COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE PRESENTATION OF THE CHARACTERS OF JAY GATSBY AND DICK DIVER. NOTE ESPECIALLY THEIR ATTITUDES TO LIFE‚ LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS‚ THEIR DEMISE AND THE ROLES THEY PLAY WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE NOVELS. F. Scott Fitzgerald is known as a writer who chronicled his times. This work has been critically acclaimed for portraying the sentiments of the American people during the 1920s and 1930s. The Great Gatsby’ was written in 1924‚ whilst the Fitzgeralds were staying on the French
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Paleontology Cnidaria and Nematocysts Cnidaria‚ also called Coelenterata‚ is a large phylum of marine organisms with around 10‚000 species. These species are corals‚ jellyfish‚ various plant-like organisms‚ as well as many others. These are all very different from each other‚ except for one similar attribute. They all have Nematocysts‚ which are stinging cells used by all Cnidaria for either defense or hunting. Nematocysts have a variety of functions to fulfill these tasks. The organism can use
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just as many negatives. Also‚ these species can be introduced accidentally or intentionally. The new organism may cause no obvious problems and eventually‚ it will be considered "native" to the area. For example‚ corals are "perhaps the oldest animals on the planet‚ and these long-lived corals have evolved in one of the Earth’s most stable environments" (Eichenberg‚ p.2). If a new type of fish were to be put into the
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displayed in the movie. Clownfish are vertebrates of the Pomacentridae or damselfish family that live in tropical marine waters throughout the world. They are home loving creatures and live amongst the tentacles of sea anemones in the shallow waters of coral reefs. Sea anemones are members of the phylum Cnidaria. They have stinging tentacles with specialized organelles called nematocysts
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They can be found living on the roots of mangrove trees‚ corals‚ and rocks (Kaplan‚ 1982). Aiptasia can live in a wide range of salinities‚ temperatures‚ and other water quality conditions. When kept in saltwater aquariums they need live rocks or other solid material to attach to. They can survive in any type
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soaring through the air‚ picturing every move I made until sliding into the water as perfectly as possible. I competed as a Springboard Diver for six years. Diving helped me discover and further explore the nature behind what motivates me and keeps me mental strong and capable‚ which is now an immense aspect of who I am. Although I am no longer a Springboard Diver‚ it still influences aspects of my everyday life. Diving is unique in how it is more mentally taxing than it is physically. Diving has
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beautiful as the top. Unfortunately if something isn’t done soon this beauty of nature will be destroyed. In Meera Dolasia’s article “Ingenious Coralbots May Help Restore Coral Reefs” she develops the use of technology to save the coral reefs as a strong central idea. To begin‚ the use of technology to help lower the risk of these coral reefs being destroyed is a
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surrounded by reefs. The best known island is Pirotan.[1] Among the fauna found here include: coral‚ dugong and the finless porpoise. There are 42 islands in the Arabian Sea with coral reefs and the park is situated in one of those.[2] Marine National Park of Gulf of Kutchh is a fragile ecosystem. In recent years‚ biodiversity of marine park has been under threat on several scores like extraction of corals and sands by cement industries‚ increased turbidity of water‚ oil refineries‚ chemical industries
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plankton ‚seaweed‚ or other aquatic grasses. Rising Temperatures Global warming is expected to raise temperatures between 4-10 degrees. These increase in temperatures will bring a host of changes to include retreating and eroding shorelines‚ dying coral reefs‚ salt water intrusion into the freshwater aquifer‚ increasing numbers of forest fires‚ and warmer air and sea surface temperatures. Increased salinity would occur from rising saltwater into the Everglades from the Florida Bay. The increase in
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Café de Coral: Being Happy Together Across the Globe? 1. Introduction As Mr. Michael Chan‚ Chairman and CEO of the Café de Coral group‚ thought about the directions his company should take‚ he felt a bit uncertain. The company‚ clearly the most popular Chinese Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) in Hong Kong and a local success‚ had just celebrated twenty years as a public company. This success and longevity in the cut-throat world of fast food was remarkable‚ but Mr. Chan did not want the company to
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