Tundra

A terrestrial ecosystem is an ecosystem found only on land. There were six primary terrestrial ecosystems which are tundra, taiga, temperate broadleaf forest, tropical rain forest, grassland and desert. Terrestrial environments are segmented into a subterranean portion from which most water and ions are obtained. An atmospheric portion from which gases are obtained and the physical energy of light is transformed into the organic energy of carbon-carbon bonds through the process of…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein includes many significant elements of Female Gothic while Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” features both Female and American Gothic traditions. Many of these elements refer directly to the major characters, neither of whom have a name that is not preceded by an article. They do not get names, but titles. These characters are, of course, the Creature and the narrator. The Creature in Frankenstein fulfils the role of the Female Gothic heroine; he is…

The Permian Period The Permian Period is the last one, after the Carboniferous Period, of the Paleozoic Era lasting for about 46 to 47 million years from 299-252 million years ago (mya) (Smith 2011). One major feature of this period is the formation of the supercontinent, Pangaea which affected the environment and the climate as well which gave rise to new species. Another distinct feature is the greatest mass extinction event which killed around 54% of all marine families and most of the…

Ethics can be said as an acceptable norms and behavior of a setting group of people. These norms and behaviors is subjective and differ from groups and society. Ethics in general is universal despite the fact that the ethical norms are not universal. Every organization has a form of ethical requirements but the norms are not the same. Ethics in regard to the business world, company management and employees are expected to exhibit ethical behavior by customers. The policies and the disciplinary…

1. What is the significance of Man the Hunter? Where else does Brazier assert gender clarity? - The significance of man the hunter is to naturally kill animals for food and use women to please his sexual desires. Brazier asserts gender clarity by depicting man as the hunter, provider, and overall the boss. Women were a property of the man, only used to serve his needs. 2. What theories might be put forward to explain the staggered development of civilizations? - A theory that may…

Saving Indigenous Culture: A Priority of the Future Indigenous people face a difficult choice of whether to move and disappear to save their culture or assimilate into mainstream culture. Either way, their culture will change to adapt to the new situation they are forced into, risking their unique language and culture in the process. However, if outsiders could intervene and protect their culture, it would benefit the world greatly. To begin with, the Indigenous people have lived off the land…

six weeks before the election. We wrapped our California kids, ages five and three, in a million layers of clothing and hats, filled thermoses with soup and hot chocolate, shared hand-warmers among us, and packed as though we were braving the Arctic tundra. The temperature in Washington was in the twenties, and we were outside for eight hours. It must have been uncomfortable. Our kids must have suffered. Their mom and I must have bickered. But I don’t remember it that way. I remember laughing…

We see an early example shaker culture when Mr. Tanner gives young Robert the pig for help and apron with the calving. Mr. Haven and Robert are fixing the fence when Mr. Tanner brings the pig Roberts father states about accepting the pig “we thank you brother Tanner but it’s not the shaker way to take frills for being neighborly” (P 21). I think this shows that in the shaker culture they feel that is not right to accept a gift or payment for doing the right thing in any given situation are…

For miles different parts of the sky are lit by the glow of flares. These flares come from the flare pits in which excess gas is burned from fracking stations spread across the area. Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota, the Bakken, is where you can watch these flares burn. This is an area of one of the biggest oil booms in the United States. Seeking the high paying jobs and the possibility of getting ahead after being hit by the recession people from all over the country come to work. My…

Oliver writes that the owl leaps from it’s perch, the bird of prey instinctively notices a scurrying beneath the thick layer of white snow and thrusts it’s taloned toes into the cold. The owl then emerges in glorious fashion and rises over the frozen tundra to watch for more movement underfoot. Following this comes the latter addition of the two-part structure, where Oliver incorporates herself (and humankind in general) into the poem. She…