The Amazon Rainforest : A Short Story Essay

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

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

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.”

Traveling deep into the Amazon rainforest, Napoleon Chagnon, lived amongst the Yanomamӧ tribes that occupied the land on the border of Brazil and Venezuela. In doing so he was able to write an ethnography about his observations and interpretations of the culture and human behaviors of the Yanomamӧ people. From his studies, Chagnon found that the Yanomamӧ have always been one of the most violent culture, who are always living in chronic warfare, often over women, so they can maximize their reproductive success and be honorable in their society. I agree with Chagnon in a sense, but also believe the Yanomamӧ are violent with reason and are less violent than industrialized nations, who have contributed to their increase in violence.

The chief traveled across many hills and mountains till he found something that may be useful. He walked by a cave and noticed something a little strange was going on in there. After trying to guess what it was he just decided to walk in and check it out. To his amazement he found another group of Indians performing some type of special ceremony.

Planet Earth is home to many things. It's home to humans, animals, plants, bacteria, living, non-living things, everything really. All of these things aren't exactly in one place, which is why there are many biomes, environments and ecosystems in existence. Forest ecosystems are full of life, whether it's animals or plants. They all have different traits and characteristics such as climate/temperature and location. The Amazon Rainforest is an example of a type of forest.

The aim of this is to bring wealth to the area by using its natural

The Native Amazonians want to preserve the Amazon Rainforest because it is their home and has been for the past 12,000 years and they don’t seem to be moving anytime soon. One and a half acres of rainforest is being cut down every second. The Amazon is being destroyed at the rate of 20,000 acres per year. It is predicted that the Amazon will be gone in only 50 years. They don’t know anything else but home.

As time goes by, the human population increase every year. This also means an increase

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

One of the biggest Rainforest in the ecosystem is located In Amazon River Basin in South America. A plant that helps the rainforest is the pitcher plant. Some abiotic factors that help the ecosystem survive is water, sunlight, oxygen, soil and the temperature of the ecosystem . The ecosystem increased by soil stability , and a regulated climate. This picture shows the food chamber.

In March of 2014 my family went on vacation with my aunt and uncle to Puerto Rico. While we were there we went to a rainforest called El Yunque. El Yunque is a rainforest where people can go hike and there is a really nice waterfall on the way to the top. To get there on time and have time to do other activities we had to wake up very early. We were all really tired on the way to the mountain. We had to drive really high before we could start the actual climb. When we got there was a small waterfall and we climbed on it for a picture. Then we started walking on the trail.

The Amazon Forest occupies the North Area of Brazil, embracing about 47% of the national territory. It is the largest forest formation on the planet, and is conditioned by the humid equatorial climate. This area possesses a great variety of vegetable physiognomies, from dense forests to open fields. Dense forests are represented by forests of firm earth, the várzea forests which are periodically flooded, and the igapó forests which are permanently flooded as happens in almost the entire central region of Amazônia. The fields of Roraima consist of poor soils in the northern end of the basin of Rio Branco. The campinaranas consists of sandy soils, being spread in "stains" along Rio Negro's basin. These last two formations consist of the Cerrado

My journey all started in the car. It was the last day of school, sunny and just a good day. We were listening to the radio and jamming out to the famous song “Schools Out.” As the song started to die down we dropped off Olivia, my little sister at school. Now it was time to take on the last day of school. As we were driving to my school, the radio man came on. He said “Be caller number 9 and you could win 4 tickets now for a trip to the Amazon Rainforest!!” We usually never call and try because we know that we would most likely not get it but for some reason my mom decides to call as soon as I'm getting out of the car. I ask her, “Why are you signing up?” She replies with “You never know until you try right?”

An ecosystem is a community of all organisms in a given area, and the physical environment which they interact with. On the land there are terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, grasslands or rain forests; and in the water there are freshwater and marine ecosystems such as lakes and, say, coral reef. The rain forest is an energetic ecosystem. This means that the rain forest vegetation grows quickly and when dead, decomposes extremely quickly. Rain forest biome is very complex. It includes a myriad of different species of plants and animals that are all adapted to rain, and lots of it. There are different levels of plants in the rain forests. The highest are the tall trees that often, particularly in tropical rain forests, form a closed