Press releases

Ice Fishing It was a very cold day. We were out on the ice fishing. My dad and I were in a fishing tournament. All day we kept getting a whole bunch of little fish and no big ones. We were on Grand lake. There was a lot of people fishing but no one was getting any fish incept littel fish that were illegal. It was five hours into fishing. I started to get a bite. But the bites were to small to to hook the fish. So the fish kept nibbling on it but that was it. Finally half hour after it…

Overfishing is, very simply, catching a large amount of fish so rapidly that the population cannot reproduce fast enough to replace those being caught. Signs of overfishing can go back as early as the 1600’s. In Medieval times a pair of fishing boats would drag a net between the two of them catching everything in its path. During the 1800’s, when humans needed blubber for oil lamps, they killed off a huge population of whales. In California, the herring, cod, and sardine population began to go…

global fishing capacity, or the amount of fish that can be taken by a single unit whether that be a fisherman or a trawler, is enough to be evenly expanded over at least 4 planets similar in size to our own. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization releases a biennial report called The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA). In 2012 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) scientists reported 57.4% of the world’s fishing…

What do blood, excitement, and frustration have in common? Fishing is always fun but when you don't catch anything, it can be frustrating. If I could, I would go fishing every day On the Fourth of July I was a nice warm day. I got out of bed, but everyone else was asleep. (Compound) I got breakfast. I was so hungry, I could eat a horse. (Metaphor) Every else woke up after I ate breakfast. When everyone was ready for the parade, we left. After the parade, my dad and I went home to get fishing…

Shannon Vargas Effects of Mass Media HUM/186 September 15, 2015 Ms. Allyson Wells Effects of Mass Media Our culture is molded and influenced by mass media. From the ancient times of story tellers, tribal leaders and elders to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, communication and the flow of information has been vital to developing civilizations. The major developments in mass media are oral and written presentation, printing, electronics and digital programming. Technology changed the models of…

and nature triggered cultural concepts in the Renaissance such as art, politics, trade, urbanization and technological advances such as the Printing Press (which were acclimated to apportion opinions). During the Renaissance, ideas and culture spread through the expansion of commerce, appearance of urbanization, and the influence of the Printing Press. An expansion of commerce during the Renaissance allowed for the spreading of ideas and culture. After…

His most famous creation was the printing press. How did the printing press start a new revolution? Well, Gutenberg’s invention increased the amount of literature copies being printed. The first piece of literature that was printed was the Bible. The printing press also allowed information to spread throughout the town or city even easier. The spreading of information allowed the middle class to be educated, as it is said in this quote: "The printing press revolutionized communication --…

What if your whole future depended on the order you were born and even your profession was to be decided by you parents according to what your siblings had already chosen for themselves? Worse yet how would you cope with the fact that given this conditions, you are the youngest son out seventeen kids? In an autobiographical letter written to his son William, Benjamin Franklin describes in detail the hardships he faced while growing up in an extensive family, and how he became an intellectual man…

“What the hell was that?” Cartman demanded. I shrug my shoulders as I continue to find coffee grounds and a coffee filter. Opening one of the many cabinets, I automatically see junk food. A sigh escapes from me, and I filter through the contents, hoping that this cabinet might have one of the materials I need. “Coffee, coffee, where would coffee be?” I mumble to myself, hoping that just by mentioning it somehow it will magically show up. “If I help you get coffee, will you tell me what that…

Gutenberg and the Invention of the Printing Press Tremendously impacting the western world, Johann Gutenberg invented the first printing press. The first book he printed using the printing press was the 42-line Bible in Latin. This was a huge deal and people from all over wanted a bible to keep in their homes. It was convenient and cheaper than the traditional way of making books which required more labor, time, and money. People who were not wealthy could also purchase books. Johann Gutenberg…