Salt marshes

Mark Twain’s essay, “The Awful German Language”, is a jocular expression of the average english speaker’s foray into the work of the German language. Twain uses humor and hyperbole to express his difficulties and frustrations that one experiences when trying to learn to speak German. Mark Twain is seen as something of a god in American literary history and his mastery of the english language is apparent, even in this work describing his experiences with another language. Twain states “A person who

Many people have taken a great interest in a particular area called the Maldives. The Maldives is a group of islands that is located in the Indian Ocean, just off the tip of India. The Maldives is a desired tropical destination which deeply invests millions of dollars in attempt to cater to the republic's tourism (Zubair et al. 2011). Even though the Maldives Republic boasts of an excellent tourist destination, there has been a problem that keeps getting worse. The islands are threatened by the constant

Human right violations negatively impact human wellbeing. Genocides, wars, ethnic cleansing, slavery, and crime can be damaging to manhood. Fear of crime does not only affect individuals, but neighbors and society. When individuals become apprehensive, they become more revengeful towards others, less troubled with the safety of those they discipline, and more anxious with their own well-being. Delinquency is an indicator of the local environment in which adults do little or nothing throughout the

Many communities are suffering due to coastal erosion. One example is the village of Cocodrie, LA in Terrebonne Parish. This village’s small population and its 220 residential and commercial buildings are surrounded by marshes. In Cocodrie, there is no barrier against hurricanes. Local marinas play host to recreational and commercial fishing, and The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium is located in Cocodrie. This facility of around 100,000 square ft houses laboratories

5) Urbanisation is the phenomenon where the population of cities and town increases. It is because the people move from rural areas to towns and cities expecting good job, and better life. There will be a drastic change in socio economic, and climate change due to urbanisation. When the resource is not efficiently used the population tend to settle in centralised, and compact informal areas of city and town leading to creation of slums. It is often said that formation of slums is not expected with

CASE STUDY IMPACT OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ON THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT INTRODUCTION The Gulf of Mexico covers an area of 600,000 square miles and is located between Mexico, Cuba and the United States (Tunell, 2011). Home to 15,419 recorded marine species; the Gulf of Mexico boasts a dynamic ecosystem, which includes 1511 endemic species. The position of the gulf between temperate and tropical waters provides one of the reasons for its vast biodiversity (Campagna et al

The ocean covers seventy percent of the planet. It helps to produce more than half of the planet’s oxygen in the atmosphere by using plankton and algal plankton, which are found under the sea. Plankton and algae plankton provides nutrients for all marine species. The ocean also helps to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. There are around four million people depend on fish as their primary source of food. But since the past decades, the ocean has been in danger due to marine pollution. In

These species of plants and animals do well to illustrate that the island is rich with species diversity and is home to many organisms. Without these specific types of habitats (e.g. salt marshes, dunes, and maritime forests), the island’s natural wildlife and plant life would look vastly different. Aside from the aesthetic value of barrier islands and potential economic gains, barrier island environments provide valuable information that is relevant wildlife and ecological management. Since humans

This book focused on the armoring restoration projects that have been done on the shorelines of the Puget Sound, more specifically the South-Central Puget Sound sub-basin. Coastal armoring is the practice of constructing seawalls, bulkheads, and revetments along shorelines to prevent erosion and to stabilize areas for up land uses. The South-Central area is the main area around the city of Seattle, and is the most heavily armored of the sub-basins, 63% of the shorelines in this area are armored

Introduction: The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was named as a threatened species on July 28, 1978. Loggerhead turtles are the most common type of sea turtle. In addition, they are the only sea turtle that still regularly nests on beaches from New Jersey to Texas. General Species Description: The loggerhead turtle’s most prominent feature is its head, is large and slightly heart shaped. The carapace is reddish-brown, bony and has large, non-overlapping, rough scales. Just like the head