Blue Whale Summary

Blue Whale Summary
Blue Whale – Summary With the rise of the internet, we've all seen it: Misleading news article or
click bate posts on social media. Unfortunately, such things have struck again, this time on a
dangerous and ridiculous scale. Enter the "Blue Whale" game. [pix 1 hur] If you've seen something
very similar to that, know this: It's fake [I] THE 'BLUE WHALE' GAME IS NOT REAL Numerous
sources have cited examples that show a high chance of the 'game' not existing. Snopes, a fact–
checking source, points out that, "no suicides had been definitively linked to these online
communities." Those 'online communities' admitted to creating lore to drive up traffic for their sites.
The Russian publication that covered the story is "highly criticized" and has loose and false
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The number of supposed suicides change, as do the rules of the game, and etc. For example, the
picture above states that it's an involuntary game done out of fear... while other sources claim it is
voluntary and done as a sort of
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Whale Shark: A Short Story
A guy named James Richards fell asleep for 20 years one day. I'll get into how he fell asleep later,
but for now let's go on a trip into James's backstory. Now James was a good kid, he was just a little
clumsy and forgetful. He is nice, funny, loving, short, and strong enough so that a blue whale could
fall out of the sky and not kill him or give him serious injuries. When crossing a street, he was
taught not only to look left and right, but to also look up. JUST in case. One day when he was
crossing the street, he looked left and right, BUT FORGOT TO LOOK UP! Now this town here was
a town that when you didn't do something you were taught to do, something terrible happened to
you, like it was some kind of punishment for forgetting to do something important. So when James
forgot to look up, A BLUE WHALE FELL ON HIM! Fact check reporting in. Now you just might
as well know that the blue whale is the largest animal on the WHOLE ENTIRE FACE OF THE
EARTH. OK, let me clarify how much the blue whale weighs. So you know what a whale shark is
right? A whale shark weighs in at about 40,000 Lbs, and the blue whale is just about 10 TIMES
THAT! Weighing in at about 401,000 Lbs. That whale of a whale fell on James's head because he
forgot to look up when crossing a street. Thank you fact check. James got knocked out and fell
asleep for 20 years. During those 20 years James was asleep, so much had changed. What changed
first was that everyone started to eat bugs every

Blue Whale Research Papers
The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth; it is larger than any of the
dinosaurs. The biggest recorded blue whale was a female in the Antarctic Ocean that was 30.5 m
long (more than 3.5 times the length of a double–decker bus and as long as a Boeing 737 plane)
with an estimated weight of 144 tonnes (almost the same as 2,000 men). The tongue alone of a blue
whale can weigh as much as an elephant and an entire football team could stand on it!
The heart of a blue whale is about the size of a VW Beetle car and weighs up to 450kg. The aorta, a
major blood vessel for the heart, is big enough for a human child to crawl through. More facts about
blue whales.
HOW BIG IS THE CALF OF A BLUE WHALE?
Blue whales are pregnant

Blue Whales Research Paper
Blue Whales are endangered and their numbers are slowly going up but it doesn't mean that they are
also getting killed. This animal is found North Pacific, Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. The
blue whale is currently endangered, and it weighs approximately 300,000 pounds or 150 tons! The
blue whale is carnivorous and it can eat about 8,000 pounds of krill a day. The blue whale's life span
can be up to 80 to 110 years pretty similar to humans. The blue whale can be up to 100 feet long but
they are usually are 60–80 feet long. When baby blue whales are born they are usually 20–25 feet
long and can drink up as much as 200 pounds of milk a day. The blue whale is the biggest animal to
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Many groups of blue whales are found in several locations around the world. The Sea of Cortez, the
Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Indian Ocean and areas off the coast of California have groups of whales
that reside there. Many of these populations are usually specific or only found near or on these
regions. How do blue whales live? Blue whales live on all the oceans on the world they feed in high
latitudes and they migrate to the tropics to give breed and give birth. How many of these blue
whales still exist or are alive today? Well the worldwide population is unknown, but blue whales are
considered to be endangered according to the U.S endangered species act. There have been many
cases of hunters hunting the blue whale for their large quantities of baleen, blubber, and meat. Even
though blue whales are strongly protected it doesn't guarantee their safety and their numbers are still
not stable. How well can blue whales see and hear? It is nearly unknown how blue whales see or
hear but it scientist expect them to have near perfect hearing and nearly perfect vision especially in
low frequencies and really deep waters where it is dark. What do blue whales eat and how do they

The Blue Whale: Concert Analysis
The Blue Whale is a live jazz venue and art space in Downtown Los Angeles within the Little Tokyo
neighborhood. It is now hosting Steve Coleman & Five Elements. Every night in December, Steve
and his band is performing and running intensive workshops for musicians. The performance on
Saturday, December 5, 2015, was memorable. It featured Steve Coleman on the alto sax, Jonathan
Finlayson playing the trumpet, Maria Grand on the tenor sax, Miles Okazaki on the guitar, Anthony
Tidd on the bass, and Sean Rickman on the drums. The concert was an exemplary example of
postmodern progressive jazz. The performance featured characteristics from the bebop, hard bop,
and cool jazz movements while maintaining its individuality and West African roots. Charlie Parker,
known for his musical genius and contributions to the bebop movement in post WWII America is a
huge influence on Coleman's music. The performance included the use of many characteristics
developed within the bebop movement. The use of combo instrumentation between Coleman,
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He has traveled around the globe seeking inspiration, knowledge, and the truth behind the linguistic
value of African sounds. The fruits of his labor and the progression that he has made as an artist is
manifested throughout his work with the M–Base Collective. During the concert, it was amazing
how in sync these musicians were with each other. The music was speaking. It had meaning. It was
not linguistic sounds, but it carried meaning and emotion. Each of the musicians went back and
forth over and over again which is a key element of jazz music. The call and response between
instruments is a culturally identifiable characteristic of west African culture. This musical technique
was brought to America through the African

Blue Whale Research Paper
A) The organism I chose was the blue whale. The blue whale (scientific name: Balaenoptera
musculus) is the largest marine animal with the weight of about 180 metric tons (180,000 kg). They
weigh around 150–170 metric tons (150,000 kg) together with a length of about 27m (89 feet). The
largest blue whale ever measured was 190 metric tons (190,000 kg), and the longest whale recorded
was 33.6 m (110 feet). It is the biggest animal ever discovered (so far). The head only cover 1/4th
(25%) of their entire body length. Color: Blue whales are blue–gray in color with white patches
covering their body. The undersides of the flippers are lighter in color, and sometimes white, while
the underside of the tail is dark. In Antarctica, the North Pacific, and the North Atlantic, ... Show
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Length and Weight: The average length of a blue whale is 75 – 80 feet (23 – 24 meters) and these
long marine mammals can weigh up to 200,000 pounds (90,000 kg). Whales in the southern
hemisphere are generally larger than those in the northern hemisphere. One whale captured in the
southern hemisphere measured 110 feet (33 meters) in length. Females are usually larger than males
of the same age. Fins: A small triangular–shaped dorsal fin is located on the blue whale's back. This
fin measures only one foot in height. The shape and size of the dorsal fin can be very different for
each whale. The whale's flippers are short and the tail is broad and triangular in shape. During the
summer feeding period, a blue whale eats about 40 million krill each day, amounting to about 3,600
kg (7,900 pounds). During the other 8 months of the year, it lives of stored fat not eating
anything.The blue whale feeds by using its long flexible throat grooves to expand its throat and
draws in water laden with the prey, then forces the water out through its baleen plates. The whale
then swallows after the baleen plates filter out the prey organisms (most likely

How Sonar Affects Sea Life
Sonar isn't a good thing to use in the ocean because it kills sea life and affects them and the
scientists in the water, if something goes wrong. Also, sonar is experimenting with bats and
experimenting on animals could go wrong. Sonar is used underwater to find different areas and it
makes it easier for scientists and people who are exploring the different regions underwater. It
creates a loud ping which shoots out and bounces off of different things. There are also two different
types one is Passive Sonar and the other is Active Sonar. Passive Sonar just detects for loud noises
while Active shoots out a ping.
Sonar affects sea life because if researchers are using active sonar the loud ping can make the
animals mostly whales go deaf and then they can't hear for signals from other whales and they could
die. Another way it affects them is because some scientists and researchers use Sonar to find mines
these mines are a danger to the ocean. When they are doing this they place metal scarps and other
garbage along the sea floor. If an animal were to eat one of the metal scarps they could die because
they wouldn't be able to digest it. According to National Geographic animals have been eating
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They use their hearing to find food and other things. Scientists think that one day we will be able to
use sonar like a bat uses its hearing to find new things. It will seem as though "we are seeing but
without using our eyes" according to discovery education. In the video Super Sonar it shows a bat
being locked in a cage which isn't that big. Bats are free animals and should not be put in cages or
experimented on. According to the article What is it Like to be a Bat? the philosopher Thomas
Nagel came to the conclusion that it wasn't possible for a human being to imagine what it was like
to be a bat. This means we don't know how the bat is feeling being stuck in that

Blue Whale Persuasive Speech
The blue whale uses baleen in order to filter the speech. The blue wales are the largest vertebrate
animal. In a study that was reported on May 24 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Nicholas
Pyenson, the museum's curator of fossil marine mammals, and collaborators Graham Slater at the
University of Chicago and Jeremy Goldbogen at Stanford University, went back and found the
evolution of the size of whales in over thirty million years of history. They discovered that the huge
whales showed up along multiple branches in the family tree roughly two to three million years ago.
A reason for whales having those bigger body sizes is that by the increase of ice sheets located in
Northern Hemisphere, whales had to change the way they ontaimed food

Blue Whales Research Paper
The Balaenoptera musculus, also known as the Blue Whale, is the largest animal in the world
(Twister 1). These whales have been endangered since the eighteenth and nineteen hundreds and
have been here as long as the dinosaurs roamed the Earth. They are members of the group of whales
known as rorquals and are found in all the world's oceans. They live on the upper layers of the open
sea and are mostly found along the edges of the continental shelves (Zimmerman 1). Their habitat
consists of polar and subtropical waters. Their lifestyle is diurnal and their group behavior is solitary
(A–Z). These mammals may be extraordinary, but they are in vulnerable positions because of
hunting, pollution, etc. Blue whales will result in extinction if we don't ... Show more content on
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"They spend about a year inside its mother's womb, and when they are born they weigh up to three
tons and they stretch up to twenty five feet. It gorges on nothing but their mother's milk and gains
about two hundred pounds every day for its first year" (National). "Females give birth to calves
every two to three years. They remain pregnant for about one year before giving birth. When born,
the blue whale calf is about twenty three feet long and weighs five thousand to six thousand pounds
A nursing blue whale mother produces over fifty gallons of milk a day. At six months of age, they
are an average length of over fifty two feet, and the calf is then disengaged from his or her mother"
(Marine Mammal Center). This growth rate is astonishing and is probably the fastest in the animal
kingdom

Effects of Illegal Whaling in The Southern Ocean Whale...
Whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary (SOWS) is an ongoing issue despite laws and
regulations prohibiting commercial hunting in these waters. Whaling fleets from Japan use scientific
research to justify continued whaling in the Southern Ocean. Weak enforcement of the regulations
set up in the SOWS has allowed countries, most notably Japan, to continue their hunts with little
interference. If whaling continues in the SOWS, it may lead to irreversible effects to the ecosystem
of the Southern Ocean.
A steady decrease in whale populations can have a top–down effect on many other species in the
ecosystem, especially penguin, seal, and krill. The reasoning is because whales are a keystone
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The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is located in waters surrounding Antarctica.
(NEED CITE)
Whaling inside the southern ocean is strictly prohibited for commercial purposes; countries are
allowed to kill a certain number of whales per year for scientific research.
Ecosystem
To look at the ecosystem of the Southern Ocean, we will be referencing the food web created by
Laws.
The whales that are going to be focused are species of baleen whales found in the southern ocean.
These species are the fin whale, the blue whale, the sei whale, the humpback whale, and the minke
whale. As shown in the food web, the main food source of these whales is krill. This is important to
note in regards to the issues of prey switching, as well as krill surplus, which will be discussed later
in the research. (WHAT IS A BALEEN WHALE???)
Illegal Whale Hunting
Issue
The issue behind whaling in the Southern Ocean is mainly attributed to the permit of scientific
whaling in the southern ocean. Allowing scientific whaling in the Southern Ocean has sparked a
debate about what is considered research, and what is considered whaling, and many are coming to
realize there is a fine line between the two. Currently, the only country performing scientific
whaling in the Southern Ocean is Japan (Peace, 2010). The problem with Japans scientific whaling

program is that many believe it is being used as a cover for commercial whaling. According to
Peace, most

The Effect of Over Hunting on Blue Whales
The Effect of Over Hunting on Blue Whales
The blue whale is a magnificent creature being the biggest in the world. The blue whale can eat up
to 4 tons of krill in one day, and live up to 90 years old. Blue whales can make sounds and tones that
travel up to 1000 miles away. Blue whales are so big and take up so many resources that have to live
in small groups of one or two called pods. The Blue whales habitat ranges between Madagascar and
Antarctica. In 1904 there used to be close to 400,000 blue whales living on earth, but now due to
over hunting people have put the human race in danger along with the blue whale species.
The history of whaling originates all the way back 3000B.C. Whaling is killing whales for meat and
oil. Huge fleets of whalers did not come around until the 1700's. By the 1930's 50,000 whales were
being killed annually. From 1904 to 1967 360,000 blue whales were killed, that adds up to about
70% of their population. Whales produce up to 3 off spring at most in one year so the bounce back
from a huge killing would take many years. The International Whaling Commission was established
in 1946, to help fight commercial whaling.
The IWC came around to help fight whaling, but they had little effect. In 1970 the Convention of
International Trade of Endangered species put a ban on all whaling. Even though there is a ban on
whaling Norway, Iceland, Japan and the USSR still have whaling fleets but under the name of
"scientific research". The only people who are

Comparing The Israelites And The Puritans
The Puritans believe they are morally superior to everyone else. The Puritans are about to leave
England. "They are Israelites is what they are. They are fleeing Egypt. Good Riddance! Next stop,
land of milk/honey(4)." Vowell uses a simile to compare the Puritans to the Israelites in order to
reveal how the Puritans consider themselves. "The Old Testament Israelites," references specifically
the Israelites that escaped from Egypt in the Book of Exodus. After the population of Jews in Egypt
had become so numerous the Pharaoh feared what they might be able to do and put them into
slavery. The Israelites eventually escaped Egypt by crossing the Red Sea and eventually make it to
land God had gifted them, the land of Canaan. The Puritans compare to the Israelites because they
too felt some religious persecution. Catholic rulers like Mary I persecuted Protestants and had many
executed. The Puritans also flee from a land not as pure as themselves in order to start anew. Cotton
himself tells the Puritans that they are God's chosen, and America is their Canaan. The Israelites
inspire the Puritans to get away. "The Old Testament Israelites are to the Puritans what the blues was
to the Rolling Stones– a source of inspiration, a renewable resource of riffs(2)." Vowell uses an
analogy to compare two unlike things like Puritans and the Rolling Stones. The blues is a genre of
music originating in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century. The
emotion

Dolphins Essay
Marine mammals:
Marine mammals are basically aquatic mammals that live in oceans.Some examples of them are
seals,whales,manatees,sea otters and polar bears.All mammals are warm blooded,have hair or
fur,breathe air through their lungs,and nurse their young with milk produced by mammals.They
store extra oxygen in their muscles and blood.They even have more blood than land mammals in
proportion of their body size. Marine mammals also can slow down their heartbeat by directing their
blood to their vital organs.
Dolphins History:
Dolphins are one of the most majestic creatures to live in the oceans. They came to Earth about 65
million years ago. People found a skeleton and thought it was a sea serpent. They named it the
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They often are friendly to humans and can be incredibly nosy. There are about 26 different types,or
species. One way of identifying different species is through their markings. Bottlenose dolphins are
one of the best known of dolphins, and there are many stories of them helping people in trouble.
Spotted dolphins are born without spots but develop them as they grow. They appear first on the
newborn dolphins belly and spread up. River dolphins have a surprisingly long beaks and, unlike
many wheels, can turn their heads. Both these features help them to poke around on the river bed for
food. It is easy to identify a Risso's dolphin.it is covered in white scores the scores are caused by
fights with other Risso's

Literary Analysis Of Joyas Voladoras By Brian Doyle
Brian Doyle is a writer that composed an analysis essay on the story Joyas Voladoras. Doyle was
born in 1956, and is the editor for Portland Magazine at the the University of Portland, which is
located in Portland, Oregon. A numerous amount of Brian Doyle's essays have made appearances at
the Best American Essays series. Doyle's essays gained more exposure by being showcased at the
American Scholar, Harper's Orion, Atlantic Monthly, Commonweal, and the Georgia Review. In
Joyas Voladoras, Doyle shows the elegance and character in his style of writing as he gets deeper
and explores the hummingbird. Almost as if it is a riddle, or an enigma. Others say he expands
beyond the meaning of life, he mentions metaphors about hearts, humans, blue whales, other
animals, and of course, the humming bird. Basically, Doyle informs his audience through metaphors
about hearts, life, pain, love and multiple living things, but he also gives us facts about
hummingbirds, as if he was praising them, like if he was giving them the love and appreciation that
they don't see to get. This is could have been done to get a message across, but not just a simple
message, something with a deeper meaning, that i myself or anyone cannot exactly pinpoint. One is
left to just wonder and assume, make what they can out of it through trying to understand what
Doyle was getting at or to comprehend by making it personal. Doyle wrote this essay to explore life
and compare, and to get a point across. Those

My Day With Brand New Eyes Essay
Usually when you go to the movies it doesn't end with you sitting in a parking lot past midnight
listening to your mother tell you the story about how you almost never existed. That's exactly what
happened to me three years ago. After this experience I've seen every day with brand new eyes. The
color blue is deeper, the sound of laughter is sweeter, the stars in the sky are brighter, the world is
bigger and every moment I spend alive feels so much longer. Here's why. This life–altering event
started as any typical day does. My mother and my 15 year old self were bored and she decided to
treat me to a movie. I typed "movies" into the google search bar on my phone and the showings
popped up onto my screen. We were stuck between two movies but we ended up deciding on Life of
Pi. I'm so glad we did because the movie really moved my mother and me. As we were sitting in the
cold theatre, we were blown away by the film. The story took place in India and the visuals were
stunning; a young boy and a Bengal tiger stuck on a raft in an endless ocean, humpback whales,
tycoons, a tropical island and so much more. On top of the visuals, the message was very powerful.
The whole movie was a philosophical story told to an atheist reporter by an Indian man debating
whether God was real or not.
Once the movie was over I felt so enlightened and judging by what my mother was about to tell me,
so did she. It was dark outside and the parking lot was mostly empty. We got in the car, clicked on

Environmental Impact upon the Oceans and International...
Environmental Impact upon the Oceans and International Law When looking at the environment of
the Earth's oceans, it is important to realize that the entire ocean is composed of a different base
material than the rest of the mass of the world, this of course, being water. While on the surface this
seems elementary, the complications when looking at the environmental impacts occurring can
cause serious complications that can affect the problem immensely. Acid rain, for instance, can
effective drop the pH of the water to levels capable of causing large fish kills. Global warming can
increase the water temperatures around tropical reefs in the summer easily to levels far beyond the
tolerable range of the reef forming stony corals. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The oceans have evolved over the millennia to handle this small amount of nutrients with relative
ease. The waste produced by the bio–load of the seas is primarily emitted as ammonia and
ammonium, which get broken down through a series of steps involving the bacterium nitrosomos
and nitrobacter. The end result is a much less toxic form of nitrogen called nitrates. A third,
anaerobic, bacteria is able to alter the nitrates into nitrogen gas which then is able to safely leave the
system and enter the atmosphere. This bacteria is only able to live in the area of the seabed that is
deep enough to prevent oxygen from reaching, yet shallow enough for the water containing these
nitrates to permeate. This limitation in territory naturally limits the amounts of nitrates able to be
broken down naturally by the oceans. The influx of nitrates, phosphates, and silicates from
pesticides and chemical wastes cause the ecological balance to become disrupted. The microalgaes
that live on the reefs can grow extremely fast in a relatively short period of time when given the
right conditions. The level of nitrogen that has entered the oceans has increased by over 40% when
compared to ammoniums. This increase has been attributed to the steadily increasing use of fossil
fuels, and the atmosphere's inability to deal with the emissions (AAAS, 1). The increase in nutrients
can create the ideal conditions for these organisms to flourish. Once

Since the blue whale is the biggest animal alive it is very important! I choose the blue whale as my
animal to research because I find it very cool and I hope it stays around for future generations to see.
Since it is the biggest animal alive I think it important for future generations to be able to study and
observe it. The blue whale is the loudest animal on Earth! Louder than a jet engine! Like it's name
implies, the blue whale is blue, white and sometimes gray! It is extremely heavy, weighing in at 200
tons! The tongue alone weighs as much as an elephant! The blue whale ranges from 80 to 100 feet
long. It's heart is the size of a Volkswagen Beetle! Some adaptations the blue whale has is a mating
call to attract other whales and blowholes

The Blue Whales: The Largest Mammal Ever to Inhabit the Earth
The blue whale is the largest mammal that has ever inhabited Earth, yet not much is known about
this fascinating creatures that roam our oceans. This research examines the physical description and
habits of the blue whale, the habitat in which they live in, and the primary threats this endangered
species face today. Even though hunting was ban in 1966 by the International Whaling Commission,
blue whales are still exposed to numerous threats today, all of which are caused by humans. The
population is so low that any further killing may lead to the extinction of this species in the future.
The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal ever known to have existed on Earth. These
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Presently, it is estimated that there are about 5,000–12,000 blue whales remaining worldwide, with
the largest concentration of about 2,000 blue whales in the North Pacific from Southern California
up to the Gulf of Alaska. Blue Whale is currently one of the world's most endangered species due to
massive commercial whaling during the 1900s. Blue whales were hunted worldwide, 99% of their
population was killed by whalers, reducing the population to almost extinction. Whalers used their
oil to make products such as soap, and cosmetics. But whaling is no longer a threat because in 1966
the International Whaling Commission banned commercial whaling for blue whales in all the
world's oceans. Today, the primary threats to blue whale are vessel strikes and noise pollution.
Along the coast of California blue whales are dying from ship strikes every year. Blue whales
migrate to the offshores of California to feed on krill. Unfavorably for blue whales this feeding area
overlaps with one of the busiest shipping lanes in California. Ship strikes have been determined to
be a threat on the population causing slowed growth and a declined in the population. Recent studies
from scientists at Cornell University in the US, demonstrate that noise pollution from military sonar
activity is having a negative impact on the way blue whales act and communicate. Noise pollution
creates confusion to

Instances where Music Has Been Influenced by Politics
Music has always been tied to what has been happening to in the world around its creator. This is
true for classical music, as well as popular (pop) music. Pop music is music that is mass marketed
and shared primarily by recordings. The Emergence of pop music occurred because of the invention
of three recording devices, the phonograph cylinder (1878), the flat gramophone record (1887), and
the Player piano (1896). Musicians like James Reese Europe had to find ways to allow himself (and
other African Americans) able to perform, as well as get his music heard. Shostakovich had to work
within Stalin's Social Realism. Ravel's "La Valse" is a reaction the War in Europe. In many ways has
music has been influenced by the politics of the time these are the three composers I am going to
focus on. James Reese Europe lived from 1880 –1919. He studied music theory and violin from the
Assistant Director of the United States Marine Corps Band. When he was 22 he moved to New
York, where he was able to get some work but not a whole lot. This was due to his African heritage.
So, he responded by creating the Clef Club. The Clef Club was a multipurpose organization; it
served as social club, a booking agency, and a trade union for African American musicians in New
York City. Through this club, he was able to stage concerts at Carnegie Hall with 125 piece
orchestras. In 1913 the Castles, who were a married couple who watered down the elaborate
ballroom dances to a minimum number of steps

Argumentative Essay On Seatold
"Cultures have long heard wisdom in non–human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and
knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with
blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz – a true rhapsody in blue
– are hunted to the edge of silence." Jay Griffiths, an award winning british writer, wrote an article
speaking out about the assault on the riches of nature, in which she speaks of the damage we've
done to marine life. From the time the first humans evolved, we have utilised whales to sustain
ourselves. We used their blubber, meat and bones to survive. Even today, we still use them. But
differently. Today, we stick them in tanks like a human in a bathtub and call it an amusement park.
Marine parks, like SeaWorld, and the people who support them have committed injustices to these
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That doesn't even compare to the average 25 year lifespan of an orca in SeaWorld, which the
company claims is a normal age for these animals to live. They also claim that suffering from dorsal
fin collapse, an abnormality in the dorsal fin caused by stress or injury, is a common condition that
all orcas have, and that they have lots of room to stretch and move, and floating at the top of the
pool is better than swimming the 100 miles orcas in the wild swim, and abnormal behavior such as
chewing on concrete and banging their heads on the walls is just those silly killer whales having a
temper

Blue Whale Adaptations
Despite its abundance, in quantity the blue whale is now considered to be an endangered species.
Blue Whales have been hunted for centuries, they can also be found in most oceans and because of
this they make an easy target for hunters. A unique feature of the Blue Whale is that they are the
largest mammal in existence they can grow up to 30 meters long and weigh up to 190 tons. Due to
its size they are the hunter's ultimate prize hence why they are endangered. Despite its size, its diet
consists of some of the smallest marine life such as, krill, shrimp and so on.
(Zach's – Introduction.)
There are at least three distinct subspecies. The Blue Whale is found in the Indian Ocean and South
Pacific Ocean. Its habitat prefers the open ocean but can sometimes be seen offshore of coastal
states. The change in ocean temperature would also affect the blue whale's food supply. Stated are
three main regions for the Blue Whale which are North Pacific & Atlantic also The Southern
Hemisphere. It has many adaptations that allow it to survive in its environment. It does not allow it
to sleep. If it slept, it would drown. Instead, it takes short naps instead of long slumbers. Has an
extremely large fluke, which allows itself through the water at a decent speed to escape dangerous
situations. Its eyesight is good in and out of the water but the best sense is the hearing. It
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(Yasser)

Rhetorical Analysis On Joyas
Bethany Davis
First Year Writing
September 27, 2012 The Heart of "Joyas Voladoras"
"In our time together, you claimed a special place in my heart, one I'll carry with me forever and
that no one could ever replace."–Nicholas Sparks (Dear John).
The heart is a very abstruse thing. Scientifically, know the differences between a human's heart and
a dog's heart. They know how many hearts a worm has and how a bacterium has none. Doctors
know how to perform surgery on the heart without killing a person while a scientist uses a dead
person heart to figure out how to prevent premature death. But other than that, the heart is a
mystery. Why does the heart hurt when we lose someone we love? Why does it grow when ... Show
It's what allows us to breathe, feel, hurt, and love. It's the irrational part of humans that makes us
love someone that can hurt us, or hurt someone that loves us. It also the same organ that allows huge
beasts to find one mate and spend the rest of their lives with them. "No living being is without
interior liquid motion. We all churn inside." It is hard to find anything these days that aren't directed
towards the heart. Foods that are good for your heart, books that warm the heart, movies that stir the
heart, the list is endless. Doyle uses this particularly in his last paragraph.
"You can brick up your heart as stout and tight and hard and cold and impregnable as you possibly
can and down it comes in an instant, felled by a woman's second glance, a child's apple breath...."
He continues on using examples from everyday life that stir the heart and allow us to feel, to be
human.
The essay starts out with facts about the hummingbird and all that it's about. Doyle gives a list of all
the hummingbirds that are now extinct, "a brilliant music stilled." He tells us that if a hummingbird
were to stop eating for too long, if they were to stop flying for any amount of time, if it were too
cold outside, if it has a heart attack, an aneurysm, or a rupture, the hummingbird can die. I as a
reader paused there and considered that for a second. One never does pause to think about how such
a majestic bird, in ways far

Animal Culture
Throughout history the argument of whether or not animals have a culture has been disputed. A
popular opinion during Charles Darwin's time was that animals were actually soulless because they
did not have facial expressions (Sterelny, 1990). Darwin disproved this through his analysis of facial
expressions in primates, implying that chimps have a culture (Sterelny, 1990). This has led to many
more studies of culture in animals and even now the topic of animal culture is one that is heavily
debated.
In this paper, I will attempt to answer the question: do animal, specifically whales, have a culture?
First, I will define what culture means in the scientific world, then a discussion about the viewpoints
of Kim Hill and why he does not support ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
He witnessed birds communicating with each other through their songs (Sterelny, 1990). This is
very similar to what is observed in the songs of whales. The songs of whales is an example
language, the song of the humpback whale includes whistles, low grunts and rattles. It is sung in a
long cycle that can range anywhere form 30 minutes to an hour. It is normally the males that sing
during to mating season to attract females and also fend off any males that may be in the area
(Whitehead and Rendell, 2014). These songs are also not exclusive to humpback whales, they are
also seen in many species such as blue whales, humpback whales and fin whales (Whitehead and
Rendell, 2014). The song of the bowhead whale is actually very similar to humpback whales. They
both have similar cycles, a wide range of frequency as well as the loudest of songs ever recorded.
However one main difference between the two is that humpback whales only sing one songs at a
time and bowhead whales can sing three (Whitehead and Rendell, 2014), they have differences in
their languages just as humans do. Language is defined as a method of communication that is either
spoken or written. Similar to what we discussed in class about communication, a sender is sending
signal to the receiver, which is then interpreted, and then there is a response, which may be another
signal (Personal communication from Dr. Andy Horn, Behavioral Ecology lecture; unreferenced). In
this case the signal is the song of the whale. Therefore based on that we can consider the song of
whales to be a language as

Evolution Of Whales
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Assignment 4
WHALES
Marine biology is the scientific study of aquatic organisms, their characteristics and behaviors [1].
Even though everyone on the planet is aware of the fact that about 70 percent of the Earth's surface
is covered with water, it is believed that only 5 to 10 percent of the oceans have been explored yet
[1]. There are hundreds of thousands of marine creatures that can be found underwater with unique
features. Ocean life is very diverse and is categorized into different groups, such as sharks,
mammals, reptiles etc. Of them, whales fall into the category of mammals and are considered as one
of the most magnificent and amazing creatures that have ever lived in the sea. In this essay, I am
going to sketch the evolution ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The most common of these is the blue whale. Being the largest animal on the Earth, blue whale has
a length of around 100 feet and weighs around 150 tons [3]. Their tongue alone can weigh as much
as an Elephant. They are called blue whales because of having grey–blue color skin and light spots
on it. They usually swim with the speed of 5 miles per hour, but can make it up to 30 miles per hour
when required. They sleep while sleeping and at this time they use only half of their brain [3].
Examples of toothed whales include the sperm whale, killer whale, bottlenose whale, and other
species of dolphins. Of these, the most common is killer whale. Killer whales are considered as the
biggest dolphin on the planet as they measure up to 26 feet. They are highly intelligent and social
creatures. They are named as "killer" because they kill other whales, and not because they kill
people

Brian Doyle's 'Joyas Voladoras'
Brian Doyle, the author of many stories including The Wet Engine, is Canadian born and attended
Carleton University. He was married and had a son. His son, Liam, was born missing a chamber in
his heart. Doyle has written many stories and passages that are about the heart and contain
metaphors and beautiful phrases about the heart. In Brian Doyle's short story, "Joyas Voladoras," he
portrays the idea that the heart and life are absolutely beautiful things and are not to be taken for
granted. Life can be lived at a slow and steady pace and last a while or it can be lived fast and
dangerous but end quicker. There are many different ways to live life. Two animals live completely
opposite lives, one very quick and the other quite slow. Doyle states, ... Show more content on
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The heart holds so much:love, memories, emotions, etc. It is a beautiful object that cannot be taken
for granted. Doyle states in the story, "So much held in a heart in a lifetime, So much held in a heart
in a day, an hour, a moment." (Doyle). Here he is telling the reader that everything should count,
every moment of life should count. The heart is one of the most beautiful things in the world, it is
capable of so much emotion, and it is what keeps creatures living. It does not matter the speed
which life is lived at as long as the moments in life should not be taken for granted, but are lived to
their fullest to be remembered forever. Throughout "Joyas Voladoras" the idea that the heart is
valuable and beautiful is shown in this short story a multitude of times through the metaphors. Life
is promoted as such a glorious thing and not everything gets to live for as long as it would like,
factors play in and life ends. Muscles and organs fail, and the body can fix itself, but when the heart
fails or breaks it can no longer be fixed. Doyle shows the reader that the size or shape of a creature
does not matter and that we are all connected through the one thing that we have in common: a

The Paradox Of The Heart In 'Joyas Voladoras'
The Paradox of The Heart The paradox of the heart is that it allows us to live and feel the most
beautiful things, to love and be loved; it also allows us to feel the deepest pains, the ones where it
feels like we can no longer breathe and are grasping for air. It's incredible how one small organ can
have such great power, to carry the weight of life and death. Bryan Doyle's short story, "Joyas
Voladoras," starts off with facts and metaphors of a hummingbird's heart. The story then goes into a
brief description about whales and finally concludes with people. Doyle draws a connection
between hummingbirds, whales, and humans, and it's that they all have a heart. He expresses the
significance of the heart and the role it plays in each individual's life through the use of facts,
similes, metaphors, imagery and personification. Doyle even breaks the barriers between reader and
writer by switching points of views and incorporating the reader by drawing emotions and evoking
thoughts. Bryan Doyle starts off by throwing information to the reader about the hummingbird and
its "pencil eraser of a heart." He goes off explaining it's many talents such as "they can fly
backward," or "they can fly more than five hundred miles without pausing to rest." Doyle uses these
facts to engage the reader and to allow them to think about their talents and what they are able to do.
The author then cuts the hummingbird by saying that "the price of their ambition is a life closer to
death; they

Impacts Of Blue Whales
continued to shrink the existing whale populations, especially those of the blue whale and because
blue whales were so large and whalers got paid top dollar for these mammals they were continually
being hunted by competitors until near extinction" (Why Are Blue Whales Endangered, 2017). Also,
pollution of the whales environment can harm them as well. When a boat has an oil leak or when a
boat hits a whale it can greatly affect them. The responses to this problem have also been driven as
well because people finally realized that there was a problem. Humans contribute to a large part of
the problem as you can see and this leads us to the pressures. It is clear that Blue Whales were very
valuable to people back in the day and people were making ... Show more content on
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The actions can be both large and small and some can even be negative. In the 1930's agreements
were made to make a change and to minimize the killings of whales. Actions weren't really taken
right away but people started to become more aware of the issue. Fleeks states that, "Blue whales
gained endangered status in 1986 by the World Conservation Union and they are still on the list
today"(Fleeks, 2014). Another Organization arose to make a difference for the lives of whales called
The International Whaling Commission. The World Wildlife Foundation describes it as, "The
International Whaling Commission is the body charged with regulating whale and addressing the
vast number of other threats to whales, dolphins and porpoises in our oceans, such as shipping,
climate change and bycatch" (Henry, N.D). The World Wildlife Foundation is the organization that
works to make the International Whaling Commission more effective. One tool used to protect the
whales is the use of satellite tracking. The World Wildlife Foundation is using satellites to see what
specific routes whales are using. By tracking the whales they are able to discuss possible areas of
protected areas. These policies put in place have saved the lives of whales and without them who
knows what our oceans would look like. An article written by editor Rebeccah Dean is stressing the
importance of the Endangered Species Act and the possibilities

Animal Adaptions : The Blue Whale
Animal Adaptions – The Blue Whale Introduction The Balaenoptera Musculus, or commonly
known as the blue whale, is a carnivorous animal of the order Cetacae and is classified as Baleen
due to its morphological structure. It is found in most cold, temperate and coastal waters, as well as
deeper oceans, therefore its geographical location varies to all major oceans (Refer to diagram 1.0).
The reason for the vastness in their distribution is mostly due to the migration path of a blue whale,
which they have adapted to survive in their environment. (Wwf.panda.org, 2015) Due to this, the
main purpose of this report is to discuss the various attributes of whales which have assisted in their
survival and adaptation in their environments. This includes morphological adaptations such as size,
mouth structure, and their body shape; physiological adaptations such as Respiration and their
blubber. The report also focuses on behavioural adaptations which discuss migration, and their use
of communication. The issues regarding the destruction of whale's habitats due to the increase of
ships on today's oceans and climate change is also discussed in this report as well as possible
solution which could prevent the possibility of extinction for the Blue Whale. Adaptations
Morphology Morphology refers to the structure and form of an organism, therefore the two features
which are detailed in this report are the mouth and the unique body shape of the blue whale. –Mouth
The blue whale is

Family Finds Clues To Teen Suicide In Blue Whale Paintings...
"Family finds clues to teen's suicide in Blue Whale Paintings" Summary: A teen (whose name was
not disclosed) committed suicide one early morning in May. Officials looked into any possible
motives despite her parents protesting that, besides her occasional mood swings, there had not been
signs or clues to her decision. After going through the teen's belongings, the family found a drawing
that referenced an online game called "Blue Whale" with most of its players from Russia. After
extensive research, officials released statements claiming that the game apparently required players
to accomplish a variety of tasks over a 50–day time period. On the 50th day, the players are
encouraged to commit suicide. The alleged creator of the game was ... Show more content on
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However, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince broke all previously conceived stigma and uneasiness around
the subject by successfully portraying a naïve but courageous superhero. The breakthrough role
evoked praises from all corners of the world, from people thanking Gadot for empowering women
in the media to people advocating for similar movies with females and minorities in the cast. The
movement this movie has sparked is relevant for two reasons: one, the role proves that women in
superhero movies do not need to be over sexualized or objectified to sell tickets (as evident in
previous Marvel/DC movies), and two, representation in cinema proves to successful and prolific.
As some sources say, Diana Prince has "revolutionized" the cinematic world towards a more diverse
and representative era. 13. http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/transgender–military–
spending/index.html "Transgender–related healthcare in the Military" Summary: The article depicts
what the Defense Department's healthcare budget looks like and how much of the funding actually
goes to transgender–related services. In the graphic, a gray rectangle represents the total budget

The Blue Whale-Personal Narrative
Did you know that 3/4th's of the world is covered in water? That's 75% of the world that's crazy!
Think about all of the things living there? I'm talking crazy things like sharks, and WHALES
gigantic whales the blue whale is suppose to be like the size of 32 school buses. But i remember
seeing the ocean for the first time up close. I saw it from the window in the car and it was the
perfect day in California to go to the beach. But when i got out of the car and stood at the edge of
the water it paralyzed me with fear because it was just miles and miles of endless water. And then i
stepped into the water. When i woke up on that day i remember my mom telling me that we were
going somewhere but little did i know it was the beach and the night before that there was a ... Show
That morning my mom just told me we were going to the beach. After that i went to my room and
kept telling myself to man up even though i wasn't a man, i was 6 but i got over it. Back to the story,
we got ready and we went to the beach. We were on our way and I could actually smell that we were
getting closer because the smell of fast food and gas stations were getting far away and it started to
smell like concrete after it rains and I looked out my window and i could see the shore, well fast
forward 10 minutes and we were at the beach but it wasn't like a public beach it was a little remote
area where it was just me my mom and her friend. Then I realized that the peaceful place because of
the smell I smelled of wet rocks,

Statement Of Purpose: A Career As A Marine Biologist
In the future it brings surprises, but sometimes it brings opportunities for average people. A
profession I would love to go into is being a Marine Biologist, seeing amazing creatures both big
and microscopic. With this profession, I would go into in the future, I would find out the details, the
salary, locations for work, and of course why the Marine Biologist profession interest me. The
salary for being a Marine Biologist can range from $39,700 to $124,680 yearly, depending on
experience. But starting with the hourly salary it can range, for example, starting out new a Marine
Biologist gets paid $19.09 an hour, then to $24.82, for the bottom 25% in the United States. Then it
moves up to $59.94, and those Marine Biologist are generally

Speech On Blue Whales
'Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These magnificent marine
mammals rule the oceans with a length of 30 m and an outstanding weight of 200 000 kg. Their
tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant. Their hearts, as much as a car. Blue whales live in
all the oceans across the globe. They are migratory, and travel great distances at different times in
their lives. The three main regions where blue whales are found are the North Atlantic, the North
Pacific and the Southern hemisphere.'
'In the past blue whales were extremely abundant and found swimming in all of the major oceans in
the world, According to http://www.seethewild.org/, 'today it is estimated that there are now only
between 1,500– 2,500 blue whales left in existence.' Between 1900 and the mid–1960s, 360 000
blue whales were slaughtered.'
'Aggressive hunting in the 1900s by whalers seeking whale oil drove blue whales to the brink of
extinction. According to http://www.whalefacts.org/, 'In the past, blue whales were hunted for; Oil
(Lamp oil, soap, perfume, candles and cosmetics), Food (Cooking oil, margarine and whale meat),
Clothing (corsets and umbrellas) and various other products including tools such as fishing hooks.'
During the 20th century, the species was almost exterminated due to commercial whaling.' 'Blue
Whales have an important role in helping growing economies. When it comes to the environment
and the oceans ecosystem whales help regulate the flow of food by

Do you know what the biggest animal ever to live on Earth is? You would be wrong if you
speculated a dinosaur, elephant, or giraffe. You may be surprised to find out that the biggest animal
ever to live on Earth is the Blue Whale and it is still alive today. The Blue Whale weighs as much as
33 elephants and consumes about 4 tons of food a day. I bet if you knew of an animal that was as
long as 3 school buses you would want to keep this animal in the world forever. Although, the Blue
Whale may not stay for long, many things affect the blue whale's inhabitance, mainly the acts of
humans have caused the Blue Whale's to become endangered. Though, if you know the information
about them you can help. Some information to get you started is that the scientific name for the Blue
Whale is Balaenoptera Musculus, Musculus means "little mouse" which is ... Show more content on
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The Blue Whale's heart is the size of Volkswagen Beetle and the arteries are big enough for a baby
to crawl through, they are 9 inches in diameter. The Blue Whales cruise the ocean at more than 5
miles per hour, although when agitated they can reach speeds of 20 miles per hour. Blue Whales
communicate and and navigate the oceans by a series of pulses, moans, and groans. Blue Whales
can hear much lower frequencies than us and their senses, such as hearing, is adapted to living in an
ocean environment. Blue Whales can hear each other up to 1,000 miles away. This is equal to the
distance between Memphis, Tennessee to Miami, Florida. The oldest Blue Whale found was 110
years old, only 12 years younger than the oldest person to ever live, Jeanne Calment (122 years old.)
Female Blue Whales are larger than male Blue Whales by about 4 feet. Blue Whales are the loudest
animals on Earth, their calls are louder than a jet engine. Blue Whales use sound to find their way
through oceans, detect food, and communicate with one

Anthropogenic Waves
Rays of pale sunlight pass through a gradient of cerulean blue. The wide–open space seems almost
eerie until a humpback whale gently swimming sings his song, and the space fills with wonder, that
is until there is a disturbance.
Cetaceans evolved to use sound as their way of sensing the environment, navigating, foraging, and
selecting mates. Anthropogenic sounds have negative effects on marine life. Humans produce their
own underwater sounds through activities such as aircraft over flights, boats and ships (vessels),
tourism, stationary offshore activities, air gun firing, sonars, explosions, and methods to control
movement of marine life (W. Johnson Richardson and Bernd Würsig, 1997). Many studies have
discovered vessels to be the main contributor ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Killer whales utilize calls, clicks, and whistles for navigation and foraging (Juliana Houghton et al.,
2015). Availability and quality of prey, contaminants, and disturbance of anthropogenic noise are
major threats to this endangered whale. The killer whales in the Salish Sea were studied as part of a
larger ongoing project to understand vessel noise and its affects in more detail. This study used a
new version of digital acoustic tag technology. These tags contain two hydrophones that record all
underwater sounds (I will discuss this more further on). Vessel speed was found to contribute the
most to anthropogenic noise on this killer whale population. This study can help managers regulate
the speed restrictions of vessels in order to help this endangered whale species. Again, we have
confirmation that vessels are the primary anthropogenic noise affecting cetacean

Persuasive Essay On Blue Whales
What would the ocean be like without whales? One thing that is never thought about when whales
are being hunted is how important they are. For humans to understand the purpose of the whale and
just going off the information one has learned may be different. Understanding the whale may be
more complex than thought out to be. There is more to know about whales other than they can be
big intimidating creatures. It is important to make sure whales are being protected. When an
individual enters in a different environment they do not think about the potential danger that could
be caused. Because whales are important to the food chain and also the marine life ecosystem,
individuals should consider saving the whales. Whales are sentinels of the health ... Show more
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Whales, such as killer whales, are unfairly stereotyped as dangerous or terrifying animals. From
1999–2010 marine mammals accounted for fifteen deaths, two of the deaths were by a single killer
whale in captivity where conditions are not the greatest for whales (Rose). Although there is
information on marine mammal related deaths there is no specific data on whale related deaths,
meaning that the deaths could have come from another species. Whales play an important role in the
flow of aquatic ecosystems. Blue Whales consume about forty trillion krill per day on average. By
consuming that krill they are doing their part of stabilizing the oceanic ecosystem. Scientists are also
learning more about whales and getting better understandings of their species, the cetacean. By
performing biological studies and many observations scientists are able to learn about whale
communication, intelligence, as well as environmental impacts. When scientists better understand
whales they can find even more reasons as to protect whales and the importance of them from an
environmental standpoint. Whales should be understood more and treated more fairly than they have
been, they are an important part of the marine

A Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), which is also known as the great blue whales is a marine
mammal that roams in various oceans throughout the world. These mammals are found in all types
of bodies of oceans and usually swim in small groups or even at times, alone. They are the heaviest
animals to ever exist on earth.
Physical Description
Blue whales are marine animals. They measure up to be 100 feet long and can weigh around 200
tons, while newborn blue whales weigh up to 3 tons which is equivalent to 6000 pounds. The heart
of a blue whale is as big as a car and their tongues can weigh as much as an elephant. An average
weight for an adult is 100–150 pounds, but there have been some reports of them weighing up to
210 pounds. The blue whale was ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Taxonomic Classification
Blue whales are marine mammals which belong to the baleen whales. Other types of marine
mammals would consist of: dolphins, sea lions, walruses, gray whales, etc. Through research it is
noted that blue whales belong to the Phylum Chordata, since they are vertebrates and bilaterally
symmetrical. All these aspects take part in how scientists decide to name these animals
Range and Habitat Blue whales used to be very copious in all of the main oceans in the world until
around the 18–20th century when many of the began to be killed off. They were mainly killed off so
their large amounts of blubber and meat, which was used to make raw materials and products. These
mammals can still be seen swimming in many oceans, like the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and
even the Antarctic Ocean, the numbers of blue whales have gone down, which has slowly made
them to be seen as endangered species. However, during spring/summer they have the tendency to
migrate to the Arctic Ocean. Blue whales spend their lives in different oceans in the world.

I Have A Open Learning
Rosemary Rodriguez Professor Buchanan English 73x 30 January 2017 This is who I am
I have always had schooling on my minding since I was a little girl. I was born and raised in
Porterville, which meant most of schooling from Kindergarten to College was done here. I have also
attended Oxnard College for a few years. I still can remember my kindergarten teachers' name but I
don't really remember major events. To be honest, I remember only remember most of my teachers
who I connected with. I have had some good experiences as well as some bad ones. Both
experiences I have also learned, however I needed to have a open learning ability to help me be
succeed in school.
When I was in third graded my teacher Mrs. Ball had my entire class map to ... Show more content
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He told my entire class "to listen up because he had a prime example of the difference between dose
and does". He started with using my name, the whole classed looked me and then began to read my
essay. He then read a sentence where I had used the word "dose" I immediately reallized my
mistake. I felt all the air release from body and I wanted to pass out. Even though I had reread my
essay I never caught the mistake. I do not know if it was my mind seeing the correct word when I
read it or a form of dyslexia. As well as the computer never caught the mistake because technically
it was not a misspelled word. Either way, on that day I learned the difference between "dose and
does" and started my disliked English. Rebecca D. Cox author of The College Fear Factor, stated
"The many students who seriously doubted their ability to succeed, however, were anxiously
waiting for their shortcoming to be exposed, at which point they would be stopped from pursuing
their goals" (25). In other words, we as students think that because we have failed once before we
tend to stop reaching our goals. It was not until my adult life that I realized that being an example of
mistakes that had been made can possibly save someone's life or education. Even though I felt very
embarrassed I still used a growth mindset in this learning situation. Can hard work really pay off?
Carol S. Dweck, author of "Brainology Transforming Students' Motivation to Learn," indicates "no
one succeeds in a

Kate Braverman's short story Tall Tales From the Mekong Delta
Once an Addict . . .
A sudden feeling of ecstasy; all of your senses are changed, transformed, falsely seeming to be true.
Everything is really wonderful, powerful, creativity flows freely from your mind. You feel
indestructible, confident, and prideful. The sun is jolly and as you inhale the air seems to suck
through you effortlessly. Everything is blue, no, not blue with melancholy, this blue is "the blue that
knows you and where you live and it's never going to forget" (107). The blue is the façade and
excitement an addict gets from drugs. Addicts look for an escape, a better life, and something more
gratifying, instantly. In Kate Braverman's short story "Tall Tales From the Mekong Delta," she
describes one woman's struggle with ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
You want to see what's on the other side. I'll show you. I'll take you there. It'll be the ride of your
life"' (91). The more persistent he is and the more he is always around, the more she is gradually
attracted to him, and in turn the drugs that she has tried to quit. She seems almost hypnotized, "his
face seemed younger and tanner than she had remembered" and "the sun was strong. The world was
washed with white. The day seemed somehow clarified" and yet she was letting Lenny lead the way
(93). When she first comes across Lenny "he fell into step with her" possibly a few steps behind,
familiar, but something she was trying to leave behind her (89). As time passes, her urge to do drugs
grows stronger and stronger through the manipulation of Lenny and her weak self control. ‘"I was
expecting you," Lenny said. "I told you. You can't get away from me' " (96). He pampers her with
lavish stories and promises beyond his reach. It is all a temptation. He even tricks her into smoking
again, she knew she wanted to, but hadn't made the commitment to try smoking again until, "She
closed her eyes. She opened her mouth. There was something pressing against her lip. Perhaps it
was a flower." "It was a cigarette." "Her hand began to tremble" (99).
Eventually there is a charm to Lenny, "‘you look beautiful,'" a charm that she tries to escape from,
but like a bee is attracted to honey, she is drawn back, " ‘I have to go,' she said softly, over her
shoulder," afraid to look him in

The Dominus In Litore
The Dominus in Litore, a recently discovered organism, is basically a mutant because there has
never been any sightings in the area it was found, El Porto, Manhattan Beach, CA. Though was this
creature discovered you might ask. According the the discoverer Ariel Santiago, that he was sitting
down enjoying the sunrise at 6:29 AM on the 24 February 2016, when he hears a screeching sound
that seemed to be a bald eagles. He thought otherwise because there were never any terrifying
creatures in that area. He decides to look up and sees a mysterious creature popping its head out of a
water and looking at another weird hairy creature. Ariel explains that he took a quick picture and hid
behind his umbrella. The creature popped out, it had glaring blue ... Show more content on
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This explains that the Dominus in Litore can be classified as a first–level consumer, second–level
consumer, and even a third level–consumer because it has no predators. It mainly eats sharks,
squids, fish, whales, berries, krill, and many other organisms and plants. It might even eat humans if
we try to harm it. Dominus in Litore has an estimated lifespan of 30 years, at the age of 1 they are
almost half their full grown size! The females can lay as many as fifty eggs. Sadly, when the eggs
are barely laid, their shells are so soft that freshly fallen snow can break it. After five days, the shell
can turn unbreakable, a diamond can try to scratch it but will break it at the same time. These facts
might be helpful when you encounter

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