White whale

Twenty-first century is defined by globalization, something Thomas L. Friedman unquestionably agrees with in his book The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. Globalization can immediately be correlated with businesses, but such should not be the case in this circumstance. Globalization, as a matter of fact, also takes its effect on cultures worldwide. For example, thanks to globalization, western cultures are able to perceive the cultures of other countries around the world

In the movie, Whale Rider, there are great examples of Joseph Campbell’s article, Four Functions of Myth, which are: mystical myth, cosmological myth, social myth, and psychological myth. In the film, Whale Rider, Pai discovers her sense of self as she reinvents the Maori tribe’s creation myth to save the dying culture. The mystical myth in Whale Rider would be when she rode the whale. Pai is suppose to be the new chief in town, however, her grandfather, Koro, does not think a girl should be chief

Even though Singer uses speciesism to explain the lack of empathy towards animals, a counterargument to his theory exists in Marina Keegan’s essay “Why We Care About Whales.” Keegan points out that a tremendous amount of money goes towards the rescue of beached whales when it could go towards helping humanity and other more dire issues. The question becomes whether or not our inability to stop the mass consumption of meat is actually because speciesism makes it so we don’t care about the rights or

The Atoll This essay is about the Atoll. Filled with fish, the strongest trees in the world, and even crabs that can crack coconuts. One person, Thomas P. Peschak, got to go to Aldabra, a remote island of the East Coast of Africa. I have personally always wanted to see animals on a faraway island. In this paragraph, you will learn about the breath-taking geographic features of Aldabra. Thomas said about the island, “Although Aldabra is in the tropics, it is far from a lush tropical paradise”.

that can be found exclusively in the Yangtze River. It is one of six species of porpoise and belongs to the group Cetacea, which includes all species of whales, dolphins and porpoises that are split two subgroups, the toothed whale and baleen whale mainly based on the difference between feeding styles. This porpoise falls under the toothed whale group because it feeds with

Finding Dory Analytical Essay Does family falls under society ? And how nature connects to society ? Society and nature are important elements in “Finding Dory” film, those two describe how the world could be doing and some problems the world faces and how people help others and creating a friendship. From getting friends that creates a type of society to how the diversity of animals (in the movie) help others to reach their wants. In this case “Finding Dory” film will help us to identify some

The Initiation is the second stage in The Hero’s Journey. The Belly of the Whale, which usually occurs during the hero’s departure, happens much later in both Beowulf and Spider-Man. In Beowulf, that part is represented in the scene when he is in the lake fighting Grendel’s mother. “Squatting with her weight on his stomach, [Grendel’s Mother] drew / a dagger, brown with dried blood, and prepared / to avenge her only son. But [Beowulf] was stretched / on his back, and her stabbing blade was blunted

Channel Island Fox (Urocyon Littorals) The animal I was given for this assignment was the Channel Island Fox. They are considered to be near extinction animals with nearly about 2,500 fox left (last checked 2008). The Channel Island Fox is a type of fox that only lives on the Channel Islands, which is located around the coast of Southern California in about 19 to 61 miles away from the continental state. On a clear day in California, many visitors have the chance to see the islands over the shores

Orcas, more commonly known as killer whales, are known to live in large communities or family groups that consist of up to 40 individual orcas living, hunting, and communicating together as one unit (National Geographic). They are dependent on each other in all aspects of life and have more complex emotions and feel more in-depth than humans can imagine. Capture and separation of individuals from their pods not only has psychological effects on the one orca but on all within the pod. Freeing orcas

WHAT? The purpose of this assignment was to discuss how mercury pollution is dangerous for our aquatic ecosystems. I wanted to show that we should be more concerned about the effects of mercury and how it impacts the marine mammals as well as humans. Many people disregard mercury as being a serious pollutant which can cause severe illness and even in some cases, death to marine mammals. By knowing the effects of mercury pollution, we can make a difference by following measures to safely dispose of