Rain shadow

Throughout my whole life, I’ve always been the kid thought about their future. I didn’t just fly by the seat of my pants; I had a purpose behind everything I did. I’ve day dreamed about my future job and college ever since I can remember. However, I never would've guessed that I could find such a perfect fit of a job for myself. I’ve always known I wanted to help people and work with children. About a year ago, my friend and I were talking about our futures and she mentioned how she wanted to be…

Many conservationists and practitioners argue that environmental regulations are crucial to guarantee the sustainability of the Earth’s biological systems as well as the health and wellbeing of people, and that protected areas such as national parks constitute an essential tool in such regulatory toolbox (Kramer et al. 1997; Brandon et al. 1998; Terborgh 1999). Although the preservation of nature, which is the main objective of national parks, has become a worldwide concern, taking into account…

proves that he cannot identify abstract concepts or things that cannot be held, like shadows or love, but still has connections to these ideas. It’s because of this that the easiest method of communicating his…

Colin Wilson Quote Colin Wilson’s quote has a deep significance to it. He wants people to see more than what is essentially there. In the quote he is saying if someone commits an act are you going to shadow them. Which really connections into our society today because in the present-day society it is a monkey see, monkey do arrangement. Children now see things that happen on the internet and if it looks cool they will challenge themselves to attempt it, even if it is treacherous. Wilson is…

People are lead to believe that generations are perpetual; they remember the past, create the present, and inspire the future. In a perfect world, perhaps this would be true. However, we live in an ever-changing world, with ever-changing personalities and environments that force us to forget the past. This claim was not formed from ideas regarding rebellious teens, but rather the literature of an intellectual African native. Chinua Achebe successfully alludes to the ideas involving tradition and…

than we might assume from an initial, superficial view of its many manifestations. When I began researching Red-Eyed Vireo population, my first impression was that the project would be creating a simple model. With an increase in temperature and less rain, there should be a lower population of species. My research advisor Dr. Church had me read numerous scientific articles about ecological niche modeling of other species and the factors use to create these models. As I read these papers, the…

Hurricane Patricia hit land on Oct. 23. It set records for being the strongest hurricane ever based on the barometric pressure (879 millibars), the speed it changed from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane (24 hours), and the faster sustainable winds (200 mph). Hurricane Patricia starting forming in the Pacific, but didn’t hit anybody’s radar until it started to form a tropical storm in the Gulf of Tehuantepec which is in the Pacific Ocean west of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The storm…

The taste of iron filled his mouth, and the sound of his steed’s breathing was enough for him to stay his pace. For a moment, time seemed to stand still as he rode into the night. The rain dripped down his face and soothed his battle wounds. He had barely escaped with his life. Thankfully, his horse was all packed and ready to leave at a moment's notice. He knew if he were to live he’d have to leave everyone else behind and go it alone. Earlier that night, while the group of men were making camp…

In the land of Meteora, the gods were known as failures. They were banished from Olympia. Their city loomed with dark clouds that were there for eternity.Not even a streak of delicate sun could streak through these clouds. The gods there grew to be gloomy and expressionless gods who hope to die. The city lurks with the scent of death. The town`s people`s eyes have lost colour. The eyes of the people of Meteora is a stale, hopeless grey. The citizens of Meteora were giving up, and they were…

A couple of us gathered around the calendar in disbelief, as if to check and see if today was really the 13th. Of course this was only a guess for no one in our silo had ever seen the sun. The dreaded date had finally arrived, just as the soothsayers had predicted. Our nonperishable food supply had finally diminished. Now everyone was faced with the same grim ultimatum. Either slowly starve to death in our subterranean home, or venture beyond the blast doors into the wasteland. Almost…