your garbage; the marine wildlife has to deal with it in their homes. Roughly 75% of our earth is covered with water (IDRC 2010). Many people think that when you dump trash into the ocean that nature will biodegrade. It can take up to hundreds of years for this trash to fully decompose. People need to take into mind that the tiniest piece of plastic can get trapped around animal’s necks‚ dumping garbage into the ocean can severely damage coral reefs which is home to many marine wildlife ‚ and that
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of miles until it’s caught up in a gyre. I would use this article to show how plastic ends up there and is broken down by sunlight and salt and ingested by fish and birds. Blomberg‚ Lindsey. By the Numbers‚ The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. NOAA Marine Debris Program. HYPERLINK “http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/faqs.html” This article is about large cities promoting the use of tap water as opposed to bottled water. Cities are doing their part from banning to charging extra tax on bottled
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between the British Royal Marines and the 1927 4th Marine Regiment combat swim team would soon be the start of the United States Marine Corps’ most revered tradition. Marines today continue to feast with brothers-in-arms around a table‚ so that the Marines may celebrate victories‚ pay respects to the fallen‚ and toast to the success of the Corps; somewhere‚ in some unit‚ mess nights still occur‚ only not at Helicopter Marine Light Attack Squadron (HMLA-367). By practicing the Marine Corps’ rare formal tradition
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enrolling in JROTC was because I wanted to make my grandfather proud. He was in the Marines before I was born and always wanted me to pursue a career in the military. Also when I graduate collage I would like to enroll into the Marines and follow into his footsteps. Being in JROTC gives me four years of basic military knowledge that others may not know. This gives me an advantage and a greater chance of becoming a Marine. In conclusion‚ JROTC has changed my life for the better. This program is training
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regular zoo and holds fish instead of land animals. However‚ an aquarium typically contains more than just fish it contains multiple marine organisms. Specifically‚ an aquarium contains marine mammals‚ jellyfish‚ corals‚ and sharks including a number of other marine organisms. There is something interesting for a first time visitor to the aquarium which is most of the marine organisms live in communities. What are communities? A community‚ as Tom Garrison a scientist defines "community"‚ is made up of
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Marine Mammals Marine mammals are a very diverse group. There are very diverse because of their shape‚ size‚ color and even the way they eat. Sea mammals are such a big group that they have only 120 species under the sea right now. Marine mammals evolved from their land dwelling ancestors. This means that all the marine mammals that we have now came from land mammals. Since they evolved from land dwellers‚ they got some of its traits or features. Marine mammals
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Patriot Act redux: Chris Murphy votes no this time‚ as does the rest of the CT delegation. (26 May). Capital Watch [Hartford Courant - BLOG] Retrieved June 10‚ 2012‚ from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2359104461). * www.mca-marines.org/gazette/marine-corps-and-national-security-act
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War II on the East Coast of the United States and spilled about 590‚000 tons of oil. The most recent oil spill happened last year in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico and about 190‚120‚055 gallons of oil leaked into the Gulf. Oil spills have affected our marine life‚ seafood industry‚ houses‚ health‚ and fossil fuels. Our world will never be the same after these horrifying spills that are destroying our environment. Oil is a source of energy in the United States. Its use is widespread‚ providing fuel for
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NAME: NABILAH HAMDIAH CLASS: 4K2 In the film that was shown to us by our Biology teacher‚ Miss Fairuz Adlidna‚ there were two different ecosystems that were being displayed‚ a marine one and a tigers’ habitat for the other. Based on my observation‚ I have decided to make a film review on the marine ecosystem. Through a documentary that was based in the United Kingdom‚ “INSIDE LIFE”‚ a young boy called Sam Wigfield was offered the opportunity to be a part of the shooting crew. His job was
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Accountability is normally viewed as being responsible‚ giving an explanation of your actions‚ to somebody for something. When you take 100 percent responsibility for holding yourself accountable‚ your performance will improve‚ your relationships will thrive‚ people’s respect for you will increase‚ you will be a great example for others to follow‚ and your self-esteem will grow. How is it that in all these areas of your life you can see such dramatic improvement? Because when you hold yourself
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