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10.20.2008
Replied Oct. 22, 2008
10.6.2008 classroom reflection
Replied Oct. 10, 2008
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- High School:
- Central
- The last three CD's I purchased/downloaded were:
- Serj Tankian, Metallica, Techno
- My favorite subject during the regular school day is:
- World History
- Extracurricular activities I am involved in at school:
- Cross-Country, Track, Hackey Sack Club
- My interests (other than school) are:
- Running, God, Chilling like a G
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Little Dudes With a Big Responsibility
Posted on December 1, 2008 at 6:55pm —
Save Something
Chapter 12 of the enchanted braid was kind of a follow up to chapter 11. In chapter 11 Osha explained to us how the different practices of destructive fishing had taken its toll on the reefs in the thousand islands region of the Philippines. Chapter 11 explained the social problems of why it is so hard to save the coral reefs in the area. The only way to really save a reef fishery is to get the fishermen to honestly care.
Great things are never done by just one person, but with… Continue
Posted on November 3, 2008 at 6:30pm — 5 Comments
Living on Destruction
“There are only two threats to coral reefs: the needy and the greedy.”—Thomas Goreau, Global Coral Reef Alliance. This is the most devastating braid of this tapestry. When people are desperate to survive and there is a way to meet the needs of a family or village then every precaution is bypassed by many fishermen in Indonesia.
The beauty of the coral reefs near Ujungpandang is more like a war zone the… Continue
Posted on October 20, 2008 at 4:42pm — 2 Comments
Progress killed Beauty
Jakarta is the super-city of the thousand islands Indonesia. Jakarta is located on the island of Java and it is home to over 10 MILLION people. This megatrapolis has towering skyscrapers, luxury hotels, and huge shopping malls. You can see business men in the finest of tailored suits strolling down the sidewalk while the traffic roars in the streets. The so called “Golden Triangle” this is the progr… Continue
Posted on October 6, 2008 at 8:22am — 2 Comments
Turtle-Turtle
The way Osha starts out the chapter was really nice. He really is an artist when it comes to painting an image. To tell you the truth I never even thought twice about sea turtles, I mean who cares… It’s a turtle. How until now could I have possibly known all the mystery, danger, and sheer strangeness that happens in a sea turtles life?
There is so much that we really don’t know about sea turtles, but besides the point sea turtles is a lame name. I agree with Osha that Chelonia Myda… Continue
Posted on September 15, 2008 at 9:11am —
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Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. This remarkable colonization is having a beneficial impact on climate change. As the blooms die back phytoplankton sinks to the sea-bed where it can store carbon for thousands or millions of years.Why Do Animals, Especially Males, Have So Many Different Colors?
Why do so many animal species -- including fish, birds and insects -- display such rich diversity in coloration and other traits? New research offers an answer.Bizarre Lives Of Bone-eating Worms
Female Osedax marine worms feast on submerged bones via a complex relationship with symbiotic bacteria, and they are turning out to be far more diverse and widespread than scientists expected. Californian researchers have found that up to twelve further distinct evolutionary lineages exist beyond the five species already described. The new findings about these beautiful sea creatures with unusual sexual and digestive habits are published in a new study.Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues To Climate Change
Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium carbonate can tell you the sea level, temperature, and ocean conditions of Earth millions of years ago. That is, if you know what to look for.Boosting Coastal Economics With Crustacean Molting On Demand
Researchers are close to unraveling intricate cellular pathways that control molting in blue crabs. The discoveries could revolutionize the soft-shell crab industry, generating new jobs and additional profits for the US fishing industry along the coastal Southeast.© 2009 Created by Sean Nash
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