Sahara

Off the edge of the Sahara, Jeoffrey Edwards grazed the flourishing grassy plains, basking in the solar rays with his good ol’ pal Basim. The further they meandered, the later it got; around 7 they had finally decided they were homebound. As they went, blissfully strolling through the maze of jungle vast throughout his home, the sudden appearance of a mysterious figure startled the two. The new giraffe was weirdly large, and seemed quite frightening to the giraffes. His face was hidden and all…

grimy roadside curb, cars rushing out and into tunnels, ignoring our drastic plight. I strain my ears and faintly hear the squawking of colorful macaws and fatigued children. The parking lot behind us is itself the Amazon Rainforest. No; it is the Sahara: hot, monotonous, dry, and stretching forever. With all the sweat and bodily fluids caked into my hair, I can barely lift my head to look pleadingly at my mother, again, my eyes imploring: How did this happen? I suppose the true problem is…

Land degradation due to deforestation and frequent drought due to variation in rainfall can lead to desertification. This is where arid lands lose productiveness and become more desert like. The Sahel of West Africa is located just south of the Sahara desert is an example of a region that underwent desertification beginning in 1968. The desertification of the Sahel lead to failed rains and a long period of drought, resulting in famine in this region. This famine lead to a major loss in…

Sirens blared as we raced across the Sahara on horseback. Reins gripped tightly in our hands, we were flying. That summer, I was Indiana Jones rescuing Marion Ravenwood. Nothing could stop us. Then suddenly the sounds of the sirens transformed into an all too familiar whistle—it was Dad calling me home for dinner. The next great Jones adventure was put on hold as I tugged the shoelace that doubled as reins and turned my bike towards home. “Until tomorrow Ravenwood,” I nodded with the tilt of my…

the number of red blood cells or decrease in level of hemoglobin. It causes major health problems in affected people. Fatigue, cognitive impairment and physical inability are physical manifestations of this disease. Countries which lie south of the Sahara Desert in Africa are called sub-Saharan countries. there are 48 countries in sub Saharan Africa. Data on prevalence of anemia in pregnant women aged between 15-49 years have been collected in 39 countries (81% of the total countries). Out of…

Cote d'Ivoire and the United States of America The United States of America is the most developed country in the world located on the continent of North America while Cote d'Ivoire is an African country located in West Africa. These two countries are not the same by their way of living, their climate and also their area. These differences lead us to ask the following question: what are the differences between these two countries? First of all, we will talk about the differences in the climate…

then started up talking again and saying “But that’s why I think that Animal House is the best movie.” I paused for a second and replied back with “That’s all a matter of opinion Coop, not a fucking fact. A fact would be that Sahara in Arabic means desert. So when we say the Sahara Desert we are really saying Desert Desert. Or that Leonard Nimoy died this past February on the 27th.” He went for the cigarette lighter in the Chevelle and it was gone. “Well before you or anything else pisses me…

Morocco- The Country that Makes the Soul Grow In the 7th and 8th century, the Arab invasion of Africa prompted the first predominant Muslim dynasty which triggered a domino effect that resulted in Morocco. In 1884, Spain officially started protecting the lands that would soon be known as Morocco. When France became the protectorate of Morocco through the Treaty of Fez in 1912, there was a rebellion shortly after and lead by the Istiqual. Eventually in 1956, the French were removed as the…

The religious cultural belief system and their momumental constructions found at aksum. Aksum is a representation of powerful kingdom in northern Ethiopia during the early Christian era. The peoples of Aksum were the product of a linguistic and cultural mixing of African Kushitic speakers with Semitic speakers from Yemenite southern Arabia. The massive ruins, dating from between the 1st and the 13th century A.D., include monolithic obelisks, giant stelae, royal tombs and the ruins of ancient…

Santiago makes the shop extremely successful, making him a rich man in just a year. He continues to pursue his personal legend, which is to find the treasure at the pyramids. Santiago joins a caravan crossing the Sahara desert to Egypt. There, he meets an Englishman who wants to learn the secret of alchemy of turning any metal into gold. He taught Santiago many things and Santiago learns that a powerful, 200 years old alchemist lives at the oasis of Al-Fayoum on…