Ocean pollution, also known as marine pollution, is the spreading of harmful substances such as oil, plastic, industrial and agricultural waste and chemical particles into the ocean. Most of the sources of the marine pollution are land base activities. Marine pollution has numerous effects on marine animals, plants and human. Therefore, it is important to understand the cause and effect of the ocean pollution, and what people can do to solve this problem. The source of marine pollution is…
There have been megalodon nursery found all around the world from the coast of Australia to the West African shore. Although the megalodon was big enough to take on prey as large as a blue whale, it prefered to prey on sperm whales, large grouper fish, and other large sharks. It was possible that these massive hunters stayed in packs that numbered in the hundreds. They were the largest predators to ever live and also some of the best predators to ever live. Traveling in large schools would only…
As time’s clock runs its course, we often find ourselves nostalgic of times that could have been or were. Staring out across an ocean, laughing around a table filled with close friends, or taking a long walk at night humans seek reflection and question if we have proven ourselves worthy. Similar to Walcott in his poem, people begin to reflect when faced with reminders of their past. The magnitude of the narrator’s experience is clearly portrayed in his nostalgic tone and repetition of…
“Dover Beach”: In his “Dover Beach,” Matthew Arnold employs images related to the ocean to establish a theme relating to the cyclical nature of human life. Specifically, he refers to the continuation of misery throughout an individual’s life. This allusion to cycles is supported throughout the poem through the use of tidal imagery. For example, he refers to the French coast and how “the light gleams and is gone” (3-4) This is significant as light often works as a symbol of hope. Therefore, this…
Ocean Pollution Over half of sea turtles have ingested an outrageous amount of plastic and lots of them have even died from the marine pollution that's getting put into the ocean. A lot of animals are getting killed/injured by ocean pollution and its not just litter that's harming them. Many chemicals can also be released from runoff or even marine mammal carcasses. One of the animals that is getting harmed by the litter is sea turtles. A large amount of sea turtles are getting killed by eating…
(Jereb et al., Roper et al., 1984; Vidal et al., 2014). As incirrate octopods, they are benthic dwelling organisms that possess the primary external characteristics (e.g. spherical bodies that lack fins, tubular funnel on the underside of mantle cavity, deep web sectors, suckers on arms, ink sac, makes with a modified arm tip, beak and radula, etc. – Jereb et al., 2016). The main features used to diagnostically distinguish O. vulgaris sensu stricto from are in Table 1. O. vulgaris reportedly…
Take a closer look at the changeable current of the river, still waves of the sea or the stormy ocean: they hide many secrets, yet when one knows he is ready to deep a toe into the seemingly treacherous water – that is where the journey begins, and it is a matter of decision how one handles the swim. Either staying afloat, diving deep or going with the flow requires actions. In his book “The Alchemist”, Paulo Coelho states that the only way to endure life is through the action. Although one may…
In the boat stealing scene, readers see the alienation and exploration of the natural world previously discussed. “I went alone into a Shepherd’s boat,” says Wordsworth, establishing his solitude before any other aspect of the experience (1.82). In this scene, Wordsworth is closest to the “blessed babe” state. For this reason, he has little windows during which he comes close to encountering the Real. “Leaving behind her [the boat] still on either side / Small circles glittering idly in the moon…
Globally, at least 23% of marine mammal species, 36% of seabird species, and 86% of sea turtle species are known to be affected by plastic debris (Sigler, 2014). Plastic can choke, reduce growth, drown animals, and spread invasive species. More so, the large amount of plastics found in the Earth’s oceans is killing large amounts of plankton…
In the movie Moana by Ron Clements & John Musker takes place on a little island called motuni, where moana is told by her grandmother that she has a destiny greater than she could possibly think. She embarks on an adventure of her life that helps her to find who she is and the meaning of life. The animated movie was released on november 23, 2016 and was 1h 47m long and it touched audience everywhere. The movie Moana was set at the end of that era, about two thousand years ago, on a fictional…