Octopus

Squids and Octopuses are two very similar and incredible sea creatures who have lived on this earth for millions of years. Squids have gone down in history as fierce predators who are known to have taken down mighty predators like sharks as well as ships, in the 1700’s, giving them the description of giant sea creatures called Krakens. Octopuses have been known as great escape artists, with the ability to squeeze through smallest holes and crevices to escape predators at any given time. Both of…

The National Park of American Samoa is a national park established on October 31, 1988. It is located in Polynesia, Oceania at latitude 13.8333°S, 171.7500° W American Samoa is made of seven islands which are Tutuila, Tau, Olosega, Ofu, Aunuu, Rose Atoll, and Swains Island. All of the island's main biomes are the tropical rainforest. American Samoa was not established as a national park until 1993 when the park signed a 50-year lease agreement with eight participating villages in Tutuila, Tau,…

After I found out that everything was a trick, I walked away, hurt, mad, and wanting revenge. I set off to run away from my humiliation, and for a better future. I wasn’t going to go back. Everything I had, owned, and treasured was back at that hell I once thought was heaven. I kept telling myself I wasn’t going to go back, I can’t go back, I had to. I went back, grabbed what I needed and left. I found a nice hotel to stay at until I found a proper job to support myself. Everything was so…

we are killing for food have emotions, and therefore, have a right to life. However, one experiment has shown that “over the past few decades, tool use, once considered a skill exhibited by humans alone, has been seen in many species [such as the octopus]…” (Clemmitt). While these animals have been found to have an innovative intelligence, no experiment has been conducted to allow the world of science to truly understand the emotions of an animal. Another observation of pigs has found that the…

I was so excited. Though I was 2 weeks early, I was packed and ready. The weeks prior to the cruise were the longest weeks of my life. All I was thinking about was how fun it would be, how cool the water would feel on my warm skin, and how much free ice cream I could eat once we arrived. I had always wanted to go on a cruise, but I was always too young and wouldn’t be able to do much, but splash around in the shallow end of the pool. Two years before I would be going on my very first cruise, my…

untenable claims of witchery because he wants to believe he has done the right things. This is not only a common theme in The Crucible, but also in the war on communism. In many American propaganda posters the Soviet Union was depicted as a large red octopus trying to engulf the globe with its tentacles. Americans didn’t want to believe that they were killing good people because good people don’t kill other good people; so, cognitive dissonance took over. By refusing the idea that any member of…

yellow-pigmented colonies and can grow from 30 to 70 °C; thus, it is categorized as a moderate thermophile [5]. Later studies confirmed these characteristic features of this thermophilein newly isolated strains from the Australian Great Artesian Basin and the Octopus Spring of Yellowstone National Park…

diving, snorkelling, fishing, and also cruise trip. Generally, it is the most popular activities in Perhentian Island and many tourists from all country not just in Malaysia love this Island. Some of this diving site, the tourist was able to see mimic octopus, bamboo sharks, seahorses, yellow boxfish, and many more. Beside that there are many types of coral reefs that can be found here including the large and small stag horn corals, tube corals, whip corals, barrel sponge and also vibrant soft…

(211) for her granddaughter “to really understand the old stories” (211) and fully immerse herself in their traditional heritage. Moreover, Ma-ma-oo openly embraces Lisa’s special ability and educates her about the spiritual world. When they went to Octopus Beds, Ma-ma-oo demonstrates to Lisa a way to communicate with the dead. She even states that Ba-ba-oo, Lisa’s grandfather “can come to [her] only in dreams” (79) which foreshadows how Lisa would receive visions from the spiritual world. She…

The U.S government is infamous for DARPA, or the mad scientist sector of government. An associate editor for Engadget says in better words, "Think of DARPA as a huge octopus, with too many tentacles to count – You can't really tell what it's doing unless you focus on it" (Moon). Their goal is to be ahead of emerging technology through government-funded projects. By doing so, they quite often are the source and eruption…