Feature article

Placed in a dive magazine

Good for divers of any level

Life on a live aboard

I finally made it to Thailand and was waiting anxiously to go on board our live aboard for three wonderful days of diving. We spent our first night in Khoa Lak. It was a year after the tsunami, but it was still very obvious that something happened. ( Read more... )

Should We Bring Our Troops Home

The news of the day is whether or not we should bring our troops home from Iraq. This is a very convoluted and touchy subject to all Canadians. Unfortunately, it does not have an easy solution as it is very controversial. There are different arguments for and against bringing them home. It will depend who ( Read more... )

Review Essay

Alert Diver

Packing With Forethought

Alert Diver is a magazine that is unique to the diving industry in that it represents all divers. Whatever your diving skills, professional or novice, this is the magazine for you. The feature article is how to plan your trip so you run into the least amount of trouble at the airports and ( Read more... )

Under The Deep

Kathy Bateman

It is the kind of day that I always hope for when I am planning an adventure. The sky is a is a beautiful azure. There is only one small fluffy cloud in the sky that looks like the one in the Winnie-The-Pooh story. It makes the day seem like a story in a book. The ocean is like a motionless blanket covering the ( Read more... )

I enjoyed both quotes and could relate them to my own experiences. I understand how you need to seek instruction to recieve it. I have observed this in my military career, my scuba diving career, and even at Camosun College. The second quote can also relate to some of my own experiences. Taking hold of your life and forming it into what you ( Read more... )

Embargos

Embargos are the means that big governments use to punish rulers that do not meet the expected standards at the time. An embargo is when one or more countries cease trading with another country and try to stop others from trading as well. The idea may be good;make the leader of the country suffer by not receiving his favorite wine ( Read more... )

Women's brains, by Stephen Jay Gould,amplifies the struggles that women,(and non-white races) have worked against. Hopefully science has now shown that the size of your brain has nothing to do with actual intelligence. I do worry however, it seems that when one theory is shown to be false, another one pops up. It seems as thought the human race ( Read more... )

Okay, I guess last week I cheated a bit and thought the cartoon was part of the readings. I think it should have been, but I will make up for it this week ( Read more... )

Well, another week down. This is going very quickly for me. I am having a hard time thinking of a topic for my persuation essay. I hope to garner a few ideas off the pages on the course outline ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope that everyone enjoyed their weekend. I was quite happy that the memoir essay is complete. Now I am looking for some ideas on the next one. Persuasion. I think this one may be harder than the last essay. I have no clue yet as what I will do, I hope that we have some on line reading to do so maybe I can brainstorm ( Read more... )