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and tanks. River Gingee crosses the region diagonally from northwest to southeast. Ponnaiyar forms the southern border. GEOGRAPHICAL ZONES: Puducherry region consists of four geographical zones. The coastal zones which includes newer and older dunes. The second zone is made up of the two plateaus called the Puducherry plateau and…

significant experiences that enable her to inch closer to her roots and raise her awareness on the beauties of Life. For example, in “The Bats,” she witnesses bats mating for the first time and describes it as “soundless motion of wind blowing great dark dunes into new configurations”(21). If a person…

BLOG Nature’s Wonder - The Indian River Lagoon The Indian River Lagoon is one of Florida’s natural wonders and its northern end begins at Volusia County’s Ponce de Leon Inlet. The Lagoon stretches 156 miles to the south where it ends at Jupiter Inlet. This place where fresh water mixes with sea water is known as “the ocean’s cradle,” an “underwater rainforest” and “North America’s most diverse estuary.” It is home to more than 4,000 species of plants and animals including sea turtles,…

discovered that using the Rabbit Proof Fence that ran through Western Australia will navigate them home. To this day, it ranks as one of the most remarkable feats of endurance and courage in Australia’s history, as they had to face flooded rivers, sand dunes, heath lands, sleeping in horrible conditions, having to catch and cook their own food just so they can make it home. Although the children were forcibly removed from their own family and home, however this did provide them with greater…

Are we there yet? I had asked my mom for the thousandth time on our way to Arches National Park Utah. My family and I have been waiting for this trip what seems like forever. My brother and father planned our trip to Arches National Park and we are planning on staying there for five days. We are all psyched for this trip and I think I am the most excited. Day 1: I just woke up it is 6:30 a.m. and I can smell pancakes and eggs cooking outside. I saw a mule deer as I walked out the…

still be there. Fifty years of trash underneath all new development. The history contained in this garbage is a giant time capsule. In 1898 in Oxrhychus, Egypt two Oxford graduates; Grenfell and Hunt were looking for treasures and they found sand dunes. They hired a team of workers and began to dig. Obink tells us what they found. A motherlode of…

On my sixteenth birthday, I realized how fleeting all of the things I thought were permanent could be. I had no doubt in my mind that I was going to be living in Valdosta, Georgia up until college, which was neither good nor bad. I didn’t want to stay in Valdosta until leaving became a real possibility. Early in the first semester of my sophomore year of high school my mom broke the news to me. My mom came and sat on my bed with me after I got home from school. I remember how surprised I was to…

me. If I was not a Girl Scout I would not have received all of the opportunities that I have gotten through the years, such as traveling to many different places around the Midwest. We have traveled to Soni Springs in Michigan, spent a week at the Dunes National Park campground. As…

getting lower but just the idea to travel to an unknown place was exciting enough to keep me happy. We got to the beach and my dog Canela jumped out of the car ready to play and wander around the sandy roads and thorny bushes, after we passed the dunes we saw a huge beach with many people waiting for the same exact celestial show we traveled for, the sand was hard and the water warm, the clouds helped the air to stay tolerable and the moment…

During William the Conqueror’s childhood, his father, Duke of Normandy, had gone on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and died, leaving William to become his successor. As he became the new Duke of Normandy, he faced trouble with the other Dukes who wanted to be in power. This resulted in William gaining complete power over Normandy after fighting with the other dukes. William the Conqueror exploited people for their loyalty, which resulted in the Bayeux Tapestry only exemplifying his positive…