Essays about: "desert"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 82 essays containing the word desert.

  1. 31. To Teach or Not to Teach? : An analysis of depiction of trauma in Waris Dirie’s and Cathleen Miller’s ”Desert Flower” and trauma narratives as sensitive issues in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Moa Jonsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Trauma; FGM; circumcision; literature; Desert Flower; autobiography; pedagogy; upper secondary school; EFL classroom;

    Abstract : This essay examines Dirie’s and Miller’s Desert Flower and its depiction of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the effect that this violation has had on the narrator. The analysis has been conducted through the critical lens of trauma studies with emphasis on how bearing witness of traumatic events can serve as healing and empowerment in the struggle to end FGM. READ MORE

  3. 32. A prologue to the post coal-mining era

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Lisa Jonas; [2019]
    Keywords : surface coal mine; land art; soil; water; vegetation; excavator; reinforced embankment; spiral; meander; pier; lake; landscape architecture; remediation; reclamation;

    Abstract : The surface mine Hambach is located in the west of Germany, close to Cologne and was founded in 1978 from the electric company RWE to dig up brown coal and produce electricity. The mine measures a surface of 8.500ha and a depth of 470 m and was planned to be operated until 2045. READ MORE

  4. 33. The Decline of the Kano-Tripoli Caravan Trade: Pre-Colonial Structures, Colonial Impact, Environment and Revolt

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Benjamin Chatterton; [2018]
    Keywords : Caravan trade Libya Niger Agadez Tripoli Colonialism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The old caravan trade routes across the Sahara Desert largely fell out of use decades before the beginning of the 20th century. The route from Kano to Tripoli however remained active and continued to transport a significant volume of exports and regional trade well into the 20th century. READ MORE

  5. 34. SHAMSAN MOUNTAIN GALLERY -ADEN

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Shadi Alwan; [2018]
    Keywords : ARCHITECTURE; EXTREME; CLIMATE; Aden; Grasshopper; climate adaptive shells; Mashrabiah; Yemen; Shamsan Mountain; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The project is located in Aden City. Aden is a city in the Yemeni Coastal Plains, on the Gulf of Aden just at the Southern End of the Red Sea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city has a desert climate. READ MORE

  6. 35. Hoten mot grevyzebran (Equus grevyi) och bevarandearbetet av arten

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Emma Jettel; [2018]
    Keywords : Grevyzebra; Equus grevyi; bevarandebiologi;

    Abstract : Grevyzebran (Equus grevyi) är en av världens tre zebraarter och skiljer sig från de andra genom att de har en högre mankhöjd, tätare ränder och större öron. Grevyzebrorna har dessutom andra sociala strukturer än de flesta andra hästdjur och till skillnad från att hingstar håller harem med flera ston, är grevyzebrorna territoriella och försvarar resurser och har endast tillfälliga band med ston. READ MORE