ‘The Terror’ The Terror was a phase during the French Revolution when many people of France were executed for supposedly being ‘Enemies of the Revolution’. The Committee of Public Safety were behind most of the deaths and they were lead mainly by Maximilien de Robespierre. The greatest factors of the Terror were the revolution itself‚ internal political rivalry‚ social and economic problems‚ wars‚ leadership‚ violence and the Thermidorian reaction. These can be broadly
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1. What are the assumptions implicit in Bill French’s determination of his company’s breakeven point? There are a number of simplifying assumptions made by Bill French in his calculations of the breakeven point of his company‚ Duo – Products Corporation. First‚ he had assumed that the market conditions will remain the same. Second‚ his calculations are based on the last year prices; it does not take into account in any change in prices. Third‚ he also ignores any changes in the fixed and
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I grew up in a family that I can say is very ideal. Well‚ you might ask me what else can I ask for? I would understand if that thought would enter your mind because I believe most of the people I knew if not everybody would want to be in the position where I stand right now. But I guess you would also agree with me if I say that there are things that keep people on asking for more. Some ask for money‚ some ask for power‚ some ask for knowledge‚ some ask for love life‚ some ask for sex and whether
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“Kak Em‚ there is one place called Terrapuri that you must visit because I know you like architecture so much‚” a friend told me when we discussed about places that we had and have not been and of course‚ I was surely enticed. One day‚ I was invited to join Gaya Travel team to stay at Terrapuri. I jumped at the opportunity and said yes. My family and I travelled by car to Kampung Mangkuk‚ Pantai Penarik‚ where Terrapuri is situated. Upon reaching the place‚ the gate was closed. But silly me‚ I
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Les Chateaux Castles‚ chateau‚ towers‚ call them what you want‚ but in France the castles are very important. The helped defend the kingdom from foreign attacks‚ housed kings and queens‚ and provided a sense a security. There are many castles in France. They are located throughout France. Some of them are located in the Loire valley while others were built where the cities are today. Usually royalty had the castles built by hiring masons and other workers to do the job for him or her. Some of
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