Birds of New Zealand

Finnmark, which also lived off the sea. From her, I have heard many stories about her experiences and the history of Norway’s connection to the sea. She didn’t go this far back, but the Scandinavians’ utilization of the marine environment is nothing new, it dates back all the way to the Mesolithic era. During the Mesolithic era, people in Scandinavia harnessed the maritime environment around them. Using the resources that the environment offers as warmth, travel, and food. The Scandinavian…

Preservation of the Earth’s land became a developing idea throughout the 1800s. The thought of upholding the natural beauty and resources of the land was sparked through the establishment of Yellowstone National Park within the American West. These new desires had a lasting impact upon the humans and the environment one lived in. In order to achieve these ideas, many barriers had to be overcome to create a system of protecting land and establishing National Parks. Yellowstone National Park was…

“... Kahiki - Hawaiian name for Tahiti but also the name of a mythical faraway land, home to various ancestors, sorcerers, and gods” (Thompson 275). As I read this line, I knew I had picked the right book. One of my favorite movies, Moana, revolves around Polynesian culture and the myths of the island of Tahiti. I always wanted to learn more about her ethnicity and heritage; this book provided me with a great variety of information. Christina Thompson’s book Sea People: The Puzzle of the…

Public Health Problem Severe acute respiratory syndrome also known as SARS was caused by an unfamiliar animal coronavirus that highly took advantage of the “wet markets” in southern China to adapt and succeed as an infectious virus between humans. Hospitals and international travel were the main pathways that led to a local outbreak and eventually to a global scale. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) between November 2002 and July 2003, the outbreak of SARS caused 8,096 cases and…

to test on animals for cosmetics. So who’s right? There is the morality in testing animals or is doing something not so good to benefit the mass. Currently animal testing in the United States is regulated by the Animal Welfare Act, this excludes birds, rats and mice bred for research, cold-blooded animals, and farm animals(ProCon).…

In Ireland there are an extensive variety of curricula in use, including Montessori, Frobel, play based and Reggio Emilia approach. Although all different approaches to childcare they are underpinned by Aistear, the early childhood curriculum framework (NCCA, 2009) and Siolta, (CECDE, 2006) our national quality framework for early childhood education. The Montessori method is based on the teachings of Maria Montessori, she had many principles and areas of interest these included the cultural…

Over the years, Australia has been developing relationships with different countries aiming to make progress in different aspects including politically, economically as well as several other aspects. When a spotlight is thrown on Australia’s relationships with other countries, many often underestimate Australia’s relationship with Canada. It is one of Australia’s most valuable allies. Ever since the 19th century, both countries have been cooperating with one another and that led to having a…

Hopeless, starving, and beaten; every day that goes by, another helpless animal is found on the street, suffering or dead. Animal abuse is a very serious topic that more people need to discuss and need to be educated on and aware of. Animals are being abused, neglected, abandoned, being used for profit and starved by people all over the world. Approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year as a result of neglect. About 649,000 animals who enter shelters…

cooking dinner. The birds were chirping, dogs were barking and the crazy kids were drag racing up and down the highway. The time was about 7:30 when Milton's wife Stacy came out and told him it was time to come inside and eat. The slanders have two kids, Blade and Emma. They are having fresh cut juicy steak, mashed potatoes and corn on the cob. After they all get done eating they all sat around the tv and watched Sunday night football. While they were watching football Breaking News came across…

regulates these areas, this law does not offer as much protection as it should, for it only provides small amounts of protection over a certain amount of species, and totally excludes the more commonly used animals that are tested on, such as rats, birds, and mice, as well as reptiles, fish, amphibians, cows, and pigs. Estimates suggest that over 35 million animals are used annually in U.S. labs; however, this does not include all animals, since government statistics do not include all species. …