Butterfly cod What is a butterfly cod? Butterfly cods are spectacular fish with brilliant colouring and long defensive spiny fins. It is part of the scorpionfish family‚ but unlike other members of this family which often rely on camouflage for protection‚ they swim freely around coral reefs‚ leaving their venomous fins to give them 360 degree protection. They include the firefish (Pterois species) and lionfish (Dendrochirus species). What do they look like? Butterfly cod are characterised by
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Marine mammals also breathe air‚ and must come up to the surface of the water to breathe. They have small lungs in relation to their body size compared to humans to reduce problems of nitrogen building up in the blood caused by diving. They have to make sure no water gets into the gas exchange system‚ and gas exchange must occur efficiently. Marine mammals have to be able to hold their breaths for long periods of time while they are diving. Air enters the lungs through the trachea‚ which splits into
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Human impact on biodiversity and ecosysytem loss Magdaléna Jilečková The English College in Prague Abstract Biodiversity and ecosystem are crucial issues that have an impact to the human well-being now and in the future. Biodiversity depends on many factors but the most influentive is the habitat loss which influences the biodiversity worldwide. Humans converts native areas into agriculture and industrial areas without realising how much impact
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What it means to be Marine When did you decide that you wanted a change in your life? When did you want to step up and make a difference? What did it mean to you before you signed the dotted line and raised your right hand to take an oath? Was it worth it? Everyone has their own reason for doing what they do. Everyone has their motives for the decisions they make. Were all different and come from different backgrounds. Some of us from normal lives‚ some from more satisfied lives‚ and some from
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SURVIVAL OF THE MARINE CORPS The Marine Corps historical characteristics after the Civil War could be based in part on survivability and the need for the Marine Corps to prove its worth to the United States as a Military Force. The Marine Corps part in the Civil War had been small and not altogether impressive. Both the Army and the Navy did not regard the Marine Corps as useful. This paper will in effect touch on the Marine Corps history from after the Civil War to World War I. It will then
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contrast to another service‚ the Army‚ which is logistically oriented toward more protracted engagement through location fortification‚ security establishment‚ and sustained fire projection of their forces from that position (Navy 28). Without the Marines‚ the Army would need to provide a specially trained‚ ready force in their stead. This all ties back to the essential and different tasks of the multiples branches of the military. It is important to note the United States naval maritime strategy
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PFC Tate Leading Marines When I read Leading Marines‚ I read about the many foundations of the Marine Corps‚ that you can be a follower to lead your peers‚ the distinction between leader and follower‚ that it takes common sense‚ leadership traits & principles to know exactly what to do and also to understand what it takes to be a Marine . Being a leader would take many forms under numerous conditions. Many ways for someone to lead would be to harness personal traits and what they learned
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go straight into the workforce while a small amount will join military forces. One of these military forces the Marines will be discussed in this essay. It will inform others on what it takes to be a Marine how to prepare‚ and how being in the Marines may be able to help further your education. This will also inform about what your options in the Marines are. The purpose of the Marines is to develop quality citizens as leaders. It also teaches people how to fight for the nation by land‚ air and
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The Marines of Montford point. The book I chose to do my book report on is the marines of montford point. This is a true story of the marines of montford point‚ North Carolina. The first African American segment of the United States marine corps. In this book we find out the struggles they went threw because of the racial barrier as well as the political implications that were going on at the time. This was a very inspiring book and it reminds people of the cost of freedom. Nothing was easy
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My Impact On The United States Marine Corps Before this assignment I have never thought of the impact I would have on the Marine Corps. Once I began to reflect on the short amount of time I have spent in the Corps‚ I realize that I have not made much of an impact on the Corps itself‚ but I have made an impact on the Marines around me. This impact has been both positive and negative on the individuals I have served with. During boot camp‚ I was never
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