Starfish

the realm of youth and boundless energy. With untiring enthusiasm, we harvested the rocks for our five-legged friends. Many a star was rehydrated from the drying heights or rescued from the perils of a hungry crab. We marveled at the sight of a starfish engulfing a mussel and grieved for the unfortunate sea star who had lost a limb in some unknown encounter. The frigid water burned our feet and hands, and the hot sun scalded our backs. Before long, nearly everyone had misjudged the stableness

analogy of starfish. This is common with Passage 2, but Passage 2 goes more into depth about the meaning of the cycle rather than describing the beginning, climax, and end. Both passages are common in that they focus on the topic of life and how it is a living cycle, however Passage 1 describes the major events of the cycle while Passage 2 discusses what happens in between those major life events. To begin, Passage 1 and 2 both focus on the common theme of

other information about bat star’s food). A bat star looks like an ordinary chubby, plump starfish. However, it has webbings on the arms that look like a bat wing! A bat star is not enormous or huge. It’s normally about 4 inches in radius. It can be a little bit bigger though. It can be 6 to 8 inches in radius as well. It has a radial symmetry and it can weigh up to 11 lb according to general fact about starfish. Unfortunately, a bat

focus. The glass had them seen distorted through it, and later move upstairs to a boudoir where she disrobes. He says, "Adieu." Pictures of the gorgeous girl, a jar with starfish in it, settings of the city, newsprints, tugboats emerge. "How beautiful she is." Recurrently. He retreats upstairs holding a knife in his hand, starfish on the step. "How beautiful she was." "How beautiful she

Even though it is hard living in the harsh, Intertidal Zone, there are three amazing organisms that survive these conditions using cool adaptations, and they are the purple sea urchin, the starfish, and the jellyfish. Although there are many fascinating animals that can call the Intertidal Zone home, the starfish, or sea star, is one that really stands out. To begin, National Geographic reports, “most sea stars also have the remarkable ability to consume prey outside their bodies. Using tiny, suction-cupped

Living in Hawai’i is like a nonstop vacation. The islands have great weather and great food all year round. Though, often times, we take for granted the paradise that is bestowed upon us. I could not count the number of times my friends and I have complained about the weather being too hot and would rather stay inside with the air-conditioner on. There are many ways to cool off while taking advantage of our natural surroundings. Most of us like to cool off by going for a swim and because we live

The exact scenario changes in each example, but the central idea remains that through a chain of interactions, a non-abundant species has an outsized impact on ecosystem functions. Predators Some starfish may perform this function by preying on sea urchins, mussels, and other shellfish that have no other natural predators. If the sea star is removed from the ecosystem, the mussel population explodes uncontrollably, driving out most other species,

Introduction: Imagine living in a country where you would have to wear a respirator mask to breathe at all. This is what you will have to live with if we let our wilderness get trampled out or let our animals go extinct. There are several repercussions resulting from the decimation of a species. Overpopulating animals that were repressed by the decimated species. The now overpopulated species over eats their food supply, killing it off or very nearly. The natural habitat has now been ruined. Transition:

Systematic Shutdown The entire world breaks down by ecosystems and the way those ecosystems function together determine the cohesive success of humanity and nature. Joy Harjo laces this idea fluidly throughout her poem titled “Fishing”. Harjo uses specific poetic elements to exhibit the increasing threat of destruction within ecosystems and the interconnectedness of humanity and nature. The multiple repetitions of the word “fish” embody the vulnerability of the abundance of prey (4, 6, 8, 12, 24)

The starfish organizations would be a more successful company that would excel in today’s business world. In the book the “Starfish and the Spider” the author makes many valid points is to why a starfish company would make it in corporate world. The reason why that type of company would be successful is because there is no central leader and there are many internet companies in today’s world of business. There are many excellent points in the book “Starfish and the Spider” as to why starfish organizations