PROJECT DESCRIPTION
FOR MY FIRST APOLLO PROJECT I WANTED TO CHOOSE SOMETHING I WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT SO I COULD INCLUDE A LOT OF INFORMATION. I EVENTUALLY CHOSE THE TOPIC OF SHARKS THAT EVENTUALLY NARROWED DOWN TO" SHARKS ARE BEING THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION''. I RESEARCHED THE CAUSES OF WHY SHARK POPULATIONS WERE GOING DOWN SO FAST. I ALSO FOCUSED A LOT ON THE HISTORICAL EVENT OF 1916 THAT CHANGED HUMANS PERSPECTIVE OF SHARKS FOREVER.
SHARKS ARE ENDANGERED NEWS REPORT
FOR MY ENGLISH PORTION I CREATED A NEWS REPORT FOCUSING MAINLY ON HOW SHARKS ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING EXTINCT AND THE MAIN REASONS WHY. MY NEWS REPORT GOES OVER THE TOPICS OF SHARK FIN SOUP, HABITAT DESTRUCTION AND SHARKS SLOW REPRODUCTION AND THESE EXPLAIN WHAT KIND OF IMPACT THAT HAS ON THE SHARK POPULATION. THE MAIN PROBLEM I TOUCH ON WITH THIS NEWS REPORT IS OVERFISHING. I EXPLAINED HOW EACH TOPIC CONNECTED WITH SHARKS AND WHAT KIND OF IMPACT THESE THINGS HAVE ON NOT ONLY SHARKS BUT THE OCEAN ITSELF.
AMERICAN STUDIES INFOGRAPHIC
FOR MY AMERICAN STUDIES PORTION OF MY PROJECT I CREATED A INFOGRAPHIC FOCUSING MAINLY ON THE 1916 JERSEY COASTLINE SHARK ATTACKS. THE MAIN POINT OF MY INFOGRAPHIC WAS TO SHOW HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT THE JERSEY ATTACKS HAD ON THE WAY PEOPLE VIEW SHARKS TODAY. BEFORE THE ATTACKS PEOPLE VEIWED SHARKS AS HARMLESS FISH THAT WERE NOT CAPABLE OF KILLING A HUMAN BEING. THE EXISTENCE OF SHARKS WAS BARELY KNOWN AT THAT TIME. BUT AFTER THE STRING OF ATTACKS THE ENTIRE NATIONS VIEW CHANGED OM SHARKS. THEY WERE VIEWED AS DEADLY ANIMALS THAT BACK THEN LED TO THE BIGGEST SHARK HUNT RECORDED IN HISTORY WHERE HUNDREDS OF SHARKS WERE SLAUGHTERED. THAT THEN LED TO THE INSPIRATION THE OF FILM JAWS INSPIRED BY THESE ATTACKS. EVEN TODAY SHARKS ARE AN ICON OF FEAR THAT EVEN AFTER 100 YEARS SINCE THESE ATTACKS STILL EFFECT THE WORLD.
POP ARTFOR MY ART PORTION OF MY PROJECT I WANTED TO CREATE A PIECE THAT IN A WAY REPRESENTED THE IDEA OF SHARKS. I CREATED A POP ART PIECE THAT WAS A POPULAR STYLE OF ART BACK IN THE TIME OF THE ATTACKS. THE DIFFERENT COLORS AND UNIQUE STYLE OF ART SAYS IN A WAY HOW SHARKS ARE UNIQUE, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES THAT ARE WORTH SAVING. OVER A 100 MILLION SHARKS ARE KILLED EVERY YEAR AND IF THIS CONTINUES A WORLD WITHOUT SHARKS WILL BECOME A REALITY.
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