Tundra

Literacy in my life Literacy and writing has played a huge role in my life since I was a child, and even still to this day. I learn something new everyday because of it and wouldn’t be nearly as functional without it. In my opinion it is the most useful and important skill. Communication would be a difficult thing without it. I still can remember when my mom read to me every night when I was young. I most fondly remember reading Dr.Seuss with her. I think this is because it is unique versus…

In the world today, we see so many events happening that sometimes we do not know why they occur. In the western side of the world we see people living in more developed countries such as the United States and Europe. As in the eastern side there are countries that are a lower developed countries for example South west Asia and south Asia. To have a comparison between two countries that I will be explaining about are Europe and South West Asia. Those two regions have a lot of differences in…

It was 65 degrees below zero in Prudhoe Bay Alaska. I remember the bite of the gale as it swept across the frozen tundra attacking every inch of exposed skin; frostbite takes minutes to set in. An adjustable head lamp allowed us to see where we were walking in the dark Artic environment. The Sun would not be coming up for a couple of months. I had read reports of Polar bears in the area earlier in the week and found myself cautiously peering ahead or recoiling at shadows. The Arctic clothing I…

Russia Russia is a country in Europe that has existed and been inhabited since Paleolithic times. Russian Federation or Modern Russian has grown into the largest country in the world. Several major events have built Russia into what we know today. The early history during the ninth century C.E. Kievan Russia developed the first political party that reigned from the 10th-12th century (The World Fact Book, 2016). Since then there have been a plethora of leaders and developments. They…

The SS. Auntie Milky The boy could not yet be seven years of age. He plopped on the cushioned window seat of the old wooden house and gazed out at the frozen tundra. A creak from one of the wooden floorboards announced that there was someone approaching him, the boy desperately hoped they would leave him in his comfortable nook. “Ryan, please come back to the table and finish your milk,” his aunt asked, he whipped his head to look at her. His blue eyes reflected her disapproving ones. They…

Adam Fertig Dr. Krishnan Honors Colloquium 20 February 2017 Inuit: The Culture in the Cold The Arctic circle is a frozen tundra and has some of the harshest living conditions in the world. However, the extreme cold, and never ending snow and ice does not stop the Inuit from living there. The Inuit are offered mistaken for Eskimos. They are a migratory culture, moving around to survive. The Inuit are a group of people whose culture is shaped and changed around the goal of surviving the harsh…

I chose the documentary The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition for my documentary analysis and I’m connecting it to the book written by Alfred Lansing, The Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. The documentary similar to the book follows Ernest Shackleton’s expedition, but where the book was meant to be a more objective and true to the events that the crew went through, but the film lists the events and adds emotions to the events that happen to the crew. The Documentary…

This past summer I interned for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Bethel, Alaska. I participated in the waterfowl ecology and behavioral studies program also known as WEBS. The thing I expected to be doing are observing, handling, banding, and capturing birds. The skills I hoped to learn were teamwork skills, organizational skills, and effective listening skills. This internship is worthwhile because I get experience studying wildlife in the beautiful state of Alaska. I choose to purse this…

Mexico is a nation found in North America, sharing a northern border with the United States and a southern one with Belize and Guatemala. To the west lies the Pacific Ocean and to the east is the Gulf of Mexico. The country is part of the Northern and Western Hemispheres. As a federal republic, it is also officially known as the United Mexican States much like the United States of America. As a one of the largest nations in the world, Mexico is almost three times the size of Texas;…

In many regions of the world, the loss of biodiversity is at its peak. Biodiversity, or biological diversity, is the whole range of different varieties of living things and systems on this earth. It includes animal species, plant species, ecosystems and landscapes. We need biodiversity for its immense capabilities. Conservation is an important piece in biodiversity, with species and populations decreasing, conservation is a necessity. Conservation is planned management of a natural resource to…