Desert

Discovery is the act or process individuals undergo to explore what is uncovered or already realised to reach a new physical, emotional or spiritual revelation. Reassessing personal understandings, considering alternative perspectives and acting with the appropriate attitudes can have a profound impact on the discovery process and realisation of the individual. The Alchemist’ by Paul Coehlo and Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ demonstrates how new settings can be transformative for the individual and…

What if you wake up feeling like a boss, on top of the world, so powerful that nothing can destroy you? Nikki Giovanni was a black female born in Ohio. She visited Africa in 1972, the year Ego Tripping was published. That same year was when many civilizations were finding their origins. Giovanni celebrates being a black female with a huge ego during that time, so big that she seems to be tripping over it. In “Ego Tripping.” Nikki Giovanni uses allusion, simile, metaphor and symbolism to show…

uses this metaphor to compare his life to withered trees and the camp to the heart of a desert. The tree was a symbol of life, but it was withering away in the desert. He used the word heart to emphasize that he was deeply lost in the middle of a foreign place with no hope to survive. Elie was the tree, the source of life, enduring the harsh wind in the middle of a Gypsy camp. The camp to him was like a desert. He had no source of life, and his hope was fading away. He began to accept his…

The geography of Africa has always been a mix of a desert, an inhospitable dense forest and a small area in between perfect for hospitable living space. As a result, this diversity of climates has effected parts of Africa socially, politically, economically, and has also effected the ability for Africa to build a military. Some parts of Africa developed more of less than others simply due to their conditions. Africa was socially impacted due to the geography of the continent. For example,…

photograph (8). In addition, Bazin elaborated on the ability of photographs to “transfer(s) reality from the object to its reproduction”, which is why photographs were regarded unconsciously as exact replications of the world (8). However, Irregular Desert by Vija Clemins and Untitled #153 by Cindy Shermans challenges Bazin position by producing aesthetic…

Eddi Flores #9 Why Zoos Should Not be Aloud Although zoos are really cool to visit, I think Zoos should not be allowed, because the animals are caged up and not aloud to see the real world. Sure people don't get to see these animals, but I'm ok without seeing a kangaroo, if I do see them it would be nice, but I'm ok see them on the tv and that's enough. Animals at zoos are sometimes even taken away from their family to be at different zoos like the dad at the LA zoo and the mom at palm beach zoo…

He declared, “The people of Herero must leave this land. If they do not, I will force them to with the great weapons. We will no longer accept women and children, but rather expel them or shoot them.” The Herero escaped into the desert where the Germans had already poisoned many water sources and had already killed many of the herero people that has escaped. On October 4th von Trotha wrote to the Chief of Staff: “I believe that this nation as a nation must be exterminated. I prefer…

of access to calorically dense, nutritionally empty fast food, the one thing that is often overlooked is the lack of resources in rural areas. Not only are rural areas often overlooked in general, their lack of available healthcare and often “food desert” status leaves rural areas underrepresented in terms of health and fitness. The National Library of Medicine defines obesity in general as “[…] having too much body fat. […] that a person 's weight is greater than what 's considered healthy for…

between the other boys and Stanley. Zero got angry and then ran away into the desert. Stanley decided to go after him the next day. After running deep into the…

head as I venture the Thar Desert. It seemed like forever since I made the decision to leave Amritsar and go to West Pakistan, but I knew that I could not stay after being segregated for so long. Much tension was in the air when us muslims and hindus were even sharing the same air. As soon as I learned of this new muslim state I knew that any chance I had of escaping the violence and tension would be there. She would be there. I am in a place called the “Great Indian Desert” and I’m determined…