...Essay - ”Wood Grouse on a High Promontory Overlooking Canada” Friendships are very important to have in life. You need a friend to rely on when the going gets tough. When somethings are bothering you it often helps to talk about it. In the short story “Wood Grouse on a High Promontory Overlooking Canada” published in 1996, we meet Gary who is deeply affected by his memories from the Vietnam War. He stay closed up almost the entire story but he learns that there are ways to cope with this pain he is feeling. The story takes place on a high promontory. The Promontory overlooks Canada on one side and USA on the other. It’s a lovely day. There a now clouds on the sky and the sun is shining. It’s very peaceful, although the weather is very sultry. The two boys stay up there for the day, fishing and sleeping under the sky. Gary is the big brother who has just returned home from war. He has got a lot of memories from the war which is hard for him to forget. He has seen a lot of death which means he is starting to enjoy and see the beautiful things in life, like the sheep and the wood grouse, and in these moments he forgets about the pain he has experienced in Vietnam. But it’s easy to see that he is very traumatized because when Bud hits one of the wood grouses Garys reaction isn’t normal. He starts saying “Jesus. (..) Look what you have done. (..) God forgive me” and he start to cry when he has to kill the bird. This wasn’t his first time to kill something or someone and...
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...Essay ”Wood Grouse” Life is an indefinable thing, which many humans doesn’t value. In the post-modern century everybody has an extremely busy weekday, and unfortunately many individuals forget to live their life completely. We don’t see the beauty in the small items that surround us every day, but even worse is the fact that we don’t appreciate the creatures, who life in the lovely nature. But if something unexpected or horrendous happens to someone special, our minds changes. We start to enjoy everything that surround us, since we cannot control the life that is ahead of us, we try to find at home that associates to where the life took place, nature. This is exactly what the short story “Wood Grouse” deals with, which was published in 1996 by the American author David Gutterson. The short story takes place in Canada, where we are introduced to two brothers who are climbing mountains. One of them is Gary, who has been in the Vietnam War, which indicates that the story takes place during or right after the Vietnam War, which lasted from 1961 to 1970. The youngest brother is Bud, who is a very curious and intriguing 15 years old young man. In the weekdays he is just a common boy, who has an ambition to be part of the basketball team something he doesn’t succeed. He wants some excitement in his life, so he can obtain something for his country like his brother used to do as a soldier. He has a strong mentality, for example; that it doesn’t cause any problem when he kills...
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...Analysis and interpretation - Wood Grouse on a High Promontory Overlooking Canada The text “Wood Grouse on a High Promontory Overlooking Canada”, 1996, is an American short story. In the short story we hear about the relationship between two brothers, the brother Bud and the older military brother Gary. The theme in this short story is brotherhood. These two brothers reconnect after spending time apart, and they grow to appreciate each other. Bud is a boy who is 15 years old. Bud is a bit naive. We can see that when he throws the rock at a bird. Gary asks him why and he replies, “I didn’t mean to hit one, Gary” p. 4 l. 46. This shows that he is a bit naive, and he is not thinking about the consequences of his actions. Another example is when he asks, “I was young and I didn’t know any better. So instead I asked him about the thing on my mind: “Did you kill anyone in Vietnam?” p. 4 l. 70-71 This also shows that Bud is naive when he asked without thinking about Gary’s feelings. After Bud asked this question he could see that it was hard for Gary to talk about and he therefore felt ashamed “And then I couldn’t fall asleep that night; I felt ashamed of myself.” p. 3 l.92. You can say that he acts, and then thinks about the consequences later. Gary is an adult who have been in war in Vietnam. Gary keeps on mentioning the beautiful things he is seeing around him, which is a big contrast from what he came from down there. “They’re beautiful” Gary said “Just...
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...INTRODUTION Today, 30 June 2012, we are starting to work on a wildlife management plan. We are initially starting to cover map sixty five acres of upland hardwoods and ninety acres of bottomland. The purpose is to identify ideal habitats around Hocking College campus to manage certain wildlife species. The purpose of cover mapping the area is to develop a management plan for Fox Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, Cerulean Warbler, Ruffed Grouse; Woodcock, Northern Bobwhite Quail, and Eastern Cottontail Rabbit. The management plan includes cover mapping the area to get a layout of the size and types of cover; food plots, tree sizes and composition in the 65 acres of hardwoods and bottomland. We will be making our decisions and recommendations on how to best manage the area for these species, and how to best manipulate the landscape to assure that these animals will take a hold and survive on the property. METHODS The methods we are currently using are mapping the area by foot. At this time, we will be plotting the area and breaking it up into sections. After the initial assessment, we will be breaking areas off into tree and shrub types for food, cover and breeding availability. We will also be making recommendations of changes, to make the habitat more suitable for the species being introduced. We will map and color code our recommendations on a map of the area being managed. We are using field guides and wildlife management...
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...the film is trying to convey or what it is about. In Ana’s Playground and The Cabin in the Woods discussions of gender are seen throughout the content and context of the film when it is analysed through its cinematic coding. Ana’s Playground, 2009 is a short film about a group of young children playing a game of soccer on the streets in a war-torn country. When their ball is kicked over a fence, Ana is faced to risk her life in a challenge to retrieve the soccer ball whilst a sniper is shooting at her. Violence is the main thematic value within Ana’s Playground as it is present throughout the whole film.The film gives us an insight of how children live and experience the violence that occurs within war-torn countries. The four children seen within this film is Ana, what appears to be her little sister, and two other boys. When Ana is chosen through the use of coin flipping, to retrieve the ball from over the fence, the audience would expect one of the boys to replace this life risking duty as this is a gender expectation from the audience. This shows that the female gender is represented as being obedient but also very vulnerable. From the very moment Ana is chosen to retrieve the ball, is a representation of her innocence and naivety being lost. The Cabin in the Woods, 2011 is a recent Hollywood comedy horror film about five friends that go on a holiday to a remote cabin in the woods and unknowingly are being observed and become victims for a ritual. The narrative codes within...
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...Local Lawsuit (Morris v. Wood Preserving) Summarize the actions that lead to the lawsuit. In Morris v. Osmose Wood Preserving, 340 Md. 519 (1994), a number of homeowners purchased townhomes that had a roofs constructed of Fire Retardant Treated (FRT) plywood manufactured by the defendant Hoover Treated Wood Product, Inc. (Hood Wood). Homeowners claim in their complaint the fire retardant treated plywood, when exposed to high temperatures begin an acidic reaction that was designed to stop the spread of fire. It was also alleged that the reaction can occur at temperatures as low as 130 degrees and roofs can reach 180 degrees without the presence of fire. The homeowners say that the chemical reaction “weakens the wood and destroys the bonding between the plywood laminates, thereby causing the wood, among other things, to bow, darken, spot, warp fracture and otherwise deteriorate and lose strength capacity.” The homeowners claim that this reaction will eventually occur in the plywood installed in their homes, without regard to ventilation or moisture levels I attics. Management also advertised there products falsely after begin notified. The homeowners brought this class action suit to recover cost to replace their roofs that had the alleged defective fire retardant treated plywood. Discuss what management could have done in terms of risk management to have prevented the events that lead to the lawsuit. In retrospect, management could have handled this situation...
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...Applying the principles presented by C.K. Prahalad, and Porter and Kramer’s ‘Creating Shared Value’, please conceptualize a product or service for BOP markets (you may use a new product or service, or one that is an extension of an existing product). Idea = biological packaging (leaves, sawdust, manure) Tagline = total product value Assumptions: ● BoP markets lack sufficient trash and recycling services and will burn their trash to provide heat and fuel to their homes and families. ● A 40lb bag of Pellets is about $6 and good for about 12 hours of burn time. ● 3 ⅓ lb of wood pellets will last 1 hour ● ~1 lb of wood pellets will last ~20 minutes Four Action Framework The first question forces a company to consider eliminating factors that companies in an industry have long competed on. Often those factors are taken for granted even though they no longer have value or may even detract from value. Sometimes there is a fundamental change in what buyers value, but companies that are focused on benchmarking one another do not act on, or even perceive, the change. ● package/contents structure ● input and construction materials ● distribution channels / efficiencies of scale ● discard process The second question forces a company to determine whether products or services have been over-designed in the race to match and beat the competition. Here, companies over-serve customers, increasing their cost structure for no gain. ● package...
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...Cookies are very tasty and they are what are allowing me to gain access to this website. Sorry for anyone who is reading this it is not an actual paper if you have not been able to figure that out by now. Cookies are very tasty and they are what are allowing me to gain access to this website. Sorry for anyone who is reading this it is not an actual paper if you have not been able to figure that out by now. Cookies are very tasty and they are what are allowing me to gain access to this website. Sorry for anyone who is reading this it is not an actual paper if you have not been able to figure that out by now. Cookies are very tasty and they are what are allowing me to gain access to this website. Sorry for anyone who is reading this it is not an actual paper if you have not been able to figure that out by now. Cookies are very tasty and they are what are allowing me to gain access to this website. Sorry for anyone who is reading this it is not an actual paper if you have not been able to figure that out by now. Cookies are very tasty and they are what are allowing me to gain access to this website. Sorry for anyone who is reading this it is not an actual paper if you have not been able to figure that out by now. Cookies are very tasty and they are what are allowing me to gain access to this website. Sorry for anyone who is reading this it is not an actual paper if you have not been able to figure that out by now. Cookies are very tasty and they are what are allowing me to...
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...liver I did not have so I bought it from a store. Some of the other members in the group needed to help me with the ipod, private property sign, and a chainsaw. All of these items have a meaning to this video because they all play an important role in symbolizing or portraying the story The Devils and Tom Walker. The ipod is the most important item because its filming the entire production of the Sweded Video. Without the Ipod, there wouldn’t be a film to watch. The chainsaw is with Tom Walker as he goes through the woods and begins to cut down the trees. While walking he stumbles upon a sign that is planted deep in the ground of the woods. He picks the sign up and throws it away as if the words “private property” meant absolutely nothing to him. The private property sign is present in this film because it adds more of a curiousness toward the viewer since Tom did not care what that sign said. Due to Tom’s idiocy of going past the sign and wandering a bout the woods, he hears a noise that sounds like a howling or a fierce wind that is coming upon him. As the noise draws to a close Tom stands there utterly confused and nervous about what was making that fierce noise. Tom asks with a stuttering voice “whose there?” “hello?” A figure of black pops right up before his eyes. The figure of...
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...Porter’s Industry Analysis of the Global Paper and Paper Products Industry BY: Craig I Dworkin Date: March 12th, 2012 Threat of New Entrants Rate of Force: 4 (Moderately - High) 6 Economies of Scale 3 Product Differentiation 6 Capital Requirements 2 Switching Costs 4 Access to Distribution Channels 2 Cost Disadvantage Independent to Size 5 Government Policy The Global Paper and Paper Product Industry are considered to have a high barrier to entry. It is “rather costly, due to the high capital outlay and fixed costs involved in setting up and running production plants.” Economies of scale provide a competitive advantage for larger companies as they are able to increase production in order to reduce cost per unit. New entrants could also be discouraged by increased governmental and environmental regulation. Larger players tend to also control access to distributions and could discourage new entrants from entering. Switching costs are rather simple because there is no uniqueness to the product. “However, entry barriers are lowered by the lack of differentiation within this industry.” Some countries have also introduced economic incentives for the Global Paper and Paper Products market. These incentives could create a favorable investment environment for new entrants. Rivalry Among Existing Firms Rate of Force: 4 (Moderately High) 2 Rate of Industry Growth 1 Product or Service Characteristics 5 Amount of Fixed Costs 6 Capacity ...
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...order to preserve our forests, we need to find new ways to reduce our dependency on wood. Since bamboo is one of the fastest growing grasses, a significant converter of CO2 and potentially as strong as wood – this project will test the strength of wood against bamboo. If bamboo can support even close to the same weight as wood, we can imagine a day when bamboo can be used as a replacement. In an effort to make this experiment practical, within my appendix, I will also propose a way that we can grow bamboo in the Bay Area utilizing marginal/unused land. These areas will create revolutionary new carbon-offset zones, provide additional revenue to local governments, reduce significant amounts of CO2, develop new businesses in an emerging industry, and promote, by example, green living. Purpose: Is bamboo stronger than wood, and if so, can it help us stop global warming? Research: Hypothesis: The wood will break under the same conditions and weight before the bamboo. Materials: 9 sticks of bamboo sized per test 9 pieces of solid wood sized per test 2 large plastic buckets 2 “S” hooks Chain to attach the hooks to the wood Sand and bricks Two cement platforms to put the wood on Procedures: Lay the wood on the platforms and attach the “S” hook. Attach a bucket to the “S” hook and fill with sand/bricks until the wood breaks. Weight the bucket. Take the “S” hooks of the wood and place them on the bamboo. Attach the bucket to the “S” hooks and...
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...she wouldn’t even think about going swimming in the river. It seems like the author misses the house she grew up in when she was little. The story is directed towards older adults and bringing back their childhood memories and how bad it is not to be a child anymore. The reason I could tell who it is directed to is because that’s the only people that could understand what she’s actually feeling. She sadly talks about how the fields were ruined, elm trees she loved fell down, and that the town also built anther highway ruining the scenery. It shows me that enjoy the time as a child you have now because you will never be able to return to it. Another thing that had her chocked up was the private property signs. She loved walking through the woods freely not worrying about getting yelled at or arrested. The essay ends talking about how to try to preserve the wildlife. The essay a walk on the wild side was a very good written piece. I liked the descriptiveness of how southern Ontario use to be and now how it is. One major point that the author is trying to get across is that enjoy life as a child because you’ll never be able to return back to the good old days. When she was talking about how everything was changed from when she was little it made me...
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...(disambiguation) and Heartwood (disambiguation). For small forests, see Woodland. For wood as a commodity, see Lumber. For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Wood surface, showing several features Wood is a hard, fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It has been used for thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers (which are strong in tension) embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees,[1] or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in tree roots or in other plants such as shrubs.[citation needed] In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also mediates the transfer of water and nutrients to the leaves and other growing tissues. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or wood chips or fiber. The Earth contains about one trillion tonnes of wood, which grows at a rate of 10 billion tonnes per year. As an abundant, carbon-neutral renewable resource, woody materials have been of intense interest as a source of renewable energy. In 1991, approximately 3.5 billion cubic meters of wood were harvested. Dominant uses were for furniture and building construction...
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...ALTERNATIVE CHARCOAL OUT OF USE PAPER BAGS Jayson Andrew F.Paguia Nomo Angelo E.Mendoza Carlo Ducao Arjohn Malabanan IV-Aguinaldo Abstract The Investigatory Project “Alternative Charcoal out of use paper bags” Help the consumers and save money Introduction (a).Background of the Study The paperbags is use to substitute of using plastic bags in market and store because of increasing garbage.Because of the paperbags is used only once. We decided to use paperbags as substitute the common charcoal that made in burning wood. This study aims to recyle the used paperbags that used in markets and store.The benefits of this investigatory project is to save money and let other people know the use of paperbag charcoal as substitute of wooden charcoal. (b). Statement of the Problem * The Effectiveness of paperbags charcoal and wood charcoal * To lessen the garbage * To save money This study aims to know the effectiveness of paperbags as a charcoal,We also want to save money and lessen the garbage in this country. (c). Objectives This study aims to recyle the paperbags that use in market and store as substitute in using plastics.As to help the environment we decided to recyle the paperbags and make it a charcoal in this investigatory project we can also save money and lessen the air pollution because of the trees that needs tot burn to make a charcoal. (d). Significance of the Study Consumers – They can use this study to know what are...
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...oil treated Jute yarn on demand.ii.Using of the world's finest hard district Jute in the batch.iii.Maintaining strict shipment schedule.iv.Do not compromising when it comes to quality and Akij Jute Mills Ltd.may most humbly claim that they are the cleanest jute mill in the world. 3.4 AKIJ MATCH FACTORY LTD. Akij Match Factory Ltd. has been established in the year 1992 at a beautiful site near Muktarpur Ghat on the bank of river Sitalakshaya. It is a fully automatic match factorywhich produces 100% Carburized high quality safety matches.Dolphin is the brand name of the matches produced from this factory. the quality is very strictly controlled. At every stage, non standard products (wood layersor sticks) are rejected. However, these are not wasted. The sticks, wood layers and anyother scrap wood goes to be recycled in AKIJ Particle and Hardboard Mills. The faults inthe rejected matches are dealt with and these are packed manually. 3.5 AKIJ FOOD AND BEVERAGE LTD. “Brings Quality in Life”. Akij Food & Beverage Ltd (AFBL) a big name in Food processing & marketing sectorsstarted their journey officially on 2006 with three products but within this six year company able to add lot of products on its rosters. AFBL factory is located 50 kilometers outside from capital Dhaka in Krishanapura,Dhamrai. The factory is above 100,000 square meters. The total numbers of employeesare about 1200 people. And among them the number of R&D staff are above 50 peopleand number of QC staff are 21-30 people...
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