Crash Course in Density
As flight 143, a twin engine 767, was passing over Red Lake on its was
to Edmonton, Canada, the left front fuel pump warning light went on. There were
a few possibilities for this to happen, such as the fuel pump failing, a fuel
line clogging, or a empty fuel tank. The former two were easily dealt with,
since the plane could fly without one fuel pump. However, the last possibility
was horrifying. After a few minutes, the second fuel pump in the left wing
began to blare. It would be too much of a coincidence for two fuel pumps to
independently fail, or two fuel lines to independently clog, so it was apparent
that the left tank was out of fuel. Quickly, the pilots decided that getting to
Edmonton was out of the question. The nearest large airport was at Winnipeg, so
they radioed ahead and changed their course. In a few minutes, all four of the
fuel pumps had failed. The worst possible news, they were out of fuel. In a
few more minutes the engines stopped running, and all of the high tech
instruments became useless.
They realized that they could not even make it to Winnipeg. Their only
chance was an abandoned to a abandoned Air Force airstrip. Unfortunately, the
airstrip had been converted to a race track, complete with race cars, fences,
and spectators. The 767 crash landed, and, fortunately, no one was killed.
Their were many contributing factors that made this plane run out of
fuel. First of all, the computerized fuel gauge was not working, and a
maintenance worker said , incorrectly, that the plane was still certified to fly.
To measure the amount of fuel remaining, they use a drip stick method. They
discovered that their was 7 682 liters in the tank. However, they had always
measured fuel in the past as pound, while the 767 consumed fuel in kilograms.
The drip sticks did not express the amount of fuel in pounds or kilograms, but
in liters. It seems to be a simple matter of conversion to arrive a the answer.
Things had gone pretty well. It was 3:50 P.M. The force would be one their way in ten minutes. The Humvees and trucks waited outside the main gates for the D-boys to wrap up. About this time
this solution we had to weigh out 5g of KHP, which is the amount needed to
The drought was near historic high levels for the time of year. In the moments before the entrapment on of the squads and the crew boss trainee were working with a fire engine and its three person crew when a spot fire erupted right next to the road. The seven Northwest Regular Crew number six and a engine crew got in there vehicles and drove south past the fire along the edge of the road. While driving they radioed the other 14 crewmembers who were working north further up the river about the dangerous situation. The 14 crewmembers and the incident commander and two Northwest Regular number six squad members were suppressing spot fires between the river and the road ¼ mile north of the first squad when they were informed of the situation that was threatening there es...
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson opens on a warm June day in unnamed village where people are waiting for the annual event which is the lottery. This ‘tradition’ is also held in other surrounding towns for a long time. Everyone in the town, including the children, participates in this event, yet not all of them are satisfied about it. Meanwhile some people show their dissatisfaction, yet they are unable to criticize this act directly. During the process of the lottery, which does not take more than couple of hours, some of the characters such as Mrs. Dunbar , Mr. and Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Hutchinson question the lottery, yet they are not voicing their protest clearly. This vagueness in showing dissatisfaction is related to the idea that most of the people in the town are accepting this ‘outdated’ trad...
The famous civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people,” capturing the main message of the short story “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, perfectly, because of the themes of peer pressure and tradition present throughout the story. In this story, the people of a small village gather for their annual tradition, a lottery, in which one person is picked at random out of a box containing each of the villagers’ names. The village, which is not specifically named, seems like any other historic village at first, with the women gossiping, the men talking, and the children playing, but soon takes a sinister turn when it is revealed that the “winner” of the lottery is not truly a winner at all; he or she is stoned to death by everyone else in the village. The purpose in this is not directly mentioned in the text, and the reader is left to wonder about the message the story is trying to convey. But there is no purpose; instead, the lottery is meant as a thinly veile...
ranging from 50 cm³ of acid and no water, to 12.5 cm³ of acid and 37.5
Although the flight was scheduled to depart from JFK Airport at about 7:00 p.m., it was delayed due to a disabled piece of ground equipment and concerns about a suspected passenger mismatch with baggage. The airplane took off at 8:18 p.m., shortly at 8:25 p.m., Boston air route traffic control center (ARTCC) instructed the pilots to climb and maintain an altitude of 19,000 feet and then lower down to 15,000 feet. However, at 8:26 p.m., Boston ARTCC amended TWA flight 800's altitude clearance, advising the pilots to maintain an altitude of 13,000 feet. At 8:29 p.m., the captain stated, "Look at that crazy fuel flow indicator there on number four... see that?" One minute later Boston ARTCC advised them to climb and maintain 15,000 feet to which the pilot replied: “Climb thrust”. After an extremely loud and quick sound, the cockpit voice recorder stopped recording at 8:31 p.m. At that moment, the crew of an Eastwind Airlines Boeing 737 flying nearby reported an explosion in the sky. TWA Flight 800 aircraft had broken up and crashed into the sea, 8 miles south of East Moriches, killing all on board. (1,2)
Some of the captain?s crew began to regret their situation and even the captain had some anxious thoughts. They realized that it could be a dead end. They were uncertain where to go and of their situation. Suddenly, they noticed something was passing by them at a distance of half a mile. ? We perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, passing towards the north.?
Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery" is all about how an old tradition as the lottery exceeds our expectations. First by giving us the readers the believe that the price of the lottery would be something great. Making us questioning the results and why to do this with no explanation at the end. Teaching us how traditions are that don’t make sense are killing because Society is clinging to this traditions and practices.
Personnel had difficulties with transportation→ supplied with adapted vehicles→ back seat faced rear to provide additional fire power (Source A) – It appears as if the government didn't worry enough to supply men with safe and capable equipment
have enough time to get out of the truck - they were crushed to death.
The short story “ The Lottery ” the author Shirley Jackson uses symbolism and imagery to develop a theme the brings forth the evil and inhumane nature of tradition and the danger of when it’s carried out with ignorance.
...al and I soon found out that the valves on the oxygen tanks were frozen. During this time, I frequently radioed Base Camp to keep them informed on the situation. I began to work on unfreezing the oxygen canisters while periodically checking Doug Hansen’s condition. Early in the morning Doug Hansen died. There was nothing that I could do to save him. I couldn’t thaw the oxygen tanks in time. I should have told him to turn back. In an attempt to preserve my life I finally was able to thaw the oxygen tanks. I promised Base Camp that I would descend but soon found this feat to be impossible. All of this calamity had left me very fatigued and all I could do was lay on the Hillary Step as my energy drained. I spent the very short remainder of my life reflecting on my achievements and hoping the rest of my team was all right. Then I drew my last breath and died.
The lottery has been a tradition in the village since its earlier days. Certain aspects of the lottery are rooted in tradition and superstition. For example, the black box “grew shabbier each year” (4); The box is barely even black anymore after of the years of use. Their attachment stands solely on the fact that this box may have been constructed from an older black box used for the lottery. The stoning and ticket issuing style are a part of the ongoing tradition. However, they have forgotten most of the rituals since the old days. They now write on slip of paper instead of wood chips as a result of the village growing in size population wise. So many other rituals have also been forgotten though which begs the question If you can’t remain consistent with the rituals year after year, why keep such a bizarre and horrific game going? The attachment to tradition in this short story can be found in modern society today. Many people hold on to religions such as Christianity because their mother went to church and their ancestors went to church. In the story, Old Man Warner is so set in his ways that the thought of villages around his own giving up the lottery seemed ludicrous and somewhat devolving. Most blindly follow what is perceived to be normal not because it is the way it has always been done; It is because this is the way they interpret and/or remember it being
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