Conservation of Forest Essay

According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation 680,000 jobs have been created by the practice of hunting in the United States. That is a miniscule number compared to the $796 million that hunters directly contribute to conservation programs each year in the United States (National Shooting Sports Foundation). Hunting has always been an essential part of American life, a past time that transcends ethnicity, age, religion and gender. Passed from generation to generation, the practice of…

The Environmental Effects of Hurricane Katrina: An Annotated Bibliography Brooks, Matthew, Stouffex, Philip. “Effects of Hurricane Katrina and Salvage Logging on Bachman’s Sparrow.” 26 Jan. 2011, http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/cond.2010.100019 Bachmann’s Sparrows are at a near threatened status, so the effects of Katarina were expected to be detrimental to their environment. These sparrows make their homes in the longleaf pine tree located in the savanna area. The path of Katrina…

De-extinction is something that is being thought about by scientists around the world, but some are thinking differently than others. There are two sides to de-extinction: if it should or should not be done. Scientist and even just regular, not fully informed people are debating about this on a daily basis. Some believe it's something that we should do this to "restore traditional values, strengthen families, and encourage education", while others believe that "Being able to do something doesn’t…

Conservation of wildlife is an issue that is relevant to today in people’s everyday life. The importance of this topic, was not introduced recently. Although a poem published in 1967, still have relevance today shows the importance of modern contemporary poets, whose voice can be heard to this day. W.S. Merwin’s “For a Coming Extinction” emphasizes the importance of saving animals and the environment that is still relevant to today’s issues. In this short poem, concepts of everyday wrong-doing…

from 1933 to 1945. President Franklin Roosevelt always had his country in mind. He wanted to help unemployed men during the time of the Great Depression and he also wanted to help the environment. His win-win came in the form of the Civilian Conservation Corps…

Imagine a world where children grow up having their each and every move monitored and overseen, where parents keep in contact with their children via cell phone throughout every day all day, and where children no longer view their parents as superior to them but instead view them as their “best friends”. Well, welcome to Generation Y! Children are growing up depending on their parents to fix every unfair situation, money need, hardship, and rejection in life because they think that is how life…

Epic of Gilgamesh Essay Throughout his career, Gilgamesh changes in some ways after meeting Enkidu. On the one hand even with his soul mate, he does nothing to alleviate his terrible behavior towards people. His prideful disposition and sociopathic tendencies lead him to his downfall. On the other hand, his love and compassion towards Enkidu redeems only a part of the king’s personality. Even after meeting his other half Enkidu, Gilgamesh continues with his arrogant behavior. He views himself as…

Humans looks upon heroes, and heroes represent his people ideology. Epics have introduced a numerous amount of characters, but only a few are considered heroes. Gilgamesh from “Epic of Gilgamesh” stands out as one. Gilgamesh carries a perfect body gifted by the gods, as he is two-third god and one-third man. He is also the king of Uruk, a shepherd to his people. Comparable to Gilgamesh are son of Zeus, Achilles and son of Atreus, Agamemnon. Achilles possesses superhuman strength and is marked as…

Beowulf In the poem, Beowulf, a warrior from Geats comes to help Hrothgar, the king of the Danes whose land is being attacked by a monster, Grendel. Beowulf is successful and kills Grendel. To show his bravery and abilities, he even kills Grendel without using weapons. However,Hrothgar is still in trouble, because Grendel's mother is now trying to get revenge. As the poem continues, Beowulf kills Grendel's mother in her lair with a sword that giants used. After the victory, Beowulf returns…

Gilgamesh & Enkidu The epic of Gilgamesh is about the story of the king and hero Gilgamesh who had a long journey to find a secret for immortality. However, one of the main themes in the story is the friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu. The two men at the beginning they were enemies, but at the end of the story they become a friend. Their friendship was very strong as it can be seen when Enkidu dies Gilgamesh was in the great sorrow, and he tried hard to bring back Enkidu to life by offering…