“Crack, crack.” A little fin pops out of its egg on a warm summer day in Florida. Coming out of the egg a small, green, female sea turtle rushes to make it to the ocean without being attacked by predators. Obstacles lie on the beach for the sea turtle to avoid; broken glass, fishing lines, nets, garbage from the last visitor of the day before. The sea turtle gets entrapped in the fishing line, unable to make it to the ocean, and ultimately devoured by the seagulls. Recently, this has been the pattern for sea turtles; however, there was a time when this wasn’t the case: “[Sea turtles] have existed for over 100 million years” (Sea Turtle Conservancy, “Why Care?”) without the trouble of pollution on beaches and oceans. Sea turtles are important to the environment—they act as a keystone species, providing other sea life with safe homes away from predators by consuming their primary food source. A sea turtle’s main component of food consists of seagrass which needs to be maintained and kept short because “they provide breeding and developmental grounds for many species of fish, shellfish and crustaceans. Without seagrass beds, many marine species humans harvest would be lost, as would lower levels of the food chain” (Sea Turtle Conservancy, “Why Care?”). Although sea turtles face copious severe problems regarding global warming and pollution, which affect their birthing population, migration patterns, and food sources, many countries are working together for protection and
In “The Earth On Turtle’s Back” they valued the animals the most. “If we dive and bring up the earth then she'll have a place to stand”. The chief's wife had fallen from the sky and into this water land. All of these animals went down and tried to help her. Finally a small muskrat dove down and grabbed a small piece.
Turtles All The Way Down While she discovers her connections with friends, family, and a potential love interest, Aza, the main character in John Green's Turtles All the Way Down, battles anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Green's main character, Aza investigates issues with identity, friendship, and mental health through her journey. The narrative makes it clear that the book's main message is really how crucial it is to develop self-acceptance and a sense of control in the face of uncertainty. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green is a compelling examination of mental illness, friendship, and self-discovery that also emphasizes the influence of one's environment and life experiences on their own sense of reality and identity.
For centuries, Native Americans have passed down creation myths from generation to generation. Creation myths always “describe how the universe, the Earth, and life began” (33). The Iroquois’ creation myth, retold as “The World on the Turtle’s Back”, describes the creation of Earth and of life as we know it today. In a Kiowa myth from The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momoday, the narrator (the author) describes a myth detailing the creation of the Big Dipper constellation that he had heard from his grandmother. By analyzing these myths, I have recognized the similarities between the Iroquois and the Kiowa despite cultural differences.
Recently, because of the downturn of sharks, those coral reefs and seagrass
In the beginning of the story, Turtle and Flora are just strangers, but as they become more familiar they unofficially begin to adopt each other. While they try to win the game, Turtle teaches Flora about
Despite the relative ease of a modern American’s life when compared literally any other point in history, there is a striking increase in anxiety over the past decade. In 1986, 14% of college freshmen reported anxious symptoms, but this past year it jumped to 41% (Denizet-Lewis). John Green, the author of Turtles All the Way Down, shares in this struggle and personally relates to the many young adults who suffer from this condition. This novel, despite many differences, holds a near autobiographical nature of its author as he inscribes his symptoms and difficulties into the main character, Aza Holmes. Green’s rich depiction of the main protagonist and her internal conflict combines with a modern narrative structure to convey a universal theme that speak to today’s generation.
Stephanie Malinowski wrote an op-ed article questioning Thomas L. Friedman’s Optimism in “30 Little Turtles”. In addition, Malinowski criticizes Friedman when he generalized the Indians and how he based most of his article on his personal experience. Not to mention that Malinowski used quotes to support her evidence and make the reader question Friedman’s credibility. Malinowski is effective when she summarizes by telling the reader what she is criticizing, her use of paraphrasing to help the reader understand her point of view, and her use of quotes to support the evidence she gives. Summaries are used when someone uses the main points to explain something in a quick manner.
How the World Uniquely Begins Native American myths and the Christian Bible both offer stories about how the world began.. In “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” and Genesis 1, both tales have similar values and ideas. These two stories compare in that both tell the importance of water, the fact that Earth came out of the water, and the existence of supreme beings; in contrast, each story has a unique idea of how the world came into being. “The Earth on Turtle’s Back,” a story from the Onondaga tribe, an original Native American group, is a myth which relates a story about the beginning of the world. Water is below the Skyland and it becomes an issue when the Great Tree is uprooted.
When reading Bernard Nietschmann’s, “Subsistence and Market: When the turtle Collapses” explains the effects of long term hunting of the green turtle in the Caribbean waters. He describes in depth the effects on the communities social and mental state as well as showing the effects of the influences of outside fisheries on the Miskito’s. The site of all this takes place in Caribbean waters of the coast of Nicaragua. The coast is a very abundant place for the Miskito.
Mythical Origins The Iroquois people are one of the earliest cultures in American history, Their culture remains filled with an abundance of myths and legends that explain the nature of life itself. Their creation story, The World On Turtle 's Back, outlines not only the creation of Earth, but also the complex nature of people. The legend states that the Earth resided on the back of a great sea turtle, constituted first by a pregnant woman. The daughter of whom would birth the twins who would become the duality of deceit and order in every living being. This legend has been passed down through the generations, first through oral tradition and later translated to writing.
The Sky Gods vs the Iroquois The stories “The World on the Turtles Back” by the Iroquois, and The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday discuss two different creation myths. “The World on The Turtles Back” is an Iroquois legend that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth, making it an oral tradition. A creation myth is a traditional story that involves supernatural beings or events that explain how the some aspect of human nature or the natural world came to be. These myths have comparable aspects that are specifically the roles of men, women, animals, and nature.
The diversity throughout the animal and plant kingdom is astonishing, is it not? Especially in the oceans, where we only discovered a handful of creatures. However, out of that handful, mankind has learned so much. With that knowledge, comes the desire to protect and preserve each and every precious life discovered. Whether that’d be a Madagascar Lace plant or a Sunfish; they are all important.
Leather Back Turtle and its correlation with Human’s Food and Water Resourcing Activities. Species Description Weight: Adult: up to 2,000 pounds (900 kg) Hatchling: 1.5-2 ounces (40-50 g) Length: Adult: 6.5 feet (2 m)
Corals are harvested or damaged by tourists, which sometimes leads to death and irreversible damage. The introduction of foreign species or imbalance of regional species may be caused by overfishing, pollution, poaching, or releasing of pets, all which creates an imbalance between predator and prey or resources in coral reefs (Nicholls, 2008). The difference between the destruction of coral reefs by climate change and the other factors is that the other factors only affect corals in their respective locations. Tourist practices or pollution practices are different in each area, so anthropogenic activities other than global warming do not happen as often as
In the past few decades, a major concern has arisen concerning the drastic deterioration of coral reefs. Many more people are becoming familiar with earth’s systems, as well as learning of the impact they have on coral reefs. The impacts human beings have are not always so positive, and if inappropriate exploitation continues, certain ecosystems, such as the coral reefs, may be permanently lost. In response to concerns, many environmental activist groups have stood up in a fight to preserve the vital ecosystem.