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    Endangered Whales

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    Atlantic right whale. Fewer than 350 animals. Given such a small gene pool‚ scientists fear for its survival. One possible solution may be to reinvigorate the northern whale’s genes with those of its more successful southern counterpart off South Africa. Recent reports of pregnant North Atlantic right whales killed by ship strikes off the north-eastern seaboard of the US do not augur well for the species. Fewer than 350 animals Western Pacific grey whale. The most endangered of all great whales‚ and a

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    Song of the Whale

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    OF THE WHALE -Kit Wright TEXTUAL QUESTIONS: 1) What words in the first verse show that the whale is huge? ‘Heaving mountain in the sea’ in the first verse show that the whale is huge. 2) How does the poet give the impression he is talking to the whale? By the impression ‘Whale I heard you’ the poet makes us feel that he is talking to the whale. 3) ‘Crying for your kind’. What is the whale doing? The whale is crying for all the whales that are dead and also for the whales that are

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    cows and whales

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    cows and whales. People in some countries as edible meat eat one of the things‚ both cows and whales. Another thing‚ although they are living different places like ocean and land‚ they have their own lives. It seems that cows and whales are in a same situation. But there are some differences that could be compared. First‚ many cows are slaughtered everyday. On the other hand‚ national law protects whales recently. Second‚ cows are important provisions for all over the world. However‚ whales are important

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    Whales in Captivty

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    Killer Whale Essay The killer whale‚ also known as an orca‚ is known to be the largest dolphin. Killer whales population is decreasing every year‚ mostly due to them being held in captivity. Whales in the wild tend to live longer and reproduce more often to healthier offspring‚ which is why we should leave them there. I can’t argue with the fact that “Zoos and aquariums provide access and a vital connection to the world of wildlife and our environment …” (Nightingale) and supposedly that they help

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    Whales in Captivity

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    Killer Whales Deserve Freedom Kimberly Hall COM 155 November 27‚ 2011 Mara Galvez Killer Whales Deserve Freedom Orcas are complex social creatures deserving freedom and respect‚ not captivity in theme parks under the guise of public education and entertainment. Aquarium staffs say captive whales are priceless educational tools. However‚ people can educate their children by bringing them to the wild instead of bringing the wild to them at the expense of the Orcas health and well-being. "The

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    Freedom Riders

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    Freedom Riders Freedom Riders were a group of northern and southern civil rights activists ( of all ethnicities) who wanted to end racial segregation on interstate transportation‚ such as buses. They traveled in buses‚ together‚ throughout the South where they met bumpy roads‚ discrimination and violence - at times‚ their buses were torched‚ they were attacked with clubs and generally harassed‚ but that did not‚ could not and would not stop the freedom riders from fighting for equality

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    Freedom Riders

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    The Freedom Riders During the spring of 1961‚ student activists from the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) launched the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals‚ and to challenge the government into dealing with civil rights. Traveling on buses from Washington‚ D.C.‚ to Jackson‚ Mississippi‚ the riders met violent opposition in the Deep South‚ garnering extensive media attention and eventually forcing federal intervention from John F. Kennedy’s administration

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    The Freedom Riders

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    Period N 18 March 2013 Freedom Riders Backlash The Freedom Riders strive through a journey of hardships to have their point accepted by others‚ which was bus desegregation. Through the journey the Freedom Rides took some obstacles that affected them physically and mentally. They fought threw times like the downfalls that their movement brought and the mobs that greeted them in every state. The mobs were verbally and physically violent towards the Freedom Riders more than a few times while their

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    Riders of the Sea

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    Riders to the sea SUMMARY: This story begins with a young Irish girl baking and spinning in a fisherman’’s cottage on the west coast of Ireland. Her sister comes in‚ bearing the clothes of man washed up drowned up the coast. They are waiting for their brother Michael to be found--he disappeared over a week earlier‚ and they know he is dead‚ though hope never dies really until one knows for sure. They do‚ and they finally have to tell their mother‚ and that he got a decent burial by the parish priest

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    Freedom riders

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    Freedom Riders‚ who were recruited by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)‚ a U.S. civil rights group‚ departed from Washington‚ D.C.‚ and attempted to integrate facilities at bus terminals along the way into the Deep South. But Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. discouraged their action and didn’t want to get in the bus as he believed it was a dangerous attempt. On their journey‚ they experienced some horrific actions from white people in the south especially from Alabama. The Freedom Riders encountered

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