Rainforests: A Narrative Fiction

It had looked so far away it was hard to believe I would be on top of it in a few days. Besides in the campsites, we only saw one other group of people during the entire 12 day trek and the only human sounds were our own. Each camp was an island of civilization in a great sea of wilderness, and a wonderful solace to end the day’s hike.

More than half of the world’s tropical rainforests can be found in Central and South America, however they are also present in south eastern Asia and Africa. All of the world’s tropical rainforests can be found at the approximate location of -20 degrees latitude, also known as the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. These types of areas exist because of the specific climate, soil types, and diversity present in these regions. This specific area falls in the equatorial and tropical zone and are therefore their climates are controlled by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and it’s low pressure centers around the equator. Winds present are moist equatorial (mE) and moist tropical

The representation of the individual in Karen Tei Yamashita’s “Through the Arc of the Rainforest” shows interactions between the characters with varying degrees of individuality, as well as generic “crowds” representing the population at large. The individuals represented are characters with both weak and strong personalities, as well as exploitative and exploited crowd interactions. Yamashita portrays the “individual” with basic cosmetic differences, evidenced by Kazumasa’s orbiting cranial satellite and Tweep’s third appendage. However, Yamashita also uses the ideological differences, specifically Chico Paco’s religious devotion and Mane Pena’s knowledge in the field of featherology. These distinctions serve to cast these characters from the homogenous “crowd,” elevating them from the nameless characters that occupy the background of the novel. The individualism these characters demonstrate is identified by their personalities, their interactions with other individuals, and their interaction with the crowd around them. This paper will use these actions to explain Yamashita’s portrayal of flawed individuals, and how they interact with the “crowd.”

When we got off the train he tried to grab my hand but I yanked it away. He was laughing in his goofy way. Eyes like little rainbows and his white teeth showing fully.

Spirit of the Rainforest is a book written by Mark Andrew Ritchie about the Yanomamö people of the Amazon. However, the story is told from the perspective of “Jungleman” a shaman of the people. Jungleman is a powerful shaman who knows the realities of both the spirit world and the physical world. His narrative helps the reader understand how important the spirit world is for the Yanomamö people. Through his storytelling, he highlights the role of shamans in the culture, customs of his people, and how those customs were affected when the nabas came.

The gluteal region is an anatomical area located posteriorly to the pelvic girdle, at the proximal end of the femur. The muscles in this region move the lower limb at the hip joint. The gluteal muscle is composed of three muscles that make up the buttocks: Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, and Gluteus Minimus. They are supplied by the gluteal nerves and vessels, which reach them through the greater sciatic foramen. The gluteus maximus is the largest of the gluteal muscles and one of the strongest muscles in the human body. The gluteus medius is the second largest gluteal muscle and gluteus minimus is the smallest.

Rainforests have been declining rapidly over the last few decades. There are various factors responsible for this decline, resulting in serious impacts on the environment and the economy. Critically discuss the causes of deforestation and solutions to it.

In the chapter First the Forests in the book Forests: The Shadow of Civilization by Robert Harrison, used Greek mythology and modern day philosophers to connect how forests interact through civilization. The popular themes in this chapter plays along Vicos theory of the intuitional order with the quotation “This was the order of human institutions: first the forests, after that the huts, then the villages, next the cities, and finally the academies” (Pg.11). In the epic of Gilgamesh the first antagonist was the forest. This emphasized how the forest was wild and dangerous. The Greek god Artemis would roam in the forest hiding in the shadows of the trees. The forest is a place of wild and of disorder. Actaeon went to the forest and saw Artemis

In reading Spirit of the Rainforest, Mark Ritchie describes the life of the Yanomami people according to a powerful shaman called “Jungleman”. The Yanomami people do not use names. It depicts the conversation of a Venezuelan shaman, named Jungleman, to Christianity. The focus of the book is on the story of life in the Amazon, how they lived before the nabas arrived and told them about the great spirit, “Yai-Pada”. Its a story of murder, rape, revenge, power, joy and fear.

Deforestation is the clearing of a forest and/or cutting down of trees for human benefits such as agriculture, wood exports, etc. Deforestation is the cause of numerous environmental impacts such as habitat loss, flooding and soil erosion. It can also cause climate change, by reducing the amount of rainfall and changing the amount of sunlight reflected from Earth’s surface and increases the risk of forest . Tree growth is important for biodiversity because they absorb carbon dioxide which is a harmful greenhouse gas . However, since deforestation reduces natural carbon sinks, it disrupts the balance between oxygen and carbon dioxide in the air causing the amount of carbon dioxide in the air to increase. This poses a serious

If you're lucky enough to travel anywhere where would you go? I chose to go to a warm climate where there is tall palm trees, it's densely populated and it's one of the biggest states in the united states this place is California, that was the best choice I have made so far this year.

The Human Impact on Rainforests Human Impact on Rainforest is it a necessity? Rainforest are the beautiful gift of Mother Nature. It consists of the most magnificent species and plants in the world. 4.2% of the world’s animals live in the rainforest. This statistic it self shows how bad it would be to destroy such essential part of the worlds biodiversity.

Three to six billion trees are cut down each and every year! Deforestation is a huge problem in the rainforests. Because these forests are home to much of the Earth’s species of life. Covering 30 percent of our land forests provide homes, protection, and oxygen for humans and other wildlife in the forests. There are 7.125 billion people that count on the benefits provided by the forest, which is: food, clothing, traditional medicine and shelter. If something isn 't done soon to reduce our carbon footprint, we will not have forests of any type to soak up the carbon dioxide(CO2) in the atmosphere.

I believe this means that no child regardless of race should be treated equally. When singled out in this course we are giving the White children the same mistreatment that others are giving children of other races. We should strive to eliminate all bias towards teaching and the first step to this is looking at and working to eliminate our own prejudices.

The education system is a system brimming with flaws. Children in less fortunate communities are attending institutions known as dropout schools; institutions essentially preparing them for failure. In these schools teachers are seen sitting at their desks, unresponsive and unwilling to aid students who have the drive to succeed. The students themselves, some of which are thirsty for knowledge, are left empty mentally and emotionally. The chance at a better life slipping through their fingers with each passing grade level. A better education is essentially unavailable in these communities that given the chance, would flourish under it. Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim portrays this in his documentary “Waiting for Superman”. Guggenheim utilizes pathos and logos to address the issue, that the education system is unequal and in turn unsuccessful. Children with these lower socioeconomic standings are cast aside and groomed for failure and in turn the education system is consequently coercing these children to walk the line between making their lives better or staying stagnate in their current situation. It is training children to be grade levels behind their peers when they eventually depart from their meager standard of education. Education could change these children’s lives and yet the problems with the education system are left unrectified.