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“But that darkness was licked up by the fierce flames, which at intervals forked forth from the sooty flues, and illuminated every lofty rope in the rigging, as with the famed Greek fire. The burning ship drove on, as if remorselessly commissioned to some vengeful deed.”
Herman Melville
Fierce Flames
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Burning Ship
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Greek Fire
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Flames
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Ship
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Fire
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“Top-heavy was the ship as a dinnerless student with all Aristotle in his head.”
Herman Melville
Top-Heavy Ship
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Dinnerless Student
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Aristotle’s Influence
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Philosophy
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Ship
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Knowledge
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“A ship is a bit of terra firma cut off from the main; it is a state in itself; and the captain is its king.”
Herman Melville
Ship State
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Captain’s Rule
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Terra Firma
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Ship
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Captain
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State
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“The chief mate of the Pequod was Starbuck, a native of Nantucket, and a Quaker by descent.”
Herman Melville
Ship Mate
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Nantucket Origin
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Quaker Heritage
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Ship
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Mate
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Heritage
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“It is the duty of the ship’s captain to make port, cost what it may.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Duty Responsibility
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Ship
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Leadership
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Navigation
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Risk
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Decision
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“Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Control
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Senses
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Ship
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Stability
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Awareness
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