Stingray

1. Short summary of the history At 145 ± 4 to 66 million years (Ma) ago, Cretaceous period was the last period of the Mesozoic Era, right after Jurassic period and followed by the Paleogene period of the Cenozoic Era (International Commission Chart, 2014). 'Creta' in Latin means chalk and this is due to the large amount of calcium carbonate deposited by shells of marine animals thus resulting in large quantities of chalk (American Geological Institute, 1972). The shifting of continents as the…

The school had given her an ultimatum, if Jessie didn’t improve his grades and attitude they would have no choice, he would be sent away. One night Jesse overheard his mother crying and walked into her bedroom. She had just found out Lisa was pregnant and what kind of things she had been doing. Watching his mom in such pain and disappointment Jesse kissed her on the cheek expressing that he had also caused her several problems, and for that he was sorry. He never wants to see her like this…

twenty-three of them in their three parks in the United States (Whale and Dolphin Conservation 2). SeaWorld does not only wrongfully contain orcas, they also have beluga whales, dolphins, flamingos, manatees, sharks, sea lions, penguins, seals, otters, stingrays, sea turtles and walruses (SeaWorld 1-19). The people of SeaWorld have taken all of those animals out of their natural habitats and enclosed…

and I was amazed. Ever since then I have always wanted to be surrounded by sea animals and help them in any way possible. While I was at the zoo there was this girl, who I can now tell was a marine biologist, who gave a bunch of facts about the stingrays that we were allowed to pet. She would just ramble off from the top of her head about all the different sea creatures. At that time I realized that I wanted to be like her and know all that I could about all plants and animals of the sea. Marine…