...of 4, I decided I wanted to be a princess like most 4-year-olds. At the age of 8, I wanted to be an astronaut and go to the moon and never come back. Then, at age 10, I fell in love with the idea of being a doctor and that stuck for a while until the fourth grade when I took a field trip to Project O. I remember that trip like it was yesterday. Before going on the trip I thought about how useless it seemed, and that it would be to go see a bunch of fish and crabs. Nevertheless, I couldn’t pass on a good field trip so I went with a bad attitude hanging over me and within an hour of being there I fell in love. The whole day on the water forced me to rethink what I wanted to do when I grow up and that's when the passion for becoming a Marine Biologist was born. Since that day, my love for working out in nature began and it helped me really understand things. I would like to think of myself as a visual learner I work best when someone is showing me things and when I’m interacting with something. Since...
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...Sea Turtles and The Gulf Oil Spill On Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 an event occurred that would change marine life forever. On that horrifying day BP’s deep horizon oilrig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded. The spill was considered the 4th major oil spill in the Gulf in over 50 years. The oil spill affected a lot of marine life, but mostly affected the sea turtles. The sea turtles in the Gulf were greatly affected by this catastrophic event in many ways. Sea turtles have lived in the Gulf for over hundreds of years, and one of the major things that were affected by the spill was their breeding. Around this time every year the female turtles head shore to lay their eggs. Since the oilrig exploded, there is a lot of oil in the ocean where the turtles are swimming, there is oil on the beaches where the turtles are laying the eggs, and there is oil where the new hatchlings are going to be swimming. This is not good for the turtles because the oil is going to cause harm and death in most of these newborn sea turtles. Another reason the sea turtles were affected was that their habitats were ruined. Five out of the seven species of sea turtles live in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf is home to a lot of sea life, including the turtles. Since the Gulf is covered in oil, the habitat that these turtles are living in, are not fit to live in. So now the turtles are confused and have nowhere to live. They need to relocate or they are going to die. The oil spill affected a lot of...
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...promote healthy development. (Holt, Kingsley, & Tink, 2011). It has been been seen through out the years that the majority of jobs in the workforce are looking for people who both know how to lead and follow. When children grow up playing team sports they grow up with the understanding of the importance for teamwork. Commitments are a very important part of not only playing team sports, but also in anything that want to do as they get older. One of the biggest problems that can be seen by the children of today is that when things get tough they just quit. When children grow up with a thought process like this it only hurts them when they get older. I can remember a few years after I joined the Marine Corps I started to notice the change in the mentality of the younger Marines. One in particular comes to mind. I kid not even 18 yet came over to ask me a question about deploying to Iraq. I told how it was and that things would be fine because we are a team and everyone of us counts. He looked at me and said, “I don’t care if we are a team it’s going to be to hard to be away from my family and I would rather go home.” Then next day when we were in formation he was gone. It turned out that he did in fact go home. Finally, the best thing about playing team sports is the confidence that children get when they are a part of something. It especially builds confidence in disabled children. It was written That succeeding in athletics is a great way for young children to build confidence...
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...Axia College Material Appendix C--'Dirty Tricks' Exercise--Week 9 Complete the table below using the information from the Course Syllabus: Week 8. |Dirty Trick #/Name |Description/Definition |Why Chosen |***Example from: 2012 Presidential Campaign OR Recent News Story | | | | |OR Other Situation | |# 1- Accuse your opponent |When in the mix of arguing or the person is |I’ve experienced this |One of my ex boyfriends tried to constantly accuse me of cheating| |of doing what he is |Feeling |in a previous |on him and we would have tons of arguments over that. Finally | |accusing you of (or worse) |Like they’re being attacked and losing the argu- |relationship |after a while it seemed like something was really bothering me | | |ment, the person will turn the tables and start | |about how he kept accusing and I knew I wasn’t do anything wrong | | |accusing of the same thing when you didn’t do | |what so ever...
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...Harry Opfar Research Essay Viability of Marine Biology as a Major When deciding on a major for my college education, I had to find a field both in demand and it had to be a field I would like to spend the rest of my life in. I have always had a love of the animals in sea and several years ago had an opportunity to go to Sea World in San Diego. Recalling this trip and the recollection of seeing the dolphins and whales perform actually helped me make the decision to pursue a career in Marine Biology as a marine biologist. That brought me to the essence of this essay. How much education is required and does the marine biology field offer ample job opportunities and is there plenty of growth for future jobs? Also need to look at where those jobs are available, where I might have to move to. So I will first look at the education needed and the marine biology programs. I will then evaluate the job market now and in the future of this niche field. I will also exam the pay within this field and find out how the pay is derived as my research has shown that much of the money in this field of study originates different sources than a regular paycheck. There are several aspects to getting an education in marine biology. One need to look at the classes required and what schools are available, as well as where the best schools are located. A person majoring in the marine biology field needs to plan on taking many different types of animal biology and physiology classes. ...
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...hi For other uses, see Hello (disambiguation). "Hallo" redirects here. For other uses, see Hallo (disambiguation). Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is attested in writing as early as the 1860s.[1] Contents [hide] * 1 First use * 2 Etymology * 2.1 Telephone * 2.2 Hullo * 2.3 Hallo and hollo * 2.4 Cognates * 3 "Hello, World" computer program * 4 The Apple DOS HELLO program * 5 Perception of "Hello" in other nations * 6 See also * 7 References * 8 External links ------------------------------------------------- First use Hello, with that spelling, was used in publications as early as 1833. These include an 1833 American book called The Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee,[2] which was reprinted that same year in The London Literary Gazette.[3] The word was extensively used in literature by the 1860s.[4] ------------------------------------------------- Etymology According to the Oxford English Dictionary, hello is an alteration of hallo, hollo,[5] which came from Old High German "halâ, holâ, emphatic imperative of halôn, holôn to fetch, used especially in hailing a ferryman."[6] It also connects the development of hello to the influence of an earlier form, holla, whose origin is in the French holà (roughly, 'whoa there!', from French là 'there').[7] As in addition to hello,halloo,[8] hallo, hollo, hullo and (rarely) hillo also exist as variants...
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...opportunities for improvement based upon those exercises. Strengths Most of my strengths come from my service in the Marines. Furthermore, the concepts that were taught in classes were not just for study, but practical applications of those concepts in real world scenarios. These concepts were most important and driven to the extreme when I joined the Teams (Force Reconnaissance); so, as a result, my primary influence for being an effective leader was in Force Recon. The first strength that was assessed was my decisiveness in making quick and correct decisions in a crisis situation. Decisiveness, from the military definition, reflects a range of possible outcomes. From Exacerbated to Resolution; this is not to be confused with Achievement. In Achievement, the basic concept considers the performance on how someone would execute a strategy; basically, how someone performs in combat. These same characteristics found in decisiveness, can be transferred to business as well. This is one reason for my success in my current business. The second trait I possess is being an excellent communicator whether it is in the military or business. Communication is very important to me and my business; without it, none of the projects would ever be completed. The theory to effective communication is feedback; did my employees understand what I was trying to convey? Did my Marines here the orders and understand what needs to be done? This basic concept is vital to...
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...Values Reflection CJA/474 Gary Vernon April 6, 2014 Values Reflection In today’s society one could easily question if society as a whole is losing its core values. I say this because, there seems to be more and more rape, murder, and crimes against another person than ever before and they continue to increase at a cyclic rate. It is unclear on why this is occurring, but I know for me I have set core values that I believe in, which have made me who I am today and I will strive to instill those same values into my children and my children’s children over time. What are values? How do we acquire and change values overtime? What values do for and to us? What is the importance of values in the work place? The above are the questions I will answer in the next few paragraphs of this reflection to better explain what my values are and what they mean. What are values? Values are simply those things in life that are important to us and guide us in the way we live our lives and how we work. My personal values are accountability, dependability, fairness, faith, integrity, team work, and hard work. While I will admit I am stronger in some of my values than others, but I always seek to improve to make myself a better husband, father, supervisor, and co-worker because I owe it to those around me to be the best I can be and turn out quality work. What do my values mean? Accountability to me is being responsible for my actions, the actions of my children, and the...
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...02/04/2013 Dennis Golden Personal Responsibility When I was younger my mother would always tell me to be a responsible adult. I really did not understand her until I got older. One day my mother and I got into an argument and never really got along after that. So I moved out and moved in with my cousin. I was only 12 years old. I needed to learn how to be a responsible adult. I had no one to take care of me and I was on my own. So I had to learn how to grow up a lot quicker than other kids my age. When I got older I needed to figure out what I wanted to do after high school. So I joined the Marines. The Marines taught me different ways to be responsible. During my Marine Corps career I was taught different learning styles and how to be persistent to reach your goals. Without the corps I probably would have not done anything with my life. When I left the Marines I felt I needed to apply 3 key elements to be successful. These key elements are personal responsibility, learning style and persistency. What is Personal Responsibility? What is personal responsibility? To me personal responsibility is to be accountable for oneself and the people around you, in most any situation, there is no other person to hold accountable for your life than yourself. Everything we do is a direct reflection of your personality and the decisions you make. Kohlberg said, “Most theories of moral cognition focus on cognitive processes such as reasoning and judging”...
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...of the Clearwater Marine Hospital. The hospital does not have enough funds to keep going so the boards of directors who are the antagonist in this film are going to sell out to a real estate developer. 2. This was filmed in the Clearwater Marine Hospital, In Clearwater Florida. You can actually go and visit and see winter for yourself. 3. The dramatic conflict is Winter when she is injured by the crab trap, she has lots of dead tissue and infection on her tail so Dr. Clay Haskett is forced to amputate her tail. Later they realize that her swimming from side to side is causing significant damage to her spine and will eventually paralyze her. The other conflict is the raise enough money to save the hospital so that they will not have to put Winter down. 4. Sawyer has a cousin who went into the military and was injured. When his cousin came home he was in the VA hospital. Sawyer went to visit him and met Dr. Cameron McCarthy who is a prosthetic designer. Dr. McCarthy took on the project of designing a prosthetic fin for Winter and at first she rejected the prosthetic twice. When all hope was gone Sawyer sat and talked to Winter and in her own way she told him the sleeve or sock that was on her tail was rubbing her. Sawyer told Dr. Clay and then Dr. McCarthy designed a new material that was softer and more comfortable. This material is actually being used now with prosthetics on humans with great success. 5. Sawyer arrives at the Marine Hospital to visit...
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...Bioluminescence Relating to the Everyday Processes of Deep-Sea Marine Life: A Review of the Literature Kingshuk Mazumdar Brookfield Central High School Abstract This review of the literature will analyze three publications that discuss the effects of bioluminescence on everyday deep-sea marine life. Bioluminescence is a unique adaptation made by many creatures living in the abyssal depths of the oceans. Originating in primitive bacteria and dinoflagellates, it has, since the origins of life, evolved and spread to other deep-sea organisms. It is incontrovertible as to whether or not this acclimatization has altered life. However, there exists a dispute as to how it has done so. Some scientists believe that bioluminescence exists solely as an offensive trait, used to attract. Others believe that it is employed only in defensive situations. Regardless of recurrent controversy, it is lucidly demonstrated that rather than one or the other bioluminescence refines all aspects of deep-sea marine life. Final Outline I. Introduction A. As one ventures into the depths of the ocean, the expansive spectrum of the transformations of marine life rapidly emerges. At 100 meters…(Schrope, 2007). B. This is where the most startling and extraordinary transformations of evolution occur. C. In an abyssal world of darkness more than 1,000 meters under the sea, bioluminescent creatures have transmogrified to chemically generate lights within their bodies refining all processes...
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...The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Outlook Report for the Great Barrier Reef in 2014 stated: “Climate change remains the most serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef. It is already affecting the reef and is likely to have far-reaching consequences in the decades to come.” Sediment, nutrient and pesticide pollution from catchment runoff is having a major impact on the health and resilience of the reef ecosystem. The amount of sediment flowing into the marine park has quadrupled over the past 150 years. Nutrient loads have also increased, encouraging algal blooms, which, in turn, provide food for larvae of the devastating crown-of-thorns starfish. Since 1985 coral cover has declined by half along the Great Barrier Reef. Pollution driven crown-of-thorns starfish are responsible for over 40% of this loss. The actions by farmers to implement more productive pollution cutting practices are commendable but they need much greater assistance, with billions not millions needed to get...
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...Introduction There are many definitions of what constitutes marine litter. But they all boil down to essentially the same thing. Marine litter or marine debris as it is also known is “any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment…” (Galgani et al, 2010). Marine litter is human created waste and includes everyday items such as plastic bags, balloons, rope, medical waste, glass and plastic bottles, cigarette lighters and beverage cans as well as thousands of other products. Marine litter is becoming a major environmental concern and is causing a significant threat to marine life around the world. Some of the primary sources of this debris are storm water discharges,...
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...1)Define the following A) benthos: marine organisms that live on the sea bottom B) nekton: marine organisms that swim strongly enough to move against the ocean current C) plankton: marine organisms that cannot swim strongly enough to move against the ocean current 2) Larval fish and the shark are nekton, sand dollar and crab are benthos. And the jellyfish is plankton. 3) A subtidal is a part of the continental shelf stays under water regardless of the tides. 4) Low wave action means there is more particles, high wave action means less particles in the water. 5) White spotted sting ray, lobster, and the flounder. 6) Soft-bottom subtidal communities. 7) Soft-bottom shelf communities. 8) No they live in clumps together, marine biologists do not know why. 9) Detritus are the key food source. 10) Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. 11) They collect food with tentacles or they actually swallow the sediment themselves. 12) Meiofauna either attach to individual particles of sediment, or move freely between them. 13) Because, deposit feeders are more common in muddy bottoms because of the presence of more detritus particles in the mud. Suspension feeders are more predominant in sandy bottoms, because there is a greater amount of water flow through the substrate. 14) Turtle grass is most commonly found in tropic areas, while eelgrass is more common in temperate areas. 15) They provide a place for other organisms to...
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...Clay Eaton Environment and Society News Brief Camille Washington-Ottombre 12/2/2010 Oceans Where Fish Choke In Australia, marine biologists have found more and more dead zones appearing all across the world in our rivers and oceans. They are stating how the problem is getting worse and that the area of the dead zones is getting larger. These dead zones are low oxygen areas that are having a huge impact on the marine life and fisheries, because the organisms simply can’t survive. Overfishing and rich nutrient runoff from land masses are causing areas of algae, which then turn into spots of bacteria that take oxygen out of the water. Scientists think this new problem is related to climate change, due to the warmer oceans and rivers that lay stagnant. Wind and current are also factors and the lack of mixing shallow water with deep water does not allow for good nutrient distribution. The number of dead zones in oceans has been doubling every decade since the 1960’s, and range from small patches to enormous 70,000 square kilometer areas. This is very detrimental to our world’s fish habitat and is slowly killing off fish egg and larvae due to the high stress levels of fish in a low oxygen environment, and some scientists believe that this could possibly wipe out all ocean life. We basically are deciding the fate of our world’s fish and other marine wildlife, so we must take different approaches to try to help the situation. Over-fishing on coastlines is one main factor that...
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