Arab Emirates (UAE)‚ a 27 km2 resort within the 225 km2 Dubai Desert Conservation Zone that offers luxurious accommodation in 40 suites‚ each with its own swimming pool. Its appeal is based on luxury‚ but it also offers insights into desert culture‚ heritage and the fauna and flora of the Arabian Desert. Much of that desert has become severely degraded by 200 years of camel grazing. Al Maha claims eco-tourism status through its desert regeneration programme. Is eco-tourism compatible with luxury?
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Experience is life lessons Paulo Coelho teaches in the Alchemist to always believe in oneself and to never forget what one truly want and desire‚ even if it takes days‚ months‚ or years to over come the challenges that may come along the way. He also teaches people to “live and learn” from oneself mistakes to make the right choices at the appropriate time. In the Alchemist Santiago deals with a great amount of challenges‚ difficulties and tests throughout his quest to obtain his Personal Legend
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JOURNAL ENTRY TWO Connection (Family) As the Joads ride on their journey to California‚ they travel as a whole‚ one unit‚ one family. And on one night they camp off the side of the road‚ and run into the Wilson’s‚ creating and merging into one large family‚ with one goal in mind‚ reaching California. But as the days of traveling continue‚ the family struggles to stay intact due to obstacles such as the staggering heat‚ lack of money‚ automobile breaking down‚ doubts brought upon by people who
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* Chapter Summaries Into the Wild By Jon Krakauer Critical Essays Symbols in Into the Wild Previous Next Deserts Like mountains‚ deserts in Into the Wild function primarily as means for Christopher McCandless to challenge himself‚ and as such‚ they illustrate his hubris. Not only does he fear the desert insufficiently; he behaves as though it has been put there purely in order to test his competence. "Magic Bus" Presumably named by McCandless after a song by British rock band The Who
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Desert Saguaro Cactus Scientific Name: Carnegiea gigantean Habitat: desert slopes and flats Range: Sonoran Desert Observations: The shape and appearance of the Saguaro Cactus is easily recognizable in countless movies set in the desert. The cactus is a producer‚ using photosynthesis to create its energy needs. Since it doesn’t have leaves‚ its photosynthesis takes place in the top layer of its green stem. The cactus uses a number of adaptations to survive in the dry desert conditions. They
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The Alchemist- responding to the novel 1- The novel is based on 19th-20th century‚ Santiago‚ the shepherd lives out in the fields with his sheep. He goes from Andalusia‚ Spain to Tangier‚ from Tangier he travels to the Saharan oasis Al-Fayoum. The impact of the time setting in this novel is the fact that religion is very strong amongst the people. We as readers come across this time setting and setting (location) itself has an impact on the behavior of the characters we come across as we come
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such a stranglehold on nations including the Hebrews?” That can be answered in various ways using your knowledge of geography. First of all‚ the African deserts surrounding Egypt acted as a natural barrier against enemy attacks‚ making it a safe haven. Egypt was also supported by the legendary “Gift of the Nile” which supported the dry desert area with an infinite
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In the poem ‘South Country’ Kenneth Slessor adopts a cynical view of the Australian landscape through a series of imagery‚ with a judgemental tone. He takes the reader on a journey from the bushy bushland to the harsh desert. In stanza 1‚ he suggests their departure from the city with “after the whey faced anonymity”‚ metaphorically referring to the idea of a crowded city of white people‚ undiluted and without any other races and colours mixed into the scene‚ perhaps signifying his sympathy towards
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Wide variations of temperature occur in the deserts‚ ranging from a maximum of 46° C (114° F)‚ during daylight hours‚ to a minimum of 6° C (42° F) after sunset. During the winter season desert temperatures often drop to 0° C (32° F). The most humid area is along the Mediterranean coast‚ where the average annual rainfall is about 200mm. Precipitation decreases rapidly to the south; Cairo receives on average only about 29mm of rain each year‚ and in many desert locations it may rain only once in several
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■ Tropical Forest biomes ■ Savanna biomes ■ Desert biomes ■ Grassland biomes ■ Mediterranean Climate biomes (b) Aquatic biomes ■ Freshwater biomes ■ Marine biomes ■ Lakes ■ Wetlands ■ Rivers and Streams 3. Differentiate the different kinds of biomes in a tabulated form based on the following: | DESERT | FOREST | FRESHWATER | GRASSLAND | MARINE | TUNDRA | Description
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