Essays on Sand

Sand art is the making different artistic shapes through sand modelling. It is the formation of pictures, different creations and images by use of sand and water. It has a long history with different cultural elements and involves different techniques and materials. The essay attempts to discuss the sand art and its different perspective with a view to understanding the phenomenon of sand art. As per the information provided in the Sand Gallery (2014, p.2), history of sand art dates back to the early twentieth century when it originated in the Jordanian City of Petra. It was inspired by the ...

Introduction

Aeolian processes occur in environments such as deserts, agricultural fields, and coastal regions. The features of such environments include a nonexistent or sparse vegetation cover, strong winds, and a supply of fine sediments. In Egypt, the increase in human population has led to the lateral spread of human settlements from the Nile’s flood plains to various locations in the western desert land. Such areas include the Kharga Oasis, where the government has initiated land reclamation projects for agriculture and human settlements. However, the developmental plans have missed the issue of natural hazards such as dune movements. Hence, the success of such ...

Introduction

A general rise in incidences of climate change has got the world scheming and planning for various remedies. The world has become so much aware of its surrounding after the realization that future generations will still depend on the very earth they are using. Management practices and mitigation efforts have been headlined and put into various government policies to ensure that sustainability is attained. Various intergovernmental and regional meetings have made it a habit to discuss and incorporate climatic issues into their various agendas. In as much as all this noble activities and efforts are aimed at ensuring a sustainable ...

Introduction.

In November 29, 1864, a contingent of seven hundred white American troops attacked a camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians in Colorado killing an estimated 163 Indians1. It is one of the recorded atrocities of war during the Indian American Wars. In this massacre, the Colorado Territory Army Regiment managed to kill such a large number of Indians most of whom were women and children. The attack did not just stop at the killings; the bodies of the victims were mutilated. An Indian leader, referred to a tribal chief, Lean Bear, who was one of the negotiators of peace together with President Abraham ...

Introduction.

In November 29, 1864, a contingent of seven hundred white American troops attacked a camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians in Colorado killing an estimated 163 Indians1. It is one of the recorded atrocities of war during the Indian American Wars. In this massacre, the Colorado Territory Army Regiment managed to kill such a large number of Indians most of whom were women and children. The attack did not just stop at the killings; the bodies of the victims were mutilated. An Indian leader, referred to a tribal chief, Lean Bear, who was one of the negotiators of peace together with President Abraham ...

Abstract:

Lack of fresh water for agricultural, domestic, and industrial use is a great hindrance to development in many parts of the world. Water shortages are more prominent in the arid and semi-arid areas. In addition to that, the inadequate fresh water resources found in these regions are endangered when it comes to quality due to the numerous man-induced changes. Moreover, the limited water available is limited to groundwater. In there is any surface water, it is mainly flash floods that results from high intensity rainfall that falls for a very short time. Therefore, these floods have very little potential to be a ...

Lack of fresh water for agricultural, domestic, and industrial use is a great hindrance to development in many parts of the world. According to Mwakikagile, water shortages are more prominent in the arid and semi-arid areas. Groundwater is very sensitive to climatic changes and agricultural exploitation. Over the past few years, groundwater extraction for purposes of irrigation has resulted in disruption of natural balance and aquifer overdraft in these regions. According to Rushton, groundwater reproduction is imperative to establish apposite management policies since the hydrology of arid and semi-arid regions is quite different from that of more humid regions. This ...

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Business

Tar sand oil reserves are currently one one of the most popular topics in the field of energy as well as environmental protection. Tar sands in Canada (Alberta province) may turn into a new economic miracle and contribute enormously to wealth generation and prosperity of the nation. It is predicted to bring the country as much as 3 trillion US dollars over the next 25 years. The economic potential is enourmous, although it is being accompanied by a range of drawbacks of economical, political and environmental nature. The current conflict between the ...

Sand can be classified into coarse sand and fine sand, based on particle size. The former is usually greater than 4.75 mm (retained in a No. 4 sieve), while the latter is less than 4.75 mm (passing through the No. 4 sieve) (1).The properties, including shape and texture, size gradation, moisture content, specific gravity, reactivity, soundness, and bulk unit weight, of different types of sand,influence concrete strength (2). The shape of sand particlescauses variations in the surface to volume ratio, and a larger surface to volume ratio improves bond characteristics but decreases concrete workability. The surface texture of sand ...

- What causes climate change? Define the Greenhouse Effect

Greenhouse gases (GHG) allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere and absorbs the heat produced by that light. Most of this heat energy is trapped within the atmosphere by the GHG while some of them are let out into the space. The phenomenon of atmospheric heating due to the GHG is called as the greenhouse effect. Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases form the greenhouse gases. Burning of fossil fuels, manufacturing processes, decay of organic matter, agricultural industries and emission of synthetic fluorinated gases from various ...

Introduction

Al Gharbia in the UAE has been endowed with nature. The Empty Quarter of Al Gharbia has many sand dunes and Sabkhas. There are business ideas that can be developed from these gifts of nature. This paper will focus on how these features can be used to be a source of business. It will propose a business idea that can be used by businessmen to develop businesses that can bring revenue to the business owners (Lokier, 2013).

Business idea

The area has the tallest sand dunes which go as high as 500 meters. This is a major tourist attraction. A businessman can make the ...

WATER SUPPLIES IN GUATEMALA

I am going to carry out a project on water supplies in Guatemala. In my project, I will come up with strategies that will help in restoring clean water for these people. For effective results, it’s important to come up with ways that will help in crossing the barriers of language, culture, distrust, and fear so as to establish a healthy rapport with the community on study. What is water? I will start my project by defining this term. Water is, from academic definition, a gist that is colorless, tasteless and unscented. Through research, Fresh water is depicted as having ...

Woman in the dunes

The ‘woman in the dunes’ is a 1964 Japanese film whose director is Hiroshi Teshigara. It is a world class film to watch that captures the viewer’s attention with its very first scene. The main characters are Eiji Okada and Kyoko Kishida. The plot of this film is also well planned and acted out in a logical order. Eiji, a school teacher, is out on an exploration to get some insects that live in the sand dunes. It is in this escapade that he misses the last bus that leaves the village and the villagers convince him to spend the night at ...

Executive Summary

Recently, the Middle East has experienced high rates of bad weather conditions that among others have caused sandstorms around the region. These conditions continue to affect various socio-economic activities with massive deadly consequences especially for airline companies (Seinfield and Spyros, 2006). For instance, in 2008, sandstorms caused low visibility conditions caused very many cars to pile up on the Dubai-Abu Dhabi border. It is estimated that around 25 people lost their lives in this incident. In late 2013, the same incident did not only cause injuries to a dozen people but also hampered activities around Dubai airport for three days. ...

Module 8 Geology: Coastal Processes and Terrain

Sediments are transported along coastlines by several processes. Rivers deposit sediments as they enter wetlands and oceans. Tidal fluxes are constantly depositing and eroding sand while waves erode sand and deposit it somewhere else. Wetland and coastal dune vegetation retains sediments. Storm surges can dramatically erode coastal sediments. Coastal sand transport by all these methods are complex. But, the issue has become more complex with human impacts on the natural processes. Flood control measures and the damming of rivers decreases the downstream deposition of sediment. Sediment starvation of these areas typically results in our replacement of sand on ...

It is now evident that as the world has extracted most of the less polluting oil, attentions are now being turned on the kind of oil that leaves the environment with a lot of dirty sludge- oil sands. Oils sands are partially consolidated sandstones or loose sands that contain naturally occurring mixture of clay, sand and water, saturated with extremely viscous and dense form of petroleum that is technically referred to as bitumen. Colloquially, it is also known as tar, due to the similar appearance in color and odor. The Canadian crude oil sands or bitumen is very thick and ...

For preventing the clouded people of the great country of Egypt

For finding a new Egyptian Spirit It is a melancholy object to those who sit these days in their cozy living rooms and watch the scenes on the streets of Cairo, when they see the desperate people of Egypt. A country, where the economy is growing three times faster than for example in Germany, but where still nearly 40 Million people have to live with less than two dollars a day. These people hoped to benefit from the big wave of privatization in the 1990s. They dreamed of clean hospitals, free education and a health care system that takes away their sorrows ...

A journey through Corpus Christi, Texas is a journey through the “Sparkling city by the sea.” Thus, in its very nickname, the magical essence of this place is more than obvious. A walk through the Texas Gulf Coast is a walk through the granular, cream-colored surface of the beach lies carelessly as far as the eye can see, merging with the marine infinity. Nowhere in the world is the sand more pleasant to bare feet, protruding through the fingers with a pleasant prickling sensation, or water gentler on touching a human body, or the wind more melodious and more filled with the saline ...

The movement from sites of waste-disposal of contaminated groundwater is a problem faced by many cities in world. Solid and liquid waste dumped in landfills generates an atmosphere where inorganic and organic compounds present in the water or which are produced in the landfill become prone of entering the hydrological regime through movement. The movement of contaminants in water bodies through landfills is more distinct in temperate and humid climates as penetration of rainfall is moderate to high, and separation of leachate from the aquifers which are underlying for extended time periods becomes a complex process. In such areas, landfills gets ...

ABSTRACT

The proposal research aims at determining whether plants grow well in water or soil, when carried out practical through setting up an experiment. The information obtained from this experiment will help gardeners have knowledge on how to grow their plants healthier, taller and faster.

INTRODUCTION.

Basing my research on the science books I used while carrying out the research, it shows that vegetables will relatively do well in water, the flowers will grow better in soil and grass will grow equally better in both. During the research period, the information I found from the science books and encyclopedias showed the ...

“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Gabriel Marquez story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” gives the account of Pelayo and his wife Elisenda who find an old man with enormous wings face down in the mud of his yard. His neighbor identifies the man as an angel but the local priest doubts whether he is really an angel or it was merely an evil trick. “The Book of Sand” by Jorge Borges tells the story of a man who is obsessed with books. A strange bible salesman gives him a visit and offers an unusual “holy book." He explains to the man the value of ...

The decrease in world’s petroleum and oil supply has led the nations to look for alternate sources of energy. As a result of this short-supply, unconventional gas reserves are gaining importance as alternative source of crude oil, where the unconventional gas reserves are estimated to contribute to 45% of the US gas production by the year 2035. Large-scale extraction of unconventional natural gas has resulted in the development of new and untested extraction technology such as hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking, which is expected to develop rapidly in the next few decades near human settlements and pose a health hazard (Adgate, ...

“How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,

Whose action is no stronger than a flower?” William Shakespeare (Ward 150) Not Rose Petals “Our love is not rose petals or Valentine candy –“ (Ward 150) “ . . .it is dirt and sand” “. . . it is the soil we roll in”

“Our love is dirt and sand

and coarse pebbles in a shallow brook.” (Ward 151)

Naming the Growth

“. . . to call a single plant from one lone seed

“love-in-a-mist,” then “devil-in- the bush” (Ward 38) repeated 4 times

“A love that’s lush is grand until we’re touched Spring Begins in Hinckley, Ohio II of last year’s leaves . . . I love how they love what is used and then spoiled – how they, deep in ...

Winter

The kites snap under the slate-gray sky and I shiver against the bite of the wind. They’re colorful, like the rainbow thoughts that dance across the quiet of the mind right before sleep. The sun isn’t shining today; the sea isn’t the blue that I see on postcards. Instead, everything is gray, gray, gray. I’m cold but I’m still outside, braced against the wind, thinking longingly of the warm summer sun that stretches and wakes early. It’s empty now, though; the beach, I mean. I can see the children playing in the ...

Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystem

The Pismo Dunes The Pismo Dunes, also called Nipomo Dunes, are one of the biggest, comparatively undisturbed dune compounds located in California. These dunes stretched eighteen miles from the end of the northern part of Pismo State Beach up to Point Sal State Beach. In this essay, we will discuss the ecosystem of the Pismo Dunes and its processes that are commonly found in most aquatic habitats. We will also learn the management system used in managing and sustaining this ecosystem. The Pismo Dunes are a dynamic ecosystem, which are one to three miles in width. These dunes ...

First thing, we needed to know was the measurement associated with the shear box including the height and mass, as well as cross-sectional dimensions to determine the normal force. Next thing to do was preparing a 200-gr sample of dense soil so we could compact it later into the box. The extracted sample was reckoned among the well-graded sands. The soil sample was then compacted into three equal layers such that the middle layer could be placed almost at the half height of the box where shear plane has been designed to be. A general planar view of this configuration ...

Introduction

The bituminous sand that is found in Alberta, Canada is a key resource to Canada. It has played a key role in the development of the country. The mining industry in Canada has played a key role in the economic development of Canada. It has been discovered that nearly approximately 10 percent of oil is considered to be economically recoverable with the use of technologies that are currently being developed. With this, Canada is ranked the third in oil energy reserves after Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. It is estimated that oil sands will account for approximately 25% of oil liquid supply in ...

Wind is a major limiting factor in the marine ecosystem. Wind affects waves, dune system, sediment transportation, currents, and weather. Wind has profound effects on the waves. As wind move over the surface of the oceans, the abrasions between the wind and the water surfaces lead to formation of waves. The speed of wind also affects the size of the waves formed. When the speed of the wind is very high, the abrasion between the wind and the surface of the water increases leading to huge waves. In the event that the speed of the wind is low, the waves ...

Hydraulic Fracturing Process

Hydraulic fracturing is a process through which fluids under high pressure are injected to crack a rock so as to allow oil and gas to flow into the wellbore. Once the rock is fractured, propant such as sand is injected to prop open the fractures to avoid sealing. During the process, water is used as a carrier fluid to transport the sand into the fractured rock matrix (Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 4). The raw materials used for this process include sand and water, which make up 99 percent of the fluid used by Cabot. The other one percent is composed of chemical ...

Introduction

One of the significant stylistic elements of epic poetry is evidently the simile. Apparently, it is of great importance to note that similes are frequently used in the diverse and varied genres of both prose and poetry. In the ancient literature, the simile is sturdily associated with epic. Predominantly, similes in ancient literature are extended in their formations and essentially contain extensive details and differing comparison details. Homeric similes in particular have in most instances been used at the dramatic points of a given narrative with the main intent of comparing things to create a clear mental picture of the situation ...

Although both were written in Greece in the same century, Seferis’ poem “Denial” and Ritsos’ poem “Eyewitness Testimony” bear many differences. They vary in point of view, subject matter and style. However, there are some similarities. Both poets, for example, use imagery to enhance the themes of their poems. Furthermore, both rely on symbolism as a technical aid in portraying the desired meaning and tone of the poems to the reader.

Giorgos Seferis was the writing pseudonym of Geōrgios Seferiádēs. He was born in 1900 and died in 1971. He was a significant figure in Greek poetry throughout ...

Visiting a carpentry shop, I came across a sand paper which may be the coarsest sand paper I ever touched. It felt like the grains are as course as the grains of the sand. After two minutes, I tried rubbing my fingers again but the sand paper seems to become fewer courses just like rubbing my fingers to a sugar in a cup. After another two minutes, I tried rubbing again my fingers to the sand paper and this time, it was not as coarse as the sugar anymore. The grains seemed to become finer just like the grains of a coffee. Thinking of ...

Different people have different opinions about vehicles. The views depend on the time and experience with different cars. There has been a continuous evolution of vehicles from the earlier horse ridden carts to the current smart and automated vehicles. Thanks to the ever advancing technology that has marked significant moments to innovators and the engineers. The evolution began with the 1908- Model T that was released by Ford Motors. In general, a car is any wheeled vehicle carrying its motor and has the capability to transport people. However, when selecting the type of vehicle to use, there are various factors that ...

Abstract

Solid waste and wastewater are primary sources of pollution from food processing industries. The wastewaters usually contain high suspended solids, organic starch and sugars that may contain toxic substances to the environment. Solid wastes come from organic materials while the mechanical preparation processes need biological treatment before releases into the environment. When untreated, they find their way into other water plants like lakes and streams. Since they have higher nutrient content, they result of eutrophication of the water systems hence causing algal growth. It, therefore, compromises the stability of the aquatic ecosystems as the water quality is changed. It ...

Abstract

This report delineates the water quality and contamination of groundwater based on different water samples in three experiments. The water quality was monitored by adding laundry detergent, oil and vinegar in one experiment. The effectiveness of filtered water was evaluated in the second experiment by passing the contaminated water through filter layers containing sand, gravels and charcoal. The filtrate showed clear water compared to raw water. The third experiment was conducted to make a comparative analysis of water samples obtained from tap water with two types of bottled water samples. The samples obtained from Dasani and Fiji bottled showed good ...

Abstract

This report seeks to develop a comprehensive, effective, and actionable sustainability policy for Burj Al Arab Hotel found in Dubai as one of the emirates that make up United Arabs Emirates. In an attempt to understand the performance of the hotel in regard to sustainability, the report has evaluated the existing literature to identify the existing criticism that should be considered in light of developing the policy. In essence, the mission statement has been evaluated in the report with the aim of developing the guiding principles when developing the policy bearing in mind that the plan should be consistent with ...

The story “The sculptor Funeral’’ is about the funeral of Harvey Merrick who unlike the people of his town who are driven by greed chooses a different life and becomes a teacher in another town. Most of the people in his town view him as a failure. Many forms of critical approaches can be used to analyze this story. This paper has concentrated in two critical approaches in analyzing this work of literature the two are Marxist criticism and the reader response criticism.

Marxist criticism

The story “the sculptor’s funeral has demonstrated perfectly the Marxist criticism. The story is set to have taken ...

Introduction.

The cross-country pipelines, which cover most parts of US transverse through terrains of forests, crop fields, rivers, deserts, off shores, hills, and populated areas. Any malfunction of these pipelines implies a devastating effect on the environment. This means that designing the pipelines require skills, and a consideration of social and environmental aspect along with other technological alternatives. Environmentalists view pipelines as high risk potential sources of environmental degradation from oil spillages and raptures (Flora, 2005). Economists and policy makers, on the other hand, view them as the cheapest and safest means of fossil fuel delivery. This has posed a debate on environmental ...

The beach at night feels completely different from the beach during the daytime. It is the same place, yet the atmosphere is changed. Gone are the daytime crowds of families, couples, groups playing volleyball, strolling retirees, and seagulls raiding unattended food. The darkness of the beach at night envelops with a sense of peace; the absence of the crowds illuminates other aspects of the beach not noticed during the day, it gives a feeling of freedom, and a little fear in contrast to the dominant sense of peace.

Stepping through the dunes and onto the beach itself overwhelms with darkness, the brief ...

Evaluative critique, construction and reflection on guidance approaches

Introduction Learning and development of the child is dependent on the environmental exposure that the child is exposed to. This means that the childhood experiences, corrections and directions given to the child count a lot in shaping the character and behavior of the child. This paper attempts to evaluate the child behavioral management approaches adopted by a teacher in managing the learners. The paper adopts a bias towards a critique of the counseling approaches used by the teacher and recommends new and better ways of managing the child’s behavior. This done through advancing an argument based on the child learning and ...

Edmund Spencer’s sonnet is a beautiful and clear exploration of the fickle nature of life and of love. Through a dialogue between two lovers, the poet throws open questions about the meaning of immortality.

“One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon the Strand” is an attractive example of a sonnet. It is, as sonnets traditionally are, a love poem; it recounts the exchange between the narrator and a woman he loves. We learn that the speaker tried to write his lover’s name in the sand but that the tide washed it away. Almost straight away, we are aware of sand being used ...

As I step on the granular surface of the mildly sun-drenched beach, I feel the refreshing gush of ocean air, caressing my nostrils. The water is glistening in pearly evanescence, its serenity humbly interrupted by a thunderous squeaking of the children, valiantly rushing towards the water, only to huddle even faster back, to the safety of terra firma. The circular, luminous ball in the sky is not acknowledging the arrival of noon yet, and the lack of people, sunbathing on the beach feels more than good. As I am walking, I can feel the little grains of sand protruding through ...

Aquifer

An aquifer is generally referred to as a wet underground stratum of a permeable rock which seems to bear a substantial amount of water. An aquifer does not necessarily has to be based on a hard element such as a rock but can be found in other materials such as silt based grounds, gravel based grounds as well as on a sand based ground. Due to the essentiality of water to the living of human beings together with sustenance of the man’s main activities, human beings have devised techniques to extract such underground water bodies for his overall purposeful use. This is through extraction ...

Short title-Modeling the Water Cycle

Full title- Effects of weather on water cycle and modeling the parameters of water cycle for experimental purpose Lab 5 - Experiment 1: Modeling the Water Cycle Hypothesis: Despite water existing in three different forms, namely, solid (ice or snow), liquid (water) and gas (water vapor), the total amount of water on the earth remains constant over time (Gunn, 2013).

Post-Lab Questions

- Restate your hypothesis. Was it confirmed or denied? How do you know?

Our hypothesis states that the total amount of water on earth remains constant over time.

The hypothesis is confirmed. Reasons-

The weather prevailing on earth at a given point of time comprises of the different processes related to conversion ...

Hydraulic fracturing is a stimulation process that maximizes extraction of underground natural resources such as oil, natural gas, water and geothermal energy. Hydraulic fracturing enhances subsurface fracture systems allowing natural gas and oil to move freely to the production wells located on the surface from the rock pores. The process is common in about nine out of ten gas wells in the U.S. The process uses gallons of sand, chemicals and water to rupture the rocks that hold gas, causing release of gases. This method is advancement in technology since it has the potential to lower over reliance of import ...

A dream within a dream is a romantic poem by Edgar Allan. Throughout the two-stanza poem, the theme of love and romance takes center stage. The persona of the poem is a male lover, who addresses his ladylove through the poem. The poem opens with the speaker informing the readers about his dreams about a certain girl. The speaker openly tells the ladylove that she is actually correct in concluding that he (the speaker) has spent his entire life dreaming about her. However, according to the speaker’s choice of words, there is a high probability that he will not get the lady. According ...

The beach

On warm sunny day, strolling along the beach makes he felt the coarse sand scratching his bare feet. The expansive blue water dotted with fishermen’s boats and ships can be seen to vanish in the horizon. The sun warms the beach and makes everyone desire jumping into the water. Tiny crabs were scurrying everywhere. He was tempted to pick them up, and keenly look at them before letting them go. He became tired after strolling for some time, and decided to sit on the white sand. The sea breeze blew, bringing onto the shore waves that broke ...

A walk around this place is always refreshing. On a lazy Sunday, or during the summer, droves of people are drawn here as iron to a magnet. The sight might not mean much to a lay observer, which makes it more beautiful to the keen observer. This particular beach has always been fascinating to me. It invokes a spiritual feeling, out of this world sensation that carries one from their present into a total sedative state of calmness and meditation. It is hard to pinpoint the factors that make it stand out from the rest of the beaches I have travelled. The mix of ...

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Introduction

System of road network is needed for any developed country and it is a vital part for infrastructure development. Main subjects of this study are pavement defects such as alligator cracking, bleedings and potholes. Such pavement distress as potholes and alligator cracking cause serious negative effects and decrease the lifespan of pavement. Additionally, the safety on road is questioned due to bleedings of pavement since the friction between car and pavement significantly decreases, meaning that the braking path increases. This study is concentrated on studying ...

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), the ecosystem under study, is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas i.e. the Shiwalik range and falls within Nainital and Pauri Garhwal districts of the state of Uttarakhand. Corbett National Park (CNP), 520.82 km2, and 301.18 km2 of adjoining Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary along with 466.32 sq.km of buffer zone together forms 1288.32 km2 of the tiger reserve (Barthari 12). CTR lies between 290 25’ N to 290 40’ N latitudes and 78 05’E to 790 5’E longitudes (see Fig. 1). Figure 1: Location map of Corbett Tiger Reserve.

CLIMATE

The climate of ...

Introduction

Biology and information technology holds many things in common. The two aspects deal with astounding complexity, organism representing biology and networks, computers representing technology. Experts have developed many innovations in the world today that focuses on solving different problems affecting the society. The following paper helps in naming and explaining how a specific scientific method helps solve the problem. The definitions of scientific and pseudoscientific bring many confusion and debates. Pseudoscience refers to the abuse of a certain claim that an individual does not like for any given reason. There exists a concrete difference between science and pseudoscience.

Strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge and the scientific method

One of the ...

“My Father’s Song” is a poem that was written by Simon Ortiz in the year 1976. Simon Ortiz was a Native American. “My Father’s Song” is a poem that talks about the life experiences of the poet with his father. The poem focuses on the experience the poet had with his father while they were planting corn at the farm. The poet narrates of how they found small mice, and took them to a safer place at the edge of the farm where there was shade (Ortiz, 1976). The poem shows that the father was teaching the poet lessons about the ...

Research Report on Remediation Methods for Arsenic

Introduction Arsenic contamination of groundwater used for potable water supply is one of the serious problems plaguing the world today. Worldwide, a large number of people are unknowingly exposed to drinking water that has arsenic content higher than the safety level. A study conducted in 2007 reveals that more than 137 million people in over 70 countries are potentially affected by arsenic contamination of drinking water resources (USA Today, 2007). Though arsenic contamination is found in all the waters in the world, some of the places where the problem is a matter of concern is Bangladesh, Argentina, China, India, Chile, ...

The National Park is located in the Montezuma County of Colorado in the United States. This park is the largest and elemental archaeological preserve in the country. It was developed in 1906 by the then president to preserve the existent cliff dwellings. These cliff dwellings are among the park’s most and best preserved attractions. The park occupies around 81.4 square miles close to the Four Corners and has numerous ruins of villages and homes built by the Anasazi people, also known as the Ancient Pueblo people. The park features more than 600 cliff dwellings and has more than ...

Death Valley, located in the western states of Nevada and California, is one of the nation’s many national monuments. Spanning more than 3 million acres of space between the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin, Death Valley contains a number of sand dunes, canyons, mountains and more, contributing to an immensely varied desert environment that is one of the nation’s great treasures (Rothman and Miller, 2013). The area itself is also a national park in addition to being a national monument, and is the largest national park in the mainland United States; it is also an International Biosphere Reserve. Death ...

INTRODUCTION

Before 2006, the social security management was constructed as three different institutions. One was involving with the workers(SSK-Social Security Institution), one with the public servants(Emekli Sandıgı) and one with the self-employed workers(BAGKUR). In 2006, the system changed and all the three institutions have been transformed into one institution (SGK). The change has influenced how the social security services are supplied to the people. Before 2006, people could apply to the different health service places and other social security service places depending on their type. The most efficient one was the Emekli Sandıgı for the ...

1) Who are the stakeholders of this project? The project to build the island of Palm Jumeirah had multiple stakeholders in the project. However, the original and the main stockholder of the project was Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who devised the plan to help diversify his country’s economy by expanding the tourism industry. The fact that the oil in the country was running low, Dubai needed a new source of income. Therefore, the stakes were high for the economy of Dubai, making Dubai in general a Stakeholder as well. The project began to sprawl into multiple projects ...

Currently the EN 771-1 has been revised in order to adapt the new element of the Construction Products regulation. This exercise entailed stipulations of the usage of the product and modification to the new CE design and the affirmation of the performance. The new law requires the manufacturers of the construction materials to apply the CE markings. Art. 11 of the CPR emphasis that the manufacturer has to fulfil the obligation of drawing up the declaration performance and to affix the CE marking.

Introduction

The product category rules are important in preparation of the EPDs for manufactured concrete and the ...

Someone must turn the hourglass over!

For somehow the grains of sand gently slide through the tiny space.

Someone must watch the grains of sand.

And someone must see the gap that remains As the young sand drops and nothingness remains Until the glass is turned over once more; Till life and love begin once more. The old grains of sand, now newly replaced, Can rest in peace, dream and hope That someone is still turning the hourglass. -- Roberta Israeloff. Having walked the earth for roughly seventeen years, I have been able to create a rich palimpsest of experiences. Some recent, and conspicuous ...

English bay beaches

Since there is no curvey wave line on the shoreline, we concluded that there are no big waves. The waves present were characteristic of a combination of both transverse and longitudinal motions. When we stood at the beaches and watched the waves, we guessed that the water moved towards the shore. However, after careful examination, we discovered that water was not piling up on the beach. When we watched carefully at some debris on the water, we noticed that a crest of a wave moved it towards the shore, but it moved back the same distance with the wave’s trough. ...