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SADNESS AND TERROR CONTROLS April 14,2058 ( Several days after last country to fall) By JONATHAN WEISS SHIP KOREA TIMES

After the last country to fall underwater, a total death in billions of people has been recorded. Many people wonder how much longer they will live until they run out of food and water on the ship. Panic and terror is in everyone’s eyes because of the reason that they don’t know how much longer they can live on ships. The four-mile long ships in each of the oceans created by the brightest of Korean engineers have given room for the few millions who fought to get on board. Global Warming caused by the wrongful doings of the humans, have led to the flooding all over the world. Only 1% of the human population left on the face of the earth, many people question, “Will today be my last?” Wars and battles have been happening to the whole world before this catastrophic series of events and the only survivors have been people in the border lines such as the state of California in United States, South Korea, and Eastern China. Getting on one of these ships had a lot of fights, and a lot of blood spelt trying hard to board one of them. People who stayed behind were killed by the rising level of the oceans. Day by day, hour-by-hour, minute-by-minute, everyone’s hope was dying away little by little. “Living without hope for survival is worse than dying,” an elderly woman said. “We are probably facing the most catastrophic event in the history of the world. There are patients in my hospital who are having major problems, of hallucination and great depression, because of the terrible events they face,” a doctor replied. “Most of the people on these ships lost family members whom they loved all their lives.” Comfort and pleasure from others on the boat was hard to find in a ship where everyone was a stranger of different countries and nations. Friends are being made from the different countries, having a little bit of hope that they will survive together. “Without the help from each other, living on the ships is impossible,” said a young Korean man. “I was able to come onto this ship and be able survive and help others,” he said. “For the many disasters that I’ve been a part of, this would be the worst disaster that I’ve faced with my own eyes by far. It doesn’t mean that we should give up and let the forces of nature overwhelm us, but to try to be strong in faith, and hope that the waters will settle down.” Watching the oceans outside, many people can’t believe that the ship could be right on top of their homes before the flood. The whole world to have flooded in their lifetime, and that they might be the last humans to live on this planet, thoughts of miracles and death have started to form. Religion also is playing a huge role in many people's lives. Others such as the pastor from the Seoul Church have hopes that God will protect him in the upcoming problems. “God has always been with us,” he said, “and will always be with us wherever we go. This may be the last days of the human race, but we will still be saved.”

Newspaper Article written by D.K. Lee

Poster of the boat (below): Rachel Han By Minhee Jo (below) April 28, 2058 Dear Danielle, I got your letter. It was sort of crumpled but it was still legible, anyways how are you? Did you get on the ship? My family made it but just barely, because my dad actually helped build the ship. I heard about all the shootings and murders, everyone’s fighting over the last few tickets for the ship, don’t blame them though. The world is flooded; I just can’t believe that events would turn out like this. I knew Global Warming was bad and the scientists were warning us for years. The last country fell like a month ago, panic is spreading throughout the ship and yet people are killing each other and me myself is starting to doubt God. The captain saids to stay calm and don't lost hope. But really what is there to hold on to? everyone is asking. My family was pretty lucky compared to all the poeple around us. The ship is cramped with so many people on it and I’m not sure how much longer we can survive. It’s just like the story in Noah where the world floods and everything dies……I hope it doesn’t come to that. But I guess it’s pretty much our fault this time though, I haven’t lost hope but everyone around me did. My parents are glum and don’t talk much now a days, little Joey is crying constantly because of the discomfort on the ship. As I write this on the deck of the ship, people around me are either fighting or sleeping. Everyone has that look in their eye, the look of depression, sadness and utterly total defeat. My dad is part of council were they discuss about what we're and where we are going to go next, but I don’t think it’s going to well. He always walks in the middle of the night with blood shot eyes and slightest disturbance will make him explode in anger. A lot of people say that this is the end of the earth and the last of the human race because God just wants to kill us all. I don’t think that, technically it’s our fault the world flooded not God’s. Constant diseases and mental illnesses are spreading and I’m not sure how much more I can take from the people in the next room fighting their heads off every night. Anyways it’s getting dark I can’t see a star in the sky, it's been a while since I could. The group next to me is starting to shout that this might be my last night to live or whatever. I have my doubts right now but I don’t believe it’ll end with the whole human race being obliterated. But either way I think it’s going to be my last letter for now. Hope things are going better for you over there than over here……and if not, don’t lost hope. I know things are pretty rotten and hopeless right now but keep your chin up and stay healthy. The people next to me are seriously bugging me now, life is too short to mope around and believe that this might be your last day to live. Maybe it might be but it makes all the more sense to enjoy your last moments. I hope things turn out for the better for you and the world. Thanks for supporting me through the hard times, I wish the best and maybe we’ll meet up again. Wish you luck, May

Shawn Kim

The following is the diary of a child born on the North Pacific Ocean Ship. It was written in 2108, 50 years after the Great Flood.

November 15, 2108 I now have my own diary! I'm really lucky to be born on the North Pacific Ship - there are so many people on it. I kind of feel sorry for the kids living in the Oceania Ship: they get to ride the emptiest ship! How boring! But I bet they're happy to have rooms of their own, while I'm sharing a room with my father, an elderly man, and the captain's son. But I guess I can't complain too much because the poorer people in the rooms downstairs seem to be sharing a room in fifteen! Uncle Vincent is staying in the room next to us, and he's alone in that room because all three of the people who were supposed to share his room mysteriously disappeared some time ago. I don't like uncle Vincent, though. He looks so scary! And furthermore, my father told me many bad stories about him. We receive two meals a day (the folks downstairs get to eat only once), and they are very strictly controlled (we had enough food 50 years ago, but they ran out fast). They have numbers on their packaging, indicating the exact date they need to be handed out. I heard from the captain's son that anyone who steals food will be thrown off the ship! Scary! November 17, 2108 I became friends with the captain's son. His name is Yunsuk; all Koreans have such weird names! Yunsuk tells me many interesting things. For example, he told me yesterday that food is being bought for unimaginable prices inside the ship. Apparently, five pieces of fried shark's fin are worth a digital camera! I hope no one really tries to steal food. The captain, Mr. Jinsoo, looks really scary: he's as big as a bear and uncle Vincent even looks cute in front of him! This ship is truly filled with surprises. I can't wait to find out more interesting things about it. The old man sharing our room told me stories of many years ago. He talks a lot about "trees" and "green grass", but I've never seen them, so I can't imagine what they might look like. I really want to try some of the "beef steak" thing he always talks about. I'm tired of eating only fish every day. He told me that people used to fight a lot among themselves to get some beef steak when the ship had left land in the beginning, around fifty years ago. I guess they became tired of fighting because everyone is living quite peacefully in here. Oops, it's time to stop writing again. In a few minutes all the lights will go off. They say that they need to save electricity, which I think is stupid because they have a hydro electric power supply. November 20, 2108 Eventually it happened! Someone stole food from the warehouse! Mr. Jinsoo is going around all the rooms to find the stolen food, but he didn't find anything yet. Yunsuk suspects my uncle, but he doesn't have any evidence to blame him. I personally think that it was uncle Vincent who did it too; he has been fighting a lot with my father these days. Buying stolen food is also illegal, so anyone who bought food from the culprit will keep shut, and maybe will even try to cover him. Finding out who stole the food will be a really hard task. In fact, starting today, I will help Yunsuk and his father to find the evil thief. Just wait, mysterious food-snacher! I will find you for sure! Cecil Bryant, the great teenage detective is on the chase! November 27, 2108 I can't believe this. I accidentally found the stolen food under my father's bed, while he was outside, getting some frech air. Is my father really the thief? Is that why he has been fighting so much with uncle Vincent? Maybe I should just shut up and stay sit like a good kid is supposed do. I won't even tell Yunsuk about this - I hope everything is just a misunderstanding. It must be the long voyage on the ship that's tiring my mind. I just heard someone scream out in the corridor! I'll go take a look. Uncle Vincent fell down the stairs. He says that a man pushed him down. Mr. Jinsoo is looking for the culprit. Where is father? He said he'd go breathe some air outside, but he hasn't come back yet. Did he push Uncle Vincent to hide that he stole the food? November 28, 2108 Mr. Jinsoo found the food. He threw father off the ship. November 29, 2108 I can't live anymore. I'm all alone now that my father is dead. November 30, 2108 Dear reader of this diary, please let the world hear what I'm about to write. My father was not the food thief. While I was walking in the corridor I saw Uncle Vincent sneaking stolen food into his room. I think he framed my father a few days ago to hide his crimes. He saw me too. He's trying to smash the door. It won't be long until the door breaks. It's made of wood and the humidity made it very weak over the fifty years of production. I'll probably be killed. Please catch my Uncle - he shouldn't stay on board or he's going t (diary ends here, a stain of blood marks the bottom part of the page)

Analysis by Janet, Rachel, Lisa, and Jorma

We believe that the primary cause for this disaster is global warming. It made the glaciers of the North and South poles have melted so people are trying to get on ships in order to live. Apparently, there were only seven enormous ships for billions of people which means that only 1% of the world's population can be aboard on the ship. There are many people who have lost their friends and family. The world is in chaos and the people are confused due to the sudden increase in water level; according to the podcast, the water level rises up to three inches everyday.