The Bean Trees

hayduke hess When jenny pointed out the trees we knew there must be water. So we started running as fast as we possibly could in the heat to get there but every step brought excruciating pain to our feet. The ground was flaming hot it burned my feet so bad. When we got there to the trees the ground felt so good and cold in the shade. I saw three big white blobs in the middle of the forest but as soon as we got to them I noticed they were camping trailers with red stripes and…

which has earned almost $370,000,000, followed by knitted sweaters that has earned almost $180,000,000. The landscape of Madagascar is beautiful. It is home to many unusual plants and animals including lemurs and chameleons. Madagascar has “baobab” trees towering over all the island. There is a type of red soil in Madagascar which makes the whole island feel red, which is why Madagascar is known as the “Great Red Island”. There are rainforests located just inland of the coasts. Madagascar has…

Indicators, there were 29.6% of households living in poverty in 2013 (World Development Indicators, 2015). This report focus on smallholder farms, which found 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…

Cameroon, also known as the Republic of Cameroon is an exquisite country located in western Africa. It was colonized by the Germans in 1884, they ruled until 1916. It is sometimes referred to as “Africa in miniature” because of the many different varieties of cultures and societies. Cameroon has over 250 languages, but the main two languages are French and English. Before the Cameroonians spoke French and English they were separate in distinct groups. Did you know that the French-speaking…

Mohawk tribe needed 3 different natural resources to survive in the eastern woodlands. They needed water, food and shelter, to get everything they needed they had to rely on animals, plants and trees. They also needed to stay hydrated so they commonly set up camp near a water source. They also needed trees to use for their longhouses so they set up camp on the edge or in the middle of a forest. They also needed food so they went hunting and fishing that was another reason they lived by the…

western slopes of the ridge in the middle of very tall pine trees and hardwoods such as Oak. It was a campground back in the…

Coffee, Caffeine, Chemistry Coffee is a life saver for most people in the morning. Sometimes you just need that extra kick of caffeine to start your day, however many people hardly know what exactly they’re consuming. Some don 't know where it came from, the benefits, harmful effects, etc. I am here to tell you all about it, starting with the origin. Coffee is a drink of precision, and of intellect. To truly understand this drink one must go back in time where it was discovered in Ethiopia And…

AD. The cacao grew on trees in the wild. The people to use chocolate were the “Olmec.” Now today it is called southeast Mexico. The time frame that they lived in was in the 1000’s BC. A thousand years later (250-900 AD) the Maya did use chocolate. But, the clearest history of chocolate begins with the Maya. The power of the Mayan was minimizing by the 1400 AD so the Aztecs started to take over. The Aztecs could not grow their own cocoa so they had to trade goods to get beans for exchange. When…

longer than anticipated. It takes few seconds to chop down a tree but several years to grow another one in its place. The farmers mainly grow coffee in that area. Coffee is one such crop that needs canopy to grow. But the irony here is that the very trees that would give shade are being cut down. The deforestation…

Carissa Gipson Finally we found some trees and wherever there’s trees there’s water. We got out of the car and I could tell that my baby Gina wasn't doing so well. It felt like every step was draining the life out of us but I didn’t want to die so when Jenny fell to the ground with exhaustion, I helped her up but she was almost burnt by the ground. We made it to the trees I pushed the tree branch aside and saw the Gina was staring at something as I turned around and screamed with joy. There…