of mouth‚ include "The World on the Turtle’s Back"‚ which explains to us how our world came to be. The story "Coyote and Buffalo" gives us lessons that easily coralate with the building of a person’s character‚ and finally‚ "Fox and Coyote and the Whale" persuades us to fight for who and what we love. These tall tales can be influential to our lives as Americans because the stories tell of lessons that could be essential to all of the human race when it comes to developing one’s self to become a better
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Many styles of cuisine exist in the United States‚ a few foods are considered taboo by most of American culture. In the United States‚ where hundreds of world cultures blend into one society‚ the concept of what foods are taboo and what are simply exotic can be difficult to qualify. Food taboos of the United States differ depending on a person’s cultural background‚ religion and location. [1] Dogs and cats are revered as domestic animals and important parts of many American families‚ these creatures
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commercial whale hunting since 1986. Japanese use the whales they hunt for numerous purposes in their culture. Japanese have used whales to make food‚ oil‚ handicrafts‚ and meats. The teeth of whales and their baleen are used to make crafts and traditional bunraku puppets. Whale jaw bones are used to make shamisen plectrums‚ a Japanese instrument. (Takahashi et al. 1989) Oil that is extracted from the livers of whale contains a lot of Vitamin A and D and is used as drugs (Matsuda‚ 2011). Whale meets are
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Dolphins are cetacean mammals closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) and 40 kg (90 lb) (Maui ’s dolphin)‚ up to 9.5 m (30 ft) and 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) (the orca or killer whale). They are found worldwide‚ mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves and are carnivores‚ eating mostly fish and squid. The family Delphinidae‚ the largest in the order Cetacea‚ evolved relatively
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bowhead whale baleen.[7] Trends in carbon isotope ratios in whale baleen samples suggest that a 30-40% decline in average seasonal primary productivity has occurred over the last 50 years.[7] The implication is that the carrying capacity of the Bering Sea is much lower now than it has been in the past. [edit]Biodiversity The Bering Sea is home to some of the world’s most interesting wildlife. This sea supports many endangered whale species including Bowhead Whale‚ Blue Whale‚ Fin Whale‚ Sei Whale
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Of all the species who became extinct due to interference from mankind‚ the dodo‚ passenger pigeon‚ great auk‚ Tasmanian tiger and Steller’s sea cow are some of the more well known examples; with the bald eagle‚ grizzly bear‚ American bison‚ timber wolf[disambiguation needed] and sea turtle having been hunted to near-extinction. Many began as food sources seen as necessary for survival but became
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English period 1 11 December 2012 Synthesis Prompt- Topic: Do Animals Have Souls? The definition of a soul differs from person to person. To some‚ what makes a human different from the rest of the animals is the soul. Many say that since animals’ intelligence is inferior to that of a human’s‚ they have no soul; since the soul is what makes humans the “master species”. It is revealed that animals are simply composed differently from humans. As said by Descartes‚ animals act solely upon their
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a diagram of a whale and details about how the whale has evolved physiologically and has become adapted to fit the environment. Kingdom: Animalia‚ Phylum: Cordata‚ Class: Mammalia‚ Order: Cetacea‚ Sub-order: Odontoceti‚ Family: Delphinidae‚ Genus: Orcinus‚ Species: Orca. Whales occupy all oceans and major seas‚ even some are in larger river systems. They are very large animals. They can grow up to 100 ft. or more in length. They can weigh up to 200 tons or more. Whales live in families
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By Jordan Froce English IV Period: 2 Mrs. Zoltani 9 April 2010 Jordan Froce Mrs. Zoltani English IV 3 March 2010 Animal Rights Thesis Statement: Imagine a dog running to fetch a toy‚ A horse galloping on a trail‚ or even a heard of cows grazing upon a grassy pasture. These same beloved animals could be suffering an unimaginable fate in some of the world concentration camps that are still standing. Only nowadays they are known to the outside world as slaughterhouses‚ fur farms‚ or
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and replenish it to its original state and land consistency. In his essay Leopold said that "we have radically modified the biotic system because we had to. Food chains now begin with corn‚ and alfalfa instead of oaks and bluestem‚ flows through cows‚ hogs‚ and poultry instead of into elk‚ deer‚ and grouse." Therefore we can never restore damage done but only reroute it. Another point in his essay is that all land is one mechanism and if you damage one part then you intern damage or affect another
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