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    See if you can swallow this: Should sharks be protected from people or people protected from sharks? Sharks are more deadly than people? I don’t think so. See if you can swallow this‚ sharks do not have try to eat humans we are not in their diet. The article Do sharks eat people quotes “Only about a dozen of the more than 300 species of sharks have been involved in attacks on humans. Sharks evolved millions of years before humans existed and therefore humans are not part of their normal diets

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    Sharks have been the ocean’s apex predators since 200 million years ago. Yet shark populations have been rapidly declining since humans began the worldwide practice of shark finning. This is the process of removing the fins from sharks then throwing the body back into the ocean left to die slowly. Shark fins are popular targets for fishermen because of their high value although the issues caused by this practice are widespread‚ inhumane and damaging to almost every ecosystem. Shark fins have been

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    Millions of Americans visit the wilderness each year to hike‚ hunt‚ fish‚ ride horses‚ raft‚ ski‚ and take pictures. Each year thousands of those people get lost in the wilderness while enjoying these activities. I enjoy the wilderness and outdoors very much and have had many experiences in the wilderness hunting‚ fishing‚ hiking‚ and camping. Fortunately‚ I have never been lost in the wilderness before‚ but have known people who have been. Hearing their stories has always reminded me how we should

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    Cookie cutter shark ------------------------------------------------- Features: The Cookiecutter Shark combines many specialized features that enable it to carve out a living in the deep-sea. Like many mesopelagic sharks‚ it has an elongated body cavity filled with an enormous liver comprising as much as 35% of its total weight. The Cookiecutter’s liver is perfused with low-density oils which render the shark nearly neutrally buoyant over a wide range of depths and thereby saves energy by

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    Shark finning has always been a problem. In the year of 2000‚ President Bill Clinton passed the Shark Finning Prohibition Act. The proposal prohibit any person under U.S. jurisdiction from engaging in the finning of sharks‚ possessing shark fins aboard a fishing vessel without the corresponding carcass‚ and landing shark fins without the corresponding carcass (National Marine Fisheries Service). Despite the law being enacted since 2000‚ it hasn’t produce much positive effects. Up until today‚ United

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    The sand shark is very important to my tribe‚ and I shall tell you why. Once‚ a very long time ago‚ a group of hunters were looking for animals for food and supplies. The eldest‚ and wisest‚ said “We must continue hunting! Do not lose hope!” Suddenly a squirrel scampered across a cedar branch. The youngest was quick‚ he raised his bow‚ arrow drawn‚ and shot. The squirrel was too quick‚ the arrow missed. Several days later‚ hunger spread throughout the village. The three hunters had failed to collect

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    Marlet Garcia Bingham‚Kelly. Shark Girl. Cambridge: Candlewick Press‚ 2007. Jane Arrowood is a fifteen year old girl whose arm was amputated when she was bitten by a shark. Jane is really stubborn and she doesn’t let herself try new things. She was still finding out how to be courageous and brave after what she had been trough. Justin is a kid who is around eight or nine or ten years old who lost his leg below the knee. He was a brave kid because he never was arguing about his disability. He was

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    Shark Exploitation/ Shark Finning Shark exploitation is any action of catching sharks from the sea and using their body parts for human use. Shark finning is removing the fins of sharks and either throwing them back into the ocean to bleed to death or kept for other human uses. The shark fins are used as food to make an Asian soup called shark fin soup. Shark finning only uses about one to five percent of the entire shark’s body. The rest of the shark’s body could be used as food for other communities

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    support our findings. Method of Research In order to create a framework of how venture capitalists assess prospects‚ Group 5 collected data from clips of videos from episodes of ABC’s Shark Tank. Utilizing direct observation we were able to develop‚ identify and categorize a theory for “rules of the shark tank”. We analyzed our data looking for patterns to develop a set of rules that a venture capitalist should follow to evaluate a business idea. Findings Discussion Venture Capitalists

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    Frontier: Wilderness Introduction: Wilderness is an aspect that is‚ always has been and always will be around‚ but societies view of it has constantly changed. As years have gone by society has changed and so has peoples beliefs‚ values and general outlook on life and what is important to them. Looking at the culture back at the start of American colonization and examinging it all the way until recent times‚ constant change is evident and I believe that the changing conception of wilderness is a product

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