A High Wind in Jamaica is set in The Caribbean during the mid-1800’s. The book is about a group of children living on a pirate ship‚ and gives insight into the world that children live in. Over the course of the book‚ the children do many bad things‚ without feeling any guilt: Emily murders a man; Rachael drops a marlin spike from the mast almost killing Emily‚ and Emily condemns the captain and crew that she had come to love to death or deportation without seeming to care at all. At the beginning
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Discuss the relationship between Modernity and Tradition in French-Caribbean Creole culture In order to address the question‚ we should first fully understand the terms modernity and Creole culture and then analyse how the two intertwine‚ and then decipher to what extent there is a relationship. The definition of Modernity used in this essay will be that modernity is’ the quality of being current or of the present’. Whereas for Creole culture we have more difficulty‚ Creole culture can be the people
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Department of oil-gas industry Oil-gas industry division Safety in Petroleum Industry”(Ecological Management) ISW Ecological problems of Kazakhstan. Done By: Zhenis Seitekov Checked By: Bigaliyev Aitkhazha Bigaliyevich Almaty 2011 Contents: • Introduction • National environmental issues • The impact of landfills military space systems and test • Radioactive contamination • Oil and ecology • Air pollution • Aerosol pollution of the atmosphere • Conclusion
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The article written by Jaime Bolaños Jiménez and his support scientists called‚ “Distribution‚ feeding habitats and morphology of killer whales Orcinus orca in the Caribbean Sea” is about a study done evaluating 176 records of killer whales from the Caribbean. A majority of previous findings from other reports conclude that killer whales are found in all oceans of the world‚ but for the most part little is known about their geographical range‚ biology‚ abundance‚ and taxonomy‚ which makes the calculation
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Caretta caretta is commonly called the "Loggerhead" sea turtle due to their overly large heads‚ which are comprised of a horny beak that is significantly thicker than in other sea turtles. This species is the largest hard-shelled turtle in the world. Loggerhead turtles have large heads (when compared to other species of marine turtles) and strong‚ muscular jaws (which help them crush prey such as crabs and lobsters). The loggerhead sea turtle is a marine mammal that grows quite large. Adults of
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Why Sea Water is Salty The “salt” in sea water‚ and some lakes that have no water outlet such as the Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea‚ comes from ions of dissolved minerals‚ mainly chloride and sodium which make up about 90% of salt ions in sea water. There are three main ways that dissolved minerals enter the ocean: The water cycle‚ underwater geysers know as Hydrothermal Vents‚ and underwater volcanos. During the water cycle‚ water is evaporated from bodies of water by the heat of the
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Wide Sargasso Sea is the story of Antoinette Cosway‚ a Creole heiress who grew up in the West Indies on a decaying plantation. When she comes of age she is married off to an Englishman‚ and he takes her away from the only place she has known--a house with a garden where "the paths were overgrown and a smell of dead flowers mixed with the fresh living smell. Underneath the tree ferns‚ tall as forest tree ferns‚ the light was green. Orchids flourished out of reach or for some reason not to be touched
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In the very beginning of part 2 of Wide Sargasso Sea‚ on page 60‚ the point of view has been changed from the young Antoinette‚ to the grown Mr. Rochester who recently wed Antoinette. After their wedding in Jamaica‚ they are on what seems like an endless journey to their destination‚ which is the grim and tropical town of Massacre‚ where they plan to take their honeymoon. The diction Jean Rhys uses to describe certain aspects of the town have a very interesting underlying tone of gloominess and eeriness
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about the sea otter . The sea otter is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean . They live over 10-15 years . Their breeding season is during September to November ‚ they are territorial during it . Their scientific name is Enhydra lutris . Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (31 and 99 lb) ‚ making them the heaviest members of the weasel family ‚ but among the smallest marine mammals . Unlike most marine mammals ‚ the sea otter’s primary
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commonly known as the Hawksbill Sea Turtle. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle has a lifespan of about 30 to 50 years. The turtle is an omnivore and consumes sea grasses‚ sea urchins‚ barnacles‚ small animals‚ and their favorite food‚ sponges (National Wildlife Federation). Regardless of their lifespan and diet‚ these turtles are dying quicker than normal because of the human race. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)‚ the Hawksbill Sea Turtle is classified as critically
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