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    comes in contact with the sharks after he catches the marlin. The reason for why the sharks represent destructiveness is because of what the sharks have accomplished by tearing up the marlin. By tearing up the marlin the sharks have crushed Santiago’s one big accomplishment in life catching an 18 foot marlin stated by the town members‚ “He was eighteen feet from nose to tail‚” the fisherman who was measuring him called”‚(Hemingway‚ 122). Although Santiago did see the sharks as destructive he also admired

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    I run back to the side. Jeffrey is hastily swimming away from something. I try to spot what it is. Is that a shark fin…? I’m running around until Long John Silvers stops me. Long John Silvers is Jeffrey’s uncle who used to be a sailor or “sea dog” as he likes to refer to himself. He seems to have a permanent scowl on his face. He doesn’t talk very much. “Help. Jeffrey. Water...SHARK” I wheeze out. Long John Silvers nods. He seems to understand my nonsense.

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    Charles W. used data from several reputable sources concerning how the cartilage of the Great White shark can contribute to curing cancer. He compared their ability to live longer than almost any other sea creature to their immune system which research is starting to believe is immune to cancer and other such diseases. He also suggested that fish with bones have a higher rate of getting tumors and where sharks are cartilage and not bone they are immune to them. Bryant‚ Charles W. provides us with

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    Both these shots contain sharks as the main subject therefore that is what grabs our attention and that is how we connect the scenes. It creates an association in the viewers’ mind. Editors also often use parallelism as a creative way in film to cut between different

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    Shark Tank Doorbot is the Wi-Fi enabled video doorbell that allows you to see and speak with visitors through your smartphone. The doorbot let you know when someone ring your doorbell and if the person who’s ringing it you don’t want to talk to her/him you won’t because Doorbot gives you the opportunity to see who behind the door without opening it. Let say you are home alone with your son who’s 5 year old and your husband is far from the house and someone rings the bell at 5 in the morning‚ you

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    stop overfishing. Recently the overfishing of sharks has lead to the disruption of marine ecosystems. The reason the shark population is so important to ecosystem is because they balance out most of it. PROBLEM The overfishing of sharks has placed nine different species of sharks on the endangered list in 2008. In total over 30 species of sharks have been put on the endangered list‚ an the reason why the shark population is in danger is because sharks take a long time to mature‚ which in turn means

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    to the business benefits. For example‚ Chinese culture like to consume shark fin soup as part of the cuisine. Businessman will take the advantage to hunt shark fin for money because of its high demand. An organization devoted to preserve marine life‚ Ocean Environment‚ stated in Asian Geographic(Nov-Dec 2008) that shark fin soup prized as a delicacy in Chinese cuisine. It is becoming un-cool to consume because 90% of the sharks are un-finned while alive thrown into the

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    Santiago straps the marlin to the side of his skiff and heads home‚ thinking about the high price the fish will bring him at the market and how many people he will feed. On his return home‚ some sharks are attracted to the marlin’s blood that had trailed off in the water. Santiago kills a great mako shark

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    Great white sharks located at seal island attack their prey by using their sense to stalk the sea lions and by breaching the waters surface when attacking. Smell plays a major role in locating prey. (smell 1 drop of blood-25 gal. of water) More Importantly the great white shark uses the ampullae of lorenzini to locate prey. Ampullae of lorenzini is the jelly filled canals located in the sharks head. These jelly filled canals sense tiny electrical fields generated by prey. EX: Sea lion

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    Shark Tale: “The Shark Slayer” The massive underwater reef city is shaken up when the son of the shark mob boss‚ Frankie‚ is found dead. Don Lino‚ the shark mob boss has two sons‚ Frankie that is a carnivorous tough guy who follows the steps of his father and wishes to be the next shark mob boss; on the other hand‚ Lenny is a very kind soul shark who has earned the ire of his dad by becoming a vegetarian. Meanwhile on the other side of the ocean a blue streak cleaner wrasse named Oscar‚ who fantasizes

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