Pelican

It was September 11, 2002, a night Melinda and Richard had looked forward to since freshman year. Richard was turning 16 years old today, had passed his driver’s test and was driving his sweet Melinda to homecoming - music blaring, windows down and all dressed up. That was until an enormous, orange pickup truck told them other wise. Melinda was buckled in the passenger seat. All Melinda remembers is seeing a blur of orange run through the stop sign and come full speed ahead at the driver’s…

Introduction The site that will be discussed within this report is the Lockport Site with the Borden Designation of EaLf-1. Located in Central Manitoba on the eastern bank of the Red River and near the St. Andrews rapids, it is approximately 17 kilometers north of the perimeter Winnipeg. This indicates that this site is within the natural region of the Red River Basin. While this excavation was performed in early summer, the frost free period for the Lockport site is only 100 to 110 days out of…

Brown was officially credited with his death, and received a bar to his DFC award. SNOOPY Snoopy is the dog in the show "The Peanuts" that we have all grown to love and adore. He sits on his doghouse all day, pretending to be various things. A pelican, a vulture, an author - and even a World War One flying ace. Snoopy is not only a name for a cartoon's beloved dog. It is also a term that refers back to the Red Baron's death. The name Snoopy is a term used to show that the Red Baron's real…

The Gulf oil spill has been recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The initial environmental impact was obvious, as the water was flooded with oil for 87 days. The surrounding wildlife and marine life coated in oil, and the waters thick with sludge as an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked into the Gulf. Years later, is the Gulf free of oil? We no longer see the discolored waters, and the animals covered in blackness, but the Gulf is still facing lasting challenges with long…

Plastic bags should be banned becaues they contribute to the pollution in our world. Plastic bags are lightweight, so they can travel long distances by water or wind. Because they are lightweight they can easily blow out of trashes and they can possibly clog waterways, damage land (10 reasons why plastic bags should be banned, 2017,October 26). Also plastic bags can contribute and make ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes (which countries have banned plastic bags?, 2003-2018). They also litter…

Oil Spillage A devastated man-made environmental disaster is an oil spillage in the ocean . An oil spill is a release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into environment due to human activity like boats above oil pipes or rigs and its a form of pollution. Other form of oil spillage is marine oil spillage ,where oil is release into the ocean or coastlines. Oil spills is a release of crude oil from tankers, pipelines offshore platforms,drilling rigs. Spills may take months or years to clean up…

absorbed it. Bald eagles, in turn, were poisoned with DDT when they ate the contaminated fish. The chemical interfered with the ability of the birds to produce strong eggshells. DDT also affected other species such as peregrine falcons and brown pelicans” (US Fish and Wildlife Services). The loss of so many potential hatchlings decreased bird population and threw the ecosystem out of balance. The population of organisms lower down the food chain increased dramatically causing the natural…

The shores of Cape Lookout are some of the most beautiful ones. Beach lover’s better pack up and explore the amazing sights of Cape Lookout National Seashore. The island is full of beautiful sights, animals and others that will take anyone’s breath away. The island does not have many ways of access, but the struggle of getting there is worth it. The island does not have just beautiful views but amazing activities to do! The island of Cape Lookout has many activities to entertain tourists of…

We see that in order for Lacie to achieve the 4.5 in order to move into Pelican Cove, she needs to interact and receive ratings by the higher-ups. She must keep up with her social media page and with that also be constantly giving others good ratings in hopes that they do the same for her. Her compulsive desire to impress can…

Preface: Alcatraz prison, one of the most heard of and spoken about prisons. It has been on the news, in newspapers, in movies, and even as a setting for video games. Having seen and heard so much about it, I thought to research and try to understand, why it’s so infamous and what makes it so special. Introduction: So where is the Alcatraz prison exactly? It is located in San Francisco, California, USA. On the island of Alcatraz or also known as The Rock. The island did not originally serve…