As many a tree hugger might say, “Please, please save a tree today!” whilst the rich man slaves away with his third-world deforestation millions as the general populous abuse paper everyday. Maybe, for instance, a farmer might say, “Save my beautiful fields from an oil deal!” whilst the riggers have plunged deep because gas is not a luxury most can keenly keep. Lastly, a hipster might say, “take a picture because I know that island is going away!” whilst the natives attempting to find solid ground
On Thursday 13, 2014, I visited the American Museum of Natural History in Central Park, New York City. When I first entered the museum I saw the dinosaurs that were another revelation. I felt the excitement rushing through my veins. In the museum, I observed and took notes on many exhibits that I enjoyed in my assigned hall and other halls. One of the first animals that captured my attention in the Hall of North American Mammals was the wolf. In Shore of Gunflint Lake, Minnesota by moon glow and
Trees like Bishop Pines and Sequoias have evolved in such a way that their seeds will only open when exposed to high temperatures. The fires also help to clear out dead leaves and weeds, thereby making sunlight accessible to new plants and increasing their chances to germinate (Marder). Wildfires are so essential in areas like Yosemite that over millions of years, plants have developed strategies to be successful in this type of environment. For instance, giant sequoias have developed a thick layer
“I see your son standing in the center of a great giant redwood, balanced between two heavy burdens of which are so profound that I fear choosing the wrong direction will lead to his destruction. These burdens lie on the precipice of the teetering redwood. They will grow like a sickness; weighing him down while the others peel away from its core, eventually leading to an imbalance that eats at his wounded soul. When he tips the balance, there will be an awakening of which there will be no rest
I had split off from the main road of the city, and travelled along a bypass that was known for deaths before this disaster. I hadn't realised the devastation of murder, and the toll it takes. I suppose I'd never really expected human beings to decide another breathing, living creature needs to die. The mere idea that my mother could have been murdered for power lust desire made my fists clench - I needed my mother to have died for a reason. I couldn't help but repeat her final spoken sentence in
THE IDEAL CLASSROOM STRUCTURE The education system in the United States is completely confused; I do not think that any attempts to modify the current system will ever work. Deborah Tannen also sees this problem. She sees the disorder lying in a gender gap, miscommunication between sexes, and a battle between man and woman in the classroom. Tannen thinks the current curriculum can be successful if we only work out the few kinks between the male and female learning process. I disagree, I believe
Northern California's Coastal Redwoods ~A Brief Overview ~ "chain saw rising, whining out of a cut, falling thump of a log, limbed & bucked & loaded and where it spills over rocks as if another truck pulling back up the ridge, empty only there-- there was no hearing it only water and the rock where it turns the water singing the forest cut down and there only rock to hear it fall." GRAPH The average Redwood's life spans from around 800 to 1500 years. These anciet Redwoods were
be able to go to high elevations since they will be hiking high peaks like Junction Peak, Mount Whitney, Diamond Peak and many others. But they will also have the chance to be in a variety of national parks like the Yosemite National Park or the Sequoia National Park, “the General Sherman tree is 275 feet tall and more than 100 feet in circumference. Many “smaller” trees can be found here, too.” (gorp.com). But with so many different environments adventurers may need different permits. Travelers
towards loved ones. This is the situation we find in Dana Gioia’s poem “Planting a Sequoia.” In this emotional poem, the speaker describes the process of burying an infant loved one. The setting was in Sicily, which is an island in Italy. The poem is told from a father’s perspective. It addresses how the planting of a sequoia will continue to live and grow as a symbol of the first son’s birth, which is now dead. A sequoia is said to be one of the longest living trees and is said to live longer than humans
At a young age, I spent a lot of time in the outdoors with my father. While we were on our fishing trips on Lake Norfork. We would discuss many of the issues that we found interesting in today’s world. These chats eventually led to the topic of religion. Which was a foreign concept to me as a young child. I had never attended a church of any kind at this point in my life. My father, who was raised an Episcopalian, explained to me that he had severed ties with the church after the priest told him