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    neighbouring countries. The haze is basically pollution of atmosphere‚ which is clogged with pollutants and other substances from forest fires. The haze is a direct effect of forest fire in Kalimantan and other parts oaf Indonesia due to slash and burn method of farming. The Indonesian authorities appear to have no power to control farmers from practising such methods. The haze is further worsened by open burning practised by most Malaysians. Open-field burning of rice straw by the rice

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    Throughout the history of time‚ colonization has played a key role in the establishment of many powerful civilizations. Critic Robin Reid claims that “Bradbury ’s novel (the Martian Chronicles) cannot be considered as expressing a completely postcolonial point of view.” However‚ Reid is underplaying the extent to which Bradbury emphasizes his post colonialist theme in The Martian Chronicles. His futuristic take on human domination in his short stories “June 2001‚” and “February 2002” portrays everything

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    lumber industry was much to blame‚ when in fact the industry is very low. Most of the land was used for various other reasons such as building and agricultural expansion. The land is used for growing crops and livestock grazing. In many cases the "Slash and Burn" method is used. This is where the farmers cut down and burn forests to get to the land that is feasible for farming. Most of the tropical soils are very poor in nutrients and can only support crops for a few years. When the soil has been

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    Alien friend or foe? Written by: ???? "Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable‚ and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable‚ solutions are not." -Isaac Asimov. Science fiction films have become extremely popular over the last 30 years‚ with one of the most significant being Alien. These films are becoming more similar in structure; the hero versus the villain. And we all know that the hero‚ also known as the human‚ triumphs to victory. Is this because sci-fi films have

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    they cut acres of forests down to accommodate themselves. Sometimes‚ small farmers clear away trees in the forest to feed their families. They do this through a process often referred to as “slash and burn” agriculture. One country affected by deforestation is Brazil. Farmers often use the slash and burn agriculture method to clear away trees in the Amazon rain forest. After space is made‚ farmers are only able to settle for one to two years. This is because the rain forest’s soil does

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    L185 Block 4 Session 4 Text 4.2 Market failures [Paragraph 1] Deforestation and forest degradation are ultimately the result of decisions by agents such as private entrepreneurs‚ corporations‚ shifted cultivators and communities. Generally‚ the main agents in the process of deforestation and forest degradation belong to the private sector. An underlying cause of deforestation is the discrepancy between the values of these private agents and those of society. Because of this‚ the satisfaction

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    TEDURAY ECONOMY The economy of Teduray is agriculturally based. Farming is their basic means of livelihood. Their other subsistence are fishing‚ hunting and mini handicraft production. Most of the farmers still practice swidden cultivation or slash-and-burn (kaingin) in farming. Thus‚ most of them get marginal production which is not enough to cater the wants and needs of their families. Planting star is one of the traditions still practiced by the Tedurays. This is observed during the months

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    tongue it falls apart. The kind that as soon as you take that first bite you taste an array of flavors; chocolate‚ sugar‚ vanilla‚ cinnamon. Ding‚ they are ready. This is one of the few things that you get out of the movie Stranger than Fiction. Stranger Than Fiction is a movie directed by Marc Forster. Harold Crick‚ a man who lives alone in an apartment in a city‚ is an

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    are loads of different ways to clear the land for farming. One of them is ‘Slash and burn’ is the traditional method used by the Amerindians of the rainforest. . Poor farmers in many parts of the world rely on clearing rainforest to feed their families. This way is the most sustainable of the three types; it nevertheless causes considerable areas to be cleared. Without access to better agricultural lands‚ these people use slash-and-burn to clear patches of forest for short-term use. Typically‚ they

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    Kenneth Millard‚ in his book Coming of Age in Contemporary American Fiction‚ examines the coming-of-age genre and its place in American culture. He makes a relatively solid case that authors use adolescent characters to enact social change‚ accurately asserting that “adolescence‚ youth‚ [and] innocence...become an idealised fictional category which literary writers can use to give a particular urgency to representations of subjectivity and socialisation that highlight their own social and political

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