Sea ice

Imagine sitting on a boat in the middle of Venice looking out in the distance at the cities of Italy as the crystal blue waters glide beneath of your boat. Italy is a boot like shaped peninsula located by the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Adriatic. Italy has a population of 60.6 million and the language they speak is Italian. Some of the landmarks located in Italy are The colosseum,The Roman Forum, Rialto Bridge in Venice, Dolomites, Ponte Vecchio, and the Milan Cathedral. Italy is one of the most…

The Endurance The story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew’s voyage to the arctic was one worthy of countless volumes. Yet the defining moment of their epic journey, was not their voyage to the arctic itself, nor their amazing plans, but it was their survival through the “polar night”; a time of complete darkness and isolation. So what caused this crew to not just survive, but to thrive in spite of their frightening situation? In this essay I will argue three points for what I believe may have…

Much like the white T-shirt, blue jeans, and the little black dress, the bathing suit is undeniably a fashion staple. As long as there has been shores to flock to and fabric to sew with there have been bathing suits, providing an immense history and abundant style variation of the garment. From the 18th century to present day, the bathing suit has evolved, transformed, and transcended time stylistically, culturally and symbolically. Bathing suits aren’t just popular culture however, throughout…

Caretta caretta, loggerhead sea turtles are one of the most abundant turtle species in the United States. The loggerhead lives in some of the most frigid waters, and typically live near the coast, frequenting North Carolina as well as Florida. These sea turtles have massive, log-like heads, and extremely strong jaws for munching on shellfish. Loggerheads are ominvores and typically masticate creatures such as horseshoe crab, mussels, clams, fish and jellyfish, while sometimes eating seaweed as…

city states. Geography played a major role in in Greek history. Greece occupied a mountainous peninsula, that encompassed only 45,000 square miles of territory. The mountains and sea were especially significant to Greece. The mountains isolated Greeks from one another and the sea helped for trade and colonization. The sea was a great influence on Greek society. The Greeks would become seafarers and Greek civilization would spread throughout the Mediterranean region. The earliest civilization…

MONACO Monaco or officially the Principality of Monaco is a sovereign city state, microstate and country located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. France borders the country on three sides while the other side borders the Mediterranean Sea. The country is divided into four areas: Monaco-Ville (the old city), the Condamine (port quarter), Monte-Carlo (business and recreation), and Fontvieille (recreation and light industry). Monaco The area of Monaco is only 499 acres. Monaco is…

In this Myth, involved a pirate name Aha. He is one of the most fireced pirate on the seas, he stole goods, killed people you name it, Aha did it. Many people considered him a hero others think he is despicable. Some rumors say that he gives all of his stolen treasure to the poor, like the orignal red riding hood. Some say with the stolen treasures he has he spents it on boozes. Aha has a pirate crew of four people; stinky, stupid , stinky stupid, and stupid stupid. Trust me these guys are more…

Carbon dioxide is becoming an increasingly prevalent component within the atmosphere, and we can see the effects everywhere: when we look south toward the melting ice sheets of Antarctica—when we look to our rising oceans, becoming warmer and more acidic by the day—when we realize the temperatures rising wildly around us. Anthropologically-driven climate change, although not necessarily irreversible or incurable…

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA), the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by 100% in comparison to the last ice age. Furthermore, because humans are so reliant when it comes to using things that are functioned through fossil fuels and made with factories, were…

Introduction For a variety of reasons, ice hockey has reached a point where its growth has stagnated in its most popular countries. In these countries, participation rates are in decline and the popularity of ice hockey compared to other sports is also in decline. Fortunately for the International Ice Hockey Federation, also known as the IIHF, the sport of ice hockey has many countries that are waiting to be tapped into. These countries currently have low interest in hockey but, at the same…