Max Cembalest SYA English‚ 6th Period March 7th‚ 2013 The Villa is Alive‚ But the Sand is Forever Barren. Lifeless. Considered one of the most hostile environments on the planet‚ the Sahara Desert takes away all meaning and identity and covers it with sand. Amalsy‚ the so-called English Patient and one of the central characters of our story‚ thrusts himself into this empty land to dispose of the idea of nations. In this way the desert is an escape; a common void for those
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river by filling in the river bed during the dry season. This allowed them to farm all of their land and use the water. the main channel ’s mouth is directly on the Pacific Ocean The Old Salinas River channel that is north behind the sand dunes along the ocean‚ is used as an overflow channel during the rainy seasons. Agricultural Use It is known as one of the principal regions for lettuce and artichokes in the United States. Agricultural use was very important Citations
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SDME: Happisburgh Background Happisburgh is located 30km north east of Norwich‚ the soil consists mainly of relatively soft Jurassic-Cretaceous aged mudstone‚ limestone and sandstone‚ and as such is easily eroded; currently it is sitting on and even in the sea coast‚ with a population of 1400 people and roughly 600 buildings also while currently being a coastal village it was once separated from the sea by the parish of Whimpell‚ historic records seem to suggest that over 250m of land were eroded
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severe storms. In Michigan‚ there are primarily two types of material found on the shoreline. Bedrock‚ which is the harder of the two‚ known a consolidated substance and the effects of the water cause less erosion. Then there are the items like sand and clay‚ which are move and deposited elsewhere on a regular basis. These substances are known as unconsolidated material. Erosion of the landscape can be caused by three distinct processes. Each process is unique in the way it works. Terrestrial
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as far as the eye can see‚ all the way into the horizon. On the right hand side of the cottage is a detached garage on the other side of the driveway. The door is open and through it you can see a pair or snowmobiles‚ mountain bikes‚ an ATV‚ and a dune buggy. Just beyond the garage is more forest. It mirrors the left side with the exception of a worn dirt trail. If you were to enter this trail you would be greeted
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my phone and with friends. First snapshot so this was at Pismo Beach and I was riding Quads with my brother and my Dad. I’ve been there twice so I’ll talk about both times and back to the story. So my brother and I saw some guys riding Quads in the Dunes and wanted to go ride some as well and the reason we were there is because we were camping at the beach. So my Dad said tomorrow morning you can walk down and go check the rentals out and see if kids can ride them. Since we were so hyped about it we
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from the Latin word‚ “erosionem” which means “gnawing away.” Erosion is when forces of nature “gnaw away” at the Earth and cause the ground to move. Erosion can be both beneficial and harmful. Over a long period of time‚ a large boulder may become sand and contribute to a beach where locals can leisure. A mountain can smooth into a hill and allow residents to build houses on it. Erosion can also
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How Muslims are Represented in Australian Media Muslim Australians are an ethnically diverse group of people‚ yet the tone of certain media reports implies that all Muslims are the same. A stereotype of hysteria‚ inherent violence and barbaric practices often seems to be deliberately perpetuated‚ either to marginalise Muslim people as the uncivilised “Other” in the dichotomy between Eastern and Western culture‚ or for purely commercial reasons—sensational stories guarantee higher newspaper sales
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the journey with him‚ “We turn off down a gravel road”‚ this allow us‚ the audience to experience his thoughts and feelings towards the amount of rubbish dumped and the fact that a lot of it can be recycled. He uses the metaphor “Rolling in its sand dune shapes” to emphasise the large amount of rubbish surrounding him. He comments on the workers as “shadowy figures who seem engaged in identifying the dead”‚ this suggests that they are hiding in the shadows‚ not wanting to be seen by those from the
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Layer of blubber | | | Adaptations in Plants Plants also have adaptations that help them survive better in their environment. Marram grass is a good example of a plant which is adapted to live in very dry conditions‚ for example on sand dune systems. The leaves of the marram grass are adapted to survive with the limited water available in the desert. In very dry conditions‚ the leaves of the marram grass roll up to form long tubes. This helps drain any water down towards the roots
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