Bald Eagle Essay

The Exxon-Valdez oil spill occurred on March 24, 1989, when the tanker Exxon Valdez, transporting oil from Valdez, Alaska to Los Angeles, California, ran aground on the Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The root cause of the accident was the captain. After passing through Valdez Narrows, pilot Murphy left the vessel and Captain Hazelwood took over the wheelhouse. It was Captain Hazelwood who made the decision to steer the ship off its normal path in order to avoid a run in with ice. For

Technology for Animals Often technology is taken too far but is technology for animals taking it too far? Thinking about it there is technology for animals which has been around for quite some time just not anything too crazy. Technology that has been around since 2003 is a tracker that is most commonly used on birds working as GPS tracking. Like technology for humans it can have positive and negative effects It can be helping the animals for example a 3D printing of a bird’s beak or hurting them

My friends cheerfully laugh as they start piling into Brett’s car. Today is my eighteenth birthday, and because now everyone in our friend group has hit this milestone, they decided that we should all go get tattoos. Brett wants and eagle on his arm, Jessica wants a butterfly on her back, and Ashley wants the word “Love” around her ankle. But as for me, I have absolutely no clue what I want. I’m staring at a wall, lost in my thoughts, when I hear Brett remark, “Yo Chris, let’s go man!” I quickly

mertensiana). Fifth, the Subalpine Forest trees and plants are the Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana), Blueberries (Vaccinium sp.), and Avalanche Lily (Erythronium montanum). And lastly the Alpine Forest includes only a few common species the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), and Flett’s violet (Viola flettii). The variety of tree and plant seem to change with

water. Fishing on the Yukon River was sensational. We started with an hour and a half boat ride up stream to get to our fishing destination. Even though it was the middle of summer the temperature on the river was cold. I watched in amazement, as a bald eagle plucked a fish from the river. Even more incredible was the shear sense of immenseness. We stopped at an inlet to the Yukon River, and that is where we did most of our fishing. We were fishing for Northern Pike and in order to keep them, they had

Castaway Caboose- departs Durbin, W.Va. (This train will kick your caboose to the curb… in the middle of the woods) The Castaway Caboose in Durbin, W.Va. hooks refurbished Wabash Railroad cabooses and to The Durbin Rocket, an antique 55-ton steam locomotive from 1910. A conductor will pull you, your caboose and up to five companions to a remote site (sans cellphone service) nestled along the Greenbrier River. Once there, the unhooked car will serve as your own private riverside home, complete

but this time, a life size crocodile. Going through, there is the sound of waterfalls, and the sound of mist being sprayed into the air to keep the humidity level consistent. Walking farther in the area, the first thing that caught my eye was a bald eagle on my left. This one hurt his left wing and could no longer fly. He was beautiful, nonetheless. Continuing in the fresh waterways area, there are many different species of freshwater fish. One that may catch many people’s eyes is the longnose gar

On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 I attended a geography film event at Sykes called “Remembering Hells Canyon.” The creator of this film, Patricia Keith, attended this event. Patricia Keith teaches video production at a college level. Her production company, Buffalo Eddy Productions has created many films. They’re mostly known for making in-hand adventures films in places like South America, Southeast Asia, China, Canada and much more. Patricia explained how difficult it was to film these adventure films

TOPIC: Zoos are Important RHETORICAL PURPOSE: To Inform SPECIFIC PURPOSE: I want to educate the audience on the Importance of Zoos THESIS: Within the 10,000 zoos in America, hundred, 214 to be exact, have and continue to gain accreditation to become a public animal advocacy to protect and maintain animal species for years to come and through their efforts, they can better educate the civilians who enjoy visiting such attractions. Introduction I. Attention-getting device: 65.5 million people have

there was a large bald eagle in his place. The eagle had broad wings and a sharp beak. The only thing that made it different from regular birds was that he had one white talon while the other was a normal yellow. Jake sat calmly and collected as if he knew that trying to escape would result in pain. Of course, he was right. His escape plan would get him about ten feet, then he would be harassed with grueling pain. In his calm stance he seemed to simply not want to be an eagle anymore and, “BAM”