The Discovery
The Oak Island Money Pit was discovered the summer of 1795 by Daniel McGinnis. He was drawn into the island by strange lights visible from his house. Upon his investigation, he comes across a block and tackle hung directly over a circular indentation on the island’s floor. Daniel, along with two of his friends John Smith and Anthony Vaughan started to dig out the bizarre pit. Their curiosity is due to that time period being the pinnacle of the “Golden Age of Piracy (Maritime Museum of the Atlantic).” In hopes of finding treasure, Daniel and his friends were the first of a long list of people to take-up the Oak Island Money Pit. After two attempts, their fascination grew stronger as they discover layers of man-made obstacles, giving them assurance that there is buried treasure. Unfortunately, the boys dug down 35 feet before defeat set in and they abandoned their excavation.
Trial and Error
John Smith, the eldest of the three teenagers, came back to the Money Pit shortly afterwards to continue what they had left behind. Having some experience in the task, he knew of the...
The damage that had been done to John Smith was irreparable from the moment the story began. His death, while a gloomy ending for his character, is in many ways a release from his torment, as demonstrated by his rising from the point of impact and leaving his body behind. The value of John Smith is to serve as an extreme example of the damage being done to Indian society.
In 1799 young Conrad Reed, a 12 year old boy, found a big shiny rock in Little Meadow Creek on the family farm in Cabarrus county North Carolina. Conrad lugged it home but the Reed family had no idea what it was and used it as a clunky door stop. Thinking that it must be some kind of metal, John Reed, Conrad’s father, took it to Concord North Carolina to have a silver smith look at it. The silver smith was unable to identify it as gold. John Reed hauled it back home. Three years later in 1802 he took the rock to Fayetteville North Carolina where a jeweler recognized it for what it was right away. The jeweler asked him if could smelt it down to a bar for him, John agreed. When John returned to the jeweler had a gold brick measuring six to eight inches long. It’s hard to believe but John Reed had no idea of the metals worth. The jeweler asked him what he wanted for it and John thought that a week’s wages would be fair so he sold it to the jeweler for $3.50. It is rumored that John purchased a calico dress for his wife and some coffee beans with his wi...
Henry and Lyman, two brothers from North Dakota, are full of happiness and take adventures in their red convertible before the Vietnam War begins. Lyman always finds ways to accumulate money such as shining shoes and selling bouquets for nuns. Lyman said, “it seemed the more money I made the easier the money came” (358). Soon after those jobs, Lyman also works at a restaurant called the “Joliet Café” and he quickly becomes the owner (359). A devastating tornado strikes the town and destroys the café. Therefore, Lyman receives a substantial sum of money. However, Henry does not seem to have the fortunate luck that Lyman experiences. Henry gains his portion of the money to purchase the convertible from “two checks - a week’s extra pay for being laid off” (359). Together the boys travel to Winnipeg and spend all their money to become the owners of a beautiful red convertible. Henry gains money and buys Lyman’s portion of the red convertible. Lyman and Henry spent the summer traveling around the northern part of the United States. The brothers are carefree and have nothing else to
“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake”. That is what Stanley Yelnats thought as he entered the camp for troubled young teens in the movie and book “Holes”.Stanley was framed for a crime and sent to this camp to avoid jail. In this camp you have to dig 5 by 5 holes to build “Character”.They were really looking for a treasure that actually once belonged to Stanley's family.The warden wanted to take it for herself and her only. Eventually Zero one of the campers and Stanley's close friend ran off and they both found refuge at a place called God's Thumb. Stanley's lawyer soon realized he was innocent and Stanley and his new friend Zero went free and got the treasure. The book and movie were great with the perfect amount of humor and seriousness tied in at the right moments, But they were similar and different in very many ways.
There are many reasons why people gamble and what the advantages and disadvantages are of risking your bank account on the roll of the dice or the luck of the draw. I originally set out to try and explain why people gamble, but I realized that gambling is just as much of a business or industry as anything else. I researched Foxwoods casino, in CT, and the business behind that. From there I will attempt to explain the “cause and effect” of gambling. Gambling has made much more sense to me now, and I hope it will do the same for you.
out "$5.10 worth of gold." (Fogarty 130.) News of the find spread quickly to Bannack.
We were headed to Bucksport, Maine, a two-hour trip from my house, to tour and explore Fort Knox. It is probably not the Fort Knox that one immediately thinks of; there are actually two Fort Knox’s in the United States. James Bond was never at this Fort Knox, nor was any gold. Just in case, though, I told the boys that I would give my car to anyone who found gold. This would have been a threat to person over the age of eighteen, but their eyes got quite large at the prospect of winning something that had four tires.
Jack’s mother, Lillian, and his father, John, are both in their 30’s. He always told his mom, “I only work to make you and dad happy.” Jacks little brother William
Money, money, money, and the love of money is the root of all evil. Money, has led the characters of Treasure Island to kill, lie, cheat, and put themselves in great peril to acquire it. The Squire Trelawney, the good Doctor, and Jim really have no cause to go in the search of the fortune that they did not earn or place where it rest. Wealth, whether found, earned, or inherited does not automatically speak well of the owner. The test of one’s character should be more than economical success.
The Honey Island Swamp is a 'marshland', which is located in the eastern portion of the USA, Louisiana in St. Tammany Parish. This marshland earned its name 'Honey Island ' because of the honeybees once seen on a nearby isle. In ‘Honey Island Swamp’ there is legendary hominid cryptid have made its home, its called ‘The Honey Island Swamp monster’.
...k from semester in New York, Sheff asks a question about how one can explain a child that his older and beloved brother steals money from him.
All they found was a hole big enough to fit a person, brown glove, and a large muddy shoe print. Cooper was one richest guys in town anyone could have taken Pebbles to get money for him.
“Disable the alarm!” Annebeth shouted to Jhonne as Aron busted through the bank’s windows. “I’m on it,” Jhonne complained as he hurriedly disabled the alarm. Annebeth dared to breathe as soon as the alarms stopped their wailing chorus. “Look there” Aron said, pointing into darkness. There was a silhouette of a man slouched upon a desk, sleeping. Who is that?” Jhonne asked quizzically. Shining her light on him, Annebeth saw he had a name tag that read “Rikishi-Bankkeeper”. “Lucky us!” Jhonne exclaimed. “Keep your voice down,” Annebeth hissed. As they looked around, the only sound was the clinking of keys a they were pulled from Rikishi’s chain. With a twitch of a hand, Annebeth dismissed them to go loot.
The plot relates the theme. Three disrespectful young lads came across an elderly man coming from the woods. The old man pointed down the road and told them "death is down the road and right around the corner of a big oak" as the three young lads walked down an old white rock road, and as they finally came to the big oak and sat against the big tree was a big pile of gold coins. The smartest lad of the group told one of the other lads to go get some wine and bread, so they could celebrate their great find. As the lad walked down the old white rock road, he came up with a great evil plan. He bought some rat poison, put a little bit in the bottles of wine, and went for some bread, after getting bread he goes back to the oak tree, as his friends wait eagerly. He arrives to the
Loxley, D. (2009) ‘Slaves to adventure: The Pure Story of Treasure Island’ in Montgomery H and Watson N (eds), Children’s Literature Classic Text and Contemporary Trends, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan in association with Open University