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Modern Climate Change and Global Warming Affect on Society The Earth is 4.6 Billion years old, and over this course of time, there have been great changes in Earth’s geology that we as humans have never been able to witness due to our short life span on the geologic time scale. It is not until the past couple of decades where we are seeing geologic changes in our lifetime due to human made climate change. Fossil fuels such as gas and coal are used as sources of energy, but they have increased…

As mentioned previously, ocean acidification has internal effects on different developmental stages in the growth and reproduction of marine animals. From the first spark of life of fertilization to the growth of these species can be affected. The 2005 Kyoto University in Japan research determined that carbon dioxide concentration of 200ppm being pumped into the seawater reduces growth rates for many sea species (Hardt & Safina 71). Other experiments show the struggle of phytoplankton balancing…

Plastic Overtaking the Oceans In a study conducted by UC Santa Barbara’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), they found that “8 million metric tons of plastic” are added to the oceans pollution each year. Recently, plastic pollution has been become a predominant problem in the environmental society; however plastic production and pollution has been on the rise since the nineties. Plastic is overwhelming the world, because it is not biodegradable, meaning it can…

“Summer” All there was was water, everywhere. Summer to many people is the word that gives them so much joy. No school, no work, no stress. It supposed to be the time you get to relax and get away from everything. I, on the other hand, wasn’t able to do so. This past summer my family decided to go to the beach, as all families probably do. It’s just that it happened to be during the time that the beach wasn’t the best place to be at due to the stormy weather. The first day we got to the beach…

It was a chilly summer day, sunny and calm with a light breeze. The splashing of waves mingled with the laughter of 65 teens. Some jumped into the lake in their swimsuits. Meanwhile, I had forgotten to bring a swimsuit. This was a rite of passage. Every year, SHAD at Lakehead University was officially kick-started with a camping trip that culminated in leaping into a freezing cold lake. For the majority of my life, I hated exploring nature; more specifically, I hated doing things I assumed I…

Asaf Mizrahi Professor Spear Business communications December 4th 2017 Patagonia: An Earth-Friendly Brand “Let My People Go Surfing,” tells the story of how Yvon Chouinard went from being a young rock climber to being worth over 1 billion dollars. Yvon Chouinard is the founder and owner of Patagonia, and he got there with such unorthodox philosophies. The beginning of Patagonia clothing company started out much more modestly. Chouinard began his business by designing, manufacturing, and…

LENGTH -WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND CONDITION FACTOR 6.1. INTRODUCTION Length-weight relationship studies of fishes are considered as an important tool for understanding of fish. Length is a linear measure (in centimeter) and the weight of a fish (in gram) is approximately equal to its volume (cubic centimeter). Hence, weight of a fish is a function of length. The relationship can be expressed by the hypothetical…

The novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, by Yukio Mishima, focuses on the story of Ryuji. Ryuji, a young naive Japanese male, believes in glory being obtained at sea. Yet nevertheless he falls in love with Fusako, a lady of the shore. Fusako's son, Nuboru and his gang, reject the adult world as sentimental and hypocritical, preferring to believe in objectivity. Noboru and Fusako's ideals remain unchanged throughout the novel. The novel is divided into winter and summer,…

In the film “Whale Rider” directed by Niki Caro, in a small town in New Zealand called Whangara a innocent young girl called Paikea is born and she is everything Koro didn’t want in the future chief/leader. Throughout the film she struggles to try to become the leader causing a heap of conflict. An important idea shown to us throughout the film is the idea of the role of men and women . A scene where this idea is shown in the film is when Paikea is not allowed to sit in the front row with the…

sharks that ate his honorable "brother" (marlin) were considered evil. There are many examples where he had shown love for nature and greatly respected it. This is an example, "He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends on the ocean." (Hemingway, 20). I have always liked nature, and seeing a fictional character value the natural world as I do, made me feel a bonding and personal connection with Santiago. Also, this relates to brotherhood between every living thing that…