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    “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”: The cycle of life I chose the poem “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls ” by , because it spoke to me. For some odd reason the tone of the poem really just interested me and quote on quote, “..the sea of darkness calls/.” Like the poem is symbolizing, people come and go constantly but no one lives forever. The meaning of the poem is symbolized by the ocean. In other words, the ocean symbolizes death. Just like how a person is unable to stop death, they are also…

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    Content The following items should be included in your poster. Short, concise sentences or bullet points are to be used. You are required to make this Piktochart aesthetically pleasing, with graphics/images included. See the rubric below Name of the career Oceanographer Short job description Oceanographers research and study oceans. Some of the work they do include: Conduct programs exploring the ocean--its processes and characteristics Interactions with atmospheric and geological environment…

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    Sea Otter Research Paper

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    or otherwise known as the Sea otter is an iconic species that embodies the rich diversity of ocean life. As one of the major groups of the weasel family, sea otters are also one of the smallest marine mammals. Unlike other mammals, such as whales and dolphins, Sea otters do not have blubber, instead they have one of the thickest and densest coat of fur. This fur coat holds up to almost one million hairs per square inch (Ravalli, 2010). With this amount of hair, the Sea Otter is able to maintain…

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    Sea Otter Research Paper

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    Introduction: The pacific sea otter, known as the heaviest members of the Weasel family, is a keystone species living in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Japan, Russia, America, Canada and Mexico. It’s current population, is estimated to be just over 106,000 worldwide, with just over 3,000 in California. These aquatic mammals are currently under threat of extinction. Through scientific knowledge and understanding of the sea otter, protection laws have been put into place to create for design…

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    Sea Otters Research Paper

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    Sea otters are known as one of the largest members of the weasel family, Mustelidae, but are one of the smallest marine mammals. Unlike most marine mammals, who have blubber that serve as a thermal insulator, sea otters have fur. Their fur is one of the densest, softest furs in the animal kingdom--that is also water-resistant. They are omnivores with a diet consisting of crabs, abalone, sea stars, squid, sea urchins, sea worms and around 40 other bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Furthermore, to…

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    animals are underwater. There are many types of otters such as sea otters ,the Canadian otter, the Eurasian otter ,the Asian short-clawed or clawless otter which is the smallest of the all the otters. The biggest is the Giant Brazilian otter. Those are just a few of the many types of otters (Duplaix, 175). Otters…

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    What are Sea cucumbers? Like Starfish and sea urchins, Sea cucumbers are echinoderms. These marine animals are shaped like soft cucumbers hence the name. The common Sea cucumber habitat is the ocean floor. They are sometimes found in shallow water but most of them are found partially buried by the ocean floor. The sea cucumber habitat helps it blend with the coral reefs and enable it to successfully feed on algae Plankton and decaying organic matter. There are approximately 1,700 known species…

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    ports were Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. We had four sea days and three port days. The days at sea were very different than the days at port. My favorite day out of all seven days was the fourth day. The fourth day we stopped at Grand Cayman. Grand Cayman was beautiful. I was also very excited because we were planning on going snorkeling and swimming with stingrays! I was going to spend the majority of the day in the Caribbean Sea. We got off the ship at seven o’clock in the morning.…

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    Turtle Extinction

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    Just Keep Swimming Loggerhead sea turtles, like other animals, were not always on the verge of extinction. By morphing the Earth’s environment, human actions have allowed extinction to become a major issue. Animals, nowadays, go extinct because of humanity’s irresponsible actions, such as pollution and deforestation. While there has been an increase in awareness, the “management actions and their evaluation for sea turtles are still frequently hindered by lack of key data on turtle biology,…

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    Reflection Essay: "The Old Man and the Sea" "The Old Man and the Sea" is truly an inspiring work from Hemingway. I've learned about old age, courage, pride, machismo, divinity in death and brotherhood. Also, this novella has given me insight into the life of a fisherman, the dangers they can face and the prizes they receive. I was also startled by the fact that Hemingway is really proud of machismo, and he shows this by presenting us Santiago, an old man who has a male bravado.…

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