illegal. The Southern side was under a Secret Service (Vert). The Confederates had no Navy (Weaver). The North considered them “infernal machines”. Most of the records of submarines were intentionally destroyed (Vert). Submarines resembled a whale. They were also the “secret weapons in breaking the Union blockades” and were actually used in the 20th century (“The Hunley’s Daring Submarine Mission 150 years ago”). Submarines used air locks‚ electric motors‚ air purification systems‚ a periscope
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How do the elements of ‘belonging’ and ‘return’ operate in Samson and Delilah and Whale Rider? Samson and Delilah and Whale Rider are two films which deal with the conflict that can occur between tradition and modernity at the hand of colonisation. In both of these films‚ within this conflict‚ the elements of belonging and return are dealt with. Samson‚ Delilah and Paikea all have a yearning to belong to their communities‚ families and culture‚ yet find themselves on the outer for various reasons
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September 2012 Animals as Entertainment Taking a trip to see the circus perform‚ going to the zoo‚ marine park‚ or rodeo is a common form of entertainment among families in the world today. For anyone‚ seeing an animal from the wild up close is very exciting. However‚ what is not considered are the factors that contribute to the care of these animals in their daily environment to satisfy our selfish entertainment. Animals have been taken from their natural habitats‚ endured torture to learn
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The book‚ Soul Surfer is a biography written by Bethany Hamilton. It is a true story about how she was attacked by a shark at the age of thirteen. She was surfing in Hawaii with her family and her friend Alana and suddenly a tiger shark attacked her and she lost her left arm. This story helps us realize that even when we are in a bad situation‚ like Bethany‚ we should always have faith‚ like she did. According to Bethany‚ this attack came from out of the blue. She said‚” the water was crystal clear
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Afa’s perspective: Ghost of the lagoon. I kicked back and forth faster and faster all just to find Tupa right behind me“ Afa come back if you don’t Tupa will kill you” Mako Yelled‚ but it was too late Tupa surging out of the water to make the first attack‚ I bit him in the fin and then swam away. Tupa trying to attack again this time on the canoe‚ Mako drove back his spear and let flow in the wind hitting tupa. I made it back to the canoe barking as loud as I could. “Calm down Afa.” as Mako went
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Non-indigenous species‚ is defined as a species living outside of its own habit range‚ which arrived by human activity intentionally‚ or by accident. Some example of non-indigenous species is the gypsy moth in North America‚ the Canada goose and grey squirrel in Europe‚ or the cane told in Australia. After non-indigenous species is the Lionfish. Many believe that over the last 25 years‚ have been dumping their lionfish from their home aquarium into the Atlantic Ocean. Expert believe that this is
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The Female in Frankenstein. Mellor’s main focus of criticism was Shelley’s choice of creating solely a male monster‚ and doctor Frankenstein’s later refusal to create a female form of the “living dead”. An adaptation of such a situation was James Whales film The Bride of Frankenstein‚ in the film the monster‚ being constantly hunted by villagers‚ was seeking a companion to bring light to such a dark life of isolation and distress. Opposed to Shelly’s novel‚ the film brought the creation of a female
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Characteristics Count? People often see sea organisms that look the same and think that they have the same name; however‚ they do no not have the same name do to their characteristics. What is a characteristic? By definition a characteristic is a specific feature(s) or quality that help distinct an organism. Thus‚ a person might spot a seal and then make a conclusion that sea lions and seals contain the same name and are alike; however‚ this is not true due to the fact that sea lions have visible
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The Jiquilisco Bay is a 150 mile stretch of land located on the Southeast Pacific coast of El Salvador that acts as one of the last primary nesting habitats for the endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle. The location was established as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2005 and is currently under the protection of the Ministry of Natural Resources‚ which works to preserve the ecosystem. The bay itself is the largest mangrove in the country‚ which a critical aspect in the ultimate survival of the Hawksbill
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it might seem like goldfish aren’t the best of pets but the reasons why they are are just below the water "HA HA"! goldfish are extremely great pets in many aspects ao goldfish are easy to maintain they aren’t as expensive as other pets and they have Lots of positive benefits goldfish are also stress relievers may help you ask a stressful day of work they are very good Because somehow looking at them will make you more happy according to my research goldfish are really good I used to think goldfish
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