...the Marine Corps Once this semester is over I will be leaving for Marine boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina. There are many reasons of why this decision is made by myself and many other Americans across the nation. The Corps provides many valuable benefits and is a great experience for young men and women and can lead to many job opportunities in the future. Pride is a word generated as soon as you become an athlete or even put in effort to your school, work when you are young. In today’s society some American’s strive to do something that is bigger than them the Marine Corps assists in providing that. The pride of belonging to the Marines is something great and that can never be taken away from an individual who has been apart of this great fighting force. They say “Once a Marine, always a Marine” unlike a lot of other branches of military. When someone retires from the air force for example they usually just tell people “I was in the military.” Also in no way, shape, or form am I saying the Marines are above everyone else, it’s great to be in the service, and protect your country, that was just an example of what I have heard from past veterans. The Marines provide the toughest, most intense boot camp out of all of the different branches, the twelve and a half week transformation brings out a whole new warrior and ultimately a better person than what you were before. When you get out of boot camp you feel as if you are on top of the world is what past marines have...
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...Marine Mammal Conservation Sharon Herzog COM/172-Elements of University Composition and Communications II July 28, 2013 Timothy Toole Marine Mammal Conservation There are 29 marine mammals on the endangered and threatened list produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The US Fisheries and Wildlife foundation also have a list that includes certain seals, sea otters, and polar bears. There are many threats to marine mammals. These threats include dangers posed by humans and the environment. There are laws in place to help protect marine mammals from further dangers. Captivity has brought forth much controversy as to dangers it may pose to marine mammals. Marine mammal habitat conservation may be the only answer to protecting marine mammal life. There are five characteristic that an animal must possess to be classified as a mammal. These characteristics include being warm-blooded, having hair or fur, having the ability to breathe air through lungs, the ability to bear live young, and the ability to nurse their young with milk produced by mammary glands (The Marine Mammal Center, 2013). Marine mammals also have a thick layer of fat called blubber that they rely on to keep them warm in the water. They have the ability to store up extra oxygen to aid them in staying under water for extended periods of time. Marine mammals spend a lot of time swimming, their bodies are streamlined to help them swim faster. One of the...
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...Marine-mammal facilities are part of a billion-dollar industry built on the suffering of intelligent, social beings who are denied everything that is natural and important to them. Sadly, marine parks open their doors every summer to visitors who watch dolphins, beluga whales, and orcas perform their majestic tricks; they’re amazing, stunning, and very “enjoyable”… However, it might only seem fun to you, the marine animals who are performing the tricks themselves have to disagree, but, the question is, do you know the truth behind all this “joyful fun”? Marine animals in captivity is wrong. It needs to stop if it only means pain and abuse for our entertainments’ sake. I have many convincing reasons to support my opinion, including how captivity causes many health problems in marine mammals, these helpless creatures suffer from boredom, most of these poor innocent creatures face abusive treatment by their caretakers, thus shortening their life span by quite a lot, and marine mammals breed very poorly in captivity with very high infant death rates. So keep an open mind and choose to spend your money on family activities this summer that do not contribute to animal suffering. For starters, many wonder first where they all come from, or more importantly how they capture them. Dolphins are sometimes purposely injured by the capture teams to force the rest of their pod to stay behind into the trap, due to that dolphins never leave behind sick or injured friends or family members. But...
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...celestial objects like stars and constellations, while oceanographers study the ocean and what is in it. Other careers consist of studying rocks and minerals (geology), examining fossils to know what life was like during the prehistoric times (paleontology), and seismology, the study of earthquakes. The area of science that stood out to me the most was oceanography. One area in the field of oceanography is marine biology. By the end of this essay, you will know the expectations and obligations it takes to be a marine biologist, what marine biologist would find in this field and the unique tools found in the field. The obligations and expectations of a marine biologist are a major requirement. One duty or expectation of a marine biologist is that he or she must study animals and their habitual state. According to http://www.oceancareers.com/, a responsibility of a marine biologist is to inspect the features of animals and classify them.Lastly a marine biologist is required to create and conduct experiments to creature in its habitat. These are of the tasks and obligations of a marine biologist....
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...When I go to college and i want to start my studies to be a Marine Biologist. A marine biologist is a person who likes to study marine animals and sea life like whales, dolphins, crabs, all the way to microorganisms on plankton and the water. They work in private labs and i think that that sounds really cools and for it too be a career that sounds even cooler. I have always wanted to work with sea life or wanted to be a vet but then i realized that vet’s are always on call and can not ever have a break so i thought that that being a marine biologist was a good job to research for my paper and i have always loved the ocean and the beach and going with my family to the beach so I think that Marine Biology will be the right job for me because i get to live by the ocean and on a beach and i can finally live in a beach house. This is how i plan on becoming a marine biologist. After...
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...Sciences Vol. 2, No. 1, 2015 ISSN 2313-7797 MARINE TRANSPORTATION AND MARINE ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE ON CLASSROOM SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Edwin M. Agena Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas PHILIPPINES Brian L. Tiongson Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas PHILIPPINES Bienvenido Arevalo Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas PHILIPPINES Myrna C. Clemeno Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas PHILIPPINES Geronimo Dolor Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas PHILIPPINES Jake M. Laguador Lyceum of the Philippines University - Batangas PHILIPPINES ABSTRACT Social interaction of the students within the classroom involves the teachers and their classmates where teaching and learning activities are being facilitated which need to be improved and addressed some factors that may somehow influence the learning process of the Marine Transportation and Marine Engineering Students in one private Asian university. This study aimed to determine the difference on the attitude between Marine Transportation and Marine Engineering students towards the classroom social environment in terms of teachers as to character, subject mastery and teaching strategy; as well as in terms of their interpersonal relationships with other students. Descriptive type of research was utilized in the study. Results showed that the Marine Transportation and Marine Engineering students have positive attitude towards...
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...CIVIES Esprit de Corps of AMS-2 Marines By the students of AMS-2 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 2, NAS Pensacola has had a rough past, a restricted present, and an unprecedented future. Over a year ago, before Pensacola’s restriction was put into place, the Marine-Students took place in multiple dishonorable actions, and caused many problems both on and off base. In an effort to stop these mistakes and prevent them, a restriction was placed across all of MATSG-21. Now over a year later, this restriction appears to be rather successful, with far less Marines getting into trouble. However we disagree with this, as many Marines continue to get into trouble, and we see the Marines here having no incentive or motivation to improve or correct this. We believe that by authorizing a status for the “excellent” Marines to have an upgraded liberty policy, the Marines in Pensacola will have an incentive to be that “excellent” Marine, do they right thing, stay out of trouble, and do well in class. In the status, that we will call “Condition 3,” Marines could achieve something similar to the Navy’s “Phase 4”. The sailors in our classes all have big plans of staying out of trouble and maintaining grades because they have incentives. They are motivated because if they do well they get better liberty and even promoted. While on the Marines side of the class, at least in I strand, they have no motivation other than maybe get top of class and get a positive entry into their records. It...
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...Marine Biomes Shonda Morton October 20, 2013 SCI/230 Paula Roberts A marine biome is a large aquatic zone that takes up almost 75% of Earth’s surface, has a salt concentration around 3%, and is distinguished from other biomes by its physical environment. According to Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology, (2010), the habitats of a marine biome varies depending on the level of the sea that it exists (pp.382). The layers or “zones” that make up the marine biome consist of the pelagic realm, the intertidal zone, the photic zone, the aphotic zone, and the benthic realm. The pelagic realm is the part of the marine biome that includes all open water. (Dickey, Reece, & Simon, 2010) explains “the intertidal zone is the part where the ocean surface meets land, or fresh water (pp.383).” The level of the marine biome is home to sedentary organisms such as algae, mussels, and barnacles. The photic zone was named mainly because of the fact that light is available for photosynthesis, and known as the upper or shallow layer of the marine biome. In Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology, (2010), the aphotic zone is the layer of the marine biome where the light levels are too low to support photosynthesis (pp.380). The benthic realm which exists in all aquatic biomes is the area of the seafloor, made up of sand, and organic and inorganic sediments. There are many organisms that exist in a marine biome, and each one exists at different levels...
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...Discuss one management practice for sustainability and conservation of natural resources in that ecosystem The protection of marine species and ecosystems in oceans and seas worldwide is marine conservation. Marine conservation involves the protection and restoration of species, populations and habitats while mitigating human activities such as overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution, whaling and other issues that affect marine life and habitats. The goal of marine conservation is accomplished by enforcing and creating laws, such as the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. It is also done by establishing marine protected areas, studying populations through conducting stock assessments and mitigating human activities with the goal of restoring populations. A recent practice that has become popular in marine conservation is the use of Marine Conservation Agreements (MCAs). Through recent years of research, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have realized that the creation of formal protected areas may not be adequate enough to protect ocean and coastal biodiversity, particularly in areas where rights have already been contracted to specific owners and users. In order to address this, NGOs have increased their usage of MCAs to complement other marine and coastal protection efforts. Marine Conservation Agreements consist of any formal or informal understanding in which one or more parties commit to delivering explicit economic incentives in exchange...
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...Marine conservation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coral reefs have a great amount of biodiversity. Marine conservation, also known as marine resources conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas. Marine conservation focuses on limiting human-caused damage to marine ecosystems, and on restoring damaged marine ecosystems. Marine conservation also focuses on preserving vulnerable marine species. Contents 1 Overview 2 Coral reefs 3 Human impact 4 Techniques 5 Technology and halfway technology 6 Laws and treaties 7 Organizations and education 8 References 8.1 Notes 8.2 Bibliography 9 External links Overview Marine conservation is the study of conserving physical and biological marine resources and ecosystem functions. This is a relatively new discipline. Marine conservationists rely on a combination of scientific principles derived from marine biology, oceanography, and fisheries science, as well as on human factors such as demand for marine resources and marine law, economics and policy in order to determine how to best protect and conserve marine species and ecosystems. Marine conservation can be seen as subdiscipline of conservation biology. Coral reefs Coral reefs are the epicenter for immense amounts of biodiversity, and are a key player in the survival of an entire ecosystem. They provide various marine animals with food, protection, and shelter which...
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...Harry Opfar Research Essay Viability of Marine Biology as a Major When deciding on a major for my college education, I had to find a field both in demand and it had to be a field I would like to spend the rest of my life in. I have always had a love of the animals in sea and several years ago had an opportunity to go to Sea World in San Diego. Recalling this trip and the recollection of seeing the dolphins and whales perform actually helped me make the decision to pursue a career in Marine Biology as a marine biologist. That brought me to the essence of this essay. How much education is required and does the marine biology field offer ample job opportunities and is there plenty of growth for future jobs? Also need to look at where those jobs are available, where I might have to move to. So I will first look at the education needed and the marine biology programs. I will then evaluate the job market now and in the future of this niche field. I will also exam the pay within this field and find out how the pay is derived as my research has shown that much of the money in this field of study originates different sources than a regular paycheck. There are several aspects to getting an education in marine biology. One need to look at the classes required and what schools are available, as well as where the best schools are located. A person majoring in the marine biology field needs to plan on taking many different types of animal biology and physiology classes. ...
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...1.0 Introduction Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) was established on September 1, 1968 (evergreen-marine, 2008). The founder, Dr. Yun-Fa Chang, started the business as a secondhand general cargo ship but he expanded the business to provide his customers with a scheduled marine logistics and transportation services. In 1984, EMC made a remarkable move with a two-way Round-the-World container service (evergreen-marine, 2008). Today, Evergreen provides transport services across the lands of Asia, the Americas, Australia, the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Consequently, EMC had successfully built a strong network across the globe via an advanced IT platform and exhibition logistics with value added services. 2.0 Type of services that EMC provide Coincidently, EMC is the fourth-largest containerized-freight shipping company, serving the east coast of Asia and the west coast of North America, with over 150 container ships (evergreen-marine, 2008). Its main transportation modes are ships, thus shipping is its main activity. In between, EMC is the pioneer in reefer container service, shipping perishable products across the world. ‘Moreover, Evergreen also provides services such as, freight forwarding, construction of containers, customs brokerage, warehousing, distribution and many more’ (commerce, 2011). ‘In 1992, Evergreen Group expanded its service range to the skies by launching airline EVA Air to the market’ (pancanal, 2002). EVA's planes reflected the technology...
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...Marine Mycology: An Overview of Pathogens, and Secondary Metabolites Introduction and History The golden age of marine mycology occurred from 1960-1990 with the research and discovery of most of the roughly 500 species of obligate marine fungi. Much of said research was conducted from 1980-2000; this 30 year period saw the report of nearly half of the marine fungal species currently known (Jones et al. 2009; Jones, 2011). That being said, marine fungi are vastly understudied and under rated in comparison to marine plants, animals, and other microorganisms; frequently they are omitted or only briefly referenced in marine biodiversity and ecology text books (Jones and Pang, 2012). The cladistics of marine fungi is currently in a state of flux, with new taxa being discovered as molecular techniques such as DNA and RNA analysis via polymerase chain reactions, and gel electrophoresis are implemented (Ald et al 2005). Even though fungus-like organisms such as oomycetes are not fungi, marine mycologists often study them as they perform similar functions, and until recently most had been classified as fungi based on their morphological similarities (Jones, 2011). These fungus-like organisms are eukaryotic, heterotrophic, zoospores, have chitin containing cell walls, and similar life cycles to fungi (Neuhauser et al. 2012). Conventionally terrestrial or freshwater species are also included in the marine fungal group as facultative species; this is due to their active ecological...
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...The United States Marine Corps is known as the world’s best fighting force. To be more specific, the Marine Corps is an expeditionary force. They are designed to be capable of assaulting foreign shores and establishing a beachhead.1 The Marine Corps is highly centered on the man on the ground, meaning every role in the Marine Corps exists to support the infantry. Over the entire course of the Marine’s illustrious history, their main operational goal has changed little, but the way they carry out those operational goals has changed in numerous ways designed to make the Marine Corps a more effective fighting force. It can be argued that the largest innovation in the way that the Marine Corps wages w ar is the development of Marine Corps aviation....
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...the most sensitive balances in the ecosystem is the water for the marine life. It is an environment where even the slightest interference can cause a dysfunctional ecosystem. To ensure that human interference does not cause damage to the ecosystem certain areas are protected by different laws and regulations. These protections are known as Marine Protected Areas or MPA’s and apply to certain areas to ensure that things can be changed to protect the marine life and the area that is being affected. The human impact on coastal zones can be severe and is what leads to the enactment of MPA’s. An understanding will be developed of what are Marine Protected Areas, how humans interfere with coastal zones, and how Marine Protected Areas can limit the human interference especially in the Atlantic Ocean. This knowledge will develop the information needed to prevent human problems in the Atlantic Ocean and to continue to further enhance all Marine Protected Areas. Importantly, understanding the difference between what MPA’s are and are not is critical. Marine Protected Areas are not exactly as their name states they are somewhat different. The range of the Marine Protected Areas goes from very strict restrictions to recreational restrictions that can vary in all aspects. “In reality, ‘marine protected area’ is a term that encompasses a variety of conservation and management methods in the United States.” (National Marine Protected Areas Center 2013). The legislation on an area can include...
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