A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem that occurs roughly within 28 degrees north or south of the equator (equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn). They are characterised by their humidity (average of 88% in the rainy season and 77% in the dry season)‚ hot temperature (average 27.9 °C during the dry season and 25.8 °C during the rainy season) but more importantly their extremely high rainfall (torrential rainfall - between 1‚500 mm and 3‚000 mm annually). Tropical rainforests
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Operation Desert Storm: The Rise of Air Defense Operation Desert Storm‚ commonly known as the Gulf War was a prime example of a U.S. allied response leading to their success against Iraq’s attempt to overrun the small country of Kuwait. Kuwait’s new reign of salvation in 1991 introduced a new age of military technology. Both Aerial and ground combat were applied in nearly all battles within Iraq resulting in few American casualties. Desert Storm laid down the foundation for Air Defense operations
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Transcendental Phenomenology and Antonioni’s Red Desert This essay applies the ideas associated with transcendental phenomenology to the Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1964 film Il deserto rosso‚ known in English as Red Desert. Aspects of western philosophy can provide a viewer with a greater appreciation of the film and its meanings. After providing a brief overview of the development of phenomenological thinking and of past interpretations of Red Desert‚ this essay will provide an analysis and interpretation
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In all rainforest regions in the world‚ deforestation has become a major problem. The rainforest is arguably the most complicated and largely interwoven ecosystem on land. However‚ this treasure is being lost and demolished day by day‚ the land being cleared away for the pure interest of money making‚ in the process of deforestation. Not only are thousands of species of organisms being driven to extinction‚ but we are also effectively eliminating any chance of studying many of the species. Also
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Disadvantages of keeping animals in zoos Hello everybody. My partner has just showed us some benefits of zoos. So now‚ I am going to talk about the disadvantages of keeping animals in zoos. There are 3 main points that I want to emphasize: Moral perspective‚ then Abuse and mistreatment‚ and the final is Wrong Information because of their stress behavior First of all is about the animals’ right. Are zoos really better for the animals‚ or just for human? In fact‚ humans are animals too. What if some
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Should the cultivation‚ distribution‚ and sell of marijuana be legalized in the economically struggling desert town‚ Desert Hot Springs? The legalization of marijuana is an argument that has plagued the nation for decades. A fast-growing‚ easy cultivating plant that has been around since 500 BC‚ marijuana has been used as an herbal remedy‚ food‚ and to make rope‚ clothing‚ paper‚ etc. Medical marijuana became popular in the 19th century‚ when an Irish doctor discovered that cannabis extracts could
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Chile Atacama desert Useful To Find Life On Mars Chile Atacama desert may appear to contain little other than red-dim shakes and sand. However‚ researchers are occupied with hunting here down pieces of information to life in a place it much looks like the Mars. This desert in northern Chile‚ similar to the red planet‚ is hot‚ dusty and to a great degree dry. However life exists here: modest green growth and microscopic organisms that have developed to get by in the dry earth on minimal more than
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Although there were many events that impacted the U.S. in the new millennium‚ Operation Desert Storm had the greatest impact out of them all. Operation Desert Storm‚ also known as the Gulf War‚ was the first major foreign crisis the U.S. was involved in after the Cold War. The impact the operation had can be seen by the historical background‚ the change over time‚ and the lasting impact it had on society. On August 2nd of 1990‚ Iraqi forces lead by Saddam Hussein invaded the Arab state of Kuwait
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Austin Haverdink Mrs. Proctor Pre-AP English 3-4 3 September 2013 Animal Farm Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ is an allegory and a dystopia with direct correlation to the Russian Revolution in 1917. This novel shows how people act and respond when power is put into their hands and how human nature will naturally take over bringing trouble. Utopia was first introduced by Sir Thomas More‚ a northern English Humanist‚ in 1516 when he defined it as “an ideal‚ perfect state”. Although one may think
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I was there‚ I saw a painting that I recently researched during our library day. The painting was called “Desert Forms” created by an American artist Hughie Lee-Smith. My initial reaction to viewing the Desert Forms piece was how small the piece was. There are some very big paintings at the institute and the piece I picked was smaller than what I was expecting. I originally chose the “Desert Form” by Hughie Lee-Smith because the painting intrigued me from its unique shapes and feeling of isolation
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