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    The Oceans On Earth

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    The oceans on earth are some of the most diverse areas around the globe and we are hurting it very badly. Lots of these oceans provide food and jobs for many people. When we pollute the ocean we are diminishing the life in these bodies of water. The oceans can not survive with trash much longer, so we need to do something about it, because we have all the resources and plenti of people to think of ways to help better protect this diverse ecosystem. The earth has many great features living among

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    The Ocean Pollution

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    I'm in the ocean every day, it’s my second home. Because of this, I am very sensitive to literary and other pollution that ends up in our oceans. I can't walk down the beach today without seeing a pile of trash. Because of this curiosity, I wanted to research what another type of litter fill our local ocean. Our ocean is filthy, Plastics and fibers make their way into the sea naturally every day. Apart from the rest of the trash, some of these plastics and fibers are microscopic, coining the term

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    Trash: Ocean

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    Trashed: Our Ocean By: Meaghan Todd December 10th 2010 CGW-4U1-02 Mr. Kyriacou Have you ever been to the beach? I have and swimming in the ocean is one of my favourite things to do when I go on vacation! You wouldn’t want someone to come into your house and throw their cigarette butts or their plastic drink container on your kitchen floor when they’re done would you? I know I wouldn’t. Littering in the ocean does not magically get rid of your garbage; the marine wildlife

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    Ocean Carriers

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    Ocean Carriers Recommendations and Analysis We have carefully reviewed and analyzed the proposal for Ocean Carriers to lease a ship for a three-year period, beginning in early 2003. Our extensive analysis included considering the cash flows over the lifetime of this investment. We concluded that based on the expected future cash flows of this project the opportunity to take on the contract would not be advantageous for Ocean Carriers. We first considered the future expectations of the spot and

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    Devolution Of The Ocean

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    The Ocean makes up 80% of the earth’s body and is home to many marine life and is also a source of food. Of all the threats that are present in today's society the most alarming is the world’s ocean into ecological extinction. Over the last several decades human activity has altered the oceans basic cycles causing it to go into evolution, but in this case backwards. Many factors contribute to the devolution of the ocean. Pollution, Overfishing, Climate change and many other factors. The problem is

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    Oceans are a prominent feature of earth’s environment, containing ninety-seven percent of the earth’s water 1.332 billion cubic kilometres (M.A. Charette and W.H.F. Smith., 2010,) which spans over almost three-quarters of the planet. Due to the variance of ocean sizes, the processes occurring in them vary greatly as well. Oceans are defined by borders that separate them or limits, the most basic being continental shelves that define where oceanic crust forms. There are currently five recognised oceans;

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    The Ocean Tone

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    an observation of the opposing natures of the ocean's surfaces and depths, Hawthorne's "The Ocean" illustrates the tranquility of a grave beneath the ocean's waves. The melancholy tone of the poem acts like a unifying current, pervading the text of the poem and saturating it with a feeling of peace mingled with undertones of sadness. Divided into two octaves, the poem first depicts the nature of the ocean referring to it as "quiet" and "alone" then the second half of the poem contrasts typical graves

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    “46,000 pieces of plastic trash float in every square mile of ocean…the whole ocean is now infected with plastic. It’s impossible to get it out” (Ellingwood). The public and the government continues to deny this statistic, as they claim it is too expensive to clean up the oceans. However such people take the ocean for granted. It is essential for them to realize that the ocean is an important part of our ecosystem, and therefore impacts all of humanity. Furthermore, not only do people harm themselves

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    Importance of Oceans

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    The ocean is one of Earth's most valuable natural resources. It provides food in the form of fish and shellfish—about 200 billion pounds are caught each year. It's used for transportation—both travel and shipping. It provides a treasured source of recreation for humans. It is mined for minerals (salt, sand, gravel, and some manganese, copper, nickel, iron, and cobalt can be found in the deep sea) and drilled for crude oil. The ocean plays a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and

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    Ocean Intervention

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    concept of errorless learning implemneted by the surf program not only address the social participation aspect, but also safety since they are near/in the ocean. From a researcher's persepctive, the checklist used for data collection incorperated verbal and non-verbal cues, which can be challeneging for individuals diagnosed with ASD. Using the ocean as an intervention is a refreshing method for enviornmental aspects. We seem to already established that nature and being outdoors can be theraputic, espceially

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