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Dangers of Underwater Exploration There are over fifty careers that have a sort of connection to underwater exploration. Many people explore for a living and others only for personal interest such as scuba diving. There have been many theories about objects getting lost in the ocean and many people go deep in the ocean to find them. For example, the lost land of Atlantis is said to have silver and gold (Drye). Based on Plato’s writings, philosophers say that as punishment to the…

I read about animal “sharpshooters.” This book talked about many animals that have interesting adaptations. They shoot substances (poison, gases, blood, feces, webs, their own organs, water, etc) to ward off predators or catch prey. I actually just picked a book off a shelf that seemed packed with information since I was open to learn and/or read anything. This book was really a good pick though. It included information about animals I never knew about or didn’t know a lot about. Did you know…

DiSilvestro, Roger L. The Endangered Kingdom : The Struggle to Save America's Wildlife. New York: Wiley, 1989. Print. Disilvestro book explains man's attempts to preserve Earth's vanishing wildlife. The book opens with a look at what North America looked like before the rise of man, and the now-extinct animals that once roamed the terrain, and then brings us to the present day. Disilvestro is an environmental journalist that explains the history of wildlife conservation in the united states and…

Topic B: Ocean acidification and coral reefs Introduction • Ocean acidification is a reduction in the pH of the water in the ocean as a result of increased carbon dioxide uptake in the ocean due to humans burning fossil fuels at such a high rate. • Unless drastic changes are made in regards to CO2 emissions, the rate of ocean acidification is projected to significantly increase over the next century. It is currently estimated that without any changes the pH of the oceans will be 7.8 by 2100 (…

One year ago I went on a cruise to the Bahamas, to Freeport and Nassau. They were both very beautiful and amazing places. My parents, having been to Jamaica, said that Nassau and Freeport didn’t even compare to the beautiful water and beaches of Jamaica. They said that your eyes are captivated by the gorgeous exotice plant life and the colors of birds. The smell of the ocean hits your nose and the warmth of the sun immediately touches your skin. They described the amazing hidden waterfalls and…

Cloning Benefits and Moral Concerns “Cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity” (United States Natl. Human Genome Research Inst.). Scientists have cloned many biological things even animals in the pursuit of discovering benefits. Along the way, there have been those that have raised concerns about morality and ethics in cloning. Although cloning has many benefits, it’s still surrounded by moral concerns.…

Beryl Bainbridge's novel Master George, is a historical piece set in the mid-1800’s. The novel depicts the life of surgeon and amateur photographer George Hardy. Like several of her novels master Georgie is a historical fiction and thus takes place during the Crimean War. The Crimean War was the conflict between the Russians, British, French, and the Ottoman Turks over the Middle East, specifically in the Crimean Peninsula. During this war Britain and France sided with the Turks to keep the…

There is a lot of controversy regarding the Catholic Church and Human Cloning. With more research and scientific advances, it may be possible in the near future to clone human beings. Obviously, the ethical problems that arise must be put into consideration. According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, “cloning describes several processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity.” Scientifically, human cloning is similar and the only…

A changing climate is proving a threat to the world. Increased CO2 emissions are leading to rising sea levels, melting ice caps, extreme weather, and an increased rate in the extinction of species. However, the question of why endangered species are important to conserve arises. What is the purpose of devoting the effort to protect a single species when so many more exist? The ignorance argument, as Elliott Sober outlines in his article “Philosophical Problems for Environmentalism,” offers a…

Stiff jackets brushed past each other under the fluorescent light while soft baaing trickled from the corner of the room. There was not any hay strewn across the ground, nor was there boarded walls with cobwebs in the corner because here at the moment of its birth, this lamb was a scientific miracle. There, lying in its amniotic sac was the first animal clone, Dolly. Her DNA was an exact duplicate to the Finn Dorset ewe from which scientists took cells (Aldridge). While it’d be of interest to…