Life as a Fish One of the most unique creatures are fish. As I am sitting here in my room‚ my fish are swimming about with not a care in the world. I wonder what it would feel like to be a fish. I’m swimming about and see eight other fish swim around me. The thermometer reads 72 degree Fahrenheit‚ but the cold water suits me just fine. There are white‚ black‚ and gray pebbles all over the bottom of the tank which collects the deserted food particles. I accidentally suck
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THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL Department of Biological Sciences Level Five Examination May/June 2011 Fish Ecology Monday 16th May 2011‚ 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. 2 hours Answer THREE questions Use diagrams where appropriate Use a separate book for each answer Where shown the % indicates the mark distribution within a question Graph paper provided Do not open or turn over this exam paper‚ or start to write anything until told to by the Invigilator. Starting to write before permitted to do so may be seen
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“Fish Cheeks” In Amy Tan’s short story‚ “Fish Cheeks”‚ Amy changes drastically. You really see a change in herself. Not an outward change‚ it’s definitely more of an inward change. In the beginning of the story she tells you how she fell in love with the minister’s son when she was fourteen. She was Chinese‚ he was American‚ and she made it evident that it bothered her. She was scared of what her crush‚ Robert‚ would think of her when his family had plans to come to her house for Christmas Eve
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The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop Bishop uses literary devices‚ especially similes‚ metaphors‚ tone‚ and imagery to convey her theme of admiration for survivors of life’s difficult battles‚ in this case the fish‚ although at first she failed to admire and appreciate the fish. Bishop also doesn’t realize how beautiful the fish is at first‚ but she eventually finds beauty in the fish. Bishop’s tone of aloofness in lines 5-10 shows that first she is disappointed in what she thought was a big catch.
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fourteen years. They raise salmon and trout for local markets‚ and have recently negotiated a deal with a small fish processing plant that distributes under a major product label in Finland. Although they run a rather small operation‚ employing 16 people year-round‚ Kalastaa believes they are in a position to export some surplus and perhaps broker further deals with fish processing plants around the European Union. They do want to maintain ties with the local fresh fish markets‚ but sales have been
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food. Robert and his family waited patiently for platters to be passed to them. My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish. Robert grimaced. Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. "Amy‚ your favorite‚" he said‚ offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear. At the end of the meal my father leaned back and belched loudly‚ thanking my mother for her fine cooking. "It’s a
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A Fish with Whiskers Many different kinds of catfish are found all over the world. They have adapted to the regions in which they live. Three catfish that have some similarities but definite differences are the electric catfish‚ the burrowing catfish and the walking catfish. These three catfish have many similarities. One similarity is they all have whiskers that are made of flesh called “barbels”. Another is they all have smooth‚ slippery skin instead of scales. They also all have sharp‚ boney
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Fish kill On January 5‚ 2008‚ the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources announced that a fish kill at Taal Lake (January 2 to 4) caused the 50 metric tons or ₱ 3.25-million (US$1=₱41) loss of cultured tilapia in the villages of Leviste and Balakilong in Laurel and in Barangay Aya and Barangay Quiling inTalisay. 6‚000 maliputo fishes (₱ 230‚000) also died at Quiling. Toxic sulfur and high level of hydrogen sulfide in Ambulong while low dissolved oxygen caused the deaths. On May 30‚ 2011‚ the
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Yellow Fish Ambai’s “Yellow Fish” is a short story about a woman’s leisure on the beach and her discovery of a fish. She watches the fishermen return to shore with their catches and sort through them‚ she spots an unwanted‚ helpless‚ yellow fish thrown away on the sand. The author characterizes the narrator’s compassion as she attempts to help return the fish to the sea‚ restoring its life. In doing so‚ we discover the narrator’s underlying reason in assisting the fish. The author indirectly
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The Fish! Philosophy No‚ the book Fish! written by the educator‚ film maker and motivational speaker Stephen Lundin will not teach you how to fish. Lundin wrote Fish! in a straightforward way which contains observations‚ stories and personal revelations that makes the readers engage with this magnificent parable. The book Fish! teaches how professionals that are involved in the business world can affect their environment and have fun while still working. It is common to work and have
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