Jingle: A Fiction arrative Essay

The soft snow powdered as the sledge sped swiftly. The melodious tune of the singing became louder and louder. The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to Jonas’ ears. Jonas suddenly felt a surge of confidence, and his body started to relax and look out for hope. He clutched Gabe close to him, sharing the warmth with the shivering newchild. Jonas tightened his grip on the sledge as they came closer to the music.

And sometime the snow would be lift clean from the ground and up into the air, and by and by it would be all clapped to the ground as though there had been no wind at all, straightaway it would rise and fly again.

The streetlights flickered every other minute, as the sun hid behind the clouds, keeping the town a bit gloomy. I continued walking, unsure of where to go, but desperate to get back home. As I walked, I could hear laughing children echo all around me, and then the indistinct sound of the melody of the song echoed along with them. Looking ahead, I saw something, or someone standing off in the

With the ever rising global temperatures, melting ice caps, and constant warnings about global warming, it is no wonder that the animals inhabiting the artic regions around the world are now suffering a decline in their habitat as well as their livelihood. Such is the case with the Polar Bears who may soon be gone in a scant few years.

As she pulled her body up off the cold, damp floor of the forest, Annabel heard a strange noise near her. She quickly

Canada is home to many species of rich heritage, cultural significance and meaning to the Canadian people. Of the many species, one holds a strong iconic significance that plays a vital role in the very ecosystem it resides in. The polar bear species are undoubtedly the apex predator of its food chain and a culturally significant species to the indigenous people. With both these traits, it makes the polar bear a true Canadian symbol which is further emphasized by its very place on the Canadian two-dollar coin to the strength and endurance represented by this majestic species. However, no matter how strong and enduring the polar bears are to the arctic, such resilience is not as effective against the harsh changes their environment has gone through.

He heard Sterling slam the door to the room and begin to talk to someone outside. After a moment of so the door opened again. There was a brief pause before the door slammed shut again and footsteps began to approach.

In 2008 the bears were listed by the U.S. Endangered Species Act due to global warming (1). This listing happened because of the ongoing loss of critical habitat for polar bears survival. The arctic sea ice sheets are the primary habitat for the bear. The bear lives, and hunts exclusively on these arctic ice sheets. Increasing global temperatures in the world’s oceans are shrinking the arctic ice for longer periods of time during the late summer months, leaving polar bears with limited hunting and breeding

The polar bear lives up in the Arctic region where global warming and climate change are melting the ice caps that the bears thrive on. They use the ice as a platform from hunting and rest. The random pocket holes in the ice, where the seals pop up at, is where the polar bear catches its prey. With this reduction of ice, “the abundance of seals, and increases the amount of energy and time needed for hunting, leaving less energy for reproduction” (Endangered Species and Habitats).

I didn’t hear it at first. The footsteps. Autumn had just begun, so it rained more frequently than any other time of the year. I had made the

As often happens in Ohio, the weather had been up and down in temperature all week and what had been snow melted and re-froze multiple times, creating a slippery path to the building. Looking down at the ground as I walked I did my best to miss the icy patches that were steadily being covered by the light dusting of snow as it continued to fall. Halfway to the door and nearly under the protection of the entryway- which is covered by a roof- I looked up. But then suddenly instead of seeing the front door, welcoming me with the inside light which from the cold, dark morning looked like the golden sun in the distance; I

The new agencies have developed a new goal and strategy to define polar bear conservation in Russia. The strategy was approved by the Natural Resource Ministry in 2010 to institute methods of polar bear preservation in the Russian Arctic under the conditions of human impact on the ecosystems and climate changes (Nikolaevich, 2014). It is yet to be seen how effective the new strategies will be, however this is a good start from not having a national polar bear plan at

Oil and gas business is moving towards the north because the wells in the southern areas are drying up. When the polar bears fur comes in contact with oil spills it can reduce the insulating effect of the bears’ fur” (WWF Global, 2016). This causes the polar bear to use more energy when trying to stay warm without the usual insulation that it usually has. Poisoning is also a cause because if polar bears ingest oil it can be detrimental to their health. They can “ingest oil through grooming and through eating contaminated prey” (WWF Global, 2016). Disturbances such as “seismic blasting, construction, transportation and operation of oil facilities can negatively affect polar bears” (WWF Global, 2016). Lastly, creating drilling sites in the northern parts of the world are destroying the polar bears habitat. For example, when if an oil spill occurs near a large amount of polar bears then it can have an effect on the environment by possibly contaminating the area. People may suggest to drill offshore instead of inland but that also poses a greater threat “since routine emissions, spills or leaks will be discharged directly into the sea or on sea ice” (WWF Global,

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is the biggest terrestrial mammal in the Arctic. He is also considered as an animal with a circumpolar or broad distribution in polar regions. The conservation status of bear remains problematic, according to the global warming that is happening now. If further managements are not implanted, polar bear population`s will disappear in the future. The polar bears live in the Arctic, an ocean surrounded by land. The Arctic has a very low species diversity and polar bears the first animal into the food chain. Also, the Arctic has cold winters which are not suitable for some aquatic species. With global warming and interglacial period, the ice and snow began to recede about 20.000 years ago. The rate of ice loss has