Bryde's Whales by Jennifer Holland http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/10/brydes-whales/holland-text

The article "Bryde's Whales" by Jennifer Holland discussed the behaviors and nature of Baleen Whales. The behaviors of these whales I can relate to the world around me and make text to text connections. To begin, Holland says that one of the people she interviewed for this article actually got to swim with these whales, claiming, "Diving with them 'was like being on train tracks in the fog,' Perrine says, 'knowing a high-speed locomotive could appear in an instant,' from any direction, without any warning sound." I can relate this quote to the real world because it reminds me alot of the life of people whom are blind, they cannot see or often suspect what is going to happen next so when someone speaks to them or comes near them it is often without warning and instant. I can make a text to text connection when the author talks about the way the whale catches its prey, "Even against the tremendous drag created by its gaping maw, flicks of the whale's muscular tail power it through the water. Its jaw snaps shut in an explosion of bubbles." I can relate this text to the story of the Lochness monster. In this quote the author might be showing the magestic way the whale catches prey, but I looked at this quote as if it was a story of a sea monster about to destroy a fishermans boat, which is similar to the story of the Lochness monster. Clearly, the article "Bryde's Whales" describes the behaviors of Baleen whales, while also conveying connections to the behaviors of humans and other stories.