Big Fish

supplies that we needed in order for us to use such as fishing rods, and lures. On that morning, my brother and I began by getting everything on to the truck that we would use to go fishing, while my father was calling his friend in order for us to fish on his ranch that was just outside from Denton county, and my mother was preparing lunch for us. Once we all finish preparing everything for the trip we began to head down the road on my father’s truck. It was going to be an hour drive tours my…

Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, or the Marine Mammal Protection Act.”2 Not only average healthily populated animals but dozens species that are at risk of disappearing off the face of the earth. Most importantly the ocean is one big habitat that is connected to everything. The impact of the oil spill could become a serious global issue. An oil spill has the chance to seriously impair environments beyond fixing. Damage to Florida’s oceans is detrimental to the whole state.…

how to fish and culminating in the last time Norman, his father, and his brother fished together. The book revolves around the Maclean family, which has two sons — Norman, the author, and Paul, his younger brother by three years. Norman is more serious minded and eventually goes away to school, at Dartmouth College. There, he spends six years in study and returns home with his degree. Paul, on the other hand, chooses to remain close to home, wanting to remain connected to the uncaught fish in…

a curveball or a unexpected thing, life will correct itself, and something good will come out of your struggles. Picture being a Frogfish, a million hidding spots, like a big game of Hide-N-Seek and Tag, put together to make up your life. Walking/swimming under the surface of the water. The frogfish is such an interesting fish that uses its fins for feet! It is important because the frogfish is a spectacular example of animal adaptation in its environment. They can be found in tropical and…

According to the article “Search for the Missing Sea Otters: An Ecological Detective Story” by Mary E. Allen and Mark L. Kuhlmann, the sea otter population has been decreasing at a rapid pace since the 1990’s in Aleutian, Alaska. This is demonstrated by article “What Could be the Cause of Decreasing Otter Numbers” which states that in 1997, the decline of the sea otter population had increased to about 90%. They hypothesize that the decrease in the sea otter population has been caused by their…

provides Santiago with a link to his younger days, as well as the strength and idealism that are associated with youth. At the beginning of the book, which wrote: “He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach.”(19) Corresponsively,…

The old man can’t cut the line between the giant marlin and him because, Santiago is trying to prove to everyone that he could still catch fish on his own despite what other people think of him. By carefully analyzing key research, such as the novel, one can come up with a certain conclusion that the main character, Santiago represents the desires, the mentality, and the lifestyle that is identical to Hemingway's. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway portrays the old…

This is one of the way that a shark is so good at hunting. This is not the only way they are so good at hunting tough, so let’s look at some of the ways that a few sharks hunt their prey starting with the Great White shark. The Great White Shark is a big aquic beast. Its size can range from 11 to 20ft depending on its gender. They can also weight 1,151 to 4,300 pounds, again depending on its gender. Females are normally the bigger ones out of the two. These things can live up to 70 years old.…

ready for liftoff. As we crest the hill we are treated with a view like none other. Twinkling lights, the steady red light river, and the black abyss of the big blue, all greet me with the familiar sight of Christmas Eve. We walk through the bougainvillea jungle to the giant oak door. I excitedly knock then realizing how much that hurt. A big gnarled hand opens the door with ease. He welcomes us by giving me a strong rub on the head and hugs around. Im taken a back by the size of the interior.…

fisherman would go out and fish for hours. One day, he was sitting there with his giant hook in the water and he felt a tug. Moments later, he felt a bigger tug. Then again, the tug was so hard, he almost flew out of his chair. He began to reel in and it took forever because whatever it was, was so big and heavy. He reeled it in and it was a giant shark. Then the shark said to him, "Aw, no please, let me live. I am a prince in the sea. I'm not going to be as tasty as the other fish in the sea,…