All for One “Thundery black clouds had borne down on us from the direction of the city‚ and the rain from them had fallen in streaks the thickness of a fountain pen” (Ibuse 34). In Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain‚ Shigematsu Shizuma is a main character that cares for his niece Yasuko‚ a young woman who experienced the “black rain” that fell on the city of Hiroshima after the bombing. Shigematsu as well as several friends and family members suffer from radiation sickness after the war‚ but his main concern
Premium Murasaki Shikibu Japan English-language films
Perseverance through Faith and Family into the New World The book Rain of Gold by Victor Villasenor portrays the life of his ancestors and their families from both sides of his family‚ his father‚ Juan Salvador Villasenor‚ and his mother‚ Maria Guadalupe "Lupe" Gomez. The book shows the story of his parents and their journeys to the United States across the border as undocumented immigrants from Mexico in an effort to escape the Revolution of 1910. The book depicts the differences between the two
Premium United States Mexico Family
Abby Kong Acid rain on plant -Background information Unpolluted rain is normally slightly acidic‚ with a pH of 5.6. Carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere dissolves to form carbonic acid. Acid rain is rain that has been made acidic by certain pollutants in the air. Acid rain is a type of acid deposition‚ which can appear in many forms. Wet deposition is rain‚ sleet‚ snow‚ or fog that has become more acidic than normal. Dry deposition is another form of acid deposition‚ and
Premium Carbon dioxide Acid PH
Rain Barrels are quickly growing as the number one "green" product across the country - and in today’s economy‚ can you blame them? It is important for people as consumers to find new solutions for their rising water cost‚ stressed water systems‚ and dwindling resources. Rain barrels - also known as rain catchment systems and water cisterns - have exploded on to the market. They offer a number of alternatives to water preservation and usage. They are quite simple to use - the barrels help reduce
Premium Natural environment Water Environmentalism
of Maintaining the Biodiversity of Tropical Rain Forests Biodiversity is the variation of plant and animal life in a certain habitat‚ in other words it is the variation of life forms within a particular ecosystem. All the living species depend on each other and this is where biodiversity comes into play. According to some research 90 percent of all plant and insect and animal species exists in the tropical rain forests. Biodiversity in tropical rain forests is vital since the large amount of
Premium Rainforest Tropical rainforest Amazon Rainforest
Acid Rain: The Southern Company (A) Problem Statement In 1992‚ executives at the Southern Company have three years to formulate a robust and complex strategy that will involve massive capital outlay and substantial modifications to processes and procedures as it works to comply with provisions enacted in 1990 to the amendments of the Clean Air Act‚ while simultaneously ensuring they remain sustainable and profitable. Analysis The Southern Company is an American based electric utilities
Premium Acid rain Coal Air pollution
Edward Thomas wrote “Rain” during World War I. His use of the image of rain and his word choices create a mood which is somber and dark. All alone in a house‚ the speaker listens to the rain is confronted with thoughts of death. To Thomas‚ death would be a welcome relief from the misery in which he is living. Thomas says “Remembering again that I shall die / And neither hear the rain nor give it thanks / For washing me cleaner that I have been” (Thomas 3-5). To the reader it makes mood clear
Premium Poetry Life Death
ACID RAIN Acidified particulate matter in the atmosphere that is deposited by precipitation on to a surface‚ often eroding the surface away. This precipitation generally has a pH less than 5and some times much lower depending upon the concentration of acidic components. Acidic deposition principally by the pollutant gases such as sulphur dioxide (so2) and the nitrogen oxides cause acidic deposition. The burning of fossil fuels‚ such as coal‚ forms Sulphur dioxide. that contain high quantities of
Premium Acid rain Sulfur dioxide Oxygen
is slightly acidic because carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves in the raindrops to produce hydrogen ions. Yet‚ normal rainfall is not considered acid rain. Acid rain is a form of air pollution in which airborne acids produced by electric utility plants and other sources fall to Earth in distant regions. The corrosive nature of acid rain causes widespread damage to the environment. The problem begins with the production of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from the burning of fossil fuels‚
Premium Acid rain Air pollution Sulfur dioxide
titled Cat in the Rain. The title suggests that something weak (‘cat’) is trapped in a difficult situation (‘rain’). Since cats are generally very afraid of water‚ being in the rain can be such a torture to them. From the title‚ it is hinted that the story may be related to some characters having to go through difficulties and struggles. In the story‚ the American wife cannot find the poor little cat when she goes outside of the Italian hotel to try to save it from the rain. The cat somehow wakes
Premium Cat First-person narrative