Hibernation

Captivity Should Be Banned Imagine, a baby primate that comes out of hibernation for food with his mother, he goes out to get bananas to eat with his mother. It's the first time he went outside and bonded with her. Then he heard this blast of sound which reaches 140 decibels. Gunshots, his mother suddenly goes down and he, the primate who was only in this world, hoping for achievements and life, however it's immediately crushed. He had a burst of tears from all of the pressure that emits…

Red Lobster restaurant for you and the family, low prices on seafood, and going fishing and actually catching a fish may become a luxury in a matters of years. Warming Oceans Putting Marine Life ‘In a Blender’ by Carl Zimmer of the New York Times details the drastic changes that will occur if temperatures in the oceans continue to rise. According to the article, due to the increase of greenhouse gasses trapped in ozone layer, temperatures have been rising. The raised temperature has caused the…

Mark Twain’s essay “The Damned Human Race” argues that instead of humans being the “highest animals” in comparison to the other animals of the world they are actually the “lowest animals”. Humans do many things that animals do not, and have many traits that animals do not have. But, all of the traits that set humans apart from animals are not all good. Humans are greedy, humans act as slaves and enslave, and humans have the territorial urge to conquer. These traits may set them apart from other…

Identifying Elements in “The Story of An Hour” The Story of An Hour is a fantastically good read filled with interesting themes. A lot of hidden meanings are veiled within the words of Louise, and Kate Chopin uses a wide variety of literary elements to their highest extent. Of the many literary elements used; irony, symbolism, imagery, and allegory are the most prevalent. The literary element irony can be found at the climax and conclusion of the story. The reader, Mrs. Mallard’s sister, and Mr…

Freshman year of high school, I was ecstatic. Yes, being shoved in hallways and three minutes late to every class because of overpopulation everyday sucked, but I was finally a high schooler. Soon, I learned that rumors about being stuffed in a locker was the least of my worries. I was compelled to make life changing decisions about my future and whether or not I wanted to go to college. My sister, Amber, conceived my nephew, Trey, at 16 during her sophomore year, resulting in her flunking out…

How would someone describe the snowy mountains of Yellowstone National Park, Montana? Everything is covered in snow, the white frosted ground crunching underneath the boots of people. Every tree is covered in layers of snow, an avalanche happening every time the branches slightly swayed. Buffalo would roam around like cattle would on a farm. Everything is frozen, turning the fingers and faces of young and old a bright red. The hot springs and geysers showering mist on the nearby flora covering…

Our past can forever follow us, like a shadow you can not change or leave. Ultimately, we learn from our past and the events that happened to better ourselves and to learn and adapt. In the book, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” the author, Jamie Ford, uses symbolism to reveal Henry’s father’s troubled past, and how it creates conflict in their relationship. Henry’s father’s past influences the relationship he has with Henry later in the story. Being a Chinese nationalist he strongly…

Rebecca Jackrel witnessed many problems polar bears had against the summer months. Jackrel states, “When summer comes to Svalbard the ice pack melts and polar bears are stuck on land. Their metabolism slows down and they enter a kind of walking hibernation. They rely on the reserves of fat generated from a winter of hunting seals to sustain them through the summer months….” During the summer months, if food is scarce for the polar bears, they will not…

biggest causes of bee loss is global warming, which changes the cycle of how flowers bloom in a certain season. Bees and pollinators hibernate, and often times what happens is that the flowers they need for food bloom before they are done with hibernation, which throws off the cycle in which the bees work in. Another danger against bees is the use of pesticides in farmland, which does help with harmful pests, but it also unintentionally damages bee populations as well. Lastly another cause of…

John M. Ford was an American game designer, poet, science fiction and fantasy writer, and wrote essays like Eventful History: Version 1.x. This essay, written in 19951, was written not too much earlier than Y2K. Y2K was the fear of all computers going berserk after the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, due to the uncertainty of computers using two-digit programs interpreting the number 2000, or 00, as 1900. This would have caused huge trouble for places like banks, who would be…