Sea urchins are members of the phylum Echinodermata‚ which also includes sea stars‚ sea cucumbers‚ brittle stars‚ and crinoids. Like other echinoderms‚ they have five-fold symmetry (called pentamerism) and move by means of hundreds of tiny‚ transparent‚ adhesive "tube feet". The symmetry is not obvious in the living animal‚ but is easily visible in the dried test. Echinodermate means "spiny skin" in Greek. Specifically‚ the term "sea urchin" refers to the "regular echinoids"‚ which are symmetrical
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become of their traditional way of life? Will the air and the sea be polluted by chemicals? When a delegation is sent to Bombay to express their worries to the Minister Sahib‚ Hari decides to join the party. Before leaving‚ he decides that Bombay may offer him a better life opportunity than his frightened sisters‚ his sad house‚ his ill mother and his drunken father. And it is indeed in Bombay where this delicate boy |The Village by the Sea
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main cash crop decided to plant cotton in the desert areas of middle Asia. To water these areas‚ the communist engineers decided to use most of the main rivers that fed the Aral sea as the water source. When the cotton plant did not take to the hard ground. In affect taking more and more water from the source of the Aral sea. What environmental and human costs have resulted? The environment has eroded away and become nearly inhabitable by human. Buildings have fallen to the ground from the salt
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13 Cause and Effect Essay. The Aral Sea disaster. The Aral Sea disaster is one of ecological disasters that effect terribly on our life. It was fourth largest lake in the world‚ but nowadays 80 per cent of water disappeared. The main reason why the Aral Sea has shrunk so dramatically is because water from the rivers flowing to it has been diverted for irrigation. The Aral Sea basin is fed by the Syr Darya and Amu Darya Rivers‚ which flow directly into the sea. Other rivers feeding the basin are
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In the Heart of the Sea Jason Barker In the novel “In the heart of the Sea” Nathaniel Philbrick introduces the reader to Nantucket Island located in the east coast. He establishes the importance of the whaling industry in relation to the island. Philbrick does an incredible job of telling the story of 20 regular men doing their jobs whaling. They set sail on a renewed ship called the Essex. The Essex took a beating from a storm before it finally met its match an angered sperm whale. The whale rammed
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Daiana E. Field 5º1º The village by the sea By Anita Desai Analysis of the novel This story takes place in a small fishing village‚ called Thul‚ which is ¨only fourteen kilometres away from Bombay¨ (Chapter 4)‚ one of the biggest cities on the western coast of India‚ on the Arabian Sea. Although the author does not specify the year in which the story is set‚ we can deduce it takes place in the early twentieth century. We reach to this conclusion through the description of Bombay‚ ¨[…]here
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Nicole Hart HIST 2300- Christopher Trobridge Writing Assignment One October 16‚ 2010 “In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whale ship Essex” In order to understand the ramifications of an event such as the sinking of the Essex one needs too understand the community that produces the crew. Nantucket was an island community much more than the literal sense of word. The islanders of Nantucket saw themselves differently than the rest of the word. They learned the skills of whaling from
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The Sea Inside The film The Sea Inside shares the heart warming real life story of a man named Ramon Sampedro. At the young age of twenty-six he suffered an accident while diving into shallow waters of the ocean that left him a quadriplegic. Now at the age of fifty-four‚ Ramon must depend on his family to survive. His older brother Jose‚ Jose’s wife‚ Manuela and their son Javi do their best to take care of Ramon and make him feel loved. Although Ramon is extremely grateful to his family and friends
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Inhabitants on the islands of the Galapagos Archipelago‚ the Galapagos Sea Lion is an intriguing marine mammal whose looks may deceive you because despite its amiable countenance it is truly a fierce predator and protector. The Galapagos Sea Lion‚ also known as the Pagos Sea Lion‚ spends a great majority of its day in the water hunting for prey‚ however it does not venture out very far from its territory due to the fact that their main predators tend to be there. Their prey is primarily fish‚ squid
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Freedom Riders is the inspirational story of six-month period in 1961 that helped changed America forever. Starting in May of 1961‚ over 400 individuals of many different races‚ religion‚ and background risked their freedom and lives while attempting to travel on buses in the “Deep South.” Despite two earlier Supreme Court decisions‚ the Freedom Riders were met with racism and violence along their journey for equality. Even though desegregation of interstate travel had begun‚ black Americans were
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