Daytona‚ Florida for vacation. After traveling several hours they finally arrive‚ check into a hotel‚ change and head to the beach. They swam for a little bit‚ talked‚ and ate their lunch on the beach. After a while of talking they decided to go deep sea fishing. They paid forty dollars and got on the boat. After an hour of driving they finally got to the spot where they could fish. After fishing for about 30 minutes‚ a shark hit the boat and Hannah fell out. Jake and Brett call for help but nobody
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Fabrizio Noelsaint English II October 26‚ 2012 The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an epic battle between an old‚ experienced Cuban fisherman and a large marlin. The novel opens with the explanation that the fisherman‚ who is named Santiago‚ has gone 84 days without catching a fish. Santiago is considered "salao"‚ the worst form of unlucky. In fact‚ he is so unlucky that his young apprentice‚ Manolin‚ has been forbidden by his parents to sail with the old man and
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The poem‚ Sea-Fever written by John Masefield talks about a man who tells us what he wishes to see when he goes near the sea. The poet brings the poem to life by appealing to senses with all the images that he includes in his poem‚ for instance: “grey mist” and “grey dawn breaking”. We can see the great relationship with nature. The theme of this poem is freedom and adventure. The theme of this poem is one of wanderlust‚ serene‚ addiction to the sea and independence. This is brought by the images
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Sea Otters in the Kelp Forest The kelp forest is among the most biologically productive marine habitat known to Earth today. They are like underwater forest made out of giant kelp‚ and sustaining hundreds of different organisms such as; kelp‚ abalone‚ crustaceans‚ urchins‚ harbor seals‚ and also sea otters. Kelp forests are important to today’s oceans‚ and they depend on the organisms that live within them‚ especially the sea otter. A keystone species is a species whose presence contributes
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story more interesting or complex. These approaches are considered critical approaches and they allow us to dig deeper into a story and discover a whole new meaning. Author‚ Salman Rushdie‚ uses several critical approaches in his novel “Haroun and The Sea of Stories.” Upon reading this story we can find there are several of these approaches to consider. However‚ what really stands out throughout this story is Rushdie’s use of the cultural/differential approach. This approach is used to look closely at
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eggs for food. Adult turtles are sometimes captured for food and their body parts are used for various commercial products (like traditional medicines). Turtles can also be killed and injured in collisions with boats. In particular‚ garbage dumped at sea or from land may be mistaken for food and swallowed by the turtles‚ causing severe injuries and death. Similarly‚ turtles become trapped in fishing nets and drown. Protection The main thing you can do to help the turtles is to keep our beaches
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The Old Man and the Sea is basically a story of a battle between an old‚ experienced fisherman‚ Santiago‚ and a large marlin. He is so unlucky that his young apprentice‚ Manolin‚ has been forbidden by his parents to sail with him and been told to fish insteadwith successful fishermen.The boy visits Santiago’s shack each night‚ hauling his fishing gear‚ preparing food‚ talking about American baseball and his favorite player Joe DiMaggio. Santiago tells Manolin that on the next day‚ he will go far
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BP Disaster at Sea In 2010 the nation was dealt the worst oil spill in the history of the USA‚ the BP oil rig Deep water horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. This major catastrophe destroyed some people‚ millions of aquatic wildlife‚ birds and the reputation of BP all in one fatal event. What caused this mind blowing disaster to happen? We will take a look
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“Taryn‚ go put rocks in your dad’s shoes.” I recall only briefly the words of one of my dad’s coworkers encouraging me to play a joke on my dad. Being that I was only a little girl at the time I only remember this vaguely. Looking back‚ I loved rocks‚ bugs‚ leaves‚ mud‚ dirt‚ worms‚ anything and everything Mother Nature had to offer. I had a connection with the outdoors and I still do today. Nature is my happy place. Growing up in the safety of a neighborhood highly populated with children‚ the
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Running head: MY MOVIE REVIEW OF THE NOTEBOOK 1 My Movie Review of The Notebook 3 MY MOVIE REVIEW OF THE NOTEBOOK 2 My Movie Review of The Notebook In search of the perfect romance movie that would satisfy the hopeless romantic inside me I stumbled upon Nick Cassvetes’ "The Notebook" in 2004. The movie is based on the novel of the same name
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