Dunes

The gopher tortoise is a large dark-brown to grayish-black terrestrial turtle with elephantine hind feet, shovel-like forefeet. The adult shell ranges in size of 5.9 to 14.6 inches long. It has a gular projection beneath the head on its yellowish, hinge less plastron or undershell. In comparison to females, males are generally smaller; with a larger gland under the chin, a longer gular projection, and more concave plastron. The gopher tortoise is seen as an important species in the…

“ I discovered, if I want to portray the sound of an ocean shore, I need to record a variety of samples from different distances; a couple of hundred feet from the water’s edge mid-distance from the high dune grasses to the water’s edge, and right at the waterline.” ( “Sound as My Mentor”, paragraph 4) Moreover, viewing an object clearly is easier than attempting to listen to it, because numerous amount of aspects affect listening more than viewing it.…

In the story Into the Wild, Chris McCandless drops everything and everyone to journey into the wild to become someone who no one knows. Author Jon Krakauer, tells a story about Chris McCandless’s new journey in the wild. He wants to forget everything that happened in the past and start new. Chris McCandless can be described as reckless,selfish and adventurous individual. Chris McCandless can be described as selfish for many reasons. One example of him being selfish was when he held off all…

a horrible genocide. The causes of genocide and starvation are complex, but one important factor is the changes caused global warming. Lake Chad, which was the sixth in the world, today is a twentieth of what it was and the rest is covered by sand dunes. That has led to the destruction of fisheries, the scarcity of water for irrigation, crop failure and displacement of millions from…

Karen Russell’s “Haunting Olivia” depicts two brothers searching for tangible evidence of their disappeared sister, Olivia. The brothers struggle to answer the question: at what point can one let go without feeling guilty? During the explorations of Gannon’s Boat Graveyard and the Glowworm Grotto, Timothy and his older brother, Wallow, stand on opposite ends of the spectrum of guilt. On one end, Wallow will not cease his quest until he is able to tell his sister that he is sorry and can find…

1. A long time ago my great, great, great, etc. Grandfather and Grandmother come to Ellis Island from Ireland where they had lived before. My Grandfather came with his lover to escape the IRA who had put a price on his head. 2. I have always enjoyed eating pretzels because of their salty crunch and they have always been one of my favorite foods, but when I was a baby I guess I like them a little too much because I ended up choking on one. This resulted in my mom calling 911 and me ending up in…

security by law and order in India. Desert fox share its habitat with its sympatric species Indian fox (Vulpes benagalensis). It is easily distinguished from Indian fox by its white tail tip while Indian fox has black tail tip. It lives among sand dunes or in the broad sandy beds of Dry River and also in wasteland covered with scrub. It shelter in a burrow dug in the ground and where there is vegetation, among reeds and bushes (Prater, 1971). Pusilla appears to be the only fox actually found…

allows Santiago the opportunity to meet Fatima the love of his life. The hawk killing each other was an omen that warns the oasis of an attack. Santiago thinks because in Egypt the scarab beetles are a symbol of god, then he should start digging the dune where he found them (Coelho161). 2. In The Alchemist, Coelho personifies the sun, wind, desert, and lake as attributes of human beings. The sun said that it communicates with the soul of the world and that together they cause the plants to grow…

development of Arabidopsis thaliana Introduction Arabidopsis thaliana is a small flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. It is part of the mustard (Brassicaceae) family and is quite common and widespread, found in habitats such as rocky ground, sand dunes and disturbed habitats (e.g. weed gardens and waste ground). It has a 6 week generation time. On the first week two cotyledons emerge from the seed and more leaves develop up until the fourth to fifth week, when the rosette growth completes…

Spreading along the east and gulf coast of the United States of America are unique geologic formations known as barrier islands. Not only are these landforms neat to visit, but also they have the important role of protecting the coastline by reducing the effects storm winds and waves can have. Barrier Islands, like Assateague Island, can form in different ways, but all are constantly undergoing changes from various factors. The focus of this paper will be how barrier islands form and move, these…