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    So many people are even exceeding the limits resulting in near-extinction status for a lot of big species. addition to the usual fin and minke whales, right whales are commonly hunted also. In fact, the species gets its name due to the fact that they swam near slowly shore. By being so large, numerous amounts of oil were being taken giving the right whale it’s current name. By the…

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    The picture is showing the natures' magazine with a fossilized fish and a tagline that said "When Fins Became Limbs" on its cover. Assuming the content must be the relationship between the swimming fish and the early land-living animals. The magazine cover is Tiktaalik, and it is intermediate between fish and the primitive land-living animal (tetrapod). And the picture connection to the relevant chapter is that, the first chapter talks about how paleontologists try to find the fossil…

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    must conform to a specific type of person or they would be shunned upon by those around them. This system was what determined the future of a woman in China. In the following stories, “Sealed Off”, by Ailing Zhang, “A Woman Like Me”, by Xi Xi, and “Fin de Siecle Splendor” by Zhu Tianwen, we explore the status of women during these periods of times. From being viewed as unequal to men to forging a sense of independence from men, women have created a path towards decreasing the…

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    Pros And Cons Of Whaling

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    An Exemption for Whaling Do you agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? In 1986, The International Whaling Commission banned commercial whale hunting. Only two countries challenged this ruling - Norway and Iceland. They are the only two countries today that still practice whale hunting commercially. Japan practices whale hunting for “scientific” purposes. At this rate, there’s nothing cultural…

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    The Atlantic spotted dolphin is a mammal that is a part of the cetacean family. When it comes to appearance, these dolphins have a grayish skin color with dark and light spots scattered all around the body. When they are born, they are just gray, however as they get older they begin to form spot which appear to increase in number as they get older. Once the Atlantic spotted dolphin is fully matured, it will reach a maximum length of 7 ½ ft and can way over 300 pounds. The females usually…

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    incredibly detailed they described it. The magic school bus explored all kinds of places including inside the human body! Then I started reading books like “The Hobbit” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin”. The Hobbit explored magic and and conquering where as “The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin” took on an element from the past. The story told of Huck getting in trouble and making friends with a slave named Jim. I also loved Narnia. My favorite was “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe”. I…

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    The power of emotion: compassion In Marina Keegan’s essay, Why We Care About Whales, Marina claims on how humans value the life of humans and the life of non-human animals. The essay starts with a social occurrence of emerging beached whales. A natural force that is created by the movement of both the moon and the Earth push whales to the beach. While giving a detailed, vivid explanation of how beached whales die, Marina maximizes the sadness and lamentation of whales’ deaths. Furthermore, she…

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    Whaling is the hunting of whales for meat, oils blubber , and scientific research Its earliest forms date to at least circa 3000 BC. (Britannica Online Encyclopedia). 2001. Various coastal communities have long histories of subsistence whaling and harvesting beached whales. Industrial whaling emerged with organized fleets in the 17th century; competitive national whaling industries in the 18th and 19th centuries; and the introduction of factory shipping along with the concept of whale harvesting…

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    It appears like Japan does not really care about the global ban on whales. It has been reported that Japan will continue their hunting of whales after a 365 day drought. Japan seems convinced about the idea that whales don't deserve to live. It has been announced that Japan will only do it, however, on a limited level and it will not be a full on whale killing spree. SO MANY DISAGREE WITH JAPAN KILLING WHALES There are many environmental groups and various governments that completely…

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    Whales Persuasive Speech

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    Whales are one of the most amazing and unique mammals that has a free lifestyle in the underwater life. They are known to be the biggest mammal currently living. You would expect all whales to have such a hefty appetite,which they do, although they consume such tiny animals. Whales consume around 8,000 pounds of krill and other small fish per day. There is a reasoning behind why they eat so much, and that reason is to keep the food chain going. What if these whales couldn’t live a free lifestyle…

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