Arctic

As the temperature of the Earth kept rising slowly, Arctic residents struggled to keep their homes. “Climate change has brought a myriad of issues to the far north, but rising sea levels are now threatening existing home owners and contributing to housing shortages” (Hansman, 2016). “The strong global warming…

Scientists have spent decades in search for the causes of global warming. Over the years, they have learned that global warming is due to the earth’s surface temperature. The earth’s surface temperature increases because greenhouse gases collect in the atmosphere. Ultimately, creating a shell around the earth that thickens, keeping in the sun’s deadly heat, causing the planet to heat up. In fact, there is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than at any point in the last 800,000 years.…

Global Weirdness is a relatively easy read that is focused on the effects of global warming. The title “global weirdness” is incredibly appropriate for it is not just about global warming, but also the other “weird” factors that are occur as well; for instance, relentless droughts, rising seas, severe storms, deadly heat waves, and water movements are just a few to name. The book is consisted of four parts with sixty, short chapters and an epilogue. The first part is entitled “What the science…

Ruta Sepetys has written a few books, two of which are compelling historical fiction books. She tends to write to both entertain and inform people. Ruta does this through manipulating the stories of Lithuanian citizens during WWII. Her books Between Shades of Gray and Salt to the Sea are both undoubtedly similar yet different stories about the fight against Russians. Ruta Sepetys is a witty author who has written three historical fiction books. Her first book was Between Shades of Gray, while…

relatively the same time of nearly a 1-year gestation period. It is assumed that the last woolly mammoths disappeared from Europe and Southern Siberia in around 8000 BC, with the last isolated populations disappearing from Wrangel Island located in the Arctic Ocean in around 1700 BC…

Frankenstein Essay Frankenstein is a piece of literary work that illustrates concepts of the Romanticism era that occurred in the early 1800’s. Romanticism concepts emphasized how the individual made a place for himself in society. The concepts would include the individual’s personal feeling, the individual’s freedom, and the individual’s rebellion against society. Mary Shelley (the author of Frankenstein) included these concepts in her work. The 2003 movie Frankenstein follows the same idea…

Have you ever thought about some of the most adorable animals in the world? The Harp seal is one of those animals. I will help you discover the role that the Harp seal plays in the ocean food chain. The Harp seals habitat will also be discussed. As a final note, I will tell you how the Harp Seals protect themselves from predators. Harp Seals play many roles in the food chain. According to Nature’s Children Seals “Seal-Time Meal-Time”, states that a Harp seal eats Herring, Capelin, and…

UK, U.S, Australia, Canada and also Germany (Tough Mudder Inc 2015). This event consists of a 12 and a half mile course with approximately 20 very deceiving obstacles to face, this includes such things as: Electroshock therapy, cage crawl and the Arctic Enema. This idea of the team orientated course was first conceived by two English men to test people’s physical fitness and mental strength. This means not only pushing people’s body to the ultimate limits but also conquering any fears they may…

There are many elements that humans come in contact with every day. One of these elements is ruthenium, and you see it almost every day if you use pens, electronics, or jewelry. There are many sources, uses, and health hazards for the element of ruthenium. Here are the locations where you can find ruthenium. There are two places in the world where you can find the element ruthenium. You can find it on the continent of North America in Canada and on the continent of Europe in Russia. In…

Killer whales make up a huge part of the ecosystem. Also known as orca’s, they are one of the most powerful predators in the world. They are very intelligent creatures that thrive in both cold and warm waters. And in both salt and freshwater. While there are many aspects that make up such an amazing mammal they make up a huge part of the world, in and out of water. Killer whales are very efficient hunters. They eat approximately 551 pounds of food each day. Their diet consists of squids,…