Causes and consequences of reduced biodiversity in tropical rain forests In many tropical countries‚ the majority of deforestation results from the actions of poor subsistence cultivators. However‚ in Brazil only about one-third of recent deforestation can be linked to cultivators. A large portion of deforestation in Brazil can be attributed to land clearing for pastureland by commercial and speculative interests‚ misguided government policies‚ inappropriate World Bank projects‚ and commercial exploitation
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Soft Rains Will Come In Soft Rains‚ Ray Bradbury creates a story about life after people. Times in 2026 are described as a time where technology continues to operate after humanity has passed away. The author uses imagery and personification to develop his idea that technology had become excessive to the point it no longer requires human presence to operate. "In the living room the voice clock sang‚ tick-tock‚ seven o’ clock" (284). Ray Bradbury uses personification in this quote to suggest
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"Hills like white Elephants" and " Cat in the Rain" Similarities between "Cat in the Rain" and "Hills like white Elephants": 1) Characters are couples in both. "Cat in the Rain" - "There were only two Americans stopping at the hotel" "Hills like white Elephants" - "The American and the girl with him sat at a table in the shade‚ outside building" 2) The place where actions occur is not home‚ characters stayed there for a while. ’’Cat in the Rain" - "There were only two Americans stopping at
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Ernest Hemingway’s “Cat in the Rain” and “Hills Like White Elephants” describe a theme of difference between husband’s desires and wife’s desires. Both stories have the same conflict about an inconsiderate husband who always ignores his wife’s desire. The husband is not a family man. He indirectly shows that he doesn’t enjoy being with his wife and children. The male characters of Ernest Hemingway emerge as having similarities in their characters and their attitudes with their wives. For the first
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Do you like the ending of the “a question of dowry” or “cat in the rain”. Give reasons to support your answer. What do you think will happen to Sivasothie or the American girl. I like the ending of the “a question of dowry” because Sivasothie shouldn’t marry to such a materialistic man like Thirulchelvam even though she liked him so much. Thirulchelvam only wanted the dowry that had promised by Mr and Mrs Ramachandran which were a piece of land and gold necklace. If Sivasothie married with such
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Tunguska catastrophe: Evidence of acid rain supports meteorite theory The Tunguska event in Krasnoyarsk Kari‚ Russia has been debated by scientists since it occurred. The event occurred around 7:14 on the day of June 30‚ 1908. That morning an enormous explosion rocked Krasnoyarsk Kari. The destruction was spread for miles. Estimates report that over 80 million trees were flattened and the earthquake caused by it would have been a 5.0 on the Richter scale. Many scientists believe that the event
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Foulchers poetry is shaped by his intense focus on memories and experience. The poems Harry wood and summer rain portray that John Foulcher uses these memories and experiences are created by settings of both time ad place and are expressed though the language and thematic concerns of foulchers poetry. In the poem “Harry Wood”‚ John Foulcher describes the life of a man he know making it biographical.. through Harry’s story we learn that he was a miner‚ earning money in a time of poverty ( probably
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Sympathetic Qualities: A Look at the Hotel Keeper in Hemingway’s “Cat in the Rain” Sympathetic qualities endear characters to the reader in stories; they are the elements of a character’s personality that attract attention and hold emotion. In Ernest Hemingway’s “Cat in the Rain‚” these characteristics and resulting actions support the story’s purpose. The hotel keeper exhibits several sympathetic qualities including fatherly concern and attentiveness to his work. The hotel keeper shows fatherly
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it is trying to portray. In literature‚ the theme in a story is what is trying to be expressed done through the actions of a particular character or story. Written in 1950 by Ray Bradbury‚ the short story known as “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains‚” depicts the idea that the house is more than just a “home” that a family lives in. The story goes through every detail in that goes into making a house a home whether it being the affection of weather or the chairs in the kitchen. Overall‚ the themes
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Rice Without Rain - Character Essay- Nedmanoon Angkulprasert ’Rice Without Rain’ by Minfong Ho is an extremely realistic novel‚ which portrays the way of life for traditional East Asian communities. Minfong Ho sets out through writing ’Rice Without Rain’ "to understand what happened to the Thai student movement during 1973-76‚ why it succeeded‚ why it failed and how it affected Thai farmers. In the book there are a lot significant characters‚ but none in my opinion are more important that Nedmanoon
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