Friday, June 20, 2008

Research Paper

Protection of Sea Turtle

Nowadays, many wild animals are in trouble because of human activities and environmental problems, so some species or groups of animals have only a few members left. You might have seen endangered species and environmental problems. Many kinds of animals and plants are in danger of becoming extinct, and they may disappear from the earth forever; especially, one of the most endangered species in the world is the sea turtle, although sea turtle has lived in the same way for millions of years. In US Fed News (2006), “sea turtles have survived in the world’s oceans for millions of years; however, all of the five species that occur in North Carolina waters are currently either threatened or endangered” (par. 1). This situation is a great issue on the earth. In Velasquez (2007), “Every three days, researchers from the Caribbean Conservation Corporation walk the beaches here counting sea turtle nests. Four species nest in its black sands- leatherback, green, loggerhead, and hawksbill- each at a different time of year, at a different area on the beach, and at a different depth in the sand. The researchers record whether the female laid eggs or just poled around and, unsatisfied, returned to the sea. And they note if humans, the greatest threat to these ancient mariners, have dug up any eggs” (para. 1). Many kinds of sea turtles are caught and eaten by seabirds and crabs, and even as food for humans. Sea turtles lives’ lives are endangered as the world advances in civilization, and even humans’ lives and various species are threatened by environmental problems. Human have to prevent the extinction of the sea turtles and environment. In fact, I suggest three solutions for protecting sea turtles, which are reduction of environmental problems and human activities, an end to catching and trading sea turtles for food, and foundation of a reservation for sea turtles.

First of all, humans have to reduce environmental problems and human activities for endangered sea turtles. Nowadays, many kinds of countries have increased industrial development and economic growth; on the other hand, they also have increased destruction of environment and extinction of species. Especially, rising sea levels by global warming and land development are threatening endangered sea turtles. According to Greenhalgh’s article (2002), sea turtles lose their breeding places because rising sea levels are eating up many kinds of sandy beaches. Also, many kinds of sea turtles lose their lives and population from climate change. In Science Daily (2007), “Research published this week in the journal Global Change Biology analyses 26 years of loggerhead turtle nesting and climate data and compares the findings with models for future temperatures. The study shows just how vulnerable marine turtle populations are to changes in temperature. The sex of marine turtle hatchlings is determined by the temperature of eggs during incubation, with warmer temperatures producing females and cooler conditions producing males. Temperatures during nesting also need to be at the right level for eggs to develop healthily and hatch successfully” (para. 1). Many kinds of countries try to develop new kinds of beaches and coast towns. For example, Korea developed many kinds of resorts on the coasts and many kinds of tourists and people in Korea went to the beach, so some of areas have had destruction of nature and extinction of species. In Carrell (2004), “To make matters worse, an island’s turtles rarely breed with another island’s turtles. Females return to the beach they were born on to breed. However, many beaches, mangrove swamps and sea grass beds- all essential habits for nesting and for feeding- are being lost to tourism developments such as marinas” (para. 10). Therefore, humans should build up a limited development district and make restoration of the environment and sea turtles.

Next, humans should stop to catch or trade sea turtles for food. Many kinds of countries do not have enough conservation laws about endangered species, so even now some people illegally try to catch or trade sea turtles for food. According to Dewar (2006), poachers and tourists threaten the sea turtle’s breeding places and turtles in the Caribbean are used for food. In Reuters (2007), “Traffic said overexploitation was a threat to the survival of the region’s turtles, targeted for their shells, meat and eggs that are laid on beaches. All six species in the region are classified as endangered or critically endangered. ‘In Guatemala, virtually every turtle egg laid is collected for human consumption,’ Traffic said. By contrast, in Costa Rica, most eggs in trade were from a well-managed programme operated at Ostional on the Pacific coast” (para. 5). Some countries try to sell their sea turtles to tourists because sea turtles are one of special species, so sea turtles are rapidly endangered. Therefore, humans have to stop catching or trading endangered sea turtles for commercial purposes.

Finally, people should make a reservation for sea turtles. Mankind and all species are the owners of the earth, because all of the species on the earth have the vital power of life, and sea turtle is also one of the species. So, humans should try to make conservation areas for endangered sea turtles. And people should try to study endangered sea turtles and environmental problems. If people can make urbanization and development, people have to design it for protection of the natural world and preservation of sea turtles. For example, many kinds of countries have developed new bathing resorts, developed artificial natural parks, and developed land for the purpose of commercial profits. Many countries tried to make land development for long time. In US Fed News (2006), “The signs, which warn people not to enter a limited area of the beach, are strategically posted on the north, south and front approaches to the turtles’ habitat. PMRF and Navy Region Hawaii environmental program leaders, who are constantly working to safeguard the environment, worked with Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific (NAVFCPAC) to design and manufacture the signs” (para. 2). One of the best ways to protect sea turtles is to sustain and protect the earth’s ecosystems that serve as habitats. Many people try to make many kinds of wildlife conservation parks for living sea turtles and they also have to set restricted areas for marine life. Therefore, humans have to divide equally between natural development and natural preservation.

Some kinds of people or some less developed countries don’t care about endangered sea turtles or environmental problems, because they want to make economic growth and they believe that that the industrial development should take priority over the preservation of nature. However, I disagree with that position, because destruction of nature and extinction of the species produce bad results for the human race and for the earth. For example, Chinese officials often put economic growth ahead of environmental protection, and the country in recent years has suffered from increasing pollution and endangered species due to industrial growth, so they try to make their effort to protect endangered species and environment; for example, animals that are near extinction are often protected in natural preserves or zoos. Therefore, people have to protect environment and endangered species for human beings.

In conclusion, sea turtles have lived in the same way for millions of years, and are one of the meek animals, but sea turtles are threatened by human activities and environmental pollution. Serious environmental problems are now threatening the various lives of species. Therefore, people should prevent the extinction of the sea turtle and people should also try to have a new angle on the problems of protection and coexistence. I also suggest to people three solutions, reduction of environmental problems and human activities, an end to catching and trading sea turtles for food, and establishment of reservations for sea turtles.

Reference
Caribbean Turtles said threatened by catches, trade. (2007, June 12). AlertNet News. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L12862971.htm

Carrell, S. (2004, November 28). Caribbean Sea Turtles close to extinction. Independent on Sunday. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20041128/ai_n12763492

Dewar, A. (2006, August 20). Treasure Hunting in Tobago. The Sunday Times (London). Retrieved June 19, 2008, from Lexis Nexis

Greenhalgh, R. (2002). Why are sea turtles endangered? Essortment.com. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from www.essortment.com/all/whyareseaturt_rhxx.htm

National Park Service seeks help to protect sea turtles. (2006, July 31). US Fed News. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from Lexis Nexis

Protecting Sea Turtles. (2006, July 14). US Fed News. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from Lexis Nexis.

Saving threatened turtles in the Caribbean. (2006, November 6). Sciencedaily.com. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061101151510.htm

Scientists warn of climate change risk to marine turtles. (2007, February 22). Sciencedaily.com. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070220003809.htm

Velasquez, M. (2007, June 21). Climate Turns up Heat on Sea Turtles. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved June 19, 2008, from Lexis Nexis.

Practice Final

Problems of New Internet Words

In Guess (2007), “In at least one central respect, proponents of technology in the classroom are on to something. Most students (60.9 percent) believe (the use of technology) improves their learning” (para. 2). Have you ever seen the internet words? You might have seen them on the chat. Nowadays, a lot of people in the world use the computer with the Internet. As we know, language is one of the important factors for human beings. It is that there are about eight thousand languages in the world. As civilization advances, people of today try to create new kinds of words because they want to use convenience and practicality. However, many kinds of people believe that it makes some social problems and educational problems. In Weeks (2008), “Professor Ben Yagoda has been teaching English for 16 years. Students, he says, are getting brighter. But their abilities to write clearly have deteriorated appreciably in the past four or five years” (para. 35). Many kinds of students lost their language of their own because of new kinds of the internet words. This phenomenon brings some kinds of social problems like a gap between young generation and old generation, confusion of language because most young people have used the Internet, while very few old people have used it. In fact, we have to reduce use of new kinds of language and learn educational programs about substance of language.

First of all, we should reduce use of new kinds of language from the Internet. Nowadays, many young people use the computer with the Internet. So, they create new kinds of language for a convenience. It is not a problem on the Internet, but they try to use new kinds of language in their daily lives. In Weeks (2008), “Most prose that young people read nowadays, Yagoda says, is unedited- blogs, text messages and instant messages. Consequently, ‘the things that suffer most are spelling and punctuation. They put a comma, not a period, where there is a pause’” (para. 36). Because of them, many kinds of young people have a trouble with the old generation. In school, they made some kinds of mistakes like grammar problems and vocabulary problems. Therefore, we should try to reduce use of new kinds of the Internet words.

Finally, we should provide educational programs about substance of language during and after childhood. Many kinds of young people use the Internet, so they learn many kinds of new Internet words, and they use them naturally. In Lee (2002), “Some teachers find the new writing style alarming. ‘First of all, it’s very rude, and it’s very careless,’ said Lois Moran, a middle school English teacher at St. Nicholas School in Jersey City. ‘They should be careful to write properly and not to put these little codes in that they are in such a habit of writing to each other,’ said Ms. Moran, who has lectured her eight-grade class on such mistakes” (paras. 37-38). Therefore, we should make educational programs with educational facilities about substance of language, and we have to learn and study them.

In conclusion, nowadays, most people use the Internet on computer and they often enjoy various things on the Internet. So, they make some kinds of social problems and language problems. Therefore, people should reduce use of new internet words and people also should learn and study about substance of language.


Reference

Guess, A. (2007, September 17). Students’ evolving use of technology. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved June 16, 2008, from www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/09/17/it

Lee, J. (2002). Nu shortcuts in school R 2 much 4 teachers. NY Times. Retrieved June 16, 2008, from www.tinyurl.com/5p7vtb

Weeks, L. (2008, June 15). The fate of the sentence: is the writing on the wall? Washington Post. Retrieved June 16, 2008, from www.tinyurl.com6bp4kz

Friday, June 13, 2008

Summary response #2

The Importance of Natural Beauty

In Dewar’s article (2006), “Treasure hunting in Tobago”, the author explains the fact that the Caribbean island has one of the world’s oldest natural rainforests and that place has many kinds of flora and fauna. The author tells that various special animals and plants live in rainforests in the Caribbean and people can see the beauty of nature there because the Caribbean rainforests have been well preserved for a long time. Dewar explains the fact that the interesting history of the Caribbean islands and the climatic influence of the Caribbean islands create many kinds of special species. The author discusses the fact that Caribbean Sea makes a great number of rare varieties and people can have an outlook on nature. The author claims that people in the Caribbean can watch the turtles’ lives and habits on Tobago. In the summer season, many kinds of turtles return to the beaches because they try to hatch to nest. The author explains the fact that turtles are one of the endangered species because poachers and natural enemies threaten the turtle’s breeding places and turtles in Caribbean are used for food. Finally, the author claims that people should try to preserve endangered species and rainforests.

I agree with the position that people can see the natural beauty, and various animals and plants in Caribbean with environmental conservation, and that people threaten turtles’ lives. Human beings should protect endangered species in the whole world.

First of all, people have to make a prohibitional law for using the species as food. We have a lot of resources and make new kinds of food products. For example, some people in Korea want to eat special animals’ food for their health, so they try to have a hunt for endangered otters. However, we will never see or eat special animals if we don’t have lovely otters.

Next, people should not make land development, so that we can have many kinds of breeding places. We have to protect breeding seasons and breeding places. For example, Korea has created land development in various areas, so Korea brought extermination of wild animals. Therefore, we have to make conservation of endangered species.

Finally, people should know the importance of an ecosystem. As the world advances in civilization, we make many kinds of pollution and destruction of nature. If people are bent solely upon profit, we cannot keep natural beauty and all kinds of species, even our food for the next generation. People should learn about environmental conservation of environment and endangered species.

In conclusion, nowadays, we have many kinds of environmental problems and make endangered species in the whole world. We should try to learn about serious environment problems and make up some counter plans for them. Therefore, we should also try to have a new angle on the problems about protection and coexistence. We should know that humans couldn’t live in the world without environment and all species.

Reference:
Dewar, A. (2006, August 20). Treasure Hunting in Tobago. The Sunday Times.(London) Retrieved June 9, 2008, from Lexis Nexis.

Monday, June 9, 2008

summary response #1

Coexistence Between Humans and Species

In BBC’s article (2007), “Caribbean opposes expansion of International Whaling Commission’s role”, the author tells that Caribbean officials try to protect their marine animals with the International Whaling Commission. In the Caribbean Sea, many kinds of species’ safety is jeopardized, especially, small cetaceans are endangered. The author explains the fact that many kinds of environmental investigation committees try to study many kinds of research materials about habits of marine animals and environmental preservation. The author discusses the fact that all the countries of the world are participated in the protection. The author claims that people have to protect marine resources for the human race.

I agree with the position that many kinds of marine animals are endangered because of human activities and environmental problems. The extinction of cetaceans or turtles gives people imbalance of an ecosystem. Imbalance of an ecosystem brings about a scarcity of food. People have to protect the environment and wildlife.

First of all, we have to make new kinds of animal pursuit planes. A great number of species in the earth live together with humans. However, human have made a high level of civilization and environmental development for the human race. So, we created many kinds of problems about endangered species, environmental problems. Nowadays, people must protect endangered species from environmental problems because people took many kinds of species’ lives and their habitats. The high-tech pursuit planes with news-gathering facilities defended endangered species from various dangers. It also gives endangered species preservation of the species. In conclusion, people should create new kinds of technological development for endangered species.

Next, we should make a sanctuary for wild animals in the sea, like a reservation for wild animals in the land. A vast expanse of waters actually cannot have a line of demarcation. However, most countries want to draw a line of demarcation between country and country, even in a boundless ocean. So, we made many serious environmental problems in all the countries of the world. People have to enforce many kinds of eco-businesses and laws of environmental conservation. A law of environmental conservation and a sanctuary for wild animals can bring about the protecting environment and endangered species.

Finally, we have to reduce industrial pollution and destruction of nature. As the world advances in civilization, we created many kinds of serious environmental pollution and indiscriminate killing and wounding many kinds of species. So, we should try to clean industries and make a large limited development district. In fact, we should stop environmental development of undeveloped areas, because most species need natural places and to like their lives without human activities. We also should create practical environmental improvement systems about environmental pollution.

In conclusion, nowadays, all the countries of the world have worried about many kinds of environmental problems and endangered species. For the next generation, some people of today always try to form protection plans about endangered species and environment. As a matter of great account, people should realize that the extinction of species will give the human race a food shortage and bring the fall of the earth.


Reference

BBC Worldwide Monitoring. (2007, May 31). Caribbean Opposes Expansion of International Whaling Commission’s Role. BBC News. Retrieved Jun 1, 2008 from Lexis Nexis.