balance of ecosystems that cause unforeseen consequences. The preservation ethic is more relevant to me when an area of land has a delicate ecosystem that would likely be unable to adapt to human influence. Tennessee has many relevant examples of conservation and preservation ethics. Radnor Lake is one area where the conservation ethic was a good choice. The 1‚200 acres of land was originally purchased by L&N Railroad Company around 1910 to supply water for their steam engines‚ livestock‚ and served
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United States of America Land of Opportunity? United States of America is known as the land of opportunity for many immigrants who dare to dream of a better life. Since the beginning of American history‚ United States has focused more about equal opportunity than any other country. There are many people who strongly believe that once they come to the United States it is almost guaranteed to find success. For example‚ my relatives in Korea always ask my parents how much my family has earned so far
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Easley‚ Kelli Assignment 5 kellieasley@gmail.com[->0] English 1 America: Land of Change America the Promise land‚ America the Melting Pot‚ America the land of the free; America was built around the idea of providing a place for freedom from tyranny‚ freedom from oppression‚ freedom to expand and explore and prosper. It was first colonized by people not of this land and so began a pattern in human history‚ a pattern that has sparked a wide and controversial debate around the concept of immigration
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In Amitav Ghosh’s‚ "In an Antique Land"‚ the author compares his life with that of a slave named Bomma. He reveals that both men live in antique lands‚ foreign to their culture and surrounded by very different people. Ghosh also relates the book to Percy Bysshe Shelly’s poem Ozymandias‚ a piece on mankind’s hubris and the insignificance of the individual. Ghosh effectively juxtaposes Bomma’s life with his own as he tries to find himself and unlock the slaves past through the ancient papers of the
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powerful voice for a cause or a movement. When I watched Woody Guthrie singing “This Land Is Your Land”‚ it reminded me of the whole debate about immigration today‚ and how this country is everybody’s land. Woody Guthrie‚ was singing back in the 60’s‚ he gave a voice to those who were frustrated with the policies of their government‚ but I could feel the same passion today that they felt. When he sings “This land was made for you and me”. It really hit home‚ and I felt like nothing could express that
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fun of. When I told people I was Indian they would make fun of me because they really didn’t understand my culture. Students in my class would make fun of me and say I’m Native American. Being made fun of all the time I wanted to go back home. The way I face these problems was‚ explaining to everyone what my culture really is. During culture week‚ I got stuff together and information about my culture. But before bringing it all in front of everyone‚ I had to have a process. So I decided to get
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Pamantasan ng Cabuyao College of Business Administration and Accountancy Land Pollution LAND POLLUTION [pic] [pic] Land Pollution Land pollution is basically about contaminating the land surface of the earth through dumping urban waste matter indiscriminately‚ dumping of industrial waste‚ mineral exploitation‚ and misusing the soil by harmful agricultural practices. Pollution includes visible litter and waste along with the soil itself being polluted
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INTRODUCTION Land reclamation means the modification of inadequate land area‚ by leveling‚ draining‚ etc.‚ so as to permit man to use that land. The practice of land reclamation has changed since the 1940’s‚ because of increasing demand for industrial‚ residential‚ and recreational land near urban centers. Prior to the last two decades‚ land reclamation embodied land drainage‚ flood protection and prevention‚ and irrigation primarily to further agriculture. Today‚ floodplains‚ swamps‚ abandoned
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Land pollution‚ in other words‚ means degradation or destruction of earth’s surface and soil‚ directly or indirectly as a result of human activities. Anthropogenic activities are conducted citing development‚ and the same affects the land drastically‚ we witness land pollution; by drastic we are referring to any activity that lessens the quality and/or productivity of the land as an ideal place for agriculture‚ forestation‚ construction etc. The degradation of land that could be used constructively
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Land‚ a critically important national resource‚ supports all living organisms including plants as well as every primary production system such as roads‚ industries‚ communication and storage for surface and ground water‚among others. The soil profile of land determines its ability to serve socio-economic needs. It has been estimated that more than 5‚000 million tonnes of top soil is eroded annually alongwith about 5 million tonnes of nutrients. About a third of this is lost to the sea‚
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