Abram Umbras FES 435 - Fall 2017 Making Rainbows: Impacts of Virus Resistant Papaya Research and Developement For roughly 30 years the Puna District of Hawaii had been a safe haven from the devastating effects of the papaya ringspot virus (PRSV). Suddenly, in the early nineties, 95% of Hawaii's second largest crop became threatened when PRSV arrived in the Puna District (Gonsalves et al. 1998). Researchers at the University of Hawaii and Cornell University had anticipated that this day would come
In A Tree Hugger, With a Twist, the author discusses the increasing liana infestation in Central and South American rainforests, specifically in Barro Colorado. Lianas are parasites that climb up trees to reach the forest canopy. The lianas are overtaking the rainforests and influencing the rainforests’ ability to act as a carbon sink, therefore threatening the rainforests’ abilities to keep greenhouse gasses minimal in the atmosphere. On Barro Colorado, one survey found that almost 75% of trees
their blood and other tissues in their body and still can survive, but only if less than 65% of their body water does not freeze up. Generally being various shades of brown, the wood frog can reach lengths up to 7 centimeters, with females being larger than the males, with light or pale colored belly. Adults are generally variations of brown and normally prey on flies or beetles. Juveniles commonly feed on algae or plant materials and transform to a mature adult in approximately 45 days. The call of the
began to introduce the alligator gar. The massive, 8 foot, 300 pound fish, are expected to eat many of the rapidly reproducing asian carp. Going back to the brown tree snake, “The federal government is preparing to drop dead mice laced with a snake toxicant into the jungles of Guam in the latest effort to control the thousands of brown tree snakes that have invaded the Pacific island.” (Entertainment News Service). The mice will have streamers attached to catch on trees and will be laced with 80 mg
“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne contains much symbolism. The symbols take many forms from the setting to the characters. The symbols can be viewed as just part of the story line, but apon further thought they represent many different things. Faith, Brown’’s wife, is a symbol herself. When he says, ““My love and my Faith,”” he is using his wife as a symbol and is really referring to his love and faith in God. He goes on to say ““this one night I must tarry away
in the short story, “Young Goodman Brown” we see this play out as goodman brown faces the challenges of going in the forest for his evil journey. Through the different characters young good man brown meets, we see that appearances
Another reference to Delia’s goodness can additionally be located in these lines of "Sweat,” "Delia's work-worn knees crawled over the earth in Gethsemane and up the rocks of Calvary many, many times during these months" (445). According to Raymond Brown, who wrote, A Crucified Christ in Holy Week: Essays on the Four Gospel Passion Narratives, the garden of Gethsemane is the location where Jesus took his followers to pray. He advised some of them to observe and several of them to pray, however they
Review of Snake by D.H. Lawrence Vocabualry: *Carob-tree: a red flowered tree originally in the Mediterranean area. * pitcher : tall, round container with an open top and large handle. * flickered: moved * mused : think about * bowel: bottom of earth * perversity: offensive * log: tree trunk * clatter: v. loud sound of hard things hitting * convulsed : violent movement * writhed: to twist and turn in great pain * paltry: worthless Background : D.H. Lawrence
"Young Goodman Brown" is an ethical story, which is told through the corruption of a religious pioneer. In "Young Goodman Brown", Goodman Brown is a Puritan pastor who lets his pride in himself meddle with his relations with his community after he meets with the devil, and makes him carry on with the life of an outcast in his own community. "Young Goodman Brown" begins when Brown's wife, asks him not to go out. Goodman Brown says to his wife "this one night I must tarry away from thee." When he
Symbol Analysis Good and Evil is present in many stories, although you may not see it all of the time, it may be represented by symbols. In the story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne there are many symbols of good and evil. The pink ribbons on Faiths cap are mentioned often in the story and are a major symbol in the story. The "woods" and "the staff" are also mentioned throughout the story, and they also have another meaning. Symbols are a prominent part of nearly every story
his stories, such as The Scarlet Letter, The Blithedale Romance, and “Young Goodman Brown”. Today, readers still appreciate Hawthorne's work for its storytelling qualities and for the moral and theological questions it raises. Nathaniel Hawthorne's work is typically fraught with symbolism, much of it deriving from his Puritan ancestry; relatives of his were judges in the Salem witchcraft trials. “Young Goodman Brown” is an allegory whose characters play a major role in conveying the reoccurring theme
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a huge fan of symbols, and made that apparent in his short story Young Goodman Brown. The story is flush with symbols, and they can be easily grouped into three categories. Hawthorne uses some of his symbols to give a negative vibe to things such as characters or settings, as well as using the names of his characters to add an additional layer to the story. Lastly,
The Setting of “Young Goodman Brown” This essay will examine the main physical settings within Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “Young Goodman Brown.” These are four in number and begin and end in the village of Salem. The tale opens at Goodman and Faith Brown’s house, in the doorway where the protagonist is telling his wife goodbye, and where she is trying to dissuade him from his planned adventure on this particular night. Most of the elements in this setting are positive, bright, hopeful:
Is it possible for an author to utilize so much symbolism that it captivates the reader to the extent of paralleling the tale with their own life? The principle of symbolism is quite evident in the story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Young Goodman Brown”. Nathaniel Hawthorn’s work is immersed with symbolism with most of it deriving from his Puritan beliefs. The themes of sin, guilt, innocence, and lust come forth through the uses of color symbolism as well as visual clues. All of these things are
Friend or Foe? "Why did Goodman Brown leave his wife to fulfill an evil purpose?" "What was his evil purpose?" "Who did he meet in the woods?" "Was it a dream or was it reality?" These are just a few of the questions that ran through my head after reading the short story, Young Goodman Brown. After several nights of reading, rereading, thinking, and debating I've received many revelations of this story; one being the true identity of the "fellow-traveler" mentioned throughout this adventurous
in Texas a four-year-old is mauled by a mountain lion his aunt kept as a pet, in Connecticut a 55-year-old woman’s face permanently disfigured by her friend’s lifelong pet chimpanzee, and in Nebraska a 34-year-old man strangled to death by his pet snake. These are just the smallest of signs showing exotic animals should not be domesticated. All of these owners thought their relationship with the animals were stable, but the fact is these animals are wild and unpredictable.
dust from the deserts of central Asia. These dust layers are noticeable because their gray color contrasts with the dark brown and dark reddish brown subsoil... ... middle of paper ... ...m, densities probably exceeded 100 snakes/ha (40 snakes/acre), but following depletion of many of Guam's birds and mammals. Snake densities appear to have fallen to 20-50 snakes/ha (8-20 snakes/acre; Rodda et al. 1992).’ (Fritts, T., & Rodda,) There are many factors that affect an ecosystem; it seems that humans
The Hero’s Journey of Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown undergoes the hero’s journey in the story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The hero’s journey is a common guideline of events that many writers use in stories to show the physical, mental, and/or emotional transformation the main character or protagonist undergoes throughout the story. It starts with a call to adventure and a supernatural aid. It is then followed by a road of trials and a symbolic death. In the end, the character has
Goodman Brown”, an American short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, does well to blend together a dark, mysterious storyline with a lesson fixated upon the battle between good and evil. Hawthorne was born into Salem, Massachusetts, a small village whose citizens had once accused and executed each other for being “witches.” During these times, the conflict between good and evil and its effect upon one’s overall happiness took its toll upon the lives of the Puritans of
Young Goodman Brown is a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, filled with symbolism, allegory, and contains a strong central theme. In the story, a man, Goodman Brown is leaving on a journey into the night. His wife, Faith, doesn’t want him to, but he must. He goes into the forest and meets a strange man with a staff that resembles a snake. The stranger attempts to persuade Brown to go along with him; he is reluctant. The man then says he knew his father and grandfather and helped them in their wicked ways