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…that volcanoes and earth quakes changed the rock layers and their order. This first discovery led to his second that is a key piece in marine biology, that coral reefs were made by the clumping together of skeletons of small animals and as more died and then clumped…
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…in her days. Hetty Green's relatives were very rich mainly because of farming, trading with Indians, Slavery, land sales, rum, Russian iron, trading, merchant marine, and most of all whaling. Her dad thought her about negotiating, stocks and bonds, and many…
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…his teeth around Pat's lifejacket pulling him to shore. He received a Purple Heart for his leadership and brave actions. He also received a Navy and Marine Corps Medal. But after having more problems with his back he was given medical discharge in 1945…
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…a course through the abundant fluidity of the Net. It is no accident that browsing the Web is figured as becoming a Navigator or Explorer--names that cannot help but remind us of the European mariners of the fifteenth century and their voyages of so-called…
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…and cold season. Coral reefs are shallow costal zone marine ecosystems, which form in clear, warm coastal waters of the tropics and subtropics. There is a lot of diversity in this biome. This high biodiversity results in an ecosystem that is very complex…
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…twist of faith, Colonel Robert E. Lee led a troop of United States Marines that captured the insurrectionists in an engine house. Brown and six of his followers were later hanged in Virginia. On the day of his hanging, he prophesized the war to come…
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…as a decade before a successful birth occurs. As the same with other marine mammals, only one calf is born at a time, but two occurrences of surviving twins have been officially documented in the wild. Most of the documented births are tail-first births…
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…and make him/her want to take action against injustice. That cannot be said for Thoreau's emotional appeals. They are not nearly as effective as King's. One interesting implement of pathos is Thoreau's description of a marine, or in his words, a man made…
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…to the environment to continue for long without permanent damage to the environment. If more infrastructures were introduced to desalinize seawater without hurting marine life it would be very costly (in dollars) but a much better long-term solution. This particular…
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…were able to go home and see their families after the war. Another example of bravery is the story of Joe Foss, a Marine Pilot who single-handedly shot down twenty-six enemy planes during his time, and once had to swim for twelve hours in order to be rescued…
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