Well first off‚ what is a blue collar job or a blue collar employee? The first thing that may come to one’s minds is a person without a diploma working in a restaurant serving guests in hopes of earning their gratuity by the end of each guest’s meal. Meals in a fast food restaurant would not available if it were not for the blue collar workers working those IHOP or Chik-Fil-A equipment each day. Blue collar jobs are needed to maintain society in America. Life as Americans know it would be much different
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Maria Emily Butler October 26‚ 2012 Mr. Kryder Period 5 Reservation Blues “Magic does exist; you just have to know where to find it.” Gifted Chain’s quote relates to the book Reservation Blues‚ by Sherman Alexie. Magic is obscured‚ laced into life in unexpected ways. The extraordinary appearance of Robert Johnson on the Spokane Reservation inspires Thomas Builds-The-Fire‚ an Indian‚ to form the band‚ Coyote Springs‚ with fellow band mates‚ Junior‚ Victor‚ Chess‚ and Checkers
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Blue Marlin Blue marlins‚ some of the most prized catches of fishermen‚ are among the most gruelingly difficult fish to catch; so difficult‚ in fact‚ it usually requires a team. In The Old Man and the Sea however‚ the old man had nothing but a line and his own strength. Blue marlins are a very important part of the story because it shows his pride and will power to succeed even though the rest of the village might have lost faith in him. Since blue marlins are such a prized catch they can be used
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The Indian Ocean served as huge crossroads of trade during 650 through 1750. China and India proved themselves to be the biggest winners of the Indian Ocean trade. Both countries have a couple common dominant factors. These countries had a technological advantage over the rest of the world. Which made it easier for them to produce industrial goods faster‚ cheaper‚ and better than anyone else. China was known for their silk and porcelain production‚ while India had a vast cotton textile industry
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Ocean Pollution “Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities” (WWF‚ May 4‚ 2006‚ p.1). The rest comes from ocean-based activities. Different types of pollution enter the ocean each year. The major pollutants are oil‚ toxic materials‚ and debris. These materials not only pollute the ocean‚ but they also affect the marine life. Before the 1970s there were no laws to prevent and stop people from dumping pollutants into the ocean. Since the early 1970s many laws and regulations
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define me; but that I have to look straight into its eyes and fight back. Upon diagnoses‚ I became aware of how many people were suffering around me just the same. For the majority of my schooling career‚ I have been fighting the illness of the Monday Blues. No matter how persistently I tried‚ these days just wouldn’t get any better. As the weeks continued on through the school year‚ rolling out of bed before the sun became more and more burdensome. Some people view Monday as “just another day” and continue
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Blue Balloon The summer before my freshman year in high school I was full of a newfound confidence that can only be found in a fourteen-year-old just promoted from middle school. I was going to be high schooler‚ an “older” kid‚ a top dog. I spent most of that summer at my best friend’s house. So much that I bet the neighbors probably thought I lived there. Every day I walked the half mile to get there and we’d decide what adventure to have that day. On one especially hot day we decided to have
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The Ocean Floor No one has ever walked the sea floor and few have even seen it. This is because of the extreme conditions found there. It is dark‚ and the temperature is close to freezing. A person standing on the sea floor would be under tremendous pressure from the overlaying water. The pressure is hundreds of times greater than the atmospheric pressure. Such a force would crush the human body. Using research submersibles which are specially designed to with stand the pressure of the water‚ scientists
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Ocean Park‚ situated on the southern side of Hong Kong Island‚ is Hong Kong’s premier educational theme park. The current park covers more than 870‚000 square metres of land and features a diverse selection of world-class marine attractions‚ thrill rides and shows divided between three areas: Lowland‚ Headland and Tai Shue Wan. Operated by the Ocean Park Corporation‚ a statutory board‚ it is a not-for-profit organization that aims to provide elements of entertainment‚ education and conservation at
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is a problem in our world today. This problem is called ocean acidification. Ocean acidification is a process caused by increasing man made carbon dioxide emissions. This process is making the oceans more acidic. Ocean acidification could affect humans.With such decline of fish and shellfish stocks due to ocean acidification will impact an big role in the human source of protein. millions of people could be affected. Ocean acidification affects crabs snails and sea urchins. These
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