Research Report On The Red Line Essay

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In The Red Convertible, LouiseErdrich uses the red convertible to symbolize the theme of change in two brothers relationship. The changes in the car parallel with the changes the brothers go through. As the car evolves, so does the relationship between Lyman and Henry. The two brothers have a close bond until Henry is sent off to war. Upon his arrival home, the changes in Henry and how he relates to his brother is apparent.

The speech of “Red Jacket” by the famous Red Indian orator Otetiani discusses that there are special qualities of each culture and how they are illustrated in people’s attitudes and behaviors. Red Jacket is Native American, and he was a chief and a great famous orator among the Senecas. He was a message runner for the British at the time of the Revolutionary war. People called him Red Jacket because he used to wear a red coat. Everybody among Red Indians has a special name which people call him by, and as he grows up, he starts having new names according to his characteristics. Therefore, Red Jacket has a name which is “Sagoyewatha”, and it means ‘he keeps them awake’. A missionary called Jacob Cram came from Massachusetts

You and I live in a world were modernism is reaching new heights every day. One day that touchscreen phone is considered new, and then next week it’s old news. These two stories that I am going to compare are about the role of technology, science and how it affects me and you. Based on how it uses new technology and modern science A Sound of Thunder is a better sci-fiction story.

A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions that results in water-related problems. When rainfall is less than normal for several weeks, months, or years, the flow of streams and rivers declines, water levels in lakes and reservoirs fall, and the depth to water in wells increases. If dry weather persists and water-supply problems

Forests in Northern Arizona that the tribal communities depend upon are currently threatened by climate change. Ecosystems with high and rising temperatures, such as Northern Arizona, are susceptible to drought. In turn, the decrease in precipitation due to droughts leads to an overall reduction in growth as well as health for plants. A study concerning Northern Arizona forest found that tree mortality increased 200% from 1997-2002 to 2002-2007 in mixed-conifer forests and 74% in ponderosa pine forests. This tree mortality can be traced back to forest insects like bark beetles as well as long-term drought stress throughout the ecosystem (Ganey & Vojta, 162). Insects such as the spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis), pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae), and especially piñon ips beetle (Ips spp.) threaten forests (MacDonald & Turner, 21260). Climate change causes tree mortality as overall warming leads to greater beetle reproduction as well as greater range of beetle territory (MacDonald

---. “Summer and Winter Drought in a Cold Desert Ecosystem (Colorado Plateau).” Utah State University, vol. 61, no. 1, 2005,

Studies published by the Colorado State Forest Service show temperatures anywhere from -13 to -31 degrees Fahrenheit can cause mortality in mid-winter but different factors may influence their potential of freezing (“Frequently Asked Questions”). During the last decade, Colorado has not had sufficiently cold temperatures to cause a large mortality rate (“Frequently Asked Questions”). This increase in temperature explains how the initial population growth began, but it lacks evidence of how the next adult generation continued the growth pattern with no apparent competition for resources. Due to the lack of evidence, another variable may have also affected the population growth.

     As the book moves through the plot and is approaching it’s climax you can only wonder if Good can prevail through unimaginable odds or if Evil will conquer.

General Marshall’s observations revealed that there are two groups of combat soldiers who don’t perform as expected; one being those who intentionally miss, while the other never even fired their weapon. (Marshal 23) As a disclaimer to explain away some of the second group, during an engagement it might not always be a tactical choice to fire one’s weapon. A soldier might accidentally hit his own units, reveal his position, be unable to make a clear enough shot, or be facing suppressive fire from the enemy. (Dark) In the context of the study the second group is looked at over the entire campaign, rather than firefight by firefight. A prime cinematic example of a soldier who can’t fire his weapon comes from the war film The Big Red One where one of the best marksmen in the division during training cannot bring himself to pull the trigger once in combat. This fear of killing sounds absolutely ludicrous for a soldier, but I’ve seen it myself. During combat exercises we were loaded out with real weapons that fired simunition, essentially a paintball projected by gunpowder. In the beginning of the training exercise, not too many people were thrilled about getting shot, as it hurt quite a lot. Most people would take cover and refuse to leave, others would wildly fire about, hoping the aggressors would become discouraged. After several tries at this, nearly all of us got used to the idea of being shot at, and shooting back. It simply stopped bothering us so much. Advanced training

Shifts in temperature and precipitation will be a shock to fragile ecosystems which depend on specific climatic conditions. Many species will be unable to adapt as fast as their environment changes and face sharply reduced numbers or extinction. Scientists estimate that a warming of just 2 degree will put as many as 30% of the world's species at risk of extinction. Plants and animals aren’t the only ones feeling the pressure of changing ecosystems. Many regions will face severe water shortages in a warmer world, creating the potential for conflict. It is believed that the genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region is at least in part a response to water shortages resulting from global warming.

Forest Composition- As climate changes, species can often adapt by changing their ranges. Maps show current and projected future distribution of habitats for forest types in the Midwest under two emissions scenarios, a lower scenario that assumes reductions in heat-trapping gas emissions, and a very high scenario that assumes continued increases in emissions.Habitats for white/red/jack pine, maple/beech/birch, spruce/fir, and aspen/birch forests are projected to greatly decline from the northern forests, especially under higher emissions scenarios, while various oak forest types are projected to

The impacts of climate change on drought attributes continue to be debated in the scientific community, even as multiple regions, globally and in the United States, experience severe droughts. Drought is a recurrent problem in many parts of the Conterminous United States (CONUS). Heat waves and droughts alone caused damage of around $210.1 billion dollars during 1980-2011 in the United States and ranked second highest after tropical cyclones in terms of financial losses (Smith and Katz, 2013). Droughts are difficult to characterize because of complex interdependence among various drought attributes, such as severity (magnitude), duration, spatial coverage, frequency and persistence. In a design context, assumption of complete independence or

Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line (1998) is a film that examines the Guadalcanal Battle of World War II, looking past the physical results of the violence, in order to uncover the deeper truths and ramifications of war. The film conveys themes and ideologies that are somewhat uncommon to war films, especially WW II films. In this dark, surreal, journey, Malick takes us inside the minds of soldiers experiencing this battle to capture a remote pacific island from the Japanese. We do not hear or see gruff, hardened soldiers, anxious to die for their country. In fact, there are no heroes in The Thin Red Line. There are only regular men, scared of fighting and scared of dying,

Cloud forests are very diverse ecosystems, but very vulnerable to disturbances. Although these forests are patchily distributed across only 1% of Earth’s landscape, they support high levels of endemism, which requires a delicate balance of environmental and ecological factors (Doumenge, Gilmour, Pérez, & Blockhus, 1995). However, increasing technology and human population growth have initiated many ecological disturbances worldwide (Fabry, & Lapointe, 2015). Cloud forests are particularly susceptible to climate change, which has detrimental impacts on temperature, cloud cover, and disease spread, and human migration, which contributes to deforestation and the introduction of exotic species (Auld and Leishman, 2014). This essay will examine