Tundra

“He set an old army knapsack in the snow and held his bare bloody hands in front of him, and though they were cold, they weren’t impossibly cold” (Cornwell 11). This quote opens up the book with a jolt because the quote explains that the he in the quote was Temple Gault, a murderer. Temple Gault had just finished murdering his victim as the story began. The quote also explains the main theme of From Potter’s Field, which is a murder case. The book takes place in New York City as Temple Gault has…

this busy. I was panicking and terrified thinking we would late. I got to admit I was yelling a bit. About 15-20 minutes we finally arrived and was not late. It seemed like 20 pounds was released of my shoulders. In the parking lot with our Toyota Tundra we were trying to find a parking lot there wasn’t even 1 single one. It was like we were stranded in a desert with another family and there is one more water bottle. Until we turned a corner, and saw one of our young Sensei’s father, also a…

Imagine a Haitian family, who has risked their lives to cross the expanse of ocean over seven hundred miles long in order to pursue a better life once they reach the shores of Florida. They desire refugee status and one day, citizenship. Upon reaching the end of their perilous journey, they are allowed to stay in the United States, but are immediately issued fines that they cannot possibly afford to pay, simply for indecent exposure and disturbing the peace. Though most people would consider…

Is it worse to harm the animals or harm the Earth? But what if harming the animals harms the Earth as well? The idea of human impact on the earth is prominent in Margaret Atwood’s novel Oryx and Crake. The novel demonstrates that poor sustainability of the planet, such as deforestation, decreased biodiversity, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and the spread of disease harmful diseases, is due to unethical practices on animals, which include genetically modifying organisms, seen through…

terrains in order to accomplish their missions. Such environments include jungle regions, cold regions, and as seen in the fourth image, desert regions. The latter being one of the most treacherous places because the desert isn’t like a jungle or tundra. Its temperatures can reach high levels that could cause a person to suffer heat stroke if he/she doesn’t have the necessary items to survive. It is home to many different species that can pose a threat to people. Snakes are one of them since…

984,670 sq km, and is the largest nation on the North American continent. Although Canada is the second largest country on Earth and the largest in North America, most of Canada 's land is part of a rather inhospitable land that is characterized by tundra and arctic features. Consequently, due to Canada 's very northern location, most of the Canadian population lives towards the United States border where the most prime locations of land are located. The hospitable land is in the eastern part of…

They had obtained the synthesis of the protein hemagglutinin, which is responsible for the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak, by collecting DNA from the lungs of an Inuit woman found in the tundra of Alaska, and preserved samples of American soldiers from World War I. On October 5, 2005, also in Science, the reconstruction of a totally extinct virus, the influenza virus of 1918 (H1N1), was published for the first time in history. The virus…

We all remember the images of birds covered in heavy black crude, and the hundreds of thousands of fish and other aquatic life floating above a decimated ecosystem, dead. Soon after these images were made public on every news outlet of the time, the PR machine at one of the largest fossil fuel companies went to work. With spin and confuse tactics, paying off “everyday folks” to say they stood by British Petroleum and appreciated so much that they were there to help. The year was 2010, an oil rig…

The Connection between Greenland and Denmark. Greenland was one amongst the three constituent countries of the Kingdom of Denmark known as Danish Realm. The three countries that make up former Danish Realm are Faroe Islands, Greenland and Denmark. Historically, Greenland was tied with Denmark after the unitary state Denmark-Norway was dissolved in 1814, Greenland remained under Danish colonial empire however colonial status ceased in 1953. In 1721 modern colonization began with the Norwegian-…

Narrative Essay One tremendously windy Monday morning, the sky shifted gloomy shades of grey above my home in the land of 10,000 lakes: Minnesota. My loathsome alarm yet again woke me with its vexatious sound, as it does Monday through Friday. It took me an unpleasant 30 minutes to get myself out of bed and into the shower. After showering and picking out a nice cozy outfit, I dashed upstairs to grab a quick breakfast before heading to an early choir rehearsal. In a surprisingly pleasant turn…