When China Ruled the Seas Book Review In the book‚ When China Ruled the Seas‚ Levathes tells us about seven voyages made by junk armadas during the Chinese emperor Zhu Di’s reign. "Treasure ships" as they were called‚ were under the command of admiral Zheng He‚ these ships traded silk‚ porcelain‚ and many other fine objects of value. They sailed from India to East Africa‚ throughout Korea and Japan‚ and possibly as far as Australia. She believes that China might have been able to create a great
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Dead Zones in the Baltic Sea Franki M Abstract Dead zones‚ also known as hypoxic zones‚ are areas in the ocean where oxygen levels have been depleted or are depleting. Hypoxia could be due to natural reasoning‚ but more commonly it is a result of careless and uninformed inhabitants of the coast near that ocean. Farming‚ sewage‚ factories and fishing are all major causes of dead zones. If our oceans continue to lose oxygen‚ we will eventually no longer have marine animals/marine
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In the article “Sea Salt Around the World is Contaminated by Plastic” researchers discover that microplastics in sea salt from around the US‚ Europe‚ and China. This also proves that plastic pollution is pervasive in the environment. Research proved that tiny plastic particles have been found in our sea salt. This is dangerous because it means that microplastics are entering our daily food chain through the salts in our diets. Scientist believe that most of the contamination comes from water
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Many cities across the world are located at or below sea level. Even with dams‚ dykes and dunes‚ these cities can be prone to flooding. The global climate change is causing sea levels to rise which is creating a domino effect across the world. According to Vanessa McKinney‚ author of Sea Level Rise and the Future of the Netherlands‚ the earth’s Polar Regions are becoming much warmer
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Lost Beneath the Sea The Titanic vanished beneath the ocean on April 15th‚ 1912. What were the main causes of the Titanic tragedy‚ and what changes in travel safety occurred because of it? This amazing ship set sail on April 14th‚ 1912; the ship sank the next day (Anthony‚ Nicolas 1). There are now multiple rules set up‚ that were established because of the Titanic tragedy. Things such as; more lifeboats‚ life vest‚ iceberg warnings‚ etc. What would you do if you‚ your child‚ and your spouse
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Name: Poseidon Age: Age unknown Also known as: God of sea Last known location: Location unknown Significant actions/crimes: Poseidon fostered illegitimate children with mortals Presumed dangerous? Why?: Poseidon was powerful‚ decisive‚ competitive‚ and dignified. It was very important to stay on his "good side"‚ for he was also moody and irascible‚ quick to take offense‚ and made a hobby out of taking his revenge out on those who angered him. Punishing Odysseus for blinding his gigantic one-eyed
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Hawks of the sea The Pirates of Barbary‚ Corsairs‚ Conquests‚ and Captivity in the 17th-century Mediterranean by Adrian Tinniswood is an interesting book that details the ventures of the many Barbary Pirates. This book explains the effects of the often forgotten but highly important Barbary Pirates. Tinniswood explains the workings of the maritime cities‚ whose economies depended on the piracy that was engaged by the Anglo-Turkish pirates. He first discusses the famous raids and affects the pirates
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The Importance of Identity In Rhys’ novel‚ Wide Sargasso Sea‚ society leads Antoinette to a path of insanity as a result of her lack of identity in her childhood and marriage. Antoinette lacks identity even from her earliest memories of her childhood. In order to develop mentally as well as physically‚ a child needs a strong support system when growing up and so Antoinette’s path to insanity starts at this point in her life. For example‚ Antoinette’s mother‚ Annette‚ does not give her the vital
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Riders to the Sea Play Analysis Veronica R. Aguinaldo IV- Jose Rizal Mrs. Mallari Settings * West coast of Ireland. Characters Maurya * An old Aran fisher-women. * She is a poor victimof dark fatality as represented by the unrelenting sea. Bartley * He is the one of the two riders in the play‚ the other being the ghost of Maurya’s fifth son Michael. Cathleen * The elder daughter. * She is more responsible and hardworking. * She taking care of the household
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AP Literature 10/29/12 Deriving Antoinette’s Insanity In the novel‚ Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys‚ one of the main characters goes through emotional chaos. That character’s name is Antoinette. She grew up in Jamaica in a rich family. After her brother Pierre died‚ her mother went crazy. Later on in the book‚ Antoinette goes crazy as well. Some critics believe that Antoinette’s madness is heredity. I disagree with that critique. The primary source of Antoinette’s madness is from the
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