Forest

“Swallowing Rain Forest, Cities Surge in Amazon” by Simon Romero, published in New York Times on November 24 2012, argues that the impact of increase of population has caused deforestation. Romero’s ideas that Brazil has increased population has caused deforestation, energy projects bring in more people due to increase of jobs and an iron ore mine has also created more jobs are important points; his ideas that migrants moving to the jungle will repair jungle, birthrate has gone down in Brazil…

During the summer of 2016, I fought wildland fire for the Weiser Ranger District of the Payette National Forest in Idaho. I worked on a type four heavy engine, E-421. As a firefighter, I was able to witness climate change and increasing fire activity first hand on an off forest assignment to Midas, Nevada. It was there where my module was the first to respond to the Hot Pot Fire. In a little under 36 hours, the Hot Pot Fire spread 123,000 acres. It claimed an abandoned ranch and almost consumed…

essay, “A Wind Storm in the Forests,” John Muir who was a naturalist and the founder of Sierra Club one of the most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States describes his deep appreciation and love for the environment. In his writing, john describes the beauty of the wind and he make the suggestion that the wind are godly because they completely organize the forest in which they appear. He describes how trees in the sierra national forest respond differently to the…

In the satirical novel, “ Dealing with Dragons” by Patricia C. Wrede, the disobedient and self-reliant Cimorene refuses the typical expectations of her family and the rest of civilization. Due to the pressure and constant reminder of how “it’s simply not done” Cimorene flees her dilemma and finds shelter with the dangerous and ferocious dragon, Kazul. Cimorene was justified in ignoring the expected social norms of Medieval society because Cimorene could overlook her life, create an impact on…

In the novel, Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, the main character Cimorene is a princess that wants to do different things a normal person would do. She refuses to be proper, she is bored because she can’t do anything normal person would be able to do because of her parents saying it not princess like. Cimorene goes to the dragon’s cave and meets Kazul then they are best friends kind of because Cimorene helped Kazul when she was poisoned with dragonsbane that Cimorene brought home to…

Background Greenhouse gasses and global warming are very controversial topics that are thrown around with fear. Because of this, I have always been interested in global warming. I am an advocate for replanting rainforests and preventing the destruction of natural habitats. Global warming can occur when large quantities of plants are removed preventing carbon dioxide to be taken from the air and recycled into oxygen. Because of this, I have always had the thought that if plants take up carbon…

American Forest Policy-Global Ethical Tradeoffs, addresses the issue of global increases in timber demand, especially within the United States, coupled with the decrease in timber production and forest cultivation within the U.S., and the potential solutions that may remedy the growing timber dilemma. The authors propose several solutions and discuss their potential benefits and costs, but overall, voice their preference of establishing forest plantations and practicing intensive forest…

A Taste of Domesticity in Stokes State Forest Throughout my four years of high school, I had never had a friend come back from a post-prom weekend in Wildwood and describe to me what sounded like a “good time.” The stories they told always had the same synopsis that centered around drunken fun and even drunker stupidity. Hordes of juniors and seniors slept in small dirty motel rooms. They spent way too much money on alcohol, and they often got swindled into paying hundreds of dollars to stay…

Although the majority believed that a princess should be proper and follow the social norms of her day, others believed that a princess should have their own voice and live a life of freedom and choice. In the novel Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede, Cimorene was overwhelmed with the expectations of society and longed for her freedom. This longing manifested inside her until she decided to ignore the manipulating society and escape to a land where her freedom cascaded around her. Cimorene…

and sense of belonging to one or more ethnic groups. It defines the way an individual identifies or positions himself in different cultural context” (Unknown). In James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans and Conrad Richter’s The Light in the Forest; both stories convey many similarities and differences to compare and contrast between the Native American and White cultures. Culture is usually determined as one's traditions, ideas, beliefs, languages, and celebrations that are passed down…