Comparison Paragraph In spite of these differences‚ the similarities are striding. First‚ both cities are the political centers of their countries. The president of France lives in the heart of Paris‚ in the Elysees Palace. Likewise‚ the president of the United States has its meeting place in Washington‚ in the Capitol. Second‚ the two cities look similar. L’Enfant‚ the French engineer who designed Washington‚ was greatly influenced by the layout of the capital of France. For this reason‚ many
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(http://www.skwirk.com) Causes and Effects of Coastal Degradation (http://wwf.panda.org) 1. Excess amount of sediments -many large rivers along the coast of the ecoregion carry vital nutrients and sediments that are important to plankton‚ mangroves‚ and seagrass beds. 2. Climate change and its serious impacts -changes to the coastlines caused by human activity have exacerbated the effects of climate change. 3. Threats to marine animals -marine mammals were hunted to the edge of extinction
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In 2008‚ the world experienced one of the greatest numbers of deaths from natural disasters. Some of the contributing factors included extreme weather brought about by climate change‚ as well as urbanization in vulnerable areas. The urbanisation phenomenon is a feature that is being shared by all cultures across all continents on the globe‚ it not so much a result of higher birth rates in urban areas as it is of the continuous migration of people across regions as they are lured into urban areas
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and sundry accomplices kept on encroaching on the greens. There were hardly any laws‚ and even these limited laws were violated without restraint. The real culprits were never punished nor did they felt threatened. Fate of Mangroves in Mumbai The case of the mangrove trees in
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Tourism is used for countries as a source of revenue generation to boost their economy and also used to satisfy human needs such as relaxation‚ entertainment and recreation purposes. It is often also showcase their countries’ cultural items‚ cultural performances‚ scenery‚ and food. However‚ it would not be possible without the presence of an appropriate climate with Climate being an essential element to make tourism possible. It is especially for destination famous for their scenic beauties such
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Body p. 5 Conclusion p. 5 Bibliography p. 6 A. Introduction Alaminos City is a 5th class component city located in the heart of Western Pangasinan. The city is blessed with abundant natural resources like impressive beaches‚ mangrove forests and green fields within its land area of 16‚426 hectares. It has 39 barangays and has a total population of 79‚788 according to the latest census in 2007. Alaminos City used to be a part of Bolinao but it became an independent town in 1747
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ECOTOURISM Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile‚ pristine‚ and relatively undisturbed natural areas‚ intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial (mass) tourism. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler‚ to provide funds for ecological conservation‚ to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities‚ or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has
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choices to enhance their writing (Loane & Muir‚ 2017). For example‚ in the piece Mangroves from my Writer’s Journal‚ I believe the audience I would be catering for could range from young to old. This is through the various language used in the poem. I have used descriptive language which enables the audience to have a visual of the mangroves. For example‚ “Long dry spiky grass frames the wooden boardwalk overlooking the mangroves” (Mulder‚ 2018‚ See Appendix C)‚ allows the reader to form a picture in their
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Sundari tree‚ as the mangrove is locally called. The land often disappears and reappears due to heavy tides and the land has many survivors who battle against nature and its calamities. “There are no borders here to divide fresh water from salt‚ river from sea. The tides reach as far as three hundred kilometres inland and every day thousands of acres of forest disappear underwater only to re-emerge hours later.”(HT 7). They attempt to live amongst the man-eaters‚ crocodiles and mangroves that often submerge
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CHARACTERS: MAHOGANY: CHAY PINE: LEIRA MOLAVE/NARRA: GIO MANGROVE/NIPA PALM: ROCHELLE SEED: KHAYTE MOSS 1/MOSS: RONALD MOSS 2/MID: YVETTE BEACH/TAWILIS: DHINDY SEQUENCE 1 NARRATOR: (VOICE OVER) Forest is an important part of the ecosystem. It is said that life comes from the forest‚ it is an area of land where flora and fauna are present. But because of different human activities‚ it started to become endangered. Therefore‚ Singapore made a greenhouse where different types of plants
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