Monday, November 14, 2016

Feature article assignment

Article 1
People with “super memories” : they cant forget

This article was about a handful of people who have come forward claiming to have “super memories”. What this means is that they can recall any specific date in their lives vividly, dating back numerous years. The one thing that these people all have in common is that they can only vividly remember things that are personal to them and that are directly related to their lives, as opposed to general information from those specific dates in time. I found this article an easy rea because I was intrigued by it.

Article 2
Sharks saved this town


Malapascua, located in the Philippines, was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, in November, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan left over 6 thousand dead, devastated over 1 million homes and ripped buildings apart, the island was left unrecognizable. While the island was in ruins, the marine life was unharmed by the Typhoon, and luckily for Malapascua, Thresher sharks often frequented the waters surrounding Malapascua, which also draw in a large amount of tourism to dive with these sharks. The interesting thing about these Thresher sharks is that they surround the island in order to “clean” themselves from parasites, making diving with the sharks safe for tourists. Because the sharks were unaffected by the Typhoon, the tourism played a major part in resorting the island and keeping the economy alive.   

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