National Geographic

The forum is National Geographic magazine. This magazine can be found on both the web and in print. Additionally, readers can sign up for the Print Plus subscription which gives access to current issues in print and online and all of the archived magazines online. There is an online forum for National Geographic readers in which they may voice their opinions about articles and carry discussions on topics. Additionally, the magazine accepts messages and feedback from the readers that they publish into a section called “Letters”. The discourse community of this magazine is a global one because of its vast inclusion of worldly topics. The participants/targeted readers of this magazine can be broken down into four subcategories: The Intellectual Public, Educators, Worldly-Minded People, and Photographers. To begin, the Intellectual Public is a prime target for the writers because of the topics dealt with in the magazine issues. For example, in the January 2011 edition, the focus article was called “Population 7 Billion: How your world will change.” This article focuses on the world’s milestone of reaching seven billion people in the year of 2011. It shows a chronological progression of the world’s…

The National Geographic Society believes that the power of science, exploration and storytelling can change the world (National Geographic). It began as an amateur scientific organization in 1888 by Gardiner Greene Hubbard and went on to become the largest scientific-educational institution in the world (Lutz and Collins 1993:16). According to Lutz and Collins (1993:16), the National Geographic Society was influenced by several historical trends such as the emergence of mass journalism, distinct…

National Geographic society is a non profit organization that has been going on since 1888 and still is going on today caring about our education and our planet. I think it is a great organization and you should go check it out they do a lot of events so if you don't like one you may like another or you just might like all of them. I am encouraging you to at least read about it to see if you like it if you dont you dont have to go if you do you are more than welcome to come out to some of the…

protected at all costs; this being the goal of the prospective Koala Protection Act (National Geographic). The home of Koala bears, being the Eucalyptus Forest, are being destroyed to make more room for roads, houses, and farms (National Geographic). These forests are everything for the Koala, the trees provide and and shelter just to name a few (National Geographic; “Koala Protection Act”). For this reason the forest must be protected so the Koala can continue to survive. The Koala…

Intro This is a critical Review of the Documentary by National Geographic Megacities: New York. In this documentary various environmental issues are presented, this critical review will explore the issues presented. Present Environmental issues include; the increase in population highlighted by the expansion of buildings and public transport. Urbanization and the Urban heat island. The energy consumed by the construction, maintenance and use of public transport systems. Underground construction…

The prevalence of symbolism throughout the poem helps Bishop communicate the idea of how a child’s sudden introduction to the confusing and unfamiliar can be a terrifying experience. While her aunt was being worked on at the dentist office, Elizabeth sat in the waiting room and, “...[while I] waited I read/ the National Geographic /(I could read) and carefully /studied the photographs...a dead man slung on a pole...babies with pointed heads...” For a large portion of the poem the National…

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the biggest remaining Rainforest’s left in the world and houses several types of animals that are not known anywhere else besides there. For the Rainforest being in South America, the Rainforest experiences a dry season and a harsh wet season. This wet seasons covers the entire Amazon floor and makes this remarkable Jungle into a flooded river way through the giant canopied trees. In the National Geographic documentary on the Flooded Rainforest points out that…

and National Geographic. And the disaster i'm doing is “Gates of Hell”. This disaster occurred in 1971.What happened to make this catastrophe. Well, one day in 1971, a group of soviet geologist went looking for an oil field. During the search they thought they found an oil field, so they began to drill. But little did they know they were drilling on a cavernous pocket of natural gas that couldn't support the weight of the drill. The gases that came out was a casualty for animal. So they lit the…

Racial prejudice was high, and Peary received all the recognition while Henson was widely ignored due to race. Things began to change, though, as time went on. Almost 30 years after the expedition, Henson was made the first black member of the Explorer’s Club in New York, which was an extravagant honor. After having the chance to meet Presidents Truman and Eisenhower, Henson died in 1855 at the age of 88 (“Matthew A. Henson”). After his death, he became more widely accepted and has been honored…

Glory & Honor is a historical drama that focuses on Robert Peary (Henry Czerny) and his assistant Matthew Henson (Delroy Lindo). Robert Peary was born in Cresson, Pennsylvania on May 6, 1856, but moved to Portland, Maine where he grew up and went to Bodowin College in Brunswick, Maine. He then became a civil engineer for the United States Navy who was held in the highest regard due to his “exceptional talents” (Robinson 118). It was these talents that would lead him to be the first man to claim…