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Abstract ‘Island’ is an emblem of both remoteness and nirvana in both East and West. In the East, to the Buddha, island is a positive symbol of revitalization in the core of the ocean of Samsara. In Commonwealth feminist writers such as Anita Desai and Sue Monk Kidd, the island becomes a metaphor for a woman’s quest for freedom and identity. The Mermaid Chair is a vividly imagined novel about the spirit and the ecstasies of the body; one that illuminates a woman’s self-awakening with the brilliant

The Role of Setting in John Steinbeck's Of Mice & Men Throughout time man has encountered many trials and tribulations. One of these unpredictable changes was the depression era in the Western region of America. From the beginning to the end of the novel, Of Mice & Men (1937), by John Steinbeck, life is portrayed as cruel and an insurmountable conquest. During the 1930's the worst economic collapse of the world occurred : the Depression. The setting throughout this novel sets the emotions high

Anthropogenic activity has affected a large number of ecosystems in the world including the earth’s oceans. Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) have been escalating since the rise of the industrial revolution and are now at a far more prominent rate than previously experienced in the Earth's history primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels (Wood et al., 2008). The concentration of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere now surpasses 380 parts per million (ppm), which is more than 80 ppm over the

Every morning, I would wake up and look out of my window. I would admire the vast expanse of shimmering ocean that stretched beyond the horizon. My bedroom window in the back of the house looked over the enclosed porch, over the sea wall, and onto the beach. Entranced by the lull of crashing waves, I would become memorized at the immensity of it all. I was never afraid of the ocean. As a child, my sister and I would long spend hours out on the beach in front of our house. We would build gigantic

remain “fishable, swimmable, and drinkable.” The Cape Fear River Watch provides a wide array of education, advocacy, and action programs for members of the Cape Fear River community. The Cape Fear River contains environmental habitats including salt marshes and black water swamps. The distinct and unique culture of the Cape Fear River demands protection. Large corporations have abused the Cape Fear River over the last few decades. Over the last century, the river’s fish population has decreased drastically

1. Introduction As it stands today the U.S. coast of the Gulf of Mexico is losing more and more land; the amount of land lost each year may seem relatively small to the average person, but to scientists who understand the unprecedented rate at which this is happening, there is reason to be alarmed. On the U.S. coast of the Gulf of Mexico there are more reasons for the rising sea level than simply global warming and melting ice sheets or ice caps. In the Mississippi delta, for example, the oil

Caribbean and the Pacific, the country has the most bio diverse land, which includes the Rainforest and the Andes mountains (US). Three ranges of the Andes Mountains run through Colombia, and it ends in the lower places of the Caribbean. There are marshes and rugged mountains along the southern Pacific coast. The east of the southwestern lowlands

The Tampa Bay Estuary is essentially the Tampa Bay Watershed. The energy flow and composition of the Tampa Bay Estuary is a complex system of biogeochemical process. Abiotic and Biotic factors regulate biogeochemical process in the estuary. “A food web is in essence a network model of an ecosystem that describes the trophic interactions between species” Liu, Chen, Jordán, Lin, & Wai-Jen Liu, 2010, p. 1 )The energy flow and community composition through trophic levels in the Tampa Bay Estuary bioregion

Physical Geography Quiz Chapters 8-9 McKnight Instructor: Conti Put all answers on your Scantron CHAPTER 8 Label the correct Köppen climate types for Charts 1 - 5. Use each of the following climate types only once. A. Tropical Humid B. Dry C. Mild Mid-Latitude (Mesothermal) D. Severe Mid-Latitude (Microthermal) E. Polar 1. Chart 1 ____________________________________ 2. Chart 2 ____________________________________ 3. Chart 3 ____________________________________ 4. Chart 4 ____________________________________

Native Americans have the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Native Americans are 60% more likely to be obese and are over twice as likely to have diabetes than the general population. These numbers are even higher for Southwest Native Americans. But their diet is very similar to the rest of modern society. So why do Native Americans suffer these conditions at higher rates than the general population? The answer