Lydia Brisciano 08/28/2013 ENG-090 Description Essay Amanda Rae‚ my daughter my daughter Amanda has grown up to be a beautiful‚ intelligent‚ clear headed young woman‚ a wife‚ mother and a caretaker in her community as well as a good employee. In spite of her early years being raised by a single parent and being an only child. As well as being violated as a young child by a man whom she called dad. Amanda was born in the winter month
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English 1301 Week 4 The Narrative Essay My First Flight The seasons are approaching in which families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. This time of year does not carry the same feelings for me as they did when I was young. I am a military spouse and my husband has been away for most of our holidays. One peculiar Christmas I received the opportunity to spend the holiday with him this was my first flight experience. The morning of my flight‚ I got up at 2 o’clock‚ said a prayer
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Rainforest Case Study: The Amazonian Rainforest Habitat types of the forest: Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Guyana‚ Bolivia‚ Suriname and French Guiana. The rainforest is made up of several different layers. These include: The emergent layer Most of these trees are broad-leaved‚ hardwood evergreens. There is a lot of sunlight here‚ these trees receive the most‚ and
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Tropical rainforests can be located in areas near the equator where the climate is warm and days last around 12 hours a day. The weather consists mainly of 79-157 inches of rainfall per year. The temperature in the tropical rainforest ranges between 68°F-93°F‚ keeping it consistently warm year long. It can downpour about 2 inches in only an hour. With recurrent rainfall‚ the rainforest remains moist and humid. The tropical rainforest’s humidity can reach up to 88%. Bengal tigers are an endangered
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Amazon Rainforest I am an explorer and I just returned from an expedition to the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest was amazing and there lots of facts that I would like to tell you about: [pic] The Rainforest grow around the equator. The hot‚ steamy conditions are perfect for plants. [pic] In fact‚ rainforests contain the largest diversity of plant and animal life on earth; many species are still unidentified. Rainforests form distinct layers‚ providing homes for animals at all levels
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Tropical Rainforest What it is? A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator. This ecosystem experiences high average temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall. A biotic conditions of a tropical rainforest? The a biotic factors of this rainforest bio me are-the amount of water and sunlight‚ climate‚ weather and precipitation. These things affect the trees and animals that live there. These are very important
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BORNEO RAINFOREST The tropical rainforest is earth’s most complex biome in terms of both structure and species diversity. Tropical Rainforests can be found in South and Central America‚ Africa‚ Oceania (the islands around Australia)‚ and Asia (15).Tropical rainforests cover only about 7% of the Earth’s surface (13‚ )All Tropical Rainforests have similar characteristics including climate‚ precipitation‚ etc. They are located in a band around the equator. However‚ not every tropical rainforest can
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An issue in the world today that is extremely troubling is the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest. The world’s largest remaining natural resource is at risk of total destruction. This beautiful South American forest represents 40% of the continent and 54% of the total remaining rain forests that are left. It covers nine of the countries in South America which include Brazil‚ Colombia‚ Peru‚ Venezuela‚ Bolivia‚ Guyana‚ French Guiana and Suriname. From May 2000 to August 2006‚ approximately 150
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Rainforest Deforestation LA298: Associate Degree Capstone June 30‚ 2012 Rainforest Deforestation The world’s rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate and the consequences could be devastating. Global climate change is accelerating‚ due in part to deforestation of the rainforests around the world which help to maintain the hydrologic cycle of the Earth‚ and play a large part in cleaning the air that the population breathes. There exists a diverse collection of species in these ecosystems
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The Amazonian Rainforest consists of an expansive 350 million square acres smack in the middle of Brazil and many other countries. It is the largest rainforest in the world and is home to hundreds of indigenous species of plants and animals. However Brazil’s developing status is endangering the rainforests existence. It is currently reported that 500‚000 trees are cut down every hour‚ and the country is losing anywhere from 20‚000 to 100‚000 species a year. To many this is unacceptable and the amazon
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