million sharks are killed each year. This has devastating effects on marine ecosystems due to the fact that sharks help to maintain a balance in marine ecosystems and have done so for some 400 million years. Also‚ as they are the apex predators of the oceans‚ much like wolves or lions on land‚ they help to stop some species from over populating an area. If sharks are almost completely removed from an ecosystem there is a boom in the population of the prey of those sharks‚ for example cow nose rays. Then
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“Learning is fun at Ocean County Vocational Technical School because…” Learning is fun at Ocean County Vocational Technical School because it’s teaching you how to start your journey in life; it makes you become a better person and teaches you different things in your young adult years. The reason why I think its fun because it helps me get a job‚ teaching me things I didn’t know‚ showing me how to be in a work environment and having good communication skills. My first experience was my junior
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|THE TEARDROP OF THE INDIAN OCEAN: | | | |It’s Most Valuable Cash Crop | |
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very interesting. All areas of the museum had parts that intrigued me‚ and in many areas I could connect what I saw to our science class. My favorite part of the trip was going into the exhibit of human origins. My least favorite was the Hall of Ocean Life. The exhibit of human origins was my favorite because I thought it was very interesting. Throughout the exhibit I saw examples of evolution‚ just like we talked about in class. What I saw in examples of human skeletons was how our bones developed
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While writing The Killing Sea‚ Richard Lewis used history as a reference to steer his writing by putting in characteristics of the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami. On page 1‚ the setting is developing in Meulaboh‚ Ujung Karang; a small city just off the coast of the Indian ocean. “In the distance‚ beyond the shacks and houses of Ujung Karang‚ moonlight glittered on the sea.” Later on‚ Richard incorporates some of the aftereffects of the tsunami. “Before‚ the jungle floor had been shrouded in shadow. Now
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Maldives were devastated in the 26 December tsunami. © Sena Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images 76 77 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES 5. 5.1 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT – THE MALDIVES Introduction The Indian Ocean tsunami reached the Maldives at 9:20 a.m. local time‚ approximately three hours after tremors were felt. Tidal waves ranging between one and five metres high were reported in all parts of the country. The force of the waves caused widespread infrastructure
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Blue Ocean Strategy MKT 421 Name Date Instructor Blue Ocean Strategy Description and Significance According to Cham Kim and Renee Mauborgne (2004)‚ the Blue Ocean strategy involves the description of how the organization should try and proceed to find some way to work in the marketplace that is not bloodied by the competition and also that is free of competitors. The strategy is against working in conditions such as Red Ocean‚ where businesses are ferociously fighting each other for some share
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will we see in the future if plastic pollution in our oceans does not stop? ABSTRACT Plastic Pollution has become a global issue in our oceans. Although we hear about this from time to time the problem has grown tremendously beyond our knowledge. There are a growing number of animals dying each day due to plastic particles that either get stuck around their head‚ or that they swallow. If we do not stop plastic pollution in our oceans the ocean will eventually lose its habitats and our ecosystem
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During the post-classical era (500 CE – 1000 CE)‚ multiple kingdoms developed throughout the Indian Ocean Basin where societal practices of India had a huge impact‚ causing cross-cultural shifts in economical practices‚ religious views‚ and trade‚ resulting in increased population and agricultural growth. India‚ China‚ and East Africa were the three main societies that were impacted. The development of economics was influenced greatly. Most other kingdoms created a money system using coins
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Porter’s Five Forces Model versus A Blue Ocean Strategy Porter’s Five Forces Model‚ provided by Michael Porter‚ is an external environmental analysis tool for a specific market. This model emphasizes that in any existing industry‚ there are five competition forces: threat of new entrants‚ power of suppliers‚ power of customers‚ threat of substitute products‚ and intensity of competitive rivalry. In addition‚ these five forces can influence and determine the profitability of the enterprise. Using
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