In Detroit‚ Michigan of 2002 many ash trees in the hardwood forests of Michigan and in urban areas were unexpectedly dying prematurely and researchers began investigating the problem. As they investigated trees‚ they found tunnels throughout the inside of the tree. The problem turned out to be an insect no longer than 12 millimeters known as the emerald ash borer. Many 10s of millions of dollars have been spent and more than 200 million trees have died or have been sacrificed in efforts to eradicate
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Under the Crown Timber Act‚ long term management was prepared. Then the many steps needed to rebuild a forest began. Included in this report will be information on the effects of cutting and replanting‚ such as Carbon Dioxide‚ and Global Warming. Following this will be methods for planning a forest‚ and how they are conveyed before planting in a forest begins. There are many reasons why forests are cut down. One is to benefit economically‚ with furniture and home building. But there is also another
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bell hooks: “Seeing and Making Culture” Summary In the essay “Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor”‚ hooks proposes a different perspective on issues regarding people of higher class compared to those of lower class. In doing so‚ she clarifies and illustrates assumptions made about the poor‚ how they are viewed in popular culture‚ and in the media. To further validate her points‚ she utilizes ideas that stem from her own personal experiences with poverty‚ as well as examples from pop
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American Rangelands and Forests Part 1 Rangeland or Forest Location Brief History of Rangeland or Forest What are current land management problems? What are the current federal land management strategies that address these problems? What is one sustainable effort that should be implemented? American Rangeland or Forest: Croatan National Forest Atlantic coast of North Carolina Est. July 29‚ 1936 160‚000 acres Pine Forests‚ Bogs‚ Raised Swamps Public access‚ Maintain natural resources
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Aroma of Christmas Trees One familiar smell around Christmas is that of the pine tree. The smell comes from the chemical pinene. There are two compounds in a pine tree‚ Alpha-pinene and beta-pinene. The chemical compounds The pinene is part of the terpenes family‚ which are produced by plants. Terpenes can form aerosols with other chemicals that go into the clouds and cool the air‚ as well as make the skyline above mountains blue. The terpene pinene is also a reason that pine trees are so flammable
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The message behind my art project‚ Sweet Trees‚ was created to show the negative side of industrialization. Technological advancements have caused people to turn a blind eye to the natural world around them. Many people do not realize the significance of the gifts nature provides‚ because they are too busy causing destruction. It is crucial that people make alterations to their daily lives because if humans do not change their industrial ways of life‚ environmental problems will continue to intensify
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Racism derives from prejudice and ignorance‚ both of which are common in human nature. The article Seeing Danger in a Face informs about the targeting of an individual based on generalizations of their race. Alex Bastian‚ a Christian Armenian-American‚ had been detained at an airport under suspicion that he had relations with terrorist groups and countries such as Turkey or Syria. The second half of the article goes into depth of reasons why he could have been detained since the officials there had
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American work filled with detailed characters and rich symbolism. From the beginning of The Scarlet Letter‚ the Puritans were terrified of the forest; Although the narrator always associated the forest and nature in general with kindness and love Throughout the novel‚ the theme of the forest continues to crop up. In the beginning of The Scarlet Letter‚ the forest was know for being a scary‚ dark place; a place where women would go to practice witchcraft and the infamous home of the black man‚ the devil
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Borges’ Blindness & Dillard’s Seeing In Jorge Luis Borges’ piece from Ficciones‚ “Blindness” and Annie Dillard’s piece from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek‚ “Seeing”‚ we read writers’ perspectices on their own blindness. The writers contradict the common fallacies our culture has about blindness with their own personal experiences. Although both writers portray blindness in a positive light‚ each writer uses his disability to enhance his lives differently. Borges depicts his loss of sight as an opportunity
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In the article “Seeing and Making Culture” by Bell Hooks‚ Bell argues that society has a wrong outlook of the poor community. Her goal is to try and change everyone’s image of these people. She successfully supports her claim by using authority (ethos) and values (pathos) to explain her claim and why she feels so strongly about this situation. According to the census‚ “Between 2015 and 2016‚ the poverty rate for children under age 18 declined from 19.7 to 18.0 percent. The poverty rate for adults
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