The integumentary system acts as a barrier to many potentially harmful threats such as UV rays, harmful organisms, and forces that would damage the skin. The human body is its own natural defense system, and it will attack anything that threatens its homeostatic environment. If a slight cut in the skin breaks the barrier, it causes the body to become susceptible to these threats, and various forms of bacteria. If invaded, the body will then go through a series of reactions in response to the attack to help fight off anything foreign, and will attempt to return itself back to its previous state of health. According to the passage ‘Canoe Lake’, a few threats were identified. The uv rays from the sun, microbes in the lake, and toxins present in the lake. The body system has its own way of reacting to these threats.…
Crater Lake is located at southwestern off Highway 62 in Oregon. It is Oregon?s only national park. It is the deepest lake in the United States and is the seventh deepest in the world. Crater Lake has an average diameter of 5.3 miles in length and is approximately 1,932 feet deep.…
Does the intensity and size of the Hapalochlaena Lunulata blue rings change relative to the proximity and size of a threat? Introduction: The Hapalochlaena lunulata (Greater blue-ringed octopus) is a very small species in size that can spread up to 20cm. However, for such a small animal, they can be easily distinguished in its habitat, as when they are angry, their dark brown/yellow colour becomes covered with illuminous blue rings.…
In "Greasy Lake" by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the setting is a character that changes throughout the story, much as the narrator changes and grows through his experiences. Greasy Lake is a place where good boys go to learn to be bad. This story is about a time "when you cultivated decadence like a taste." (Boyle 144) You can tell by the first few paragraphs that you must pay great attention to the setting in this story to fully grasp what Boyle is trying to convey.…
The sunset show is the show of the month at the Alberta Street Gallery featuring some of Eryn Tehan's incredible pieces. Hanging behind a window overlooking Alberta Street, Tehan's piece Trillium Lake at Sunset stuns all those who look at it with it's vibrant colors. Through using oil paints as well as professional, non-toxic pigments as her medium Tehan vividly captures the beauty of the places she paints (Alberta Street gallery, n.d.). A majority of her paintings are done using only a pallet knife, which gives her the ability to create tactile texture within her works. In addition, using a pallet knife allows her to paint freely, and allows to imitate textures that appear in nature (Urban network, n.d.).…
In 1908 there was a controversy over Reelfoot lake, a dispute about who had rights to develop or fish in the lake. Before this, in 1899, a man by the name of James Harris announced he had bought the lake and planned to drain it, which upset the residents. These shaken residents banded together and sought out to sue Harris. The real question was if the lake was navigable or not. If so then the lake was public property and could not be drained. The Tennessee State Supreme Court ruled that the lake was too shallow to be navigable, but Harris died soon after. James Harris had a son, Judge Harris, who formed the West Tennessee Land Company in 1907, and planned to develop this land that was previously being fought over. They tried to force the farmers working off this land to pay them rent which, in turn, made them feel cheated. The judge did not allow them to fish in Reelfoot Lake, and some of the residents turned to…
The “Greasy Lake” was told in a first-person narrator that was left unnamed. The author choice to write about the character who was talking about their rebellious faze of their life. From this point of view you can tell as if the character is telling someone of their teenage years and all they dumb things they did in order to be cool. For example, “We wore torn-up leather jackets, slouched around with toothpicks in our mouths, sniffed glue and ether and what somebody claimed was cocaine.” (306) this shows how they wanted to give off the look of being a bad boy but wanted to seem to be cool with their friends. Reading the story as if it was coming from the characters own mouth, made the tale more real instead of the possibility that it was made…
In Rebecca Kanner’s Sinners and the Sea and Yasmina Reza’s The God of Carnage the human capacity to commit violence is emphasized. Kanner portrays violence during the time of Noah time before and during the flood. The sinners of the town of Sorum, as well as some members of Noah’s family, commit acts of violence toward one another. Reza portrays violence with the same intensity as Kanner, but with a limited cast of characters. The difference between the two portrayals of violence is that Kanner uses evil as a transformative force, while Reza depicts evil as an end. Kanner is hopeful that evil restores the good, while Reza believes that evil does not bring positive outcomes.…
In my opinion i think that Gustave Dore's is best to illustrate Dante's Inferno. In the 9 circles of hell it talks about evil gruesome torments and Dore’s pictures best fit the description of dark and evil.…
The unnamed narrator and protagonist from the short story, “Greasy Lake,” by T.C. Boyle makes a shocking display of immaturity in youth. The protagonist is introduced as an upper-middle class male with lower class intentions. In pursuit of some late-night fun at the local hangout, he and his two comrades encounter a little more mischief than they were hoping for. Quickly, his rebellion against society leaves him in a dangerous and unforgiving position that causes him to rethink his outlook on life.…
“Greasy Lake” is a story about catastrophic mistakes that affect young adult lives. The story is about three boys who think highly of themselves. The narrator tells about how he and his friends, Digby and Jeff, drink, smoke, and stay out late. It is obvious that the narrator and his friends are immature and simply do not care about the consequences of their actions. The boys find themselves in a brawl with some men at the lake. The narrator separates from his friends to order to protect himself. Trying to hide, the narrator has no choice but to plunge into the murky water. While hiding underwater, he bumps into a corpse. Scared and upset, the narrator gets out of the lake just in time to watch his mother’s car being destroyed. This is when…
As soon as I feel the sun’s warmth on my face peeking over from behind the rim of Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, I am wide awake. I open my tent to see deep, vivid reds and pinks, along with bright oranges and yellows and the luminous sun in the middle of nature’s masterpiece. Although it is only around forty degrees this morning, I can feel my heart burning with the desire to explore the various park features. It is only my first day at Crater Lake, and I can already feel myself beginning to love this unique, wonderful place.…
It seems to me that Refuge is more than anything else, about confronting death. In the very beginning of the book the author says “most of the women in my family are dead. Cancer. At thirty-four, I became the matriarch of my family. The losses I encountered at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge as Great Salt Lake was rising helped me to face the losses within my family. (pp. 3-4). The book tells of the time before the death of the author’s, Terry William’s mother who was struggling with cancer. It also tells her story of the flooding of the Great Salt Lake, which coincided with that time, focusing in especially on its effects on the birds of the region. Together these stories intertwine, and we see a clear picture of the effects of death and disaster, and the steps one takes to accept them.…
Darrow is a Helldiver, the operator of the huge machines that drill into the depths of Mars to mine Helium 3, a product necessary for the terra-forming of planets. Darrow is one of the best and he fights to be the most productive in order to earn his tribe the coveted Laurel. The Laurel guarantees the winners extra food and supplies. However, despite clearly out producing the elite tribe, the Gammas, the award is not given to Darrow and his tribe, the Lambdas.…
The fountain at Forsyth is one of the most popular attractions in Savannah; it is also one of the favorite structures for artists to portrait. I don’t blame them, this piece is a representation of purity and perfection. The white color combined with the design of its architecture shows pureness and cleanliness. In addition when the light of the day reaches to its brightest point, the white color of the fountain seems to glow giving it a divine looking. Whatsoever I have had appreciated the fountain at night, when the lights of lanterns illuminates it giving it a mystic looking, as if something magical was up to occur. The fountain it is a complement of the nature that surrounds it, it separates a regular building with the wildness of the natural environment The fountain would not be that spectacular without the natural elements, it mixes human features and nature by combining architecture, and water, flowers and plants. Yet it is also a contrast between what does endures and what does not.…
