The Climate of Arrakis in "Dune" by Frank Herbert Essay

Climate affects the culture of a country- Men must learn to live within the limitations of their environment, and climate is an important part of the physical environment Life in a tropical country is less strenuous and more casual than it is in a temperate one. Men work shorter hours and less vigorously in a hot climate. They cannot play hard either. They tire easily- They can relax by reading, by sipping cool drinks, or by listening to soothing music. They must try to conserve their energy. The wisest ones learn to respect the demands of Nature. (Friend 1971:43)

"House of Sand and Fog," by Andre Dubus III, explores the catastrophic repercussions of a complex misunderstanding between three characters. The conflict initially involves a dispute between Kathy Nicolo and Massoud Behrani over the “rightful” ownership of a house. The county wrongfully evicts Kathy and Behrani then buys her house at an auction. When Deputy Sheriff Lester Burdon enters the situation, events quickly slip out of control. Superficially, Lester’s character is important to the novel because he acts as a catalyst, propelling the plot into unexpected action. But Lester impacts the novel in a more profound way, because were it not for his insecurity and selfishness, the rest of

I read House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III. This story is one of classic tragedy which also contains a nearly unbearable amount of suspense. It tells a story of the conflict between people of different races who have an inability to understand each other. They each want possession of a small house in the California hills but for very different reasons.

In the opening paragraphs of James Joyce's short story, "Araby," the setting takes center stage to the narrator. Joyce tends carefully to the exquisite detail of personifying his setting, so that the narrator's emotions may be enhanced. To create a genuine sense of mood, and reality, Joyce uses many techniques such as first person narration, style of prose, imagery, and most of all setting. The setting of a short story is vital to the development of character.

Vegetated sand ridges called dunes, built up by dry beach sand blown inland and trapped by plants and other obstructions, back most beaches. As sand accumulates, the dunes become higher and wider.

The following lines are from Dan Buettner’s book, Thrive, the author has made his way to Mexico (rated the sixth happiest country) and is painting a vision of the desert landscape in order for the reader to get a sense of the environment.

1.“The Storm” is a short story written by Kate Chopin that tells the tale of a wife who is home alone when a storm begins to ravage the area. The storm plays the main physical conflict throughout the story thus the storm is a fitting and important title for the story. 2.Physical conflict is quite apparent in the story as the storm is the major problem that allows the events of the story play out. Morality is also brought into question as Calixta sleeps with another man during the storm but the man solves his marital problems doing so. 3.Characters in “The Storm” are written in with little if any backstory and leads the reader to interpret the past.

Our climate plays an important role in human societies and affects agriculture, ecosystems, our natural environment and our health.

On the planet Dune, there are no natural sources of water. Therefore, its inhabitants turn

     In "Araby" James Joyce explores the theme that adulthood is not always what it seems. The narrator in the story is the main character and he demonstrates this theme when he falls in love with the girl in his neighborhood. In the beginning the young boy is too shy to express his feeling towards her. Later in the story he tells her of a present that he is going to bring her from the bazzar. Lastly he realizes that he has failed and now has lost his chance with this girl and is "driven by anguish and derided by vanity" (Joyce).

The statement that Momaday stated is very fitting for this book. “I don't see any validity in the separation of man and landscape.” For example the Rainy Mountain is important the Kiowa because they are nomadic people. They move around and migrated from western Montana to Oklahoma. The Rainy Mountain is like a place of union for the Kiowa people. It is a place where they come together and become one. Even thought the Kiowas have already been long gone they still live in spirit throughout the land.

They promote the activities of those organisms “shedding and increasing the surface area of organic matter and making it more available to small organisms”. The Nightcrawler is consumed by snakes, birds, moles, toads and even sometimes foxes. Other notorious beings known to eat the worm are beetles, slugs, leeches, flatworms, other types of parasitized earthworms.

James Joyce's short story "Araby" is a story that is about a nameless young boy having a crush on his friend’s sister, and how he goes on a quest to make her notice him but to come to the realization that these actions are childish and immature. Joyce introduces where the boy lives, and his thoughts, and how he feels about the area that he his living in. Joyce also shows how the boy only sees the darkness and feels disgusted for his simple life, but that changes when he sees his friend’s sister and how that lightens up his day. His actions will lead him far away from his personal goals.

What I learned in Desert (Eyewitness book) is that no matter what, animals can survive because they find resources for them to survive. Such as food, water, also as shelter. In the desert, you may not find water that easy. But in this book, it says that there is actually water, and it also rains in the desert too. Some parts of the desert and not even dry as well as barren. Occasional rainfall turns the pockets of the desert green and fills dry places such as riverbeds with floods of water. Or if there is not any water nearby, that means that there is some water trapped behind a dam or it has gone in the layers of the earth. I also learned that in the water, there is some type of tadpole fish. They like to be in dry places with water, but in order to survive, they have to quickly grow and reproduce too, if not, other animals can eat them. There are also predators such as the Spitting Cobra, Camel Spider, Scorpion, Whip Scorpion, Lizards, other types of snakes, The Collared Lizard, Thorny Devil, Harris’s Hawk, Sand Fox, Jackals, and the Caracal. But there are more to name, so there are some animals that can actually survive in the desert.

In the article,“Sahara dust only ‘partly responsible’ for UK’s worst pollution event in 10 years” by John Vidal, reveals the issues that are being caused by major pollution; it was not only the Saharan dust but other effects as well. In the UK an event occurred for two weeks in March and April of 2014; the pollution was raised extremely so where it was dangerous for people to leave their homes at times. This damaging incident interfered with people’s lives it was not a quick thing that was over and done. The citizens of Europe, but the people who were primarily affected are those who live in southern UK and France. This issue may be mainly situated in the UK but that does not mean there are concerns in other countries as well. There are many