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This is an essay I did about ship safety. It was a little hard researching. The thing that I was most stuck on was my thesis statement because my first paragraph was an example so that was a little hard.

Matthew George 5/28/2014 C2  Ship Safety

Over one hundred years ago, the world’s largest ocean vessel, the Titanic, sank in the Atlantic Ocean. It seems like the world didn’t learn much from that traumatic experience. Now, even in these modern times, we still face problems with ship safety. Every year thousands of people board ships not knowing whether it will be their biggest mistake. While boating accidents are still common, we need to be aware of the causes and should have a clear idea of the ways to prevent these mishaps or survive it. Boats can capsize due to a number of reasons such as bad weather, overloading and hitting an obstacle. For instance, on the sixteenth of April 2014, a South Korean ferry carrying about 450 to 476 people on board took a sharp turn and suddenly started to capsize. Most of the people were students from Danwon High School. About 264 people died and 38 people are still missing, however, 174 people have survived. Some videos, uploaded by students before the ship sank, show pupils joking around to try and get over their fear of sinking. Furthermore, the captain was seen abandoning his ship and leaving the people to die after telling them to stay. This caused an outrage among the parents. To reduce these boating accidents in future, people should be aware of the causes of these accidents. Boat owners should follow the rules and the crew should provide more detailed safety drills. Day by day, ship captains are faced with the challenges of nature and technology, but there are many ways to stop an accident or reduce the severity of an accident. For example, before going on the ship, the crew should have mapped out a clear route without any obstacles or any boat intercepting. This is a way we could have avoided The Titanic and Costa Concordia disasters. A lot of people think that this is just common sense, but ships still sink due to negligence in mapping routes. Another way to stop a disaster is to use sonar. In case the route marked is incorrect, the captain and crew can know before hand using sonar to scan their surroundings. Sometimes when the boat is on rough waters, waves could come onboard. Water finds its way to the bottom, the bilge area. To get the water out, they use bilge pumps. This pumps water out when it reaches a certain level. One more thing they can do is install lighthouses on the shore and buoys in shallow water. These are just some practical ideas, but there are many more.

If an accident happens, the crew should have instructions and drills to show the passengers what to do. First the crew should have life vests for adults, children and infants. Next they should have enough lifeboats to carry everyone on board. There should also be the technical facilities to establish contact with a ship or helicopter to start immediate rescue operations in case of an accident. Sometimes boat owners tend to get greedy for more profit and overload their ship with people. This causes a lot of accidents around the world. The world government should make strict laws to stop this inhuman practice. Many people can survive a mishap by using common sense. For instance, on the South Korean ferry that I talked about; some people survived the accident by not listening to the captain and abandoning the ship. To sum this up, authorities and people should try to help ease this situation and put forth safety as first priority for ships because every life on board is precious. Passengers and owners should have an awareness to identify the common causes of boating accidents and take the necessary steps to assure the wellbeing of people on board. Careless choices and irresponsibility can cause harm to passengers and crew and put lives at risk. By consciously taking measures to assure safety, we will have less boating accidents and boating can become a safer and more joyful experience.

ABC poem-FOOD AND DRINKS
Apple for some reason a lot of the foods are fruits like Banana and a Cantaloupe told you this one is awesome a Dragon Fruit don’t know what this is but its sounds cool Enchilada mmmm Mexican another drink is Fanta I like it but not as much as Gatorade though this run helps me run when I’m hot but when I’m cold Hot chocolate is always there for me. I don’t know who invented Iced tea but they are a genius so are the inventors for Jam I love jam and now we are back to fruits like Kiwi and Lemmon I like Lemmon juice but what for dessert a Muffin yeah I’d eat one right now and Mexican Is awesome if I didn’t say before like Nacho they are awesome because they don’t make you cry like Onion’s never liked to cry now I don’t get the difference between coke and Pepsi I mean seriously wow. I = = am = = very = = Sparkly = = very sparkly = = If I do say myself = = I glitter in the light = = oh the light how i love it = = It makes me feel oh so very = = good. I can also break very hard things = = I am like two triangles in the mirror = = People only dream of having me = = It is hard to try and break me = = if you did break me into parts = = I would not be near me = = = = hurt a lot = = Diamond = = I am = = = Haiku = = An animal two seasons = I am so happy

It is a beautiful day

The sun is so bright

Winter is awesome

The snow is so soft and cold

sledding and skiing.

The tiger will hunt

When it is very hungry

It will never stop = = FREE VERSE The end of School two-55 5 minutes left before school ends

Quiet no one but the teacher talking

Kids listening waiting on the edge of their seats

Suddenly BRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG

The sound of the bell

students race to there lockers

Talking to the friends

so many people talking

Like a zoo filled with monkeys

Kids talking to their teachers asking question’s

People dashing out the door like rhinos or elephants

Than **silence**

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My life in a nutshell By Matthew GeorgeC2 Yesterday I won an awesome medal in kindergarten, But I’ve lost a thumb-wrestling match. I loved eating Indian food, But I hated eating airplane food. I was unhappy and devastated to see my friend go, But I was happy when I made a new friend. A boy in my classroom used to be cool, But I killed a bug and it was ugly.

Today I won a really cool ball at school. But I lost the race at lunch, I love to play soccer. But hate to play lacrosse, I’m sad that I missed lunch. But happy today is the first day of school, It was really cool to be at school. But some lockers are scratched and ugly,

Tomorrow I hope I win the race. But I might lose the soccer game, I will love growing up. But I will hate hard test, I’m sad my friend is leaving. But happy I get my own room, I can’t wait to get my cool MacBook case, But my friend is getting an ugly one though.

We had to do a project on Freak The Mighty. I did the thousand word picture. Here is the presentation. media type="custom" key="25496652" width="92" height="92"

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