Shoreline

reefs in the 1970s. It brought in great business for photographers. In just the time span of 10 years, most of the coral was killed from the White Band disease. In 10 more years, there was barely any coral left. The coral could no longer protect the shorelines like it had before and didn’t have much marine life. In Gulf of Aqaba, global warming had strongly affected the coral rich area. The coral had reduced greatly in just 20 years (Sheppard…

terrible conditions and they have one choice and that’s to go homeless. Many have nowhere to go so they head for the beaches. “Some 800 people live on this small section of Oahu's western shoreline alone.” And another statistic shows that there are 487 homeless per 100,000 people. There are so many on the shoreline that they have set up their own community. For a little sleeping out on the beaches was manageable for residents. While they homeless were on the beach it hadn’t deterred anyone…

The geography of Ancient Greece impacted Greeks and their civilization in a variety of ways. Greece is a small country in Southern Europe shaped like an outstretched hand, with fingers for land that reach into the Mediterranean Sea. The peninsula of Ancient Greece is bordered on the east by the Aegean Sea, on the west by the Ionian Sea and the south by the Mediterranean Sea. A peninsula is a land that is bordered on three sides by water just like the mainland of Greece. The mainland of Greece…

Territorial dispute between the City of Ingleside and the City of Corpus Christi in Texas resulted in a lawsuit to establish the adjacent bay waters’ “shoreline” as the common border. Ingleside sought clarification by filing a declaratory-judgment. Ingleside believed that several piers, bulkheads, wharves, and artificial structures affixed to Ingleside’s shore and therefore The City of Ingleside believed part of the land was within their jurisdiction. However, due to the balance of power between…

lands are very lush and full of vegetation, making it a place where most fruit can be found. Overall Ecuador is a warm tropical area with great views and lively homes. Ahh Ecuador, it’s where the most beautiful mountains sit, where the glistening shoreline sway, and where powerful volcanoes rule. Ecuador has some of the most beautiful scenery and landforms. Ecuador has a total of 50 volcanoes which 30 are on the mainland and 14 are on the galapagos islands. Only of them are active while the…

The plate tectonic theory was developed in the 1960’s and it is extremely important to have a fond understanding of as it is an explanation of the amazing scientific feats that have happened and are still happening in our world today. For example, it explains why the land we stand on is in its place, how volcanoes, tsunamis and mountains are formed and many more scientific phenomenon. This theory is that the outer shell of Earth is separated into multiple plates, which are floating on the mantle…

According to the textbook, Michigan has over 5,100 km of shoreline on the four Great Lakes more than any other state except Alaska. Also unlike other states Michigan’s boundaries do not end at the shore. Michigan’s boundaries reach far out within the Great Lakes making up almost 40% of Michigan’s total territory. There have been many disputes on where Michigan’s boundaries begin and end. For example, the islands of Bois Blanc, Stony, Sugar and Fox reside in the Detroit River was a subject of…

you are looking for. If you love native wildlife, sit outside on your deck for a few moments during the early hours of dawn or around dusk. Deer, doves, porcupine, coyotes, badgers, kites, woodpeckers, rabbits and foxes love to wander along the shoreline. If you love bird-watching, check out the 11,000-acre Oroville State Wildlife…

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be hunted? In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Rainsford a big game hunter falls off a boat after he hears gunshots at night and gets to an island called Ship Trap Island where a man named General Zaroff challenges him to a game where General Zaroff hunts him. Rainsford shows that he is courageous, adventurous, and smart. Rainsford is an adventurous person he likes to hunt big game and travel. Rainsford travels all around the…

This photo, taken by Gustave Le Gray in 1857, is one of the first examples of a combination print. To produce this image, Le Gray combined two separate negatives (one of the sea and one of the sky) into one composite seascape. During this time period, photography was often regarded as an objective record of truth and reality, a notion that Le Gray challenged in performing this manipulation. In addition, by working with two separate negatives, Le Gray was able to overcome the inability of early…