Seaweed Essays

  • Summary Of Pearl's Seaweed Costume

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    on the sin of adultery. My poem and poster,”Pearl’s Seaweed Costume,” by William Yu, is inspired by “Scarlet Letter,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and is based on the scene from chapter fifteen, where Hester asserts that “I hate the man!” The man that Hester hates is Chillingworth because Chillingworth has caused Hester’s lover, Dimmesdale, great pain. Then Hester proceeds to call for Pearl, and sees, “Her[Pearl’s] final employment was to gather seaweed, of various kinds, and make herself a scarf... thus

  • The Pros And Cons Of Renewable Energy

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    sources. While non renewable energy is energy that comes from resources that will be ending at the end. Petroleum, coal, and natural gas are example of energy non-renewable energy. So that, as alternative to replace petroleum, the biodiesel from seaweed is used which it comes from sources of renewable energy. Besides that, when use petroleum, it will give many disadvantages such as greenhouse effect, global warning and increase composition of carbon dioxide (CO2) in atmosphere. An atmospheric pollution

  • The History Of Sushi

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    For my Independent study, I will be talking about sushi. Sushi is a roll of seaweed, rice, and fish, vegetables or both. It is a favorite dish in Japan. But it wasn't invented in Japan. I will be covering: the history of sushi, what sushi is, wow it is made, types of sushi, bizarre types of sushi, famous sushi chefs, the most challenging sushi to make, and fun facts. The history of sushi begins in China. Believe it or not, sushi didn't originate from Japan. Sushi originated from China in the second

  • Aquatic Biomes: Similar Climate And Life Form

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    Biomes are places that share similar climate and life form. Biomes are also referred to ecosystems. There are five main groups of biomes: forest, desert, grassland, tundra and aquatic. I chose to do aquatic biomes because there are a lot of uses that this particular biome provides. The Aquatic biome covers three quarters of our plant, there is a wide variety of marine wildlife and many different plants, corals and algae. Being one of the largest biomes, the aquatic biome varies in temperature due

  • Leafy Sea Dragon Research Paper

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    like seaweed when it swims with many brown and yellow leaf shaped spines all over it’s body. It lives on the south coast of austrailia, the only place too see these little guys. The leafy sea dragon almost looks spiny, it could really creep people out with its “leaves” but its not hurtful at all. The leafy seadragon is a mastermind, it camouflouges really welll, is a carnivore, and has a weird way of mating. To begin, the Leafy Sea Dragon is ingenious at what it does. It looks like seaweed, and

  • Artificial Selection

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    Artificial Selection Within Plant Production Artificial selection could be considered the most beneficial contribution to the improvement of human life on planet earth. In fact a large majority of the organisms we interact with daily are a result of artificial selection. Every common house dog actually fall back on their ancestor, the wolf (Artificial 2006). A large quantity of the foods we consume are actually the offspring of grasses and other unlikely organisms. Artificial selection, or selective

  • Sodium Alginate Extraction

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    A total of 30 g of seaweed Sargassum sp. washed and dried. The dried seaweed soaked in a solution of 0.4% formalin for 6 hours and 1% HCl solution for 1 hour and then washed with distilled water to pH neutral. Furthermore, seaweed cut added a solution of Na2CO32% with a ratio of 1:30 (w/v). Subsequently extracted by Microwave at power level 70 for 16 minutes and then filtered. The filtrate obtained, was added 10% HCl (until pH 2-3). Then do the bleaching with NaOCl diluted with water 1: 1 to white

  • Diatom Or Plankton: What´s A Holoplankton?

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    Holoplankton—the species which live as plankton for their whole life span—are often eminent in marine food webs. A large amount of holoplankton are phytoplanktonic, namely diatoms and dinoflagellates, though there are still some which are zooplanktonic, such as copepods (Anderson). Focusing on the holoplanktonic phytoplankters, diatoms are known for being “the most productive photosynthetic [plankton] organisms” (Garrison and Ellis 400), and are a prevalent form of phytoplankton. Due to both of these

  • Rock Point Research Paper

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    Rock Point camp is beautiful place. A white shelled yellow sandy beach taking up most of the camp. This beach has sparkling dark blue water, swaying back and forth with force carrying dark green soft seaweed with it. There is a fossil area on the corner of the beach, massive flat rocks with animals engraved into its grayness, you will see scaly orange fish with only sockets and no eyes laying on these rocks with fly’s hovering over them in circles, as if they are guarding the dead corpses of the

  • Sargasso Sea Research Paper

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    Sargassum. They worried because seaweed is typically found near shores. So, the sailors feared that they would soon crash into something in what they thought were shallow waters. However, there fears were for nothing except giving them the credit of starting early legends and myths about the Sargasso Sea. In 1938 Irving Langmuir first explained the concept of windrow lines. Langmuir on his journey across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 noticed that the floating seaweed in the Sargasso Sea was situated

  • And Then There Were None Guilt Essay

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    Armstrong. Both characters feel constant guilt throughout the course of the novel, one becoming frantic and emotional, and the other beginning to become unsure of their memory and themselves. Through Vera’s reactions towards the deaths and to the seaweed in her room, along with Dr. Armstrong’s thoughts while recalling his drunken operation, it is seen that guilt can cause people

  • Analysis Of Hairspray

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    Hairspray is a musical which stars a good natured overweight teenage who helps integrate the races in a popular teen dance show, the Corny Collins Show, in segregated Baltimore. It focusses on racism and segregation in the 60’s, but has the underlying theme of equality for everyone in spite of their race, class, sexual orientation, gender or outward appearance. Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager, finally gets a spot on the “Corny Collins Show”, a teen dance show she has always dreamt of being

  • Dunkaphobia Speech

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    We all have thing that we are afraid of. For some it might be snakes, spiders, height, or water. Yet, for others it might be something a little less rational that they don’t want to talk about. These fear usually come with a long story behind them and most likely it is something they can never get rid of. These fears may seem silly to you but to the people experiencing them their life is pure terror. Have you ever been in the situation where you are in the grocery store with your mom and in the

  • Different Locations In The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne

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    The Novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne used different locations in a huge way. The story took place in Boston and the living style there is different than the other colonies. Also locations such as the church, prison, and the mansion played big parts. The story being in Boston had played a huge part. The author says, “ and a glance that would not be abashed, looked around at her townspeople and neighbors. (pg.46)” Boston is a portrayed as a town that everybody knows each other so

  • Personal Narrative: Bethany Hamilton

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    definitely a highlight of the snorkeling experience, but as we were getting ready to leave, I looked back at the sand in water only about four feet deep and saw something slithering behind a piece of floating seaweed. As I looked closer, a very small piece of something floated near the seaweed clump and an eel about a foot long lunged out at it! I was close enough to be able to tell that I had just seen a snowflake eel as the snorkeling book had

  • DIY Body Tie Essay

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    of money on these wraps. The ingredients and directions for use of these body wraps are as follows: 1. DIY Body Wraps for Cellulite You can make use of seaweed powder to get rid of cellulite affecting your skin. According to The Journal of Cosmetic Science, seaweed powder contains anti-aging properties. A study showed that when you apply seaweed topically, it increases your skin’s elasticity and improves the look. Dr. Melissa Conrad Stöppler suggests that DIY body wraps for cellulite will reduce

  • Sophie Millard Quotes

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    fading in the distance. Cutting through the water like a knife, I tested out my newfound skills. I found that I could manipulate the currents just by willing it and influenced them to my advantage, making them push me through the ocean. I could grow seaweed and other plants, bending them to my will. I was strong, strong and fast. Faster than I had ever been zooming across the ocean floor beating my tail. I also noticed that the strange absence of marine life in what should’ve been a bustling reef,

  • How To Describe A Place To Remember Essay

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    Walking down the sidewalk until you glimpse the shining sun hit the white sand and crystal waters, the waves crashing down. The sun is slowly going down, the horizon is bright red with the reflection going across the entire ocean it seems. Sinking your feet into the warm sand, the feeling of relaxation rush throughout your body. The seagulls flying overhead feeling the water drop of their bright white feathers as they fly above. The closer you get to the water you realize it is clear as a crystal

  • Fertilizer In Algae

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    The purpose of this experiment is to find the most of effective amount of fertilizer to grow algae in, while light conditions stay consistent. This information will provide potential algae farmers the ideal ratio for growing algae, a multi use crop. Algae is a broad term for a single celled phytoplankton on the bottom of marine food chains. These organisms are phototrophs, they make their own food using chlorophyll and other pigments, and provide food for the rest of the aquatic food chain. While

  • Unstainability Of The Animal Production Industry

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    Many new farming methods are far more expensive than and not as efficient as the traditional way of production. An example of a new farming method is adding a small amount of seaweed into the cattle’s feed, this has shown to produce far less greenhouse emissions however the cost of the seaweed is very expensive resulting in a more expensive final product. Therefore the new practices will not be efficient in producing large quantities of meat in a profitable