A Walk in a Forest I noticed as I stood in an open field‚ that there was a path‚ seeming to go into a forest. I followed the path into the forest‚ the evergreen trees reached high into the sky and the birds chirped as they perched in them. Through the trees you could barely see the grey‚ cloudy sky and fell the little bit of water still falling from the trees. Little droplets of water dripped off the pine needles and fell to the ground. The ground under the tall evergreens‚ was sound
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A Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site‚ Sinharaja Forest Reserve is certainly one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. If you are one who always gets attracted to greens‚ wildlife and its heritage‚ and most importantly the birds‚ Sinharaja Forest Reserve is certainly going to be your place. A virgin rainforest in Sri Lanka is an amazing land of a number of endemic species including trees‚ insects‚ amphibians‚ mammals‚ reptiles and of course the birds. In fact‚ it is the variety
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Ezra Pound’s “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” is my favorite poem ----- not because it expresses a feeling of love‚ simply because it conveys a change of feelings from “without dislike or suspicion” (line 6) to love. The title of Pound’s poem gives me a knowledge that the poem form is actually a letter which send from a housewife to her husband who is out for business. The speaker of the poem‚ a young woman (the housewife)‚ narrates a story about how she finds her love for her husband. She tells
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Katrina Pham Ms. Leang English 1 HP‚ Period 1 3 October 2012 Lost in a Forest “It’s too dark‚ Katrina. I can’t see!” cried Christopher‚ my baby cousin. “Slow down! If I lose you‚ the monsters are going to swallow me whole.” I heard him‚ but his whimpers only exacerbated the situation‚ which was already worsening by the second. The sun had nearly disappeared behind the mountain‚ and the darkness was quickly claiming the night. Out of instinct‚ I grabbed his hand and we ran as quickly as we could
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Forests are one of the most important natural resources that have been gifted to mankind for its sustained existence on earth. Conservation of forests is therefore a necessity that requires to be addressed as a priority. Forests provide us with huge amounts of tangible and intangible benefits‚ without which human existence would be threatened. Hence‚ for the survival of human beings‚ a holistic approach is required to be adopted towards a sustainable way to maintain our forests and meet our needs
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Forests are lifeline of our planet Earth‚ as they provide fresh and pure oxygen rich air and pure water for our living. A forest consists of several different types of herbs‚ shrubs‚ climbers‚ creepers and trees with branches spread out widely. Such branches are called as crown of the tree. Trees with wide branches planted in a row‚ provide a roof-like structure‚ called as canopy. These canopies prevent the sunlight and make the atmosphere dark and cool. The soil of the forest is rich in minerals
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DESCRIBING A FOREST COLOUR LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 bamboo- teak-brown conker- umber-brown mahogany- brown forest forest brown forest forest brown forest nut-brown tannin-brown oak-brown beech-brown almond- forest forest forest forest brown forest 1. The bamboo-brown forest was a leafy paradise. 2. The teak-brown forest was a woody heaven. 3. The conker-brown forest was a botanic wonderland. 4. The beech-brown
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are few legal and business practices which have caused as much controversy and public outcry‚ as privatization of forests. Other than the Ocean‚ forests are maybe the most important system to sustain life on this planet. Forests regulate weather‚ neutralize ecosystems and sustain life to the cellular level. So why would anyone privatize forests? In a nutshell‚ proponents of forest privatization argue that the resources are not being fully exploited. They argue‚ many neighboring nations and people
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step into the forest‚ I notice at first the trees‚ stretching high above the ground‚ as if in competition with one another‚ to see who will reach the sky first. Their roots are long and strong‚ going deep under the ground‚ indicating that they have lived in the area for a long time‚ for centuries. As I look up‚ I notice first their leaves. Although they are green‚ they have a tinge of gold reflected in the sun making them bright and radiating their light around the forest. Looking down
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increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide in our world’s atmosphere acts like a sheet of glass on a greenhouse. It lets the sunlight through but does not let all the heats back out. The continued degradation of our forest heightens the threat of global warming because the trees and other plants that take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to be used for photosynthesis are gone. The burning of wood or its decay contributes to the release of more carbon which combines
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