Flare increases displacement, and is the outward turn of the hull as the sides come up from the waterline. Tumblehome is the reverse of flare. It is the shape of the hull from the gunwale, the upper edge of the side of a boat, to the waterline. The curvature of the deck from beam to beam, or camber, allows water to flow off the deck.
Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result- Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill â biography: Author Profession: Statesman Nationality: British Born: November 30, 1874 Died: January 24, 1965
The narrator does not want to shoot the elephant. The elephant is an important and expensive possession, and the narrator sees no sense in killing him. But, his pride and his position as a white police officer makes him decide to shoot anyways.