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The North Pacific Gyre, created when the current moves against itself to the point where the water stays in the same place. We are using lots of plastic in our everyday life and most of that rubbish ends up in our oceans. These plastic things and fragments get called pollutants because of how we pollute the ocean with this dangerous chemical product.  Adamantly, we are continuing to add trash into these gyres which are causing them to create these huge garbage patches that are accumulating more and more each day. The plastic we put in our oceans breaks off into plastic fragments/particles which marine life mistakes for food. A 15-foot killer whale, stranded on a beach near Lincolnshire, was examined and was found to have a “Large fragment of plastic material in its fist stomach”. 

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Pink shirt day  

Pink Shirt Day is an antibullying campaign that celebrates diversity and creates environments where all people can feel safe, valued and respected. Each year, workplaces, schools, organisations and individuals join the movement to make a stand against bullying.

Shark finning

Shark finning is when people cut the fins off of the shark and put it into soup and eat it, then they put the rest of the shark into the ocean to just let it die. The cartilage in the fins is usually shredded and used primarily to provide texture and thickening to shark fin soup, a traditional Chinese soup or broth dating back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The dish is considered a luxury item embodying notions of hospitality, status, and good fortune. Sharks are important in our ocean because they help with coral and everything in the ocean.

The fin-shark soup played an important role as an indicator of social standing. It has the consistency close to noodles but it has no flavor of nutritional value so people add chicken broth to make it taste like something. It was first created by an Emporer in the sun dynasty during the Chinese golden era. The dish was made to represent the wealth, power, and generosity of the Emporer. 

the starfish poem

what was the main message?

that the guy is trying to make a change and make things better.

the evidence is that he is throwing starfish back into the ocean...

the poem:

Once upon a time

there was a wise man 

who used to go to the ocean 

to do his writing. 

He had a habit of walking 

on the beach 

before he began his work. 

One day he was walking along 

the shore. 

As he looked down the beach, 

he saw a human 

figure moving like a dancer. 

He smiled to himself to think 

of someone who would 

dance to the day. 

So he began to walk faster 

to catch up. 

As he got closer, he saw 

that it was a young man 

and the young man wasn't dancing, 

but instead he was reaching 

down to the shore, 

picking up something 

and very gently throwing it 

into the ocean. 

As he got closer he called out, 

"Good morning! What are you doing?" 

The young man paused, 

looked up and replied, 

"Throwing starfish in the ocean." 

"I guess I should have asked, 

why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?" 

"The sun is up and the tide is going out. 

And if I don't throw them in they'll die." 

"But, young man, don't you realize that 

there are miles and miles of beach 

and starfish all along it. 

You can't possibly make a difference!" 

The young man listened politely. 

Then bent down, picked up another starfish 

and threw it into the sea, 

past the breaking waves and said- 

"It made a difference for that one."

growth mindset - the power of yet

Carole Dweck, Jo Boaler, Robert Crosnoe, Jen Sincero. All of these people encourage a growth mindset through their work. Carole Dweck is an American Psychologist. She is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Standford University. She is widely known for her work on growth mindset. When she talks about growth mindset she uses the term 'The Power Of Yet'. Carole Dweck found that we all have different beliefs about what we are capable of doing. She thinks children (And adults) with a growth mindset believe that intelligence and abilities can be developed through effort, persistence, trying different things, and learning from mistakes. She makes videos and performs to live audiences, talking about the growth mindset, and helping people to realize the power of yet.