Eugenie Clark Taking a Swim for the Sharks Emma Griffith Junior Division Website Page Break Process Paper I chose Eugenie Clark as mytopic because I love marine biology, and most of her accomplishments are in the field of marine biology. With a little help from my social studies teacher, I foundEugenie Clark. I discovered her love and passion for marine biology and I instantly related to her. Then I dug deeper. I realized that she was almost theposter child for feminism, which I would love to think I support. At least in the aspect that women deserve more rights and should be treated as equals. However, she not only was an accomplished hard-working woman, but she lead women to not be afraid to join a job that they love, that is male-oriented. She showed that everyone should achieve their dreams. Along with showing people that sharks can achieve their dreams too. And that they really aren’t as dumb as they might seem. After hearing her name I immediately went to Wikipedia, possibly not the most reliable website, but it was a start. I found out about her main goals and accomplishments along with some of her family. I found out about her Japanese history on other various websites, and finally on one website I discovered her great accomplishments in not only marine biology, but in pathing paths for women everywhere. I instantly wanted to do the website. I like to believe that I am at least a little bit creative, and decided that designing a website could possibly make this task a little more fun, and possibly take some pressure off of this assignment. I surprisingly didn't mind the research in this project, which makes it much easier. I love the idea of marine biology and would love to think that I could possibly be a marine biologist when I grow up. I first created a plan for my website to ensure that I had all of my ideas in place, then I made pages on my website. I filled in the information that I had in my website, and after that I researched more specific topics to fill in extra details. Then I finally created a timeline of her life by integrating all of my past information. I love how this topic relates so much to taking a stand. Or possibly in this case taking a swim. Eugenie Clark took a stand against millions when finally proving that sharks are magnificently misunderstood. Eugenie Clark became particularly dedicated to proving the media wrong after the grossing movie Jaws came out to the public. She was determined to prove this stereotype wrong. But she didn't stop there. She also proved to the media just how extraordinary sharks are. She made thousands of discoveries from sharks giving live birth to providing the building blocks to making the Mote marine aquarium. And one could gather that from all of these discoveries, people were starting to notice. Not only adults but young girls. Eugenie Clark was one of the few women to work in a male-oriented field. The field of marine biology. Little girls looking on their tv and seeing Clark making discoveries and being loved, were probably greatly impacted. Clark was a huge pioneer in women's rights and judgements.
Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources Eugenie Clark, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame." Eugenie Clark, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2016.I used the information to find out that she founded the Mote Laboratory Pollack, Jamie. "Loving Eugenie Clark." Shark Angels. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2016. This was helpful because it was a primary source, and it was quoted straight from Eugenie Clark.
Eugenie Clark Studies." Welcome To SharkSider.com! N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2016. This source showed how Eugenie Clark effected other people, and how she pioneered as a women. And a quote was found here.
Secondary Sources Becoming the Shark Lady: The Legacy of Eugenie Clark." Scuba Diving. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2016. This shows how the gender gap has changed for female scientists. "Dr. Eugenie Clark (1922-2015)." US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2016. This source, like a couple others, shows how Eugenie Clark contributed as a female icon, especially since she was of Japanese decent. Eugenie Clark Award." Eugenie Clark Award | Save Our Seas Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2016. I used this to document her achievements and awards
Eugenie Clark." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2016. I discovered her achievements and her awards here "Remembering Mote’s “Shark Lady”: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Eugenie Clark | News & Press." Remembering Mote’s “Shark Lady”: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Eugenie Clark | News & Press | Mote. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2016. This showed how Eugenie Clark pioneered as a women and proved to everyone that she could do what she wanted even though everyone doubted her Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has Died." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2016. I used the information about Eugenie Clark proving to the world the sharks were not as dumb and dangerous as they seemed 'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has Died." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2016. This article taught me more about her teaching career, and how she shared the information that she found to other students at the University of Maryland @UMDArchives. "Noted Marine Biologist Eugenie “Shark Lady” Clark, Former UMD Professor, Dies at 92." Terrapin Tales. N.p., 13 Mar. 2015. Web. 07 Dec. 2016. This helped me fill in more of her achievements and some of the fish and marine life that were named after her.