Summarization of Three Countries The first country that I will discuss on my list is Chile. The population of Chile is roughly around 14 million, even though Spanish is the official language, English is spoken by the business people and in tourist centers. There is no official religion in Spain with a variety of people of who identify themselves as Roman Catholics (78%), and Protestant (13%). However, a there are also a large number of people who identify themselves as atheist. Here is a fun…
Rainforests are beautiful ecosystems where trees, plants, insects, and other wildlife thrive. There are rainforests all over the world; even some in the United States. The rainforest holds many wonders humans have yet to discover. The largest and oldest ecosystems on Earth are rainforests. There can be as many as 500 tons of living things per acre. Over 50% of the world’s animal and plant species are found in the rainforest. Four layers make up the rainforest; the first of the four is the…
Biome Research Essay Intro A tropical rainforest is a hot and typically moist biome found near the earth’s equator. The warmth and moisture makes the tropical rainforest very suitable for many plants and animals. Therefore, it is no surprise to find that the tropical rainforest is home to over 15 million species of plants and animals within this biome. Some of the animals that are living in tropical rainforests include, the African forest elephant, the Bengal tiger, and the Chimpanzee.…
In a study observing the culture and history of the Yanomamo, findings from anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon reveals how violence can create new allies. For decades, the men of the Yanomamo “fought like bands of brothers” as they raided villages and killed. The alliance is created when a pair or party of warriors from different communities frequently meet and kill together; in doing so, the pair or group is more likely to move into the same village later. As a result from working to raid a…
Alexandria Creative, Caring, Protective, Loving Wishes to go to Paris, France and see the eiffel tower reams of writing songs for song artists Wants to be a singer or a songwriter for other singers I wonders if I will ever find a true friend in this world we live in I am deathly afraid of spiders which means I have arachnophobia I like to dance I mainly dance in my bedroom with the music very loud I love my girlfriend Kayla Bidinger I want to see the world, the inside of the White House, and…
Terrorism, bloodshed and power status sums up the focal points embedded within the movie, City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles, and Kátia Lund. These themes create definitions for several theories. The first theory in comparison to the movie is Strain Theory. Because of the economic strain of the people within the film, most turn to criminal activity. “Many families were homeless due to the flooding and acts of arson in the slums” (Meirelles, 2002). The government shipped their homeless…
The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. The rainforest is famous for its biodiversity and it's being a broadleaf forest. Also for being home to half of the earth’s plants and animals species. Those are some of the main reasons why people take interest in the rainforest. That’s also what helps causes land use conflict in the Amazon rainforest. They have 5 small groups of indigenous people who have made their home in the rainforest. These different groups contain…
Current projections note that socioeconomic pressures coould lead to more than half of the closed-cnopy beign degraded by 2030. Previous modeling studies have shown that removal of Amazon forest can lead to significantly warmer surface temperatures and drier conditions due to signifiant decreases in precipitation. By mass continuity, the decrease in ascent associated with with the deforested regions causes changes beyond the areas of disturbance. Deforestation can lead to disturbance in the…
The Colombian Sport of Throwing Rocks at Gunpowder Betwixt the three countries of Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama lays a wonderfully unique country titled the Republic of Colombia, also referred to as simply Colombia. Aside from its current president holding a Nobel Peace Prize from 2016, this country has a lot to offer. Colombia has a beautiful diversity of different landscapes and people. The two most alluring gems of Colombia that seem to stand out in most people's’ minds are Shakira and the…
Inequality. That is precisely what describes Brazil. Social inequality, being more specific, is a big problem my country has to deal with. Although my city is a much better place when compared to some other cities in Brazil, my mom always noticed that something should be done to change the situation of the charities in our city. During some periods of the year, their supplies were low, there were times that they did not have enough food and clothes for their kids, forcing them to ask for help on…