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The Aral Sea Basin, 2002.
This paper deals with the drastic changes that have struck the Aral Sea Basin, in the Ukraine, over the last 25 years.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper discusses that a combination of natural and industrial causes are at fault for the destruction of the ecosystem surrounding the Aral Sea, once the world's fourth largest inland body of fresh water. The author addresses issues of pollution, weather, and water quality from a geological/environmental science perspective.
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"The Old Man and the Sea", 2005.
This paper discusses symbolism in Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea."
1,170 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that, in "The Old Man and the Sea", Hemingway uses symbolism: The sea itself, the birds and the fish, which the protagonist Santiago finally catches. The author points out that the birds, which are Santiago's friends, dive and plunge for the fish thus showing him where the fish are. The paper relates that the old fisherman's frustration turns to elation when the "big fish" finally does bite, next begins the symbolic and real struggle between the old man and the sea and, finally, Santiago has his long-sought gift from the sea, the fish, his prize for respectfully honoring the sea and for all his endurance of her fickle and unpredictable nature.
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"On the other hand, Santiago seems to identify closely with the birds he sees on the ocean, who appear small and powerless, like himself, except for the "robber birds" (29) which are perhaps equivalent to some of the other, more aggressive fishermen, who also lack Santiago's abiding reverence for the sea itself. He was "sorry for the birds, especially the small delicate dark terns that were always flying and looking and almost never finding . . . the birds have a harder life than we do except for the robber birds and the heavy strong ones" (29). Some of the younger fishermen behave much like the "robber birds", stealing irreverently from the sea, and thinking of the sea as a competitor rather than as a woman to love, as Santiago himself does."
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Rising Sea Level and Human Culture, 2005.
Examines the impact on the rising sea level on human culture as we know it.
1,518 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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Rising sea levels, resulting from global warming, may have a potentially important impact on human culture. Recent evidence supports the contention that increases in greenhouse gases are linked to rising sea levels. This paper shows that one important impact of climate change and rising sea levels is increased rates of extinction across the globe. Further, changes in sea level will have a significant impact on outlying coastal areas, both in terms of physical changes and in terms of events such as storm surges. The paper shows that rising sea levels in the United States and across the world will have significant economic and cultural impacts and may influence human health and the environment through the flooding of toxic waste disposal sites.
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"The human impact of increasing sea levels will also be felt in socioeconomic terms, in addition to physical and environmental changes (Warrick, 1993). If sea level rises at what is an estimated to be a 50 to 200 cm in the next century, the financial impact on the United States could be significant. In total, the cost for a one meter rise in sea level during that time would run 270 to 475 billion dollars. This would include the cost of protecting emotion resort communities by raising barrier islands and pumping sand onto beaches, the cost of using dikes and bulkheads to protect developed areas along sheltered waters, and the loss of undeveloped lowlands and coastal wetlands (Titus et al., 1991)."
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Price Mechanisms and North Sea Oil, 2006.
An in-depth discussion regarding the factors influencing the price of North Sea oil.
9,443 words (approx. 37.8 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 194.95
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This paper takes an in-depth look at the history and factors that influence and impact the price of North Sea oil. The paper examines how taxation, new technology and extraction costs effect prices of North Sea crude. It also explores the global situation and the impact of dwindling North Sea supplies on global oil prices.
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General
Global Historical Price Trends
How Oil is Sold
Taxes and North Sea Oil
Tax Situation and New legislation in the UK
Technology Innovations and Tax Incentives
Extraction Costs
Global Competition and North Sea Oil
Conclusion
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"The European market will not be able to achieve stability as long as there are no mechanisms in place to control supply and price. Many experts feel that the current situation means the end to low prices for consumers (Appert, 2005). The Brent price started at $40 a barrel in the beginning of 2005, but had risen to $70 a barrel after Hurricane Katrina took out many refineries along the Gulf Coast (Appert, 2005). Oil production has changed since the 1970s. During the 1970s companies worked on building a surplus. However, demand rose quicker than their ability to produce. Now companies work on a just-in-time basis (Appert, 2005). There is no reserve to level supply when it is needed. Changes due to shocks are seen rapidly on the consumer end. Consumers got used to stability in pricing during the 1970s. If supply was low companies had enough in reserve to meet the demand. "
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The Great Lakes Basin, 2005.
This paper discusses the potential for the development of ecotourism in the Great Lakes Basin.
4,295 words (approx. 17.2 pages), 22 sources, APA, $ 113.95
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This paper explains that the Great Lakes Basin offers an abundance of ecological points to support ecotourism; moreover, if ecotourism becomes an important economic and social factor, it will have a positive affect on some of the ecological concerns of the region. The author points out that the tourism industry in the Great Lakes Basin is stagnated and the most appealing method to this revitalizing program is ecotourism, which would bring tourism to the area to generate both income to continue conservation efforts and interest in conserving the Great Lakes Basin's ecosystem and historic sites. The paper states that the first thrust of developing an ecotourism program is to survey Canadians and visitors to determine their interest in eco-travel and to evaluate potential financial benefits and to create an agency to manage ecotourism efforts in the Great Lakes Basin. Tables, charts, maps and illustrations.
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Introduction
Sustainability, Community Interest, Marketing and Mapping
Exotic Biologicals of Interest to Tourism and Ecotourism
Tourism Policies: Legal Issues Affecting Tourism Development in the Area
Tourism Statistics
Canoeing, Kayaking and Sailing
Power Boating
Recreational Fishing
Swimming
Most Popular Sports
Recommendations for Short, Medium and Long Terms
Ontario Tourism Forecast
Short-Term Recommendation
Medium- Term Recommendation
Long- Term Recommendation
Assorted Maps Useful for Planning Ecotourism
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"In addition to the scientific ecotourism potential in this species migration (and the list above is a very small part of it), there is the land-based cultural aspect, particularly sustainable if exploited because "the history of exploration, colonization, settlement, and commercial development of the Great Lakes by European settlers spans almost four centuries. Throughout this period, non-indigenous aquatic animal and plant species have been introduced both intentionally and accidentally." Here, cultural history also enters the picture because, for medicinal purposes, early settlers imported non-native plants, such as bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) as well as importing favored edibles, such as watercress (Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum), which thrived in the new environment, pushing out older native species."
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Leatherback Sea Turtles, 2005.
A discussion of the leatherback sea turtle and how they are endangered.
2,675 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper discusses the leatherback sea turtle, which is the most endangered of the marine sea turtles. It describes the ways that these sea turtles are exploited, through egg poaching, artificial lighting, overpopulating of beaches, off road vehicles, balloons and fishing line entanglement. The paper then describes the protective efforts that are being undertaken in order to increase the numbers of leatherback sea turtles in the oceans around the world.
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"Compared to other marine sea turtles, the leatherback sea turtle is the most endangered. It was on June 2, 1970 that they were added to the endangered species list (NOAA, 2004). These large sea turtles have been around for over a hundred million years and have outlived the dinosaurs by 65 million years (Weiss, 2003). However, in today's world, with human impacts, their numbers have declined to critical stages and they are now endangered of extinction. Larry Crowder of Duke University Marine Lab says, "The Pacific Leatherback will be extinct within 10 to 30 years (Weiss, 2003)." Some of the reasons they are an endangered species are: the eggs are being poached, populating of beaches, artificial lights, off road vehicles, erosion on beaches, eating garbage or balloons, and becoming entangled in fishing equipment (NOAA, 2004). Is there anyway to reverse these human impacts? Can leatherback sea turtles remain living on this earth the way they have for over 65 million years? And why should humans be concerned over the fact that these turtles may become extinct?"
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Subclasses of Edible Sea Creatures, 2008.
An analysis of the subclasses of edible sea creatures.
1,203 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper analyzes seven types of sea creatures within four subclasses. It presents and discusses classes of fish, shellfish, cephalopods and cartilaginous sea creatures. It then looks at each class to determine the seven types of edible sea creatures. The paper describes culinary considerations that are taken into account with each class and subclass of edible sea creature.
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"Under the cartilaginous category are subclasses of Chondrichthyes, Batoidea, and Pristiformes. The Chondrichthyes has two additional subclasses under cartilaginous fishes: Holocephali and Elasmobranchii. They seem to have popped up on Earth over 450 million years ago having no true bone but have tremendous cartilage and a distinctive jaw. The Holocephili are considered chimaeras. The Elasmobranchi are considered sharks and rays. They can be harmless and is used for fishing sport or commercially. The Batoidea are rays have gill slits, which are alongside the fin and attached to the head near the orbit. They are flat and are considered boneless skeleton with a sturdy expandable substance. They have no dorsal fins and have crushing teeth to eat mollusks and anthropods. The Pristiformes has a saw-like snout and the teeth are entrenched. These cartilaginous fish are shark-like with two dorsal fins and a caudal fin. In addition, the saw captures and kills smaller fishes and also dig up covered crabs and bivalves. The female has a covering over its snout, which avoids injury during birth (Jobling, 2004, p. 175-322)."
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British Sea Power, 2005.
This paper examines the use of British sea power during the Napoleonic Wars and the Great War.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper explains that, in comparing Great Britain's use of sea power during the Napoleonic Wars and the Great War a century later, a number of significant similarities and important differences is evident. The author points out that the similarities between the British Admiralty's projection of sea power in the early nineteenth-century and its projection of sea power in the early twentieth-century were primarily due to the unchanging nature of the fundamental principles of maritime strategy. The paper relates that the differences were due primarily to the development of new naval technology and weaponry, which presented Kaiser Wilhelm II with the opportunity to defeat Great Britain at sea despite the immense power of Sir John Jellicoe's Grand Fleet.
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"In comparing Great Britain's use of sea power during the Napoleonic Wars and the Great War a century later, a number of significant similarities are evident, but there are important differences as well. The similarities between the British Admiralty's projection of sea power in the early nineteenth-century and its projection of sea power in the early twentieth-century were primarily due to the unchanging nature of the fundamental principles of maritime strategy. The differences were primarily due to the development of new naval technology and weaponry, which presented Kaiser Wilhelm II with the opportunity to defeat Great Britain at sea despite the immense power of Sir John Jellicoe's Grand Fleet."
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Sea Lions, 2001.
This paper presents a brief overview of the California sea lion as it fares in both captivity and in the wild.
2,635 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper examines the species of seals, Otariidae, called sea lions. The author specifically discusses the sea lions that inhabit Californian shores. The paper describes their appearances, characteristics, their prey, and how they interact with humans. The author also discusses their mating rituals, and how sea lions were greatly affected by El Nino, and other dangers they face in nature.
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"Successful sea lion mating lead to small litters of sea lion pups born after a gestation period of 12 months, are brown. Most pups are born in June or July and weigh 13-20 lbs ? amazingly small considering the size that they will attain as mature adults. They nurse for at least half a year and sometimes over a year. Mothers recognize pups on crowded rookeries through smell, sight, and vocalizations, and pups use these same clues to recognize their mothers, who will breed again a few weeks after birth. Males patrol territories and bark almost continuously during the breeding season helping to maintain their social standing (if they have a high social status and hoping to disrupt the social order if they have a low status."
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Deep Sea Fishing, 2004.
An analysis of the environmental effects of deep sea fishing.
1,308 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper describes the environmental impacts of deep sea fishing in general, with a focus on the issue of over-fishing. The paper examines the equipment utilized by deep sea fisheries, claiming that it may also impact the environment in a negative way. The paper contends that not only are habitats and eco-systems destroyed as a result of deep sea fishing, but entire species are on the verge of distinction, while other non-target species have also been impacted in a negative manner.
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"The environmental impacts of deep sea over fishing are many, including detrimental reductions in fishing species/populations. Over fishing can result in a modified community species composition and reduced genetic diversity through "selective targeting on species and particular size classes" (Shotton, 2003). Over fishing has the greatest impact on the environment at large. Reductions in genetic diversity and in species or populations alter the composition of habitats and can impact the environment in many ways. Coral reefs are one example, facing extinction because of a lack of herbivorous species to keep algae in check."
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?The Old Man and the Sea?, 2004.
This paper discusses that, in Hemingway?s world of ?The Old Man and the Sea?, growing older does not equate with giving up.
1,295 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that, in Ernest Hemingway?s ?The Old Man and the Sea?, Santiago fights mightily to catch a huge marlin fish and triumphs, only to lose the fish to sharks on his way inland, and yet remains undefeated in spirit. The author points out that the sea represents many things, including the feminine and life itself, and also the unknown and adventure. The paper relates that Santiago, an old man undefeated by time, age, and the sea, is a hero because he keeps going back into the fight, undefeated in spirit.
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"Age does slow Santiago down, but he scoffs. His left hand cramps when he?s cutting tuna: ?What kind of hand is that? Cramp then if you want..it will do you no good.? (p. 58) He even draws strength from his younger days. He recalls an arm-wrestling match that lasted a day and night. He takes a nap, and dreams of lions on an African beach when he is young. It is as if, in old age, Santiago draws spiritual sustenance?and thus, he hopes, physical strength?from images and memories of strength. He is awakened by the marlin leaping out of the water, dragging him down to the bottom of the boat, and circling the boat slowly as Santiago holds the line."
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Great Basin Spadefoot, 2006.
This article examines the Great Basin Spadefoot species and looks at the threat of extinction.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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This paper studies the Great Basin Spadefoot species and looks at where they can be found in the world. The writer discusses conditions and habitat for the Great Basin Spadefoot and describes their eating and living habits. The writer describes features of the species, including hibernation, reproduction, danger of extinction and various aspects of the spadefoot life. In this article, the writer discusses research and studies that have taken place regarding the Great Basin Spadefoot including mention of a large-scale collapse of an entire community of frog species and growth experiments. The writer makes use of the writings and studies of biologists and other experts to provide this insight into the spadefoot world.
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"Within the United States, the Great Basin Spadefoot lacks special state or federal status. They occur throughout the Columbia Basin and are locally common in many areas and within Washington state, there have been no declines documented. Spadefoots apparently can tolerate some habitat alteration, which often persists in irrigated agricultural lands. Moreover, it is believed that they may have actually increased in abundance due to the prevalence of breeding sites provided in some areas by irrigation water, however no systematic surveys have been conducted to document such patterns."
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Green Sea Turtles, 2007.
This paper looks at the endangered species of Green Sea Turtles.
2,116 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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The paper discusses how Green Sea Turtles are an endangered species of reptiles, with humans as the prime factor in their decline. The paper shows how Green Sea Turtles are of great environmental value; they play key roles in at least two ecosystems and are invaluable to humans. The paper relates that in the Southeast United States, major attempts to save Green Sea Turtles are made. People are trying hard to ensure nesting areas for turtles and incidental mortality has been significantly reduced. The paper comments, however, that there is still more that could be done.
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"Green Sea Turtles are, just as the majority of modern reptiles, cold-blooded (their body temperature is not constant, it depends on the environment) animals, covered in a bony shell that protects them from being attacked by predators. This shell covers both the belly and the back of the turtles (the ventral and dorsal parts), as they are known to be slow-moving animals with no other defense system."
"Although sea turtles basically have to crawl their heavy bodies on land, they are rapid swimmers - their front and rear limbs have developed into flippers, allowing them to cover up to 35 mph underwater; also, their shells are lighter and streamlined then the ones of land turtles, and more aero dynamical."
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The Dead Sea Scrolls, 2005.
This paper discusses the contents, history of discovery and the dilemma of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
3,010 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper explains that the Dead Sea Scrolls, since their discovery in 1947 and their subsequent translations by numerous scholars, continue to demonstrate many contradictions among the books in the Old and New Testaments, which points to the conclusion that the Essenes and other religious groups at Qumran either wrote certain books of the Holy Bible or copied the text from much older sources that are now lost. The author points out that the Dead Sea Scrolls have strengthened the Jewish faith because they made it abundantly clear that Jewish history as it is related in the Old Testament and in the Torah is quite accurate. The paper contends that for Christians the overall importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls lie in the fact that what theologians and religious historians currently accept as the truth concerning the history of Palestine and the role of Jesus within it may be inaccurate with the result being a complete re-writing of history as it is reflected in the scrolls.
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"One of the first scholars to actually see and photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1948 was John Trever, who has provided a highly-researched and documented history of the initial find at Qumran. According to Trever's account, three Bedouin shepherds were in the area of Qumran, located on the northwest side of the Dead Sea, in the spring of 1947. During this time, the area was under the control of the British Mandate in Palestine, and the shepherds were apparently tending their flocks when one of them casually began to throw stones at what appeared to be the opening of a cave just west of the plateau at Qumran."
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Sea Turtles, 2005.
An analysis of the reasons that the inter-American convention for the protection and conservation of sea turtles has failed and what can be done about it.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 9 sources, $ 142.95
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This paper looks at the inter-American convention for the protection and conservation of sea turtles. The paper begins by looking at the parlous status of the sea turtle in recent years and focusing upon its situation in the United States and along parts of South America. The paper also reviews the IAC treaty which came into force in 2001 and which has been both praised and denounced by observers.
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"The conservation of living species is integral to humanity's own long-term vitality. That being said, the recent Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles is, despite some strong points, an ultimately redundant and inefficient treaty that has not - and will not - change the parlous status of Sea Turtles in any appreciable way. The following paper will explain why this is so by first examining the recent history of the languishing Sea Turtle species. From there, the paper will closely review the offending treaty and offer an assessment of why it has not worked - and will not work - for Sea Turtles. Finally, the paper will offer some recommendations for making the treaty more efficacious as well as other measures must be taken if disaster is to be averted. "
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