Personal Watercraft Essays

  • Physics of Personal Watercraft

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    Personal Watercrafts or "jet skis" are basically Personal Watercraft (PWC) are basically small inboard boats able to travel at high speeds due to large amounts of power and very light weight. Alomst all PWC's are under 600 lbs and most of todays PWC's have at least 90 hp.Not only are PWC's some of the fastest water vehicles they are also some of the most maneuverable water vehicles. This is because PWC's propultion is based on a jet that also is it's turning mechanism. When the driver turns the handlebars

  • lif of pi

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    Luxuries and laws, these are things that Piscine Patel didn’t have in his life for 227 days. Following a shipwreck in the Southern Pacific ocean, Piscine was stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. While traveling to Canada on a cargo ship with his family and father’s zoo animals from Pondicherry in India, their cargo ship full of zoo animals and Pi’s family was hit by an abrupt storm and the ship capsized. During the frantic search for a lifeboat, Pi discovered some of the

  • The Legend of the Haunted Ship

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    Once upon a time, in Manitowoc, WI, there was a ship that had been in WWII, and needless to say, it was more than something to be freaked out about. This ship was over 50 years old, it had algae all over the exterior of the ship. The metal on it was all rusted out, to put kindly, it was a mess. Rob Lawrence, a professional ship tourist was in the area to check this boat out, not only for the history of it, but for the supernatural disturbances he has been informed about. Rob and his partner, George

  • The Book Flush Summary

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    Flush This takes place in the Florida Keys up to Miami. It is placed in modern day time. This story happens in the summer. This book is about a family whose dad is a tour guild. He used to work with a man name Dusty Muleman. He said that one day he was going to form a new business. He owned a casino boat that was parked in Indian Territory. He made a deal with the Indians that he could gamble on their waters and pay them a part of the profit. Since his ship the Coral Queen never left the dock

  • Persuasive Essay On Electric Cars

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    Kia’s 2017 Super Bowl Commercial was said to be the funniest by many viewers. In the commercial, Melissa is called by a friend to “save the whales”. Afterwards, she embarks on a crusade to save the humpback whales, but inadvertently gets launched out of her boat. After this failure, she tries to “save the trees” only to have her tree cut down whilst she is in it. After that, Melissa attempts to save the ice caps and rhinos only to have each expedition end worse than the last. Kia shows that being

  • Slippery Slope Fallacy Examples

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    In a Kia Niro youtube advertisement, Melissa McCarthy is on a journey to help save the environment. She later realizes that saving the planet is not as easy as she thought. However, with the Kia Niro she is able to drive like an “eco-warrior” without physically getting hurt. The advertisement begins with Melissa driving a Kia Niro when all of a sudden she gets a bluetooth call sending her to save the whales. While driving her boat, a whale jumps out from the water and hits McCarthy’s boat causing

  • Facing The Truth In 'The Novice'

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    Facing the Truth is a hard thing for anyone to do, when you’ve gone for so long ignoring what is actually happening around you and living in an idealist worldview it can be hard to escape it. The first mate struggled with accepting what was actually true after the crash with the ship, however he was able to begin to face it after there was no other choice. In “The Novice” the reader should learn that the significance of idealism in an individual’s life is that one cannot hide behind their ideals

  • Analysis of Thomas Birch’s painting An American Ship in Distress

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    Analysis of Thomas Birch’s painting An American Ship in Distress Examining the formal qualities of Thomas Birch’s painting An American Ship in Distress was very interesting. This paper will analyze and illustrate what I saw in this particular piece of artwork. The paper will also discuss the art elements such as line, shape, color, texture, scale, and composition of the artwork. I chose the art piece entitled An American Ship in Distress because it looks pretty amazing. Another reason I chose

  • The Environmental effects of Boat and Motorized Watercraft Wastes on Aquatic Ecosystems

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    Boats and motorized watercraft are great for a fun day on the lake, but how fun are they for the diverse ecosystems living just beneath the hull of your boat? Boat exhaust and small traces of gasoline and oil are emitted into the waters when motorized watercraft are running. Boats have been shown to affect water clarity and can be a source of algal growth in aquatic ecosystems. The toxins emitted from boats can add chemicals to the water. Certain amounts of the fuel that is in motors is discharged

  • An Analysis of Das Boot

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    What is it that makes the film, "Das Boot", stand out in the plethora of war movies? Why was this film, with subtitles and about German World War 2 soldiers, popular enough in America to earn six Academy Award nominations? One possible answer is the characters. Like so many other epics, the sensation of viewing pleasure goes beyond the intense plot and into the intricacy and intimacy of the building blocks of every story: the characters. Director Wolfgang Petersen's mastery is in bringing

  • When You Roll With A Hoverboard

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    The Merits of When You Roll with a Hoverboard Glidecraft is one of the most trusted brands in hoverboard, providing consumers with a safe and reliable product. Regardless of how well a particular item is marketed, however, consumers are constantly looking for a reason to buy them in the first place. So why in the world would you buy a self-balancing electric scooter a.k.a a hoverboard? An eco-friendly form of transportation Hoverboards run on a rechargeable battery, so it doesn't emit smoke, smog

  • Jose Antonio Vargas Summary

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    Jose Antonio Vargas gives personal experiences he encountered throughout his whole life. He mentions his legal status in order to connect more with his readers. This piece of work is both an astonishing and reflective since most of the individuals in America are undocumented. He properly discusses personal encounters with individuals with a different mindset than him and he is able to provide them more knowledge towards his illegal status. Vargas provides various facts and information regarding

  • Frederick Douglass's Idea Of Success

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    Success is, in many ways, a branch of perspective, and yet societal norms seem to dictate what many view as success. Through my personal experience, and through the reading of Frederick Douglas I believe that the idea of personal success, in correlation with perspective, is a subject worthy of debate. Dissecting the difference of what many view as success and what may actually be success is essential for growth personally, and for people collectively. For example; currently many in our society view

  • Gym Ethnography Essay

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    normal crowed that comes from 2-5. Also this is the only time I could come during the day that fits in with my schedule. The second question I asked was about the personal space why did you choose not to run directly next to someone and do you choose a machine based on personal space? Her response was “ Yes I do choose a machine based on personal space. I don’t like the feeling of someone watching over my machine and silently judging how fast or slow I am going. The culture of the gym is slowly coming

  • Personal Narrative- A Seinfeld Addict's Dream Come True

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    Personal Narrative- A Seinfeld Addict's Dream Come True My heart ached. As constant as the waves of the sea slap the rocks, so the emptiness lurked. The icy hand of desperation wrapped me up and constricted. I was suffocating in that dismal abyss of loathsome sitcoms. I lamented but nobody heard, my pain had no companions. "No! Why? Why? Why?" I cried. I dropped down on my knees and flailed my arms wildly. My lamentation sliced through the air like a blade through butter. "Worry not Michael

  • Response to Richard Kraut’s Desire and the Human Good

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    In his paper Desire and the Human Good, Richard Kraut argues that the typical defense for pluralism, Desire Satisfaction Theory, is too weak; subsequently Kraut offers his own alternative. In this paper I will explain Desire Satisfaction Theory as Kraut opposes it, defend the objections made by Kraut against Desire Satisfaction Theory, and evaluate his alternative theory. In ancient greek philosophies such as platonic, aristotelian, stoic and epicurean, as well as in medieval christian philosophies

  • My Computer Will Not Turn On

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    the right jack and tight, which they are. I have also opened the case and there were no loose parts. The computer is also in a well-ventilated area so it can get air passing through; it is not in a corner or anything. When I was putting together my personal computer, I did just break up with my girlfriend so it is possible when I was putting together my computer I may have forced something, but I went in and checked the RAM and the DVD drive, the PCI video card and so on, and everything was not broken

  • Interview and Discussion: The Three Stages of Adulthood

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    In this paper, three individual interviews of persons form each stage of adulthood—Emerging Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, and Late Adulthood—will be presented and discussed. The first interviewee’s name is Brandi who is an 18-year-old girl. As a high school student, she is interested in this project. She comes from a single parent family. And as a child rise by her mother, she has so much to say about being an adult. The second interviewee’s name is Meredith who is a 31-year-old woman. As a master

  • Only One Chance at Life... Make it Count

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    Living a healthy lifestyle. It is what all humans long for and work for in life. It is hard to master, and yet most people seem to have it down. Can an individual see themselves healthy and stress free? Picture a healthy and happy individual. Would it consist of exercise three times a week or spending more time with family? How about working hard in work or school? Every person has a different definition for a healthy lifestyle. There are many aspects to a healthy lifestyle, but disciplined habits

  • The Importance of Technology

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    According to Vikram (7), technology refers the application of scientific knowledge and skills for practical purposes in diverse fields such as industries, education, and agriculture among other fields. Technology is therefore an organized knowledge for practical purposes in human day to day life. The fundamental purpose of every human life is to increase standards of living, improve the quality of his life and to always have a greater satisfaction in life (Vikram 8). These fundamental purposes can