I always wanted to challenge myself‚ and for some reason I thought joining the United States Marines Corps would do that. I definitely got way more than I bargained for‚ and immediately regretted the decision I had made. My recruiter had a major influence on helping make the choice to join the Marines‚ and I will always feel some sort of resentment towards him. But while we go through these challenges‚ it is important to realize that they are what help define us as human beings. The hardest challenge
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others have with me. Even when I was younger this fire always burned within me to better the world and aid those suffering in it. For some of my friends this same fire manifested into them becoming doctors‚ for me however it manifested into becoming a marine mammal veterinarian. As a young girl growing up in the rolling cornfields of Indiana I was cut off from the ocean‚ yet it still called to me. I saw the impact that the mistakes of humanity had on the ocean and its inhabitants. I saw the oil
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Respect and why the Marine Corps has a rank structure. There are very few things in the modern military of today or any military that has ever existed before our current military for that matter‚ that are more important than the rank structure and the the respect that is demanded of you by that rank structure. Those are two very important characteristics of every successful military unit. With added details here and there‚ in this essay I will mainly be discussing what respect actually is‚ how
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yet: it is expected to reach 6 billion by 2020 C. 1985 D. 1990 E. Late 1990s 4. One nation where annual catches have not significantly decreased since the late 1980s: A. Japan B. Russia C. United States D. China E. Canada 5. Most marine food resources are taken from: A. Coral reefs B. The continental shelf C. Open waters off the continental shelf D. Estuaries E. Mariculture ponds 6. The largest fish catches are those of: A. Tunas B. Herrings‚ sardines‚ and other clupeoid
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Set Up Marine Aquarium Setting up a marine aquarium is the final point of aquarist because it seems difficult and demanding. Its not same with growing a freshwater fish up. You have to pay attention a lot of different parameters of water and arrange it everytime. Many inaccurate legends have been generated about how difficult saltwater aquariums are to keep. Top Saltwater Aquarium Myths details explains why they are inaccurate. A freshwater aquarium is a bit simpler to set up and maintain
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by. It’s a tough question to answer‚ especially since there are different branches like your academic‚ career and personal purpose. I had to question who I am and who I want to be. Academically I want to get my master’s in Marine Biology‚ career wise I want to become a Marine Biology professor‚ and personally I want to be settled in a house I built; with a husband and kids. My overall purpose however‚ is to feel fulfillment and success in everything that I do. My values are things that I
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REACTION PAPER Marine Basic Safety Training has 4 courses in it these are PST‚ FPFF‚ EFA‚ and PSSR. PST or Personal Survival Techniques means methods and systems used or employed to establish directions for taking appropriate survival actions‚ depending on the equipment and rations available‚ the use of them‚ and the preparation knowledge skills and integrity of the person. The IMO model course for PST is 1.19 that contains 9 modules. In this course discuss about the emergency situations‚ evacuation
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Chondrichthyes were my motivation to get involved and stick with Marine Biology no matter the challenges. Growing up I found comfort in sharks. Due to media and lack of understanding sharks were viewed only as malevolent killing machines. I thought this false‚ constraining label was unjust and unwarranted. Just as sharks had a constraining label I was stereotyped to be at best average when it came to academics. I had a minor learning disability that made reading and writing a major obstacle. After
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04.08 Food Webs—Activity On the diagram below‚ what percentage of energy (from the choices in blue on the left) is transferred from a producer to a: (A) secondary consumer‚ (B) tertiary consumer‚ (C) quaternary consumer? A: 1.0% B: 0.1% C: 0.01% Look at the quote from Rachel Carson on the first page. What do you think the quote means? Use some of the terms we have covered regarding the topic of food webs in your one to two paragraph explanation. I think the quote is true in its meaning
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Waukegan‚ Illinois and the Outboard Marine Corporation From the 1940s until the mid 1970s‚ the Outboard Marine Corporation was the economic heart and soul of a bustling northern suburb town of Waukegan. Employing more than 5‚000 workers at its peak and O.M.C was unchallenged in the community and O.M.C was allowed to do whatever they wanted as long as they continue to bring in prosperity to Waukegan. What they were allowed to do was dump millions of gallons to toxic sludge into lake Michigan
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