A River The poem “A River” is written by A.K. Ramanujan. In this poem‚ the poet has compared and contrasted the attitudes of the old poets and those of the new poets to human suffering. He has come to the conclusion that both the groups of the poets are indifferent to human sorrow and suffering. Their poetry dose not reflect the miseries of the human beings. He has proved this point in the present poem. The river Vaikai on whose bank the historic city of Madurai stands has been mentioned
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Godavari District along Bay of Bengal. It is at a distance of 20-km from Kakinada and 70-km from Rajahmundry by road. It is renowned for reptiles and the most famous ones are the salt-water crocodiles. The total area of sanctuary is part of delta of the river Godavari. It covers a total area of 235.70-sq-km and forms a part of the Godavari mangroves. It was declared as a sanctuary in July 1978 to conserve the mangrove vegetation of the estuary. Flora: Mangroves are a group of salt tolerant plant species
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Forests A forest is an area filled with trees which provides homes for many different living things. The forests found in Trinidad and Tobago are called Tropical Seasonal Forests because they are found near the Earth’s equator and have both wet and dry seasons. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A forest is made up of different layers. The Emergent Layer is very sunny because it is at the very top and only the
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Introduction A forest is a complex ecosystem which is predominantly composed of trees‚ shrubs and is usually a closed canopy. Forests are storehouses of a large variety of life forms such as plants‚ mammals‚ birds‚ insects and reptiles etc. Also the forests have abundant microorganisms and fungi‚ which do the important work of decomposing dead organic matter thereby enriching the soil. Nearly 4billion hectares of forest cover the earth’s surface‚ roughly 30 percent of its total land area.The forest ecosystem
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Spoon River Anthropology “Life Is Not Always Easy” Spoon River‚ Illinois‚ a small town where everyone is almost connected in one way or another. It’s a town where everyone sort of knows everyone and in this case when something happens or a secret is unfolded the news spreads throughout the town like wildfire. Spoon River Anthropology written by Edgar Lee Masters is a book full of epitaphs that explain a sort of storyline fashion of what goes on in the small town of Spoon River. Many of
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1.1 Introduction A forest is a complex ecosystem or assemblage of ecosystems dominated by trees and other woody vegetation. The living parts of a forest include trees‚ shrubs‚ vines‚ grasses and other herbaceous plants‚ mosses‚ algae‚ fungi‚ insects‚ mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and microorganisms living on the plants and animals and in the soil and their interaction with one another and with the non-living part of the environment. The type of forest in a given area depends on many elements
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The novel River God by Wilbur Smith is set in Ancient Egypt‚ during a time when the kingdoms were beginning to collapse and the Upper and Lower Egypt were separated between two rulers. The story is in the view-point of Taita‚ a highly multi-talented eunuch slave. At the beginning of the story‚ Taita belongs to Lord Intef and helps manage his estate along with caring for his beautiful daughter‚ Lostris. She is in love with Tanus‚ a fine solider and also Taita’s friend. Unfortunately‚ Lord Intef despises
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The historical novel‚ Blood on the River‚ which we had to read in class‚ is a very interesting book. Elisa Carbone wrote the book‚ in the year 2006. The historical setting takes place in Jamestown in the year 1607. During this time in history many things were happening in the now called “United States of America”‚ because back then it was not called that. People were just coming over to this new land and discovering new things. The main character in this story is Samuel Collier‚ an eleven-year-old
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Forests form an important part of the wealth of a country; and in India‚ the preservation of the forests is so important that it has long been taken over by the Government‚ and is in charge of the Government Forests Department. Forests have a great influence upon climate; for they attract rain and preserve moisture an important matter in a dry country like India. The leaves of a tree are always giving off moisture; and this constant evaporation cools the surrounding atmosphere. In consequence‚
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Conservationists have stopped illegal roads from building but the biggest ecological problem is destructive farming techniques. This method involves clear cutting trees to create sunny plantations. It’s eating away from the border of the forest. The solution that these conservationists have is to promote shade grown planation which will help the rainforest and increase the income of local framers. The conservationists that are responsible for this solution are The
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