...TNReady Argumentation Wildlife crossings should be built to protect turtles and tortoises. There are more and more turtles and reptiles getting ran over. The wildlife officers and game wardens want to make the ecopassages more acceptable to wildlife. To make them actually go through them than to find openings in the fence and get out on the road and get ran over. Many wildlife associations give money for these projects to benefit for the animals, They captured turtles and put tracking devices on them. To see whether or not the turtles use the ecopassages. 69% of the turtles waited for a very long time to finally go through the passages. 22% of the turtles refused to go in the passages. The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway...
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...Abstract The topic of this paper is Sea turtles endangered by Global warming. It argues that global warming have a bad effect on the environment and threatens some species in the world. In the specially, sea turtles which is the oldest species in live in the world so we need to find solutions to protect this specie. There are three reasons for this argument. The first is that we need to find solutions to decrease global warming. The second is that we need to decrease the pollution due to human. Finally, protect the sea turtle of human and predators. Sea Turtles threatened with extinction A lot of species are endangered because of global warming and more specifically the Sea turtle, which is the oldest species known in the world (Velaquez-Manoff 2007); it lived during the dinosaurs. Now the change of the climate threatens these species, and if we don’t do something in a hurry, this species will disappear. The increasing temperature (more than 2 degrees these last years) have an impact directly on the turtle’s eggs (Velaquez-Manoff 2007, Brahic 2007). The problem is that more females than males are born; that means the future will be difficult for reproduction. According to WWF (2007), it’s not only the future population which is in peril, because there is also habitat loss and degradation, pollution, disease because of human and marine pollution, and natural predators. As Bhattacharya (2007) said, we need to do something and we can already cut...
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...TNReady Argumentation Turtles and tortoises are becoming roadkill everyday. We need build wildlife crossings to protect them. It is our job to come up with a very effective way to protect them. In ““If you build it they will come” fails for turtle crossings” by Sarah Zelinski, it talks about how they tried to build fences to keep the turtles off the road. They failed because they managed to get through the fence due to “rips, holes, and washouts.” “The number of reptiles on the roadway near the ecopassages actually increased after they were put in place, resulting in lots of dead snakes and turtles.” They need to build better quality fences to have a more effective approach. In “Tortoise Underpass” from the U.S. Department of Transportation...
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...in her personal testimony, “Turtles inevitably became deeply rooted in the culture, featured in local dishes and even on the back of the 10 cents.” The Caymans Island worship the turtles and never was ashamed of consuming the turtles to practice their customs. Eating turtles go as far as the first settler in the U.S. More so that it was introduced in the first Thanksgiving. Stephanie Butler wrote in her article, “it (turtle meat) was president Taft’s favorite food.” Turtle meat appeared on a lot of the presidential dinners. It was also served during the revolutionary war. Turtle meat became popular for most of is texture and flavor. Stephanie then writes, “turtle is said to contain seven types of mean, each reminiscent of pork, chicken...
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...TN Ready trying to make road crossings safer for turtles since more than 98 percent of turtles are killed from their first road crossing. More than just turtles will be affected by making the roads safer. Reptiles are being killed by road conditions and even more. Recently, the government has tried to build tunnels to help the turtles cross the road safely. They have also tried other methods but it is hard to find one that works. To make a crossing safe they must do many things. One way they thought would make it easier was to track turtles. What would they do at a road crossing? How can we make it safer for the turtles? The government also tried to put tags on the turtles. This way scientists can tell how the turtle died. If it was by road...
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...accept them. Taylor feels as proud as any parent when Turtle laughs and smiles for the first time after turning a somersault when the car stops quickly. And later, when Taylor and Turtle are in Mattie's garden planting seeds, Turtle says her first word, "bean." Taylor hugs Turtle and tells her — as her own mother told her — that she is "just about the smartest kid alive”(69). Here, Taylor supports Turtle as her mother supported her while she was growing up in Kentucky. Her "smartest kid alive" comment suggests that she will succeed in raising Turtle to be a self-sufficient woman, just like her mother raised her. However, taking her role as a mother seriously, Taylor thinks that because of the abuse Turtle endured, Turtle should be examined by a doctor. Taylor takes her to Lou Ann's doctor and learns that Turtle is close to three years old, not two as she'd guessed. The doctor points out the many bones that have been broken and healed in Turtle's little body. Because this information is more than Taylor can bear, she stares out the window that the x-rays are propped up against. Seeing a bird's nest in a thorny cactus, she wonders how the bird ever "made a home in...
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...Many animals have died trying to get passed a highway or a road because people can not stop to let animals pass across to safety. Many places have tried to make animal crossings but not many have fully succeeded the way they thought it would turn out to be. There has been many problems with the crossings and the turtles just refusing to use them. Studies show that if we build better fencing then the tortoises and other animals would have a better chance at living and become less known to as roadkill. Many people and many places has tried different methods. Examples would be fencing around the sides of the road and underground crossing. Many projects have been experimented with and have been improved on to help wildlife. Studies show...
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...Exposition: Turtle has to move to Key West to live with her Aunt and cousins because her mom’s boss hates kids. Turtle doesn’t want to live in a dump like Key West. She wants to live with her mother’s house in New Jersey. Rising Action: Turtle wants to be in her cousin club called the “Diaper Gang”. When they won’t let her in, she tries to find a lupole. Turtle also meets her Grandma, Nana Philly. She didn’t even know that she had a grandmother. Turtle wanted to meet her but Nana Philly didn’t seem very open to meeting new people. Because of this rejection, it hurt Turtle’s feelings. Climax: Turtle finds a Treasure Map! To get her cousins on her side, Turtle asks them to help her find the hidden Treasure. When they find the treasure, a huge...
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...Sea Turtles Sea turtles are amazing creatures and have been around for a long time. They are large marine animals with a leathery shell and flippers that come on shore to lay eggs. A lot of times humans mistaken these sea turtles to be true animals. Including abilities and characteristics of sea turtles humans don’t think of sea turtles to be so close to us. Sea turtles are really old animals and are very important. Sea turtles have a major effect on the environment around them. In the first place, sea turtles’ senses and speed have adapted to help them survive in the turtles’ environment .In the book, Sea Turtles an Extraordinary Natural History of Some Uncommon Turtles it says; “Sea turtles are not like normal fish, they are always holding their...
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...in that their design is very structured and geometrical. Following lines and shapes each tattoo may have their own style, but all of them are similar because of the details that go into them. With each island in Polynesia the tattoos may differ, but the meanings and symbols, the placement, and the tools and process are all very similar. Each symbol that is put in the tattoo has a separate meaning. One symbol is the tiki or a “human like creature that represents Polynesian semi-gods” (A Polynesian Tattoo). Each tiki that is put in the tattoo usually means protection from the ancestors and heads who have passed. Another symbol that is frequently used in Polynesian tattooing is the turtle. The turtle represents many meanings such as, long life wellness, fertility, union, family and harmony. The turtle also represents the bridge between life and death. In Polynesian culture, many believe that “the sea is regarded as the source of food and the world beyond, in which they will rest after death. Because turtles can freely move between the sea and lands, they believe that it will bring them to their destination, the rest place” (a Polynesian tattoo). The marquesan cross is another popular symbol that is used. This symbolizes the balance between elements and harmony. There are more symbols such as the lizards and geckos are used as a form of appearance of gods and ancestors of the...
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...“If you build it they will come” fails for turtle crossings By Sarah Zelinski | 1 | It’s really too bad that turtles can’t read. | 2 | If they did, it would make saving them so much easier. When people create an ecopassage1 so the reptiles can safely cross a road by going underneath or over it, they could let the animals know with little signs saying “Don’t become roadkill! Safe crossing, left 20 meters.” | 3 | Instead, we have to rely on fencing to keep the turtles and snakes off roads, which is a good idea because 98 percent or more of turtles are killed in their first attempt at a road crossing. But the reliance on fences may be a problem, a new study shows. When there aren’t effective fences to keep the reptiles out, they don’t use the ecopassages, James Baxter-Gilbert of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, and colleagues report March 25 in PLOS ONE. | 4 | The study looked at the effectiveness of a series of ecopassages built along a 13-kilometer stretch of Highway 69/40 near Burwash, Ontario, near Lake Huron, a region with high reptile biodiversity. The passages ran beneath the highway and were paired with fencing along the road. The researchers looked at reptile activity along the roadway before and after the project was constructed, and also used another stretch of highway, near the Magnetawan First Nation, as a comparison. | 5 | They surveyed the roadside and put up cameras in the ecopassages to see what kind...
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...THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME KATRINA HAMRICK SOUTH UNIVERSITY MY FIRST HATCHLING EXPERIENCE “Beep! Beep! Beep!” went the alarm clock in a fury to wake me up. For the first time in my life, I barrel out of my bed and immediately into the next bedroom. Almost falling on the cold, hard-wood floor I pounce on Mollie’s bed, somewhat like a cheetah. She rises up out of her cozy bed and says “Really? Is it already 6:00 am?” “Yes!” I screech like a thirteen-year old cheerleader when her team is scoring points. “Get up! It’s almost time to leave!” I say. The day has finally come for us to go to Oak Island, NC and aid in the hatching of baby sea turtles. “Alright, give me ten minutes” Mollie replies. I run quickly down the stairs, bursting open the refrigerator. “Hmm…what should we eat?” Anxiously scanning the refrigerator and freezer, my eyes stop at Pillsbury toaster strudels. Not just any toaster strudels, but with strawberry and blueberry flavoring. “Sounds good to me!”, so I pop a few in the toaster to let them cook. After a minute and a half, I hear “Ping!” and the food is ready. I yell at Mollie to come downstairs and eat before we head out. Mollie, like a snail, slowly maneuvers her way down the stairs. “Good morning sunshine!” I yell, she smirks at me and sits down. We both decide to get one of each flavor of toaster strudels. They are so yummy! Delicious and sweet, berry-flavor explosions. “So what’s the schedule for today?” asks Mollie...
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...SOLVING BP’S PROBLEMS REGARDING THE GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL Presented to Board of Directors Oil and Energy Company, BP Prepared by John Molson School of Business Representative Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting Major March 23, 2011 MEMORANDUM DATE: March 23, 2011 TO: Board of Directors, Oil and Energy Company, BP FROM:, , Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting Major SUBJECT: SOLVING BP’S PROBLEMS REGARDING THE GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL Here is the report regarding the oil spill catastrophe that resulted from the explosion of Deepwater Horizon, which took place on April 20th 2010. The damages caused by this mishap are assessed and analyzed in this report. This report also includes recommendations made by experts in the specified fields relating to solving the issues brought fourth by this aforementioned spill. Despite the horrific consequences that have affected the global environment, BP’s reputation and BP’s financial assets due to this oil spill, certain efforts must be made on PB’s part in order to maintain a healthy environment for all living organisms on this planet. The information gathered in this report explores the methods at which BP could engage in this restoration process. Different methods that can be used to clean up the oil spill will be investigated in order to derive the best possible solution for BP. I am grateful towards BP’s board of directors for accepting...
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...Terrapins were used by the Continental army in order to survive hunger and were also provided a source of energy. Year’s later slaves living on plantations would eat the turtles as a great source of protein to make it through the day. In later years such as the 1900s the Texas Diamondback Terrapins were sought after as a delicacy in many high quality restaurants along the coast. One of the earliest accounts was in Galveston Bay by the English author Charles Hooten who wrote a book based on his journal account of a visit to Texas in 1841. He along with three Spaniards caught nearly three hundred terrapins along the coastal bay in their nesting grounds and sailed back home along with other fish. (Hooten...
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...To no surprise, it worked. Rather than recklessly killing the poor creatures, the locals protected the turtles; they knew if the turtles were all killed, they would lose out on making money. Individual’s message is this, individual economic and political freedoms are the foundation to society which all should be based on. This is direct conflict with collectivism, it demands the collective group is greater than the individual, including needs and desires (Hill, 2013, p. 49). History tells of the Cold War, between the United States and Russia, at war because of the these core principles. Democracy and Totalitarianism are on the opposite end of the spectrum. Democracy adheres to a political system which the people are over the government, and the people elect representatives on their behalf. Totalitarianism, is where one person is in complete control encompassing all human life and outlawing opposing political parties. As a generality, democracy goes with individualism, while totalitarianism goes hand in hand with...
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