in preparation for the most exciting hockey game of the century. The locker doors opened‚ and each player one by one followed until there was just me left‚ I took a last look behind me at the empty room and went out as captain of the Pittsburgh penguins. As I took my first step into the stadium making my way towards the ice rink‚ it was evident an NHL record 71 217 screaming fans were waiting for us. In these situations‚ our team sports psychologist had always taught us some tricks to visualize
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accommodation‚ community‚ and war – a pattern that was repeated time and time again as the United States worked its way west 1 and ultimately into the world.” 1 Nathaniel Philbrick‚ Mayflower: A story of Courage‚ Community‚ and War (New York; Penguin Group. 2006) XV A variety of forces helped to change the way that historians are viewing the Pilgrim myth‚ the view of the Pilgrims being a peaceful religious group in search of creating a place of free and secure worship but rather over time
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“from ‘The Amazing Penguin Rescue’” by Lauren Tarshis‚ and the two articles “The Amazing Penguin Race” by Dyan deNapoli and “Update on Penguin Rescue Efforts From Oil Spill in South Atlantic” each addressed the reactions of the penguins to an oil spill and the rescue efforts. After the cargo freighter Treasure collided with a massive reef and sundered releasing 1‚300 tons of oil‚ tens of thousands of African penguins were at risk. The results were 20‚000 petrified and oiled penguins that were in need
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Effects of Global Warming Penguins‚ Disease‚ Health Global warming is a very popular topic of conversation worldwide. People have speculated wildly about the causes‚ effects and solutions. Although global warming does not affect my life now‚ it is a danger that could impact the lives of my children. Global warming is defined as an increase in the average temperature of the earth ’s atmosphere that is theorized to contribute to climatic change and rising sea levels due to heat trapped by greenhouse
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Aim: to design an experiment that investigates the effectiveness of huddling in penguins (using test tubes as penguin models) Materials: 1x Bunsen burner 1x gas tubing 1x heat proof mat 1x gauze mat 1x tripod 2x large beaker (250ml) 500ml of water 13x test tubes 2x rubber bands stop watch Method: 1. Set up the Bunsen burner on top of a heat proof mat underneath a tripod and gauze mat. 2. Fill a 250ml beaker with water up to about 180-200ml then put onto of the gauze mat and
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Population decrease of African penguins Spheniscus demersus due to human disturbances The African penguin also known as the black-footed penguin‚ is an endangered species confined to the area of south-western Africa. The African penguin is placed in the genus Spheniscus which is derived from a Greek word meaning “wedge”. The species name demersus is also derived from a Greek word that means “plunging”. African penguins are highly distributed around the nutrient rich and cold waters of the Benguela
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was diagnosed and cured from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma‚ he never let the fame go to his head. He also raised a large sum of money for other cancer victims and for different cancer charities. Lemieux really dedicated himself to hockey and to the Pittsburgh Penguins. You can tell because even when he was injured‚ he still came through for his team and won. He also dedicated himself to the sport‚ because after his cancer treatments‚ he wanted to get back to playing on the ice as soon as he could. Lemieux was
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than 40‚000 penguins injured. When people heard about it they came to help. In the passage “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” a lot of people came to help capture the penguins that were covered in oil to help them. They took them in a warehouse and had to force feed the penguins by prying their beaks open and shoving dead fish down there throat. After the people cleaned them and earned their respect they put the penguins back where they were. The people saved more than 40‚000 penguins but there was
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winter for many years penguins had to face some of the harshest climate changes in Antarctica; This alone will be the cause of functional adaptation and the start of evolutionary changes. These changes added to the challenges which they endured each winter for survival. These penguins would walk miles to get to the nesting grounds a place where it was safe for them to mate and live with their nuclear family. The nesting grounds was miles away from the shore end so penguins would have to go months
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Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (Russian: Александр Михайлович Овечкин; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲet͡ɕkʲɪn]; born September 17‚ 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL‚ Ovechkin played for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons from 2001 until 2005‚ and he played for Dynamo again (this time in the Kontinental Hockey League) during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. Ovechkin was
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