Essays Tagged: "Trees"

The Great Bear Hunt

ater from the lake. Itwas also not hot because the mountains brought the coolness to the area. Some treesseparated the two tribes. The tribe closer to the peak was called Kakhui and the othertribe was ...

(3 pages) 89 0 5.0 Apr/1994

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Deforestation in Canada

graphy 6 Ninety percent of our trees, 300 - 900 years old, have been cut down. The remaining 10% is all we will ever have. Deforest ... station by the Random House Dictionary of the English Language is 'to divest or clear of forests or trees' and we must stop deforestation to save our planet. My intent on writing this essay is to enli ...

(6 pages) 147 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Forestry

Sweden

nomy. Although when I say beautiful it might be an understatement. The country is covered by lushes trees that cover 60% of the land. They are then used for obvious reasons such as paper goods and lum ...

(2 pages) 108 0 3.8 Jan/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Mythology research project. Speaks of The Yoruba and Madagascar myths

lorun was satisfied with the good things reported to him and sent Orisha Nla to finish. He planted trees, Olorun made rain water fall from the sky and grew the seeds into a great forest. The creatio ...

(3 pages) 45 0 4.6 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Use of color in Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eyes"

ories were of purple berries, yellow lemonade, and 'that streak of green them june bugs made on the trees the night we left down home. All them colors was in me'1. Pauline and Cholly left the colors o ...

(6 pages) 183 1 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Prejudice in America. How being different is better than being the same and how sick america has come.

of the lake to admirethe loveliness of the day. Looking into the water, reflections of surrounding trees bounced offinto my eyes. Then appearing in the corner of my left eye, I noticed a beautiful yo ...

(4 pages) 166 1 3.6 Jun/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

How Monkey Lost His Tail - by Aaron Shen 391 words.

rst thing that came to his mind was, "How am I going to kick pests away, peel bananas, and on swing trees at the same time, and what about the Olympics??" You see, Monkey was a top *Tree Swinger* in h ... that allowed him to function as three monkeys at once (kick pests away, peel bananas, and on swing trees at the same time.).Once he calmed himself down, and wiped away his tears of sorrow, we realize ...

(2 pages) 52 1 3.2 Aug/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Field Study Report

d ground level ), wind speed and direction, depth of ground litter and the condition of the near by trees, I.E. percent covered by leaves, color of leaves etc. In addition to temperature and humidity ... between 4-18 m.p.h. This consistently in the wind speed might have to do with the surrounding tall trees that block some of the wind force.Soil analysisThe shrub area near the back of Wilson Hall had ...

(5 pages) 53 0 0.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

What is the effect of Ernest Hemingway's use of the minimalist technique? Text: Ernest Hemingway - "Hills Like White Elephants"

On one side of the station, the tracks run through a lush, green landscape full of grain fields and trees. A wide river runs lazily in the foreground of some tall mountains. It is almost like a paradi ...

(2 pages) 155 1 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Mortality of the Red Spruce and Fraser Fir in the Appalachians due to Air Pollution

se for concern, therefore, over the past two decades there has been rigorous research done on these trees; and the more research that was done the more evidence they found that linked air pollution wi ... ch that was done the more evidence they found that linked air pollution with the mortality of these trees (Mello 1987). Air pollution is the main reason for tree mortality among the Red Spruce and the ...

(7 pages) 79 1 4.4 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Forestry

"Wayward branches"--a creative writing poem that describes the life of a tree with personification and intense detail.

toward the sun.The trunk curves like a roller coaster trackAnd needles form its very covering.Other trees have leaves, but this tree noneOnly the harsh commodities given to it by God."Put me out of my ... carce as the needles are, a few stay behind awaiting their destiny.Birds are singing from the other trees,But one won't even pass his canopy.Squirrels hop from branch to branch,But not in this old tre ...

(1 pages) 89 2 2.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Aesthetics Definition - This essay was simply to personally define the term aesthetics for my art appreciation class.

e our ears while the warm summer wind blew across the yard and swirled around us. The leaves of the trees could be heard taking deep breaths for the thicket just across the fence from where we would b ...

(2 pages) 82 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Short story based on the song "Crazy Game of Poker" by OAR.

As I came around the corner on the gravel path, I stopped to look around. There were trees on both sides of the path, and on the left there was also a bench. I was relieved to see that ...

(3 pages) 34 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Title: Muhammads Life and his Teachings. This paper is a chronological detail of the great Prophet Muhammad. It includes the details of the Islamic faith.

es. Most of the Arabic people in Muhammads time believed in many Gods. They believed in worshipping trees, shooting stars and stones that were oddly shaped like people. They, like Muhammad, also belie ...

(4 pages) 64 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam

Biome: Grasslands

Grasslands are characterized as lands dominated by grasses rather than large shrubs or trees. In the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs, which spanned a period of about 25 million years, mountai ... lands, called savannas, and (2) temperate grasslands.Savanna is grassland with scattered individual trees. Savannas of one species or another cover almost half the surface of Africa (about five millio ... land for crops.Temperate grasslands are characterized as having grasses as the dominant vegetation. Trees and large shrubs are absent. Temperatures vary more from summer to winter, and the amount of r ...

(2 pages) 74 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

The comparison of the author's use of imagery of trees in "Heirs to the Past" and "The Dark Child" by Camara Laye

Trees have been often used as powerful images in literature to represent various meanings. The image ... have been often used as powerful images in literature to represent various meanings. The imagery of trees has been used to represent various themes such as life, re-growth, and possession . In the boo ... and possession . In the books Heirs to the Past by Driss Chraibi and The Dark Child by Camara Laye, trees have been used to represent different elements and ideas, both directly and ambiguously.The ar ...

(5 pages) 34 1 2.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Habitat

ut habitat, life would not exist. Think of this. Humans, put here on earth with the surroundings of trees, water, mountains... and now, picture the an animals adaptation to a paticuliar climate and re ... ut habitat, life would not exist. Think of this. Humans, put here on earth with the surroundings of trees, water, mountains... and now, picture the an animals adaptation to a paticuliar climate and re ...

(1 pages) 36 1 2.6 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

"Lord of the Flies" By William Golding How Golding created an atmosphere of fear within the first 5 chapters

He then woke up and started to call for Ralph, he "...saw something moving amongthe trees, something big and horrid." At that point most of the "little 'uns" and mostof the "big 'uns" ...

(1 pages) 28 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Chocolate: the historical background of the cacao plants origin.

vesting crops are trimmed down to six meters, so that they are easier to maintain and harvest. They trees can live for up to one hundred years, but the cultivated trees are only economically productiv ... eason. Mechanical harvesting is not possible for these plants because the machines would damage the trees. After the pods are removed from the trees, the seeds and pulp are removed by hand. The averag ...

(3 pages) 73 0 4.1 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Forestry

The Value of Philosophy.

by philosophy. I think that when you are 18 years old the last thing that you want to talk about is trees fallen in the woods. I wish that I had read Bertrand Russell back then.Russell responds to the ...

(3 pages) 92 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy