The Sonoran desert of southern Arizona is under severe threat due to a non-native species: 1 buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris). Buffelgrass‚ or African foxtail grass‚ is native to regions of Africa‚ southern Asia‚ Iran‚ and the extreme south of Europe. 2 It is a perennial grass that grows to about 50 cm tall with linear leaves. Buffelgrass was first introduced to Arizona‚ Texas‚ and Sonora‚ Mexico in the 1930’s as a means to feed cattle and prevent soil erosion. Unfortunately‚ many ranchers in Sonora
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Hazing: Boys Will Be Boys? To some people‚ hazing seems normal‚ as”boys will be boys”. Everyone knows hazing exists‚ but countless choose to ignore it. I know that hazing happened to people I know‚ and that they never told anyone. People tend to feel so embarrassed that they choose not to ask for help. No one should ever experience this type of pain‚ and I wanted to know if there prevailed any ways to stop it. Consequently‚ I wanted to know what exactly hazing consists of‚ and how frequently
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for the United States immediately afterward was Operation Desert Storm. Operation Desert Storm started out as Desert Shield due to the fact that the United States was shielding Kuwait from the armies of Iraq. Looking back the United States had been supplying Iraq with military supplies for the better part of the 80’s‚ so that they could fight the Soviets. The Iraqis’ in turn used those supplies to attack Kuwait. Desert Shield became Desert Storm by President Bush giving Saddam Hussein an ultimatum
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"Desert Fathers" Early in second and third century Christian history‚ violence against Christians by the Roman Empire‚ struggles against pagan ideology‚ practices that were corrupting the Church‚ and certain lax spiritual discipline had crept into many areas of the Christian faith. As some leaders attempted to control the faith by growing their personal power and influence on the political front‚ others sought escape from the spiritual darkness they perceived among the world to retain their own
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said‚ “This book is about the Gobi desert and it sounds interesting.” I started flipping through the pages. All of a sudden‚ everything in the library was gone. I found myself all alone with my sister beside me in a hot and sandy desert. I panicked. I didn’t know what to do. Then‚ I felt the hot wind on my face. I knew from what I learned about ghosts that a ghost was coming. A few seconds later‚ a white figure stood in front of me. It said‚ “Thank you for coming to the Gobi desert. You are now a new
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The movie Crash incorporates aspects of anthropology such as ethnocentrism‚ race‚ and differing roles in society. Each of these aspects is revealed through the lives of different people colliding with one another and according to biases and personal prejudices. The title Crash metaphorically represents the culture shock we experience when we “crash” into people of different nationalities. Ethnocentrism‚ the belief in the superiority of one ethic or racial group over another‚ is an evident theme
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The Area of Study: Belonging ‘The Bra Boys’ The ‘Bra Boys’ directed by Sunny Abberton‚ sets out to explain the story of the Bra Boys and their connection to Maroubra and each other. The documentary shows the audience how they feel connected to the suburb‚ the self culture‚ the ocean and the group. The Bra Boys relate themselves to a tribe that embodies mateship‚ honour and loyalty to all members. Each member is renowned with a Bra Boys tattoo to identify him as part of the group. Their sense
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The movie Crash‚ written and directed by Paul Haggins‚ shows many forms of diversity‚ stereotyping and racism. Each race is represented throughout the movie and blatantly displays racial discrimination and ethnocentrism. Officer Ryan and Officer Hanson are two characters that stood out in particular. Throughout the movie Hanson is portrayed as the "good" white‚ male‚ police Officer and Ryan is portrayed as the "bad" white‚ male‚ police Officer. During the movie Officer Hanson‚ is striving to
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Erwin Rommel: The Desert Fox Erwin Rommel: Field Marshall Erwin Rommel was everything that is wanted in a general. He was highly skilled in combat along with being brave and just a touch audacious. He is considered to be a military phenomenon that was able to combine bravery and daring with brains. He brought glory to Germany and struck fear in the hearts of the enemy. Winston Churchill said that “We have in Rommel a very daring and skillful opponent against us‚
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Human Interactions Over the past years the Sahara desert has changed as a result of human interactions. Such as tourism‚ mining for oil‚ military testings‚ nuclear bombings and pollution. Desertification is one of the many negative human interactions in the Sahara Desert. Desertification is caused by climatic changes‚ over-grazing‚ deforestation for fuel or materials‚ droughts and ploughing the land for agriculture‚ these all led to the soil eroding away leaving the unprotected layer drying out in
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