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Techniques and methods besides irrigation systems and terraces were implemented. However, methods like slash and burn agriculture, which is where forests are clear cut and the vegetation remaining is burned for agricultural cultivation. After years of farming the land, it is left to be fallow until the soils regenerate. Slash and burn agriculture can be a viable source of food production assuming the soil and land has been restored with nutrients. Although this practice is unsustainable and…

of how other people make sense of the world” (Mckee 2003, p.15). In fact, textual analysis is widely used in slash fanfic studies. For example, through analyzing Star Trek (1966-present) slash fanfic contents, Jenkins (1992, p.193) argues that slash fanfic establishes a “play with androgyny” and a Utopia for women to express their sexual fantasy. Keft-Kennedy (2008) also examine how slash fanfic authors construct aggressive…

Fire Slash, on the other hand, had taken the dark road, and become a villain to the people of the Ice and Fire Suns. She had been laying low and having younger and more disposable villains doing her dirty work for her plans against Ice Sword. Over the years she has been plotting her revenge against Ice Sword, as she had never forgiven him for turning her in. Fire and Ice Suns did not know what they had in store with her next plan. Fire Slash, and her growing army of old and…

The lead singers of the band who often claim all the fame, however, lead guitarists are musicians who are masters of their craft. These legendary lead guitarists in rock bands that include Jimi Hendrix, and Slash, are famous in their own right. It’s true that the vocalist may have his lyrics, but, it is the rhythm section behind him, who truly make the sound. The list of legendary lead guitarists: 1. The top spot goes to the American rock guitarist and singer - Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix is…

The pros of slash-and-burn are an increase in food production without intensive labor, a lot of the work can be done by hand, the ashen remains of the burnt trees leave nutrients in the soil to help plants grow and if done properly it enriched soil and can be regenerative and productive in tropical rainforests (152). But the cons remain and include the burning of forests to accommodate for farmland, then after a few years the fields are abandoned and planting shifts to a new location. If done…

because it has developed a more complex meaning than just laugh out loud; but “slash” is far from the same. Being an 18 year old girl, I know there is something wrong when I have never heard of a popular texting term. In a brisk google search of “slash texting”, a quick tips website had the answer relating to the word’s new definition. Apparently an article by a Professor Curzan was meant to explain the emergence of “slash” according to her current English students in texting. She states her…

at high altitudes in the mountainous regions of the country and grow crops including maize, beans, rice and sorghum (Nations Encyclopedia, 2001). In order to control the pests, weeds and diseases, smallholder farmers usually use agrochemicals and slash and burn farming method, which is not environmentally friendly and even has negative…

Brown describes mass soil erosion as “a catastrophic form of natural erosion and can be produced by road construction in unstable, steep topography”, one of the most common forms of erosion in Oregon due to poorly places logging roads. Not only does clearcutting in northern parts of Oregon create compacted roads, but when these mass soil movements occur along these roads that are built to transport the wood being taken out they flow right into river systems that can greatly affect the biotic…

I've already seen my goals and my vocabulary to answer this lesson question. How can I write an effective argument for or against using planned fires to protect wild areas? To answer this lesson question, I begin by learning about the writing process. The first step in the writing process pre-writing, in which you'll plan out how to write a convincing argument about the best way to protect wild areas. As part of the pre-writing stage, I'll investigate this topic and form a claim. First I want to…

deforestation. These activities included a method called slashing and burning. Increasing rates in Deforestation, due to this slash and burn method, led to little food within the Mayans empire which slowly lead to none at all. They were forced to abandon their flourishing empire after a tragedy that would affect them forever.…