Rainforests-Personal Narrative

The Brazilian Rainforest is one of the most unique, vast, and diverse regions of the world. To get a general idea of the diversity of the Rainforest, it makes up a total of one-third of the world forests (more than four million square kilometers), it contains half of the total number of named species in the world (eighty-thousand plant species, 1,500 fish species, and one-forth of the 8,600 bird species), and is the world largest holder of genes (Library 138-139). To say the least, the Brazilian Rainforest is one of the most important natural resources we, as humans, know. It would seem that this knowledge, alone, would also make the Brazilian Rainforest one of the most protected land areas on Earth as well. However, the situation is

The ecosystem of a tropical rainforest is comprised of different functions and structures. There are abiotic and biotic components that make up the ecosystem along with the biogeochemical cycle. There will be an investigated look on 1 natural and 1 human cause of disturbance to the tropical rainforest ecosystem and how sustainability can be applied and humans can act as good stewards to support in the reclamation efforts of the tropical rainforest.

As a result of deforestation and other causes, as few as 10,000 species go extinct every year, with a multitude lost in the rainforests across the world. The Amazon Rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world, houses roughly, “40,000 plant species, 427 mammals, 1,300 birds, 378 reptiles, and around 3,000 freshwater fish,” as well as more than 100,000 of invertebrate species (Amazon Wildlife). The rapid loss of the Amazon rainforest, precisely 17% in the last fifty years, critically cripples the biodiversity of the rainforest. To explain, every vehicle that destroys any sort of foliage is a loss to the animals that live in the forest. As known, every animal consumes a multitude of different plants or animals, and the more plants in the area,

I am writing you this letter to tell you about the importance of Rainforests’. A reason why rainforests are import is because they are like the lungs of the planet. The trees of the Rainforest suck up Carbon Dioxide and then they turn it into oxygen.Another fact is that Rainforests’ make a climate so perfect that there is lots of plant and animal life.If Rainforests got cut down, many of the types of animals that live in the Rainforest, would be endangered.

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.”

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.

I fell into the depths of Maya’s beautiful green eyes and not even the currently setting sun could compare to their beauty. She pressed once more against the rusted iron gate that separated us, pushed it closed and once again took away my opportunity of joining my family, and let a pained cry of sadness escape her lips before turning into the shadows and dissolving into the darkness. Then the scene carried on as it had before as if Maya had been only an apparition. The crickets resumed their songs and when the frogs in the nearby creek began the harmony, I knew I was alone. The loneliness crept upon me like the cold of a moonless night. I stood and retraced the steps I had already taken earlier, that then had seemed to be nothing but magical when they led me to my wife, but now as they led me passed the unknown dilapidated shack that served as a safe haven for my wife and I and along the overgrown dirt roads of Eucalyptus, my steps seemed to lead me to my death.

Tropical Rainforest Biome The biome Tropical rainforest is an ecosystem that combines an equal amount of sun, rain, and very warm temperatures. With this mixture it creates a very humid, almost steamy atmosphere. It stays this way all year long, temperatures don’t even alternate between day and night. With all the humidity and moisture the precipitation rate is much higher than other places, The yearly rainfall ranges from 80-400 inches.

The Amazon Rainforest is home to a vast amount of biological diversity as well as many important ecological communities making it an important region to conserve and protect from damaging, extractive practices (Bowles 1998). However, many people, including myself, rely on this region for more than its environmental benefits. I use the forest for mining gold, a hugely important part of our country’s economy and future (Cremers 2013). I understand the importance of preservation but the government needs to set aside some land for miners like myself to use legally as well as make it easier for miners to go about their work in efficient, productive ways.

From the outside, Ecuador looks like a prosperous country. Its top exports include shrimp and oil, and it is the number one producer of bananas in the world. If you walked into a local market, you would be overcome with the variety of foods, colors, and smells. According to Britannica, Ecuador is also among the most diverse countries in the world, being one of nine countries to house the Amazonian Rainforest, as well as two deserts and four mountain ranges. While this country, 400 square miles smaller than the U.S. state of Nevada, seems to face little difficulty, it is the most food insecure and fifth most corrupt country in South America according to the Food Security Index and Transparency Intl. surveys in 2015. The problem lies buried six

Although dams can have negative outcomes, they are not the only projects with destructive effects. Roads and highways also produce unintentional harm. In the 1970s, when Amazonian deforestation first began, the Brazilian government believed it should take advantage of the rainforest. To allow easier access into the rainforest, the government built the Trans-Amazonian Highway (“Tropical”). This accessibility did not just allow easy entry for the official loggers, the highway also created the opportunity for illegal loggers to enter. Now that Brazil’s economy has deteriorated, in order to gain profits again, their government and independent companies are cutting trees down at a faster pace (Phillips, “Brazil’s New”). Not only are legal loggers

Yesterday I data to a debt. I walked into the jungle. There I found a beautiful place. There is a garden full of flowers. at the moment I'm going to enter the Park. suddenly I heard a strange sound. then I looked around. It turns out there is a wolf. then I started to run. and I fall into a hole. and I woke up. It turns out that I was only

After my research, I have found that the tropical rainforest is very important because they help maintain global weather and rain patterns. Tropical rainforests are also warm all year round, its temperature barely changes from day to night. The tropical rainforest is pretty wet from all that rain and has high humidity. The vegetation in a rainforest is very green with very different heights. There are three major layers of vegetation. The first and top layer is called the canopy, it is made up of large trees , the second layer is the understory, it is made up of vines, smaller trees, and ferns, the third and bottom layer is called the floor, it is covered with wet leaves and leaf litter. Many famous mountains and rivers are found in the rainforest, such as, Mount Kilimanjaro, Amazon river, and Angel Falls. Heavy vegetation causes the rain to take up to ten minutes to reach the ground.

For a lot of my life, Brazil has always seemed like a place shrouded by mystery and the unknown. Aside from various depictions in modern day media, I came to realize that I knew nothing about Brazil. Not of its people, culture, government, history, or current state of being. Thus this semester, I took up the opportunity to explore the unknown region that was Brazil to me, and find out more about this part of the America’s that I never learned about. I came in expecting to get a small glimpse of Brazil way of life and I came out learning much more. I got to explore the unique language of Brazil, the various regions that make up this vast country, its history on how it was shaped, its urban and rural cultures alongside its music, writing and

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.