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1. Jeremy Hance.”Gulf of Mexico Bottom Still Coated in Oil, Recovery Long Way Off”. Mongaby.com, February 21, 2011. [] ** 2. Where does the author work, what else has s/he written about, and what are her/his credentials? **  Jeremy Hance has worked for Mongabay since 2008. He was educated at Macalester College, and received his master’s degree from St. John’s College. He is very passionate about wildlife issues and environmental protection. He writes most of his articles about these issues. Some experts in the area of the Gulf oil spill said that the area would recovery by 2012. However there is new evidence that shows that the oil will affect life in the gulf for years to come. There are a great deals of people who depend on the wildlife in the gulf. Their lives will be changed for many years to come. The damage to the fishers is not yet fully understood. The author starts by recounting the view of the bottom of the Gulf, almost 4 inches of oil in many areas. This was discovered by Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia ( [] ). These samples were taken 16 miles from the well head, and several weeks after the well had been caped. These findings contradict BP’s statements on the oil spill. This spill has killed off much of “filter-feeding” life on the floor of the Gulf. Only about 10 percent of the oil was eaten by microbes in the water. The rest has settled to the bottom of the ocean. According to Joye only about 10% of the oil was consumed by microbes Joye told the conference that she found places where oil lay on the Gulf floor nearly 4 inches (10 centimeters) thick. ** 6. Explain how the argument and evidence in the text supports your research focus. **  There is a great deal of conflicting information about the recovery of the ecosystem after the oil spill. Even with most of the oil out of the water, it is still devastating life as it settles to the bottom. This large amount of oil settling to the bottom may be from the heavy use of dispersants. The oil did not stay of the surface long enough to be collected so it damages life under the surface of the ocean. ** 7. List at least two details or references from the text that will be useful to other members of your research group  ** Wildlife issues with oil on the sea floor and then drifting in the water column for year to come.
 * 3. What is the main topic or argument of the text? **
 * 4. Describe at least three ways that the main topic or argument is fleshed out. **
 * 5. What three quotes capture the critical import of the text? **