On Wednesday, 20 March thirty-nine cadets departed for the annual orientation trip. This year took us back to Naval Station Newport and Boston, MA. We walked the famous Cliff Walk in Newport and Boston's Freedom Trail, we toured the Minute Man National Park and the site of the "Shot Heard Around the World" at Concord, MA. While in Boston we also visited the Bunker Hill Memorial and the U.S.S. Constitution. On the base we visited the Surface Warfare Officer School and tried out the Full Mission Bridge Simulator and Conning Officer Virtual Environment trainers--this year no one got seasick. While touring the USCGC IDA LEWIS, Barone got to meet a real BM and visit a real paint locker; luckily, no one was harmed.
If you went on the trip, remember that you owe a one paragraph essay describing the most significant thing you saw or learned. Your essay must be a well-constructed paragraph and, as always, spelling, grammar, and neatness count. In addition to the aforementioned, you will be graded on persuassiveness; can you, in a single paragraph, satisfactorily explain whyyou chose what you did? You must also identify one figure of speech used in your essay. Underline the figure of speech and note its proper name in the margin. Extra credit will be assigned to those who properly use either
hypophora or
parataxis. Your essay will be due on Monday, 1 April and a penalty for lateness will be assessed. Good luck
Here are a few pictures--more will be posted in April.
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| Departure |
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| Departure again. Just want to make sure that you're paying attention. |
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| Checking in to King Hall. |
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| The Mouth Irrepressible. (That's at least two figures of speech for you!) |
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