dreams of diving with a whale shark (Rhiniodon Typus)‚ the biggest fish in the sea! Like many divers‚ I traveled the globe for years searching for them but to no avail. I always seemed to hear the same old thing – “you should have been here last week.” In my mind‚ whale sharks were the “unicorns of the sea.” This all changed this past summer with a trip to Isla Mujeres‚ Mexico – a place recognized as having the world’s largest aggregation of whale sharks. Whale Sharks of Isla Mujeres Story & Photos
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THE WALRUS • MARCH 2OII lltSIHilliiKHIIIIIIIIIillHIIIiniltli BOOKS Crímínou8 Minds A new wave ofcrime writers is exploring Canada’s darken corners BY RICHARD POPLAK ILLUSTRATION BY JACK DYLAN BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS ESSAY: and beaver-shaped shortbread. Rush espies the young Rosalind Canon‚ CanLit Wunderkind of the moment. She is flush with a Dickie nom‚ a considerable book advance‚ and the adulation of the culturocracy. Why not me? whines Rush‚ borrowing the italics Stephen King made
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David Cerny’s “Shark” (3.5) - Matthew George The artwork “Shark” by David Cerny was created in the year 2005 and was originally planned to be exhibited in the 2006 Beaufort Modern Arts Festival. However‚ after taking into consideration that backlash that might occur due to the artwork‚ the piece instead was put into a museum for modern art in Oostende. Cerny is known for making his political opinions heard through his many different artworks such as his opposition to communism as a Czech. The shock
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have bodies and minds. With our bodies‚ we eat‚ talk‚ breathe‚ move and touch the world. With our minds‚ we think‚ understand‚ memorize‚ desire and create ideas. Modern science can well explain what goes on in our bodies as a result of biomechanical and electrochemical interactions. But what about our minds? It seems that thoughts are not substances; they have no shapes or weights and cannot be touched. It is always controversial that whether our minds are immaterial souls or our minds are brains.
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Red soils develop in a warm‚ temperate‚ wet climate under deciduous forests and have thin organic and mineral layers overlying a yellowish-brown leached layer resting on red layer made of iron oxide(ferric oxide). Red soils generally form from iron-rich sediments. They are usually poor growing soils‚ low in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate. These soils are developed on old crystalline rocks under moderate to heavy rainfall conditions. They are deficient in phosphoric acid‚ organic matter
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our respects and express our condolence on the death of his uncle Mokshagundum Visweshraiah at the ripe age of 101 years. He was chief Engineer‚ secretary to M.S.M Railways and Divan of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore‚ from 1908 to 1918. one of the best administered states during the British rule in India. Sir M.V.as he was respectively known was always impeccably and immaculately dressed in his 3 piece suite and gold rimed Mysore Petta ‚but never flouted the honours bestowed on him
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness Edward Abbey The author of the book Desert Solitaire‚ Edward Abbey‚ talked frequently throughout the book about the beauty of nature and ways that human beings are destroying the natural beauty of the world we live in. The way abbey views nature is in a way that is best experienced by actually being out in nature‚ taking a hike‚ horseback riding‚ or bicycling. He believes that people who use the luxury of their cars on camping trip will not get to
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Over seventy-three million sharks are killed a year due to shark finning. Shark finning is the process of removing shark fins at sea and discarding the shark’s body into the ocean while they are still alive. Sharks are a vital component of the ecosystem where shark finning threatens the stability of the food chain. Shark finning is diminishing not only the sharks‚ but the quality to sustain life among the bodies of water. Putting sharks to their death is inhumane by severely disrupting or unbalancing
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Poetry Essay – The Tiger vs The Shark Poetry is a language of art that is used to communicate an idea‚ a sentiment or a concept. It creates a picture of what we are feeling on the inside‚ and lets us express our emotions. Every poem has its own unique meaning that differs from the others. The poem “The Shark” by E.J. Pratt seems lifeless and colourless when compared to the poem “The Tiger” by William Blake. William Blake captures Evilness vs. Goodness in his poem “The Tiger” by questioning the God
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1. Introduction “Sharks are beautiful animals‚ and if you’re lucky enough to see lots of them‚ that means you’re in a healthy ocean.You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks. There many varieties of sharks in the ocean such as the great white shark and the whale shark which only eats plankton. Shark attacks are very rare there are are about 16 shark attacks per year in the United States‚ with one fatality every two years. sharks keep the ocean clean by keeping the fish population
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