Blubber

enough to replace those being caught. Signs of overfishing can go back as early as the 1600’s. In Medieval times a pair of fishing boats would drag a net between the two of them catching everything in its path. During the 1800’s, when humans needed blubber for oil lamps, they killed off a huge population of whales. In California, the herring, cod, and sardine population began to go extinct after being harvested for food in the 1900s. Today, modern technology has taken overfishing to extremes. We…

“Whaling” became a major term of the 19th century. Whales were killed and used for almost every part of their body, similar to the bison. The fat, otherwise known as blubber was used to make soaps and oils, while the whale bone was used for everyday items like corsets, umbrellas, and combs. A factory whaling ship killed around 3 million of the innocent beings. A change occurred in the mid 20th century when they became…

France and the colony of Madagascar both developed in different ways, portraying various contrasts between the two areas. The systems explored throughout this essay will be economy and government. Economy can developed through the natural resources of the land and what the culture is. For example, if a land has many beavers and is rich in animals, the economy might be based on fur trade since those are the area’s primary resources it can provide to the inhabitants. Government is referred to the…

needed the neighbor’s help to get me out the last time. I got out of the shower and looked at the mirror. Just looking at myself, looking at my reflection, I don’t know who was staring back at me. Am I visible? I see my brown dimple skin, the blubber that hangs around my belly, I see the “fat” me. Every day, every night, I suffer. I look at my-self and I don’t see my-self. All I want to do is too eat. I’m hungry! Some of us do it out of sheer vanity, others because we hate the way we look…

The Blue Whale Out of all the creatures that have lived on this earth, from the big bang to present day, the blue whale is the biggest organism to ever exist. This alone is mind-blowing to me which is why I chose this animal for this particular project. To think even if you consider the dinosaurs walking the earth approximately 66 million years ago known for their enormous size and it doesn't even compare to the size of the blue whale, its pretty astonishing. We know very little about this…

On December 12, 2015, President Obama and 150 world leaders came together in order to discuss the tragic effects of climate change. We all need to come together to fight this problem. Obama states his concern for the rapid increase of damage caused by climate change. Obama stated that “ Fourteen of the fifteen warmest years on record have occurred since 2000..” Our world is taking the turn for the worst if changes are not made our world will come to an end. Eventually, the climate of our world…

The whale is a prompt example of how the representation of animals may change over time, history and location. In the 19th century, the whaling industry was huge in both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans (Fan 11/30). They were exploited for their blubber and baleen (bone) which were used in the production of candles, lubricants for machines, corsets, umbrellas and hairbrushes…

Two adults and a young boy were viciously mauled by an unknown creature. The suspected assailant was described as bulbous, spider-legged and hairless. It’s said to have screeched and snorted as it attacked the poor helpless family. The two adults involved in the attack are now in critical condition. Thier son, Andrew, although facing severe trauma, will live. Investigations are now under way in an attempt to find the culprit and protect surrounding citizens, from the now nicknamed: Bulbous Devil…

Introduction: Due to human’s history of adverse interference, the livelihood of the normally abundant Australian Sea Lion has been affected. It is a pinniped animal, belonging to the genus Neophoca and the species cinerea.. Within this report there will be discussion of why Australian Sea Lions are considered a keystone species, including what their role is in resourcing, dominating, as well as maintaining the ecosystem they populate; scenarios of what would happen if they went extinct; how…

Frost bitten toes, fingers, and faces wear icicles lay from strong winds forcing their eyes to tear. seal and dog in my opinion wouldn’t really satisfy my taste buds but you would be getting quite a bit of protein,mm mm protein, but i'm pretty sure they would have enjoyed that meal considering what they had. 127 hours in a place where nobody can hear you, all alone in the dark and in the day. Both very life threatening survival stories and luckily survived them, the times when you feel alone, or…