The existence of mermaids has been a long and controversial topic for years! The legends of mermaids have even been dated back to the time of Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas. Comparing mermaids to humans is quite an easy topic to discuss, but also maybe a far-fetched one as many people all over the world roll their eyes at the stories and tales of the existence of them. People are just afraid of what they don't know, that's why we say ''ignorance is bliss'', and when it comes to mermaids, there are many facts about their nature and how they may treat similar creatures like us is what scares us. Their basically from another world, just as aliens are and many are afraid of their intelligence and their likely-ness to overthrow our…
Adolescence is a trying period for everyone. Physical and emotional changes are common as one matures. John Knowles portrays the hardships of these years along with the burden of war in his novel A Separate Peace. The reader sees Gene Forrester’s transition from innocent, adoring child to suspicious, jealous teen, and finally concluding at guilty, yet wise adult. Gene’s fight to keep his spirits high throughout these changes and the adversity of a world wracked by war is timeless as an adolescent’s inner turmoils always seem to be the most important problem.…
The Good and Evil Mermaids are majestic and beautiful creatures that are often misunderstood by humans. When one sees a mermaid they are usually struck in awe. With their superficial beauty, they can take advantage of people in good ways and bad through manipulation and deceit. In Richard Van Camp’s short story ‘Mermaids’ the author depicts the mermaids with duo personalities. They are seen as both angels and devils using their beauty through the use of symbolism.…
Seahorses Have you ever heard of an seahorse? They are under water creaters. They have uniqe features including how they eat, how they can change their colors, and they have boney plates. First, the seahorse like to in tall grass instead to eat eat. They wrap their tails around it and wait for the underwater currents to bring small aniamals and plakton.…
SeaWorld offers an opportunity to watch and interact with animals that live in the ocean such as orcas, beluga whales, dolphins, turtles, fish, sharks, and otters. Although, in the eyes of many, SeaWorld is corrupt when it comes down to whales killing their trainers, orcas having a short life expectancy, and marine life being held captive. Killer whales have been the topic of discussion when it comes to whether or not they are violent. There have been some headlines about trainers getting killed by killer whales at SeaWorld.…
The frilled shark It might be time that we humans questioned our relationship with the oceans of the world. Sure, it has been a good few thousand years, but maybe we rushed into our love of the ocean. After all, what do we really know about the deep ocean? It seems as if every other day we are finding out something new and disturbing. The frilled shark is one of the oldest living animal types on the planet.…
A keystone species play a far more important role than it’s relative abundance suggests. These species are the center pieces of their given communities and without them their ecosystem and habitat will fall apart. Keystones species are generally found in low numbers are often apex predators that control distribution and population, but are not limited to food sources, mutualistic species, and different providers. Some of these species are even ecosystem engineers that create or maintain habitats for other species. Two of the most amazing keystone species are the sea otter and the American alligator.…
Many people want to change the way we look at things, only a few succeed. Sylvia Earle is a modern American oceanographer, marine biologist, and a former chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA is an organization that works to predict change in the weather, coasts, and oceans. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also works to protect and manage marine and coastal ecosystems (“About our Agency”, 2018). Earle is one of the first people to make use of modern SCUBA gear, identified new species of marine life, and found new underwater landscapes such as underwater dunes (“Sylvia A. Earle,” 2017)…
The Little Mermaid is a Disney movie about a young mermaid named Ariel. In the movie Ariel experiences several different conflicts throughout the entirety of the movie. Some of these conflicts could have been avoided if the characters would have used a non-judgemental tone/calm voice, clarified their real intentions, and established mutual purpose. Throughout the movie Ariel engages in flight many times when it comes to conflicts, though on the rare occasion she does choose fight. On the other hand, other characters such as her father, Sebastian, and Ursula engage in fight in over half of the conflicts they face.…
The prince slays the mighty dragon with his sword, and he and his princess live happily ever after. I, like so many others, have grown up fantasizing about fairytale endings. When good triumphs over evil, and the courageous hero defeats the ferocious beast. As a little girl, these stores taught me to believe in myself, and to be the hero of my own story.…
“Once upon a time” is an idiom most people associate with the beginning of a fairy tale. Fairy tales from around the world represent their culture’s values. Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author who lived from 1805 to 1875. His “The Little Mermaid” represents Danish culture. Western Europe, including Denmark, was facing an influence of liberalism in the mid-nineteenth century.…
Once again Disney has captured the hearts of a millions little girls, with a new Disney Princess, Ariel. The Little Mermaid made her debut on November 17, 1989; when Disney release the movie. When many people think of Disney they may think of Cinderella and her castle. However, Cinderella was not the first princess it was Snow White who started the trend of Disney Princesses. Ariel or The Little Mermaid is the fourth Disney Princess in the line up.…
How the Little Mermaid is Crucial to the Symbolization of What Many Endure for the Acceptance of Society in Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” A multitude are not familiar with the written story of “The Little Mermaid” but plenty of people would recognize the film version created by Disney film studios. While there are some differences in plot, the personalities of the young girls from the two versions come out as practically identical. These adventurous young women crave the need to understand more about a life that they have never experienced before. Yet throughout both versions, a consistent concept appears that identifies as one of meanings of the term monster.…
In the original version of The Little Mermaid, one of the morals that is seen is when deals are made, that deal is to be kept. In this version of the story the little mermaid makes a deal with the sea witch and there wasn’t really a way for the mermaid to get out of the deal. The deal that she makes requires her to leave her family and never live with them again, to lose her tongue so that she can never speak or sing again, to feel as if she is walking on knives every time she takes a step, and to turn into sea foam if the prince does not fall in love with her. The mermaid deals with all of these consequences because she made a deal with the sea witch, there were no loopholes. Even when her sisters bring her the knife to kill the prince, the only way they got it was they made their own deal with the sea witch.…
SeaWorld is a family oriented, recreational theme park where individuals can pay around 80 dollars for one day admission to experience live orca shows, ride roller coasters, and visit animals in the aquarium exhibits. SeaWorld is an entertaining vacation option; especially for families. Although, many people who have visited SeaWorld do not know the behind the scenes care of the orcas in captivity. SeaWorld mistreats orcas, which in turn creates stress, and a shorter, unhealthy, and unhappy life for the whales in captivity.…