Spitsbergen Essays

  • Henry Hudson!

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    Henry Hudson! Henry was born on 1565, in the late 16th century in London, England. Henry comes from a wealthy family. His father’s name was Robert Brick Hudson and his mother’s name was Anne Mariah Delamatre. His grandpa which his name is also, Henry Hudson, was a founding member of the Merchant Adventures on the 18th of December 1551 which later became the Muscovy Trading Company. Henry was well educated, and he had studied cartography, navigation, astronomy, mathematics, and seamanship in his

  • A Self-Made Success Story: A Self-Made Success Story

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    A SELF-MADE SUCCESS STORY –WITH CHEF BENSON OLE SOIT With inspired dishes like Masai Giraffe Swiss Roll and Wilderness Camp Rocky Road Chocolate Cake, Basecamp Head chef Benson Ole Soit has become renowned for his culinary skills. His high standards have set a new paradigm within Basecamp Kitchen. A self-taught chef, Benson’s story is an inspiring one of someone who fought against all odds to follow his passion of becoming a professional Chef. Benson grew up in Koiyaki sub location in Narok County

  • Explain Two Ways Scientists Learned About Earth's Interior

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    Mesosaurus and Lystrosaurus were found on continents separated by oceans. Finally, the third way Wegener proved his theory continental drift was through climate zone. Wegener looked at climates from the past, and had found tropical plants living in Spitsbergen (an island in the arctic). He assumed that a island in the arctic, used to have a warm climate. In conclusion, the three ways Wegener proved his theory continental drift was through land features, fossils, and climate

  • What Are The Two Main Ways Scientists Learn About Earth's Interior?

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    separated by oceans. The last type of evidence Alfred Wegener found was climate zones. An example in the textbook is that he studied fossils and rocks and looked for evidence of past climates. He found an island in the Arctic which is called Spitsbergen which once had a warm climate. He also found tropical plant fossils. He found out that South Africa has a warm climate. In glaciers, he found scratches in rocks from glaciers. In conclusion, the three types of evidence Alfred Wegener found was

  • The Impact Of The Aviation Industry In The Jazz Age

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    The aviation industry in the 1920s took flight because of men and women like Charles Lindbergh, William Boing, Betty Coleman, William J. Powell, Richard Evelyn Byrd, and Raymond Orteig. Their efforts and risks helped shape the industry as well as the Jazz Age. Both Lindbergh and Amundsen are both famous for their daring feats that helped push the limits of their planes at the time and brought attention to the new industry. Boing and Orteig are also both well recognized for investing in the industry

  • Is Climate Change Real Or Fake Essay

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    Climate change real or fake? Do you believe climate change is real? Do you know what climate change is? While I believe climate change is real and causing major damage to our Earth, others think climate change is either fake or not causing any real damage. The science shows that many things are happening to this Earth; for example the seas have risen almost eight inches and that these things have gone on for many years. Others however believe that climate change is not a problem we should worry about

  • Global Warming: A Global Crisis

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    Global Warming: A Global Crisis Our planet has managed to survive and thrive for about 4.54 billion years. In the last 2 million years we have caused enough damage and destruction to make our world “broken” beyond repair. We will not be able to get back the world we once had. The reason behind this is global warming, specifically, the increase of the global temperature due to the burning of fossil fuels and the release of greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere. If we do not make the issue of

  • Relationship Between Plant Biomass and Climate Change in the Arctic

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    Introduction The world has been warming up including the arctic since the 1950s (Hudson and Henry 2009; Mcguire et al. 2009).This concept is widely known as climate change or global warming. The increase in temperature on the earth surface and atmosphere has been a by-product of man’s industrialization and an insatiable need for energy (Smith 2008). A once contentious issue has now been put to rest furthermore there is the newly found supposition among the public that in fact climate change is