1. Greetings monsieur and Madame, My name is Jacques-Yves
Cousteau and I amfrom the country France. I was born on June 11,
1910 in Saint-Andre-De-Cubzac,France.I (along with engineer Emile
Gagman) invented the Aqua-Lung. Aqua Lung wasthe first underwater
breathing device. Today it is much better known as Scuba.Scuba
stands for Self- Contained- Underwater- Breathing- Apparatus. I
inventedthis in the year 1948.The invention of the Aqua-Lung was
the most useful invention for the marineexploration. With the help
of the breathing apparatus, divers/researchers couldstay underwater
and study in much more detail.Now I would like to give you a
choice.Would you like to hear about important events in my
life?(Well you already know that I was born on June 11, 1910. I
Invented the Aqua-Lung in 1942. During the World War II I was a
heavy gunnery officer for theFrench navy and I won the Legion
DHonneuor for my bravery. In 1961 I wasawarded the national
Geographics Gold Medal. A couple of years later I had myown TV show
called The undersea World of Jacques Cousteau After winningmore
awards such as the U.S. Presidential Award and The Centennial Award
Ifinally died on June 25th 1997.)The problems or benefits for
exploration that I am responsible for or havewitnessed?(I invented
the Aqua-Lung in the year 1942. This opened up
numerousopportunities to learn about the undersea world and also
created many jobopportunities. Now people could learn about what
the world was like under thesea and to do that many people could be
appointed. For example to go for anexpedition to explore the
undersea you are going to need a ship and you needpeople to take
care of that ship. Jacques Cousteau himself helped the FrenchNavy
take mines out of the French seas by using his own invention. The
problemthat could be caused by this invention is the pollution
being done by divers orresearchers. The undersea is not made for
humans to come and when they comein such masses, it harms the
environment even if rules such as not littering arefollowed.)OrAn
interesting incident in my life?
2. (When I joined the French navy I actually wanted to become a
pilot but I couldntbecause of a horrifying car accident I was in. I
was driving my dads sports carand suddenly the headlights went off
and whistle I fell of the cliff. I injuredmyself so severely that
my dream of becoming a pilot was destroyed. To recovermyself I went
back to navy and started swimming. Here I was given my first pairof
underwater goggles, the kind that were used by divers. I was so
impressedwith what I saw underneath the sea I immediately started
working on a devicethat would help humans breathe underwater. I
couldnt work too much on thisbecause of World War II. I became a
heavy guns officer and fought with braveryfor my country. I was
later awarded the prestigious Legion dHonneur.)Well now I am ready
to answer any questions you have about me!Answering the questions
Now lets do a little fun thing. Hold your breath for as long as you
can. Illparticipate along with you. 20 Seconds Later Well that
wasnt too long. Imagineif you only had that little of time to study
the undersea. You wouldnt be able tostudy too much would you? So
when you hear the name Jacques Cousteau,always remember that if I
were never to be born, you could stay underwater for20 seconds. So
if you ever are going to go diving and they give you a
breathingapparatus, always remember and acknowledge Jacques
Cousteau.