Starfish

Law originated from majority’s habit, and intended to raise fairness and justice to the world. Just like Roman Empire desired to reinforce its strength by using Law of the Twelve Tables. This ‘code’ from Ancient Rome mainly based on their behavior and their social value back then. However, as more and more people attracted to Rome, the main purpose of this law had been twisted. They began used this law to reinforce their autocracy and oppression toward slaves and women. Just like the case I…

Mary Youngest of six, mother of two, wife, dog enthusiast, photographer, avid reader, karate black-belt, crossword puzzle solver, badass, best friend, Mary, Ma, Mom. For my eighteenth birthday, she gave me a little blue spiral notebook with a picture of the globe on the cover. The pages were penned with handwritten anecdotes and thoughts from when I was in her womb to my entire childhood and teenage years. At the end of every entry she signed I love you. I could only bring myself to read it…

The only animal on the planet that doesn’t make its own venom. The Blue-Ringed Octopus (BRO) or Hapalochlaena maculosa lives in tide pools and coral reefs. They can often be found in the south coast of Australia, from Western Australia to eastern Victoria. Over time natural selection picked the BROs that is the color closest to the color of their environment. This helps the octopi blend in with their environment and become harder to see. When relaxed the BRO is light beige, blending in with the…

Introduced in 1999 was a cartoon featuring an underwater setting and unique characters based on marine life that would eventually become one of the most popular and recognizable cartoons ever made. Finding an individual who had never heard of the famous show would be a difficult task. Conceived by animator and former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg, Spongebob Squarepants has left a remarkable impact on cartoons and has firmly placed itself as one of the best cartoons ever made. The series is…

discover and come to understand herself better. Danticat validates Louise’s point through the introduction of Max Senior and the relationship him and Louise share. For example, in her relationship with Max Senior, Louise realizes that “she was like a starfish, that she constantly needed to have a piece of her break off and walk away in order for her to become something new” (143). Danticat proves that Louise constantly needs to be in love in order to discover something about herself. No matter…

types of corals, 500 algae species, and many sharks, rays, marine mammals, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Animals like the dugong, butterfly fish, jellyfish, green sea turtle, tiger shark, blue-ringed octopus, krill, cuttlefish, and Crown of Thorns starfish, although of different species, sizes, and niches, all adapt for one of two common goals: to eat or to keep from being eaten. Adaptations include camouflage and poison. Producers like Halophila seagrasses, diatoms, cyanobacteria, mangrove…

Global warming and climate change are a result of the lifestyle and actions humans have taken over the past one hundred years and through the industrialization era. The burning of fossil fuels in an industrial setting and through divining cars increases the CO2 levels in the atmosphere and consequently warms the Earth. Cutting down and burning forests also has a large impact on global warming and climate change. Trees intake carbon dioxide and release oxygen, so when forests are cut down, the…

Welcome to the Pledis Islands! The Pledis Islands are comprised of two main islands and twelve smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, specifically at 42 degrees latitude and 162 degrees longitude. These islands where man made in 2012 by architect Sabine Toews, and have the smooth lines of traditional man made islands, as well as many natural features that truly make it unique. These islands generally experience a climate similar to that of the marine west coast, with warm summers, cool winters,…

Evolution and Christian Faith: Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist is written by Joan Roughgarden, an evolutionary biologist and Christian. The purpose of this book is how to understand the conflict between science and Christian faith. Roughgarden wants to explain what evolutionary biology is and is not as well as what the Bible says. She believes that there is a relationship between the Bible and evolutionary biology and she investigates this relationship. The first few chapters discuss…

Friends.” As I wept on the outside, on the inside I was strong just like he was.I have faith I will see him again. Someday.Until then, he will be my support, my motivation. I will pursue my dreams, no doubt. My hand slowly sunk into my pillow like a starfish sinking to the bottom of the sea,into the memory foam, reaching for the…