...Keeping fish in an aquarim Did you know the average ration of fish kept alive in an aquarium vs. how many perish just trying to make it to the exhbit and survive there is 50%? I ask you this because, although we all appreciate the beauty of the diverse animals and swirling colors, in the end is the loss worth it? Before a fish is placed into an aquarium it goes through quarantine. Quarantine can be described as a different process to most facilities, but one goal is in common, to add "healthy" fish to the main exhibits. Most fish are brought in from an extremely stressful transfter that consists of being shipped in small, air depleted bags (yes, fish do breath oxygen from the water that is taken from outside air mixed into the water; dissolved oxygen) and temperature fluctuations that leave the animals immunity lessened. After they are acclimated, some quickly, the are introduced into quarantine tanks. At a proper aquarium the fish is given time to get used to the surroundings and usually should be observed eating before any chemicals are added to the tank, some, however begin right away. A common chemical used is Copper. Copper is deadly to fish in high doses, but if you use just the right amount you can kill any "hitchhikers";parasites that have survived the trip. This may be used in conjuction with other chemicals and temperature fluctuations to produce a parasite free specimen. Imagine yourself packed into a tiny box depleted of air, added to an alien environment and...
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...Serrusalmus "Serrusalmus" is a short story written by Lesley Glaister. The story is about a lady, called Marjorie. When she was a little girl she loved ants, she were inspired of them. She wanted ants as pets. In her opinion ants were just like people, working together as a theme, and just as busy like the people. But at the year pasted she got sick. She suffered from agoraphobia - she was afraid to be in big open places. Her opinion of ants changed, it was not longer ants, which were like people. It was people who were just like ants. She had a dread of people. Therefore she kept fishes as pets in a big aquarium. In her opinion fishes were so peacefully. She felt safe, when she was watched them, and near to them. Her love to her fishes was like a mother-children relationship. She loved them, as they were her own children. But one day Mick, the troublemaker, came to her apartment. He always used to beg Marjorie, for money, food or clothes, but this time he actually came to help her putting her sick angel fish into a new clean aquarium. So she believed him! Mick pretended to take care of the sick fish, but he was just pretended. He took the net and caught the fish. He went over to the window and asked how much worth it was. He wanted a hundred quid, but she didn't have the money, and then he flipped the fish out the window, and afterwards he ran after it. And after the sad event, he came back. Marjorie pulled him a drink, but into it she had dropped some of the tablets - which...
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...One of Shakespeare's longest, most perplexing, and, for a lot of people, most frustrating play, Hamlet stays one of his most convincing and the most read play and it lives up to expectations, too. Hamlet can be better seen by analyzing Hamlet's soliloquies. The majority of Hamlet's monologues demonstrate Hamlet's self-loathing and even a readiness to bite the dust. The soliloquy "To be, or not to be: that is the question" shows up in Act 3 Scene 1. It is, maybe, one of the best-known soliloquies by Hamlet in the play, which produces significant scholarly investment even today. Hamlet is feeling profound agony and distress in light of his father's passing. It appears that he is not able to acknowledge this partition. He would like to live. Considering suicide, he doubts himself rationally in the event that it is legitimized to live with so much agony and anguish or if finishing his own particular life is the best conceivable choice. "To be, or not to be: that is the question" Hamlet makes this a stride further and works on the supposition that everybody would rather be dead than living, and is alive simply because he has a trepidation of slaughtering himself. Hamlet is no more addressing whether he needs to die, yet just whether or he finds himself able to slaughter himself, on the grounds that murdering himself clashes with his religion. Hamlet’s sadness over his father's demise and his mother's snappy marriage made him wish for death even before he discovered that his uncle...
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...to reflect on Andy’s short, but full life and highlight the lessons he taught me so that you may also live as Andy did. Andy and I first met at the local pet store last Saturday afternoon, the store clerk was having a difficult time catching a one-eyed goldfish in his tiny net. So I asked him why he wanted that goldfish out so badly, and he said that this little pain in the ass has been scaring away customers so it’s time for him to go. I just couldn’t see why. All I saw was a lonely, helpless being that wanted to be cared for. So I took the net out of clerk’s hand and the little guy swam right into it. And just like that, the one-eyed goldfish that scared away customers, Andy, had swam into my heart. Shocked, and a little annoyed, the clerk allowed me to take Andy home with me. It was love at first blub, and I instantly knew we had a special connection. From the time we met at 1:26 that Saturday afternoon to his untimely death at 4:07 Monday morning I literally counted every second we spent together. Almost everyone has had a pet goldfish some point in their life, and once it dies you just flush it down the toilet and forget it even existed. But this one: my best friend, Andy, meant much more to me than any other goldfish ever could. In the short 3 days 14 hours and 41 minutes we knew each other, Andy taught me so much, and once he died, a little piece of me died along with him. When people noticed Andy’s missing eye, they seemed to cringe at the sight of it, but Andy didn’t...
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...Business Plan For my mandatory assignment I decided to open up an aquarium. The name of the aquarium is Rainbow Fish Aquarium, located on 2655 Rainbow Boulevard in Las Vegas Nevada. This business is designed to bring the joy of exotic fish to families everywhere. The aquarium will have fish including: Abramite Head Standers, African Arowanas, African Black Kinfefish, African Tiger Fish, Angelfish,Bala Sharks, Barracudas, Balloon Body Kissing Gouramis, Betta Males&Females, Bichirs, Bigger Tetras, B&W Tiger Fish,Datnioides, Black Pacu, Black Phantom Tetras, Blood Fin Tetras, Boesemani Rainbow Fish, Butterfly Goodied, Butterfly Loach, Cardinal Tetras, Clown Loaches, and many more! My aquarium will be a fun environment that is safe for all ages. Families will be able to come and view exotic fish from all over the world. We will have a variety of tanks that include salt water and fresh water animals. There will be fish and many other types of animals. The tanks will also include exotic underwater plants and coral. The aquarium will have a flowing theme of a tropical island with exotic experiences. (mission statement) The Employment will be: (production and operation plan) The fish will be bought and taken care of by a select few individuals. People will be hired to clean the tanks, feed the fish and monitor the water to ensure the safety and lifespan of the fish. Other individuals will run the front of the aquarium. These individuals will help...
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...Mr Sticky No one knew how Mr. Sticky got in the fish tank. "He's very small," Mum said as she peered at the tiny water snail. "Just a black dot." "He'll grow," said Abby and pulled her pyjama bottoms up again before she got into bed. They were always falling down. In the morning Abby jumped out of bed and switched on the light in her fish tank. Gerry, the fat orange goldfish, was dozing inside the stone archway. Jaws was already awake, swimming along the front of the tank with his white tail floating and twitching. It took Abby a while to find Mr. Sticky because he was clinging to the glass near the bottom, right next to the gravel. At school that day she wrote about the mysterious Mr. Sticky who was so small you could mistake him for a piece of gravel. Some of the girls in her class said he seemed an ideal pet for her and kept giggling about it. That night Abby turned on the light to find Mr. Sticky clinging to the very tiniest, waviest tip of the pond weed. It was near the water filter so he was bobbing about in the air bubbles. "That looks fun," Abby said. She tried to imagine what it must be like to have to hang on to things all day and decided it was probably very tiring. She fed the fish then lay on her bed and watched them chase each other round and round the archway. When they stopped Gerry began nibbling at the pond weed with his big pouty lips. He sucked Mr. Sticky into his mouth then blew him back out again in a stream...
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...Age, Growth & Maturity of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in lake Crescent and Sorell. Technical Report No. 4 Prepared by Paul Donkers Carp Management Program Inland Fisheries Service 2004 (Revised 2011). Tasmania Australia Inland Fisheries Service, July 2011 For further information contact: Inland Fisheries Service PO Box 288 Moonah Tas 7009 Telephone: (03) 6233 4140 Facsimile: (03) 6233 4141 Email: infish@ifs.tas.gov.au Find further information about IFS on the internet site http://www.ifs.tas.gov.au This report is part of a series of documents, which provide information and details of carp eradication efforts in lakes Sorell and Crescent as part of the Lakes Sorell and Crescent Carp Management Project. The aim of the project is to control the spread of carp within the state of Tasmania, with a view to their eradication. Citation: Donkers P.D. (2004). Age, Growth and Maturity of European Carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Lakes Sorell and Crescent. Technical Report No.4 Inland Fisheries Service, Hobart. Copyright All material published in this report by the Inland Fisheries Service, as an agent of the Crown, is protected by the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Other than in accordance with the provisions of the Act, or as otherwise expressly provided, a person must not reproduce, store in a retrieval system, or transmit any such material without first obtaining the written permission of the Inland Fisheries Service. Disclaimer Whilst the Service...
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...EVALUATION ESSAY EVALUATION ESSAY Most people do not realize that aquariums are not only beautiful additions to your home that can bring a room to life, but they are also therapeutic. Over the last decade many studies have been conducted that proven aquariums can really change your mental state in ways many we never thought could be possible. With all of the stress brought about by daily activities, everyone needs to unwind and find peaceful distractions. Thousands of people suffer from high blood pressure, lack of sleep and malnutrition due to stress. If you are having a difficulty managing your stress levels, maybe the time has come to purchase an aquarium and dive into the hobby of fishkeeping. Researchers have been searching for cures for stress related problems and have found that medication is not the only way to help treat stress and stress related issues. Analysts have found that owning or being around aquariums is one of the best methods to help cure these issues. There are many more benefits of owning an aquarium than just easing stress levels and treating a busy mind. Studies going back as far as three decades reveal that gazing at an aquarium is one of the safest ways to lower high blood pressure, which is the leading cause of many illnesses and even death. Tests concluding that aquariums promote beneficial effects on the human mind started from conducting test with people where they would observe aquariums with no fish versus aquariums that were filled with fish...
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...interoffice memorandum to: | Tom harrelson | from: | XXXX XXXX | subject: | Company POlicies and procedures | date: | August 18, 2015 | | | The purpose of this memo is to give a refresher on our company policies and procedures. It is paramount that when conducting our business, we are conducting it in a manner that reflects and abides to our policies and procedures. Due to a recent incident at the residence of our most valued customer Henry Stewart, I need to ensure that all of our employees know what our company policies and procedures are. The Incident: Today, August 18, 2015, at the house of Henry Stewart, two of our employees were assigned with spraying his home’s trees and shrubs for insects. During the spraying, Mr. Stewart’s prized koi fish were killed due to the fact that his koi pond was not covered prior to spraying. Additionally, Mr. Stewart reported that our employees that were assigned to the task were rude. This is not how our company conducts business. Company Policies and Procedures: 1. When assigning employees to work assignments, there will always be at least one experienced employee. This means if there are new employees they will ALWAYS have at least ONE experienced employee with them at all times. This is to ensure that all work is done correctly and with minimal errors. 2. We will treat all of our customers with the utmost respect and courtesy at all times. By making sure that these policies are followed, we can guarantee...
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...Character Monologue It destroys me that they all come running up to me when they need someone to listen to them whine. They just carelessly suspect that I'm immune to sadness and depression. What they don't know is that I'm just like them. To them, I'm this person filled with joy and God knows nothing can drag me down. They assume I don’t have any troubles in my daily life, nope, all just rainbows and sunshine. They don't stop to consider that maybe all this depression surrounding me gets me down once in a while. No, how selfish of me, they've got their own problems to deal with first. They want to hear me say that everything will be okay, and that things really aren't as bad as they seem to be. You know, generic bullshit that’s on every page of social media. I’m having to listen to them ramble on about their crushes not liking them and their boyfriends not spending every minute of every hour of every fucking day with them. Maybe, it's my fault. I put on this front like I'm always so happy and cheery, so they naturally gravitate to the happiest person they can find within a mile radius. Maybe they're hoping a little bit of what’s left of my happiness will be passed onto them. Maybe they think that they'll be happier if they're like me. Oh, God. Stop me. I'm going on an ego trip again. But they wouldn't want this happiness spared onto them, it’s not happiness, quite the opposite. I can barely handle it anymore. People say that I'd make a good psychologist, and maybe they're right...
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...Monologue 7/19.15 Monologue He was a man, cold like his steal knife. I could still feel it on the tip of my skin…so sharp…so lifeless. The blood dripping down my flesh, tears streaming down my face. He could have got me? Oh no…he could have. But did he? She was the first one to go. Who’s she you ask? Hmph…That does not matter anymore. I could hear her screaming as she called for help she grew limp, her voice cracking as he dragged her away. Do you think I am crazy? Doctor. Do you? The blood, the lives. Oh no but she came back, she came back but I knew it wasn’t her. The skin was there, but it was being worn by someone else, someone whom wanted to be her. I knew he wanted to smile, but her skin wouldn’t let him. He wore it, he wore what was hers. I stayed silent as he played dress up. The mirror he stared at was covered in dust, and each day I stared with him. He must have forgot about me? Though he enjoyed her skin a lot more than the others. He continued to wear it as if he knew I was watching, dolling her up as if she was his own. As he was her. This man wasn’t the prettiest, the lights dimming down on his harsh features, even with someone else’s face he couldn’t achieve beauty for he was a monster. How long did it take me to leave you ask? You tell me Doc am I really here or are you the one who’s...
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...MONOLOGUE Ten seconds left. I can barely hear anything. I feel the vomit creeping up in my throat as the milliseconds go by. Everything is getting very blurry. Tension is rising. Who would have thought that we would be down by one point and I would be the one trusted to hold this basketball? Why did my coach want me to shoot the last shot in the first place? What do I bring on this court that is any different from what my teammates would bring? Every face on my bench is almost frozen, their eyes locked on to me and the ball. There are hundreds of people in the stands watching my every move. Deep breath. Every little thing has to be on point. Nine seconds. I just want to pass the ball away over to my teammate, get rid of it. Why not? Who cares what my coach says? He’s the one who put me in this situation anyways. Eight seconds left. Its just too embarrassing to miss THE final shot in THE final game of the season. I have earned every second I stepped foot on this court and worked too hard for this shot to be a miss. All the time spent practicing and all the injuries, I just cant let myself and everyone down. Seven seconds. I see everyone in the stands jumping up and down but can barely hear them. What do they want from me? i’m 18 years old for crying out loud! It’s not like I’m in the NBA here! I want to see them try and step foot in my shoes right now... Nonsense, focus. My defender looks really intimidating. His muscles contract as his thumbs rub against his fingertips...
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...states of mind in two or three works of fiction you have studied. Introduction: Throughout both novels, The God Small Things by Arundhati Roy and As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, characters often lack rational thought and, speak in Most authors have distinct styles, and in both novels, Roy and Faulkner embed a deeper meaning within them with the use of a subtle and discreet narrative manner, such as stream of consciousness and interior monologues. This is particularly true in As I Lay Dying, a novel of a dysfunctional and unstable family told through fragmented chapters. Each character reveals their perspective in different chapters, but the perspectives are true to life in that they all reveal information about the Bundren family and their struggles to exist. Although stream of consciousness proves to be prevalent in the progression of the plots, a series of flashbacks and flashforwards unfold the secrets of these characters' unhappiness. Through the use of literary devices such as stream of consciousness, interior monologue and analepsis and prolepsis, Roy and Faulkner allow for the flow of impressions coming through a character’s mind to be represented on the surface. Outline: I. Stream of Consciousness A. As I Lay Dying 1. Faulkner imitates the way the human brain works; the progression of thoughts passing through the mind as they occur represents a selective omniscience a. I am I and you are you and I know it and you dont know it and you could...
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...due to the fact that Amanda of an affluent decent and so such things as table manners when she was growing up, would have been of more importance than perhaps to Tom and his current financial situation. Tom does not appear in the second scene and so this could elude to the idea that Tom is trapped by financial burden. As we have discovered from Toms opening monologue, his father disappeared leaving Tom to be the sole provider for the family. This could perhaps suggest, through the theme of being male, that Tom is perhaps trapped by his gender, as in 1937 it was the role of the man in of the house to provide for the women. As a result of this societal norm, tom had to take work wherever he could find it, and so works in a low paid, low skilled job in a shoe factory. Perhaps the shoes are a metaphor to the running he is so longing to do away from his family, but more specifically, Amanda due to the burden of expectations she places on his shoulders to be the perfect gentlemen in a social class where, perhaps such thing does not exist. It could be argued that in scene three, the pivotal moment is not in the monologue when Tom breaks Laura’s glass menagerie, but the prior conversation he has with Amanda. Tom confirms the...
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...Comparative essay on ‘My last Duchess’ and ‘Porphyria’s lover’ Robert Browning was born in May 1812 and died at the age of seventy. Browning was an English poet who has become known as the person to invent and popularise the dramatic monologue. This made him the foremost Victorian poet; two of his most successful dramatic monologues are those of ‘My last Duchess’ and ‘Porphyria’s Lover’. The reoccurring theme within the two monologues is murder as they show the idea of men killing a lover Dramatic monologues are significant in that there is only one point of view expressed throughout. In Victorian times dramatic monologues were very popular; Browning was seen as the innovator of this style of writing along with other eminent Victorian poets such as Rossetti and Tennyson. The dramatic monologue takes its style from Shakespeare’s soliloquies were a character speaks their thoughts and feelings aloud. This idea and style has been extended to the preset day, with Alan Bennett’s ‘Talking Heads.’ The speaker in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ is the lover himself, residing in a cottage in the countryside at the beginning of the poem. The mood of the narrator is established right at the start as he talks about “the sullen wind’ ‘tore,’ ‘vex’ and ‘spite.’ He is clearly angry and unhappy. However as soon as Porphyria ‘glided’ in, the mood changes and she ‘ shut the cold out and the storm.’ The narrator feels warmed by her presence. At once the reader sees that Porphyria has taken control...
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