Seal

There I was, standing still, eyes straight forward, and I could feel the weight of all the stares upon my shoulders. I had failed. And everyone around me knew it. The worse kind of failure, the one you can’t hide. My job was to command the Junior varsity unarmed drill team for a A.F.J.R.O.T.C drill meet we had. We had spent countless hours practicing the same sequence over and over again, trying to perfect every move. An Hour and half every day after school. But when the time came, it was…

American Sniper “Aim small, miss small” the words of Chris Kyle a Navy S.E.A.L. who starred in the amazing movie American Sniper. This movie follows the battles that Chris Kyle went through throughout his life, including war and the emotional toll it put on him and his family. The movie American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper (as Chris Kyle) and directed by Clint Eastwood, is an extraordinary exciting movie that has brought inspiration and encouragement to many. This movie was released in Dec…

“The American Sniper” is possibly the best action movie out there. This movie was directed my Clint Eastwood and is based on Chris Kyle’s autobiography published in 2012. “The American Sniper” did a great job of hitting all the core aspects of a thrilling war movie such as keeping the viewer engaged throughout the movie, establishing a bond with the main character, and creating a realistic experience of a soldier’s life. The film openly shared both struggles and victories. Bonded Brotherhoods…

Chris Mintz, a 30 year old military veteran, was shot 7 times by a shooter in Oregon’s Umpqua Community College on October 1, 2015. He is known as an American hero for stepping up and thinking of others rather than himself. He had a six year old son, whose birthday happened to be on that same day, and he decided to try and stop a shooter and risk his own life to save the lives of others. If a shooter were to come into Franklin High School, three different people, id, ego, and superego, each…

Yue Ma 112949774 Close Reading 4: A Hero of Our Time In this summer, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation came out, one of the most impressive hero in the movie was Ethan Hunt, portrayed by Tom Cruise. He is a typical hero that audiences are expecting. He was intelligent when he tried to complete the mission. Also, he was brave to accept the task to dive into the whirlpool to change an identification card in a short time in risk of his live. The most important thing was that he was fighting with…

Chris had plenty of fun, hardship, friendship, face offs with death, and memories at Iraq. Chris would have happily continued doing all those things, even looking at death one last time, but it was time for him to retire the old rifle, say his goodbyes, and head back to the state he knows well, Texas. With ten honorable years of service Chris finished his final deployment November 4, 2009. Kyle says “ I got out of the Navy November 4; on November 6, I was kicking Texas dust.” (Kyle 418). When…

of two marine species. Explain how predation, birth, and death rates impact marine populations. Describe how biotic and abiotic factors influence marine populations. Research: 1. Prey Initial Size: The starting number of prey. (Assume that the seals have an unlimited amount of food.) 2. Prey Growth Rate: The birth rate of the prey. The larger the growth rate, the faster the prey population will increase. 3. Predator Initial Size: The starting number of predators. 4. Predator Death Rate: The…

for monarchs when presenting papers was the use of seals. Seals were a form of stating a King’s influence and power. The Great Seal of King Alexander III was mainly used for granting lands, just like any other great seal. However, it shows some outstanding details and it has been described by historians as very beautiful and as ‘an interesting proof of the advanced state of the Arts at that period’ (Laing, 1850, p. 4). On the front side of the seal, the image of King Alexander III upon his…

leopard seals, are incredible creatures that possess traits of survival and adaptability. Their widespread residency throughout the Antarctic and some parts north of that combined with their diversified eating habits places them highly in marine mammals as a potential species to survive environmental changes. This essay connects an understanding of the population and foraging ecology of Hydrurga leptonyx with their future existence in relation to climate change. Currently, leopard seals are…

percentage of the scar is uncovered depending on whether it is a neap (~40% uncovered) or spring tide (~90% uncovered). This survey, to determine the haul out behaviour of the Ravenscar seal colony, was carried out for 30 days during August and September 2016. August was chosen because it has been found that maximum number of seals haul out during this month and the temperature remains relatively constant (Granquist and Hauksson. 2016). The survey was carried out each day within 10 minutes of…