“Plague of Plastic Chokes the Seas” written by Kenneth R. Weiss, he discusses the rapid spread of trash pollution, specifically plastic, in our oceans. Weiss not only addresses the spread of pollution, but also the damaging consequences it has in our ecosystem. In the following paper, I will address the threats of plastic debris gyres throughout the oceans, the vast amount of synthetic nets threatening wildlife, the spills and toxic chemicals in plastic pellets, and our nation’s obsession in materialism
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The Mariana Trench is located in the Pacific Ocean, just east of the 14 Mariana Islands (11"21' North latitude and 142" 12' East longitude ) near Japan. As you probably already know, it is the deepest part of the earth's oceans, and the deepest location of the earth itself. It was created by ocean-to-ocean subduction, a phenomena in which a plate topped by oceanic crust is subducted beneath another plate topped by oceanic crust. The deepest part of the Mariana Trench is the Challenger Deep
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A day at beach Everyone has a place where they go to escape all the pressures and worries of life. There is always that one spot that can soothe all your problems and troubles in times of stress. For me, the beach is the ultimate cure to all of my problems. While I am there, all of my obligations are suddenly erased. The day was warm and muggy; it was the perfect weather to go to the beach. The water was clear and a rich deep blue in color. Not a patch of seaweed in sight. The fine white sand
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degrees C * Cell/body temperatures from -2 to 132 degrees C * High pressure the water is not boiling * Range of pressure: 1 atm to 1100 atm * At the deepest part of the ocean the pressure is 1100 atm * The deep ocean is the most common habitat for life * Conditions at the average death of the ocean is about 2-4 degrees C * 380 atm * no sunlight * Organisms confront a variety of problems due to their environment * Example * Antarctic fishes
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Symbolism in Theater and Cinema Arts 100 Daniel Jacobson What if I never saw the movie Jaws? Would I still feel the same way about sharks and the ocean? These are some of the questions I feel a lot of people can ask themselves after they have seen Jaws. What does this mean? Can the shark in Jaws represent or symbolize something more than just being a hungry shark? I remember watching Jaws as a kid, as you can imagine I was pretty scared. I think I was eleven at the time, and was living in
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soft smooth sand beneath my feet. I am taken in by the soothing paradise that surrounds me. I let myself absorb the intense rays of the sun on an amazing summer day. I am calmed by the sounds of the ocean, and the breeze softly touching my skin as warm water splashes my legs as people dive in the ocean. As I am sitting in the chair reading a book, I can see the sight and smell of the salty warm water calling my name. I run as fast as I can to the endless clear blue water. Floating peacefully among
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Vanessa Montes February 1st 2016 Sci/256 Professor John Jacobs Approximately 4.5 billion years before the Earth has been formed. It is very difficult to describe or flashback the millions years before what was the climate in the Earth in a particular place on particular day. However, unfortunately based on the some clues still remain in the rock, ice, trees, corals, and definitely on the fossils. Based on these clues it is clearly
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Biodiversity is the foundation of ecosystem services to which human well-being is intimately linked. No feature of Earth is more complex, dynamic, and varied than the layer of living organisms that occupy its surfaces and its seas, and no feature is experiencing more dramatic change at the hands of humans than this extraordinary, singularly unique feature of Earth. This layer of living organisms—the biosphere—through the collective meta¬bolic activities of its innumerable plants, animals, and microbes
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Countless animal species rely on several means of communication as a tool for their survival, such as visual, chemical, vocal, and gesture. Under the water, however, some senses of communication, such as sight and smell, are often limited, therefore, ‘sound’ is the only effective way of communication that lasts longer and travels further in the water than in the air (Melcón et al, 2012). According to Tyack and Clark (2000), the senior scientists in biology, whales, the world's largest animal, have
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in Portuguese. ‘Wow!’, you think to yourself ‘it feels good to be able to speak another language’. Taking a sip of your fresh coconut water you sit back and stare off into the setting sun; now beginning to make its way down into the backdrop of the ocean. This may not be your current reality, likewise it’s not even mine. However,
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