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- 8041: Desertification
- ... by human factors (over-grazing, poor irrigation, deforestation, and over-cultivation) all of which are preventable. Livestock, in many continents, overgrazes and flattens vegetation. Arid areas, such as the Sahel ("Desertification was brought to the world's attention by the Sahel disaster..."), the dry plains of India, and semi deserts of Turkey can usually support a small number of people and their livestock without permanent damage. The land often recovers when ... In The Deserts Of This Earth. New York: Harcourt Brace J ovanovich Inc.,1977. 3. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia Of Science And Technology. Desertification.New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1982. 4. Molyneux, John, and Marilyn Mackenzie. World Prospects. Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1987. 5. Myers, Dr. Norman. GAIA An Atlas Of Planet Management. New York: Anchor Press, 1984. 6. Seager, Joni. The State Of The Earth Atlas. Toronto: Simon and Schuster ... Technology, Desertification (New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1982) 126. Dr. Norman Myers, GAIA An Atlas Of Planet Management (New York: Anchor Press, 1984) 46. Myers 47. Myers 59. Myers 59. John Molyneux, and Marilyn Mackenzie, World Prospects (Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1987) 94. Myers 59. Myers 59. Joni Seager, The State Of The Earth Atlas (Toronto: Simon And Schuster Inc., 1990) 36, 37.
- 8042: The Merchant Of Venice - Anton
- ... bitter and have difficulty in expressing their emotions. On many occasions friends, such as Salerio and Bassanio have questioned his sadness, trying to find an explanation for their great unhappiness with themselves and with the world. - Salerio: "But tell not me: I know Antonio Is sad to think upon his merchandise.2 Antonio: "Believe me, no: I thank my fortune for it, My ventures are not in one bottom trusted, Nor ... you in love."4 Antonio: "Fie, fie!"5 The mystery of Antonio's sadness remains, as he dismisses the prospect that his sadness is related to his ships or a lost love. Uninterested in the 'world' of suitors and marriage, Antonio is left without his lifelong companion, Bassanio after he travelled to Belmont to woo Portia. Early in the play another side of Antonio is revealed. Antonio is displayed as a ... loneliness is affecting Bassanio greatly, who takes responsibility for what has happened. - "Antonio, I am married to a wife Which is dear to me as life itself; But life itself, my wife, and all the world, Are not with me esteem'd above thy life: I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all, Here to this devil, to deliver you"8 A moment of comedy is brought out after this ...
- 8043: Tall Stories
- ... poised to take a giant new leap into the sky. Skyscrapers approaching the mile mark may still be awhile off, but there are proposals now for megastructures soaring 900 m -- twice as high as the world's tallest building, the 110-story Sears Tower in Chicago. Suppose that you were asked to erect such a building. How would you do it? What are the obstacles you'd face? What materials would ... resist high winds. The most advanced buildings are constructed like a hollow tube, with thin, outer columns spaced tightly together and welded to broad horizontal beams. Toronto's First Canadian Place and New York's World Trade Center towers are all giant, framed tubes. A superskyscraper would undoubtedly need extra rigidity, which you could add by bracing its framework with giant diagonal beams. You'll see this at Chicago's John ... by moving in the opposite direction. Other ways to disrupt vortex shedding include making several large portals in the upper part of the tower, through which the wind passes freely. In New York City's World Trade Center, vibrations are dampened with special spongelike pads sandwiched in its structure. The price tag on a superskyscraper is going to be enormous, but one way to cut costs is with high-strength ...
- 8044: Violence In Schools
- ... said that most violent conflicts among school- age children can be traced back to long-simmering disputes(Apfel 21). Carrying guns and other weapons around schools is becoming more and more popular all around the world. People think that carrying guns around schools with them will make them cool or fit in with other people like themselves. They're wrong. More and more people who are carrying guns around schools today ... obtain a gun. A survey of Baltimore public-schools students showed that the four most prevalent places to get guns are street corners, friends, drug dealers, and thieves(Gordon 29). And kids all over the world are getting guns from all these places but nobody is doing anything about it. It is very easy for someone to obtain a handgun. All they have to do is go to one of these ... easily. Works Cited Glazer, Sarah. "Violence In Schools." CQ Researcher(Sept. 11,1992): 787- 818. Ed. Elanor Goldstein. Vol. 14. Boca Raton: Sirs,1992. Art. 78. Witkin, Gordon. "Kids Who Kill." U.S. News and World Report(April 8,1991): 26-35. Ed. Elanor Goldstein. Vol. 4. Boca Raton: Sirs, 1991. Art. 5. Apfel, Ira. "Teen Violence: Real or Imagined?" American Demographics (June, 1995). 22-23.
- 8045: Animal Farm: The Corruption in Humans and The Character Napoleon
- ... population by manipulation and fear inducing means. It would be extremely helpful to take a look at the time era in which this book was written. This book could possibly have made reference to the World War that was taking place at that time period. A parallel is drawn between Napoleon and the historical figure Stalin. Stalin used an ingenious method to accomplish his own ends. He aimed at the young because ...
- 8046: The Shield Of Achilles
- ... men quarrel over the blood price for a murdered kinsman and take their cases to a judge to decide the outcome. In the latter, children and housewives stand guard as the men march out to war. This scene is analogous to the Trojans leaving to fight the Acheans between their shores and the city. As seen in line 625, now hauling a deadman through the slaughter by the heels , Homer foreshadows ... the harvest feast while the women fix the midday meal. The shield depicts happiness and prosperity for the king(whom represented Agamemnon, the king of the Achaeans) again foreshadowing the Achean s victory in their war with Troy. The shield also shows a thriving vineyard with a winding footpath on which the pickers run. Among the pickers is a young boy who plays his lyre and sings a lovely dirge. A ... the cities themselves and within the King s estate are evidence of this. Not only do they hold beauty in the intricacies, they also serve to represent the larger story of the Iliad and the war between the Aceans and the Trojans. It serves to remind the reader of what has taken place, as shown in the battle scenes, whille setting the scene for what is to come. It acts ...
- 8047: Dr. Spock
- ... critics like Vice president Spiro Agnew in the 1960’s who branded him “The father of permissiveness” responsible for a generation of hippies. Spock joined those youths in protests against nuclear technology and the Vietnam war and in 1967 led a march on the Pentagon. He was arrested numerous times for civil disobedience, and even ran for U.S. president as a candidate for the people’s party in 1972. Dr. Spock’s last contribution to this society came out in 1994 in the form of his last book. A Better World For Our Children, which contained recommendations for making America a better and healthier place. This book was published when he was 91 years of age. Spock was quoted as saying “I’ve slowed down a ...
- 8048: Global Warming
- ... over the past century has risen one degree Fahrenheit over the last century. These last few decades have been the warmest this century. The sea level has risen 4 to 10 inches, and mountain glaciers world-wide have begun to retreat. It is important to recognize that with the recent warming and the other climatic changes that have been going on have not been related to one another. For example, warming ... more than 10,000 years ago. With the increased warming of the Earth it could lead to catastrophic events that could endanger living things on our planet. One event is major drought all around the world. With the warming of the planet, the water on the ground would quickly evaporate causing the rivers and lakes to quickly dry up. This would lead to crops dying from lack of rain, which would ... with more people inland, it would cause a shortage of space in some areas. With the coastal cities under water, this would cause a great economic strain on the rest of the cities throughout the world. Global Warming would also cause extreme weather. Thunderstorms would be more powerful than they have ever been. Tornadoes would be stronger than they normally would. With the warming of the surface it would also ...
- 8049: Reforestation
- Reforestation The purpose of this written report is to inform the reader about the concerns and facts involved with reforestation. Reforestation began in Ontario after World War II. What happened was, professional foresters were assigned to an area and became responsible for its well being. Under the Crown Timber Act, long term management was prepared. Then the many steps needed to rebuild ...
- 8050: Emily Dickinson
- ... Susan. These poems and letters have led some people to think Emily was a lesbian. [ 10. http://www.sappho.com/poetry/historical/ e_*censored*in.html ] Dickinson had her greatest poetic output during the Civil War. She wrote around eight hundred poems in this time. To go along with this great output came a stressful period, too. Emily went through great stress in the year eighteen hundred sixty-two because of ... the poems, she didn't edit the poems as much. [ 12. Notable Poets, volume one, page 288] Emily Elizabeth Dickinson lived fifty-six years and half those years she lived in seclusion. She saw the world in a different view, and she showed it in her poetry. Emily has been ranked with the America's finest. Word Count: 1329
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