Jumping the shark

will eventually be his biggest tangible problem, he states, "If sharks come, God pity [the fish] and me." (Hemingway 68) However his biggest intangible problem, his pride, gets in his way, he dismisses his thoughts, and continues to fight the fish. The old man's pride leads him to enter a fight that will not have a pleasant outcome, although the man technically wins the fight in the end he wastes many days at sea fighting for shark food. The reader views Santiago as heroic because even though he…

The Tomistoma crocodile “estimate is less than 2500 mature individuals, with continuing decline of at least 25% within 5 years or two generations.”(TomistomaTomistomaschlegelii, Bezuijen). The crocodiles are becoming extremely vulnerable and unfortunately, they do not mate as much as they should. Because of this, our group believes that if we extract the pheromones of a male Tomistoma and place it around the enclosure then the other male crocodile will want to mate with the female because the…

Written in 1952, The Old Man and the Sea is known as one of Hemingway’s most enduring works. It is the heartbreaking story of an old man’s grueling battle with a giant fish and his determination despite all odds being against him. It is a short story and the language used is very simple but effective. Although the pace is quite slow, I felt drawn to the old man with his amazing resolve and courage and I could not help but silently encourage him and spur him on in his struggle. The story begins…

Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a fiction book about an Indian boy named Piscine Patel also known as Pi, who is stuck at sea without animals and no help. However, throughout his journey at sea, we see him struggle for food for himself and Richard Parker. We see him losing his hope for survival slowly, however, we also see his hope rise as he finds more sources for survival such as fish. Pi felt guilty for eating fish and the cook for his survival. This leads to understanding that Pi has created the…

eating shark remains mostly unseen throughout the film. Unfortunately, the technology was not available to construct a large realistic shark, so rather than come off looking absurdly unrealistic, the choice was made to leave the image of the shark up to the editors, who were left with horrible raw footage of a floating barge, and transformed it into something the viewers were genuinely afraid of.…

in the mitochondria. Gas exchange in sharks occurs in the gills, and the gill slits found at the side of the head. Sharks have a high oxygen demand, and oxygenated water constantly has to be flowing over the gill filaments for the respiratory system to work. That’s actually why sharks have to swim while they sleep! Water enters through the mouth and the oxygen from the water enters the gill filaments, and the water then exits through the gill slits. A shark heart is an S-shaped tube with two…

Evidence The giant catfish is uncommon yet broadly presented through the Mekong Basin. Mature fish seem to be found in major channels of the Mekong River and its tributaries. Juvenile fish seem to stick around wetland areas of the Mekong Basin. In the dry season mature fish migrate vast distances up river and start spawning when the rains arrive. The eggs and hatchlings are being transported downstream where juveniles may scatter into floodplains and other wetland zones. Not much information is…

morning started out slow, but as the sun started to come up, our guide promised the fish would begin to bite. At last, I felt a slight tug on the bright yellow braided line and set the hook for the first catch of the day which was a small Spinner Shark. My family and I continued fishing this same hole for a little longer. Kevin decided to troll for the rest of the trip. Suddenly our luck changed, and we started reeling them in one after another. Speckled Sea Trout and Pufferfish were hitting…

The documentary ‘Blackfish’ is produced by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and stars Tilikum the orca. It is based around two water parks in the United States of America – Seaworld and Sealand. ‘Blackfish’ is a documentary that tells the true story about an orca’s life in captivity. Several pieces of emotional footages give examples of how the whales are cruelly treated and kept in poor conditions. It asks the question ‘should whales be kept in captivity?’. ‘Blackfish’ works effectively to persuade…

The last scene of the film titled We’re Safe Kee, Theo, and the baby are on a boat in the middle of the ocean. There is a grey fog, light light, the only light is made to seem like it is coming from a buoy out in the middle of the ocean that they are rowing towards. The characters clothing are very dark and natural and blinds with the scenery. There pants,tops, and coats in dark grey, blues, blacks, and browns. The only bold color in the scene is the fake blood covering the bottom of the boat…