Madagascar

For my final site visit I chose to examine my own kitchen. Just one day in my kitchen and I start to realize that we have a definite dilemma in our family. It seems to me that a family should eat the same foods especially when it comes to dinner time, but unfortunately my family does not eat the same foods. Since my paper is due in the next few days and I spent all day preparing food in my kitchen I thought today December 13, 2014 was a perfect example of food production in the 21st Century…

was formed by the closuring of Mozambique Ocean during the collision of East and West Gondwana (Stern, 1994; Kröner and Stern, 2005; Fritz et al., 2013). It represents the greatest collision zone which extends from southern Israel in the north to Madagascar to the south. The Neoproterozoic basement of Ethiopia is found at the transition between the northern and southern sectors of the East African Orogen (EAO) namely the Arabian-Nubian Shield and the Mozambique Belt respectively (Kazmin et al.,…

Thirteen years ago, Disney’s Finding Nemo swam into the minds and hearts of millions of moviegoers across the globe. The film featured a tiny, lovable Clownfish, surrounded by cast of endearing friends and family, that was ripped from his home - leading to one of the most inspiring and beloved adventures of a generation. Now, it’s one of Nemo’s friends, Dory, that’s in need of “finding” - as one of the summer’s (and year’s) most highly anticipated movies brings back everyone’s favorite sea…

Labradorite has such a mystical appearance, it can seem like such an ordinary looking rock but with just a slight tilt of your head, the most beautiful flashes of colourful light appear. It is no wonder that this mystical appearance has inspired legends and was used in healing potions by the Inuit people of Labrador. As a fashion accessory it’s grey/iridescent color makes it a great item to go with just about any attire. Labradorite Physical Properties What is Labradorite? Labradorite is…

V. Poverty Traps in South Africa and India Hassen (2009) investigates the mechanisms in the South African economy that continually enforce poverty within the region and proposals from the new form of government dealing with structural problems in the South African economy. Evidence was gathered through primary sources and compiled in order to accurately answer the questions at hand. Hassen believes that no matter which policy is taken in light of the economic crisis, the region will not see…

represents the heteronormative western neo-liberal ideals, whilst the bomb maker represents ‘the Other’, the exotic world that is not related to the Capitalist ideals. In this instance one can see the western representation (James Bond) infiltrating in Madagascar, a land which is not considered to be part of western society, and chases a “threat” towards the western world in a location that is not the west. The tracking of people in foreign and strange lands is of course archetypal for any kind…

even still known as the “Affair” today. In 1894, an agent of counterespionage discovered a note, now known as the Bordereau, which included information about a new gun, information about different troops, artillery formation, information about Madagascar movements, and a draft for a firing manual. The firing manual was the most concerning to the French, who had discovered it since it was so difficult to obtain. This led to an immediate search to find the agent within the ranks who was spying for…

Clad in old, ragged clothes with a parrot perched on a shoulder, black eye patches and wooden legs; these people made enemies walk planks and buried treasures on lands unknown. They are called pirates and what we know about them is just half the story of what actually happened on those ships. Piracy was an epoch in the history of civilizations and it too had a Golden Period. The Golden Period of Piracy lasted from mid-1650 to mid-1720s but it started when the Pope divided the New World between…

million acres lost. As the second worst country, Indonesia demolished approximately 27 million hectares during that time. But, the larger nations do not always yield the greatest deforestation percentages. A small island country off the coast of Madagascar, Comoros destroyed 60% of its rainforest (Causes of Deforestation). Also in Africa, Burundi totaled to 47%, which for a miniature nation, it seems like half their country…

MARITIME PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY The importance of the oceans and seas are essential to running a trade that can bring improvement economy of a country, for trade in goods globally and maritime transport activities. International trade has been increasing the number of negative impact of the increase in the exposure and vulnerability of international shipping. These problems have caused a potential target for piracy, armed robbery and other crimes (Rodrigue, 2013 as cited in United Nation,…