floral and invertebrate diversity between kānuka and gorse (Ulex europaeus), a plant which has been used elsewhere as an efficient primary successional shelter, and as an equivalent harbour for invert diversity. Six stands, three of gorse, three of kanuka, were sampled using transects totalling five samples per stand. The stands measured were too immature to support understory, but kānuka was significantly more diverse in invert fauna than gorse. This may have been due to unavoidable influences on
globular proteins and implications for function, Current Opinion in Structural Biology 19 (1): 3–7). .( Ali, M.H and Imperiali, B. (2005) Protein oligomerization: how and why. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 13: 5013-20.) (Ponstingl, H., Kabir, T., Gorse, D., Thornton, J.M., (2005) Morphological aspects of oligomeric protein structure, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 89: 9-35). (Hardison, R. (1999) The Evolution of Hemoglobin: Studies of a very ancient protein suggest that changes in gene
The Red Bull drink that was first sold in Austria in 1987 has been successful over the last twenty-nine years, by representing the success of a marketing timing strategy. This product that is sold in more than 169 countries (Red Bull, 2016), the caffeinated formula uses marketing that is geared towards a younger audience. The target audience is looking to move away from drinks such as soda. When the product was launched it was a completely new item and found itself in a category of its own. This
As a ground-dwelling passerine, woodlarks are ground-nesting birds, typically in heathland and short grass foliage. Bracken and grasses are usually needed to build their nest structures and provide protection for their young. Nests are vulnerable to disturbance and predation, especially by red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) (Eyre & Baldwin, 2014), whilst weather also acts as an interference – both of which are examined below. It’s suggested from studies, that the success of nest productivity has decreased
Dumnonii westward toward Cornwall. In the early ninth century King Egbert of Wessex conquered the Dumnonia Kingdom and the Dumnonii were forced to acknowledge Egbert as their overlord. This brought Devon under Saxon control resulting in the loss of independence for this Celtic Kingdom. The 1066 invasion and subjugation of England by William the Conqueror caused tremendous geopolitical upheaval to the entire country, including Devon. Like the rest of the country, the lands of Devon were divided among
Off the south-west coast of England lies a small piece of granite that bears the name, Lundy Island. It is situated in the Atlantic at the mouth of the Bristol Channel. A few weeks ago I saw a man wearing an aqua colored T shirt today that had emblazoned on its back, ‘LUNDY ISLAND’ with ‘BRISTOL CHANNEL’ beneath it in smaller letters. I was immediately reminded about the time during World War Two when I spent eighteen months on a farm near Westward Ho! on the North Devon coast. I was fortunate
Uses: Impact: Residential/Housing Pest plants and animals are threats to values of biodiversity and agriculture. The majority of pest plants was introduced to Australia to be used in the garden and they are still the main cause for widespread invasion with environmental impact along creek corridor. The seed of weeds can be spread by a couple of different ways, both nature such as wind, in soil, water and animal and human use of machinery and their behaviour of dumping plants. If the exotic garden
Impact of European Expansion on the Environment Technology has facilitated the transportation of a mass of people from one part of the world to another. This massive human travel, either it be the exploration, colonization, or trade of the early European nations or the contemporary infrastructure of trade, tourism, or globalization, has impacted the environment and the humans involved. This paper focuses on the era of European expansion to examine the effect of human travel on the environment
read The Tempest I had difficulty understanding the words not only because they were unfamiliar but because some of the words are no longer used in the twenty-first century. When the play starts you will find words like furze (shrub also known as gorse), a pox o’ (curses on), and roarers (roaring waves). Words like these are clarified in notes with a more up to date meaning of what each word means on the left side of each page of the book this is an example of either a footnote or a folio. In most
The Opening of DH Lawrence's Short Story Odour of Chrysanthemums In the opening of the short story, "Odour of Chrysanthemums", DH Lawrence talks about how industry is dominating nature. He tells us how mankind cannot stand in industry's way and that it is like a monster we created, which we cannot defeat. The mood Lawrence tries to create in the opening is gloomy and lifeless which suggests that the story will be sad and tragic. The words he uses to achieve this are mostly negative. The
Keith Hayward is a main character in not only the novel but also in the young Stephen's mind. He is presented an influential character who holds a power over Stephen and takes full advantage of his friendship. It is a relationship that was short but nonetheless, was also significant and impactful on their young lives. Keith and his family are presented as being role models to Stephan and he begins to prefer everything of Keith's over his – even his family. The reader's first impressions of Keith
Trinculo in The Tempest by William Shakespeare In William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Trinculo is a minor comic character whose main ambition is to align himself with whomever is the perceived leader in any situation he finds himself in. He is an intrinsically sociable person, and he gains whatever social rank he can through positioning himself in accordance with those around him, but never seeks to be the leader. In this way, he is the perfect jester, always seeking to stand by the king's side
book Winnie the Pooh, students will write a short story of their own while including the assigned words. Students may use a dictionary or Google.com to research the meaning of unfamiliar words. Certain words may include: growly, buzzing, slithered, gorse, deceive, complaining. The teacher will model how to do this by using one of the assigned ones and showing students where to find it in a dictionary. During Reading – The students will form into groups and begin discussing what they read with one
Travel Writing in the Lake District I had dreaded the day that my Duke of Edinburgh would come around once more and now I was two days into my expedition. The first two days had been cold, wet and windy in the heart of the Lake District. The English Lake District National Park is 885 square miles in size, the largest of the 11 national parks in England & Wales, containing over 1800 miles of footpaths through some of Britain's most beautiful countryside. I am sure that we were going to
Summary of Till We Have Faces Till We Have Faces, a novel by C.S. Lewis, uses the love story of Cupid and Psyche as a foundation for a new tale set in the kingdom of Glome. The story is narrated by Princess Orual, the eldest of three sisters, who is limited by her “ugliness,” battered by her abusive father, and tormented by a love for her youngest sister, the beautiful goddess-like Psyche. It is Orual’s love and need for love that eventually sets a painful spiral of events in motion. Fox, a Greek
Great Britain Great Britain is made up of three countries, England, Scotland and Wales. It is an island off the coast of northwest of Europe. Britain is part of the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland. The capital is London. Relief There are many different landscapes in Britain, from high mountains to rolling hill sand valleys. Places like Wales, the Lake District and northwest Scotland have high mountains and steep slopes made out of solid rocks. This landscape was made millions
Magical manipulation is out of control! Shakespeare’s most magical plays, The Tempest and Midsummer Night’s Dream, reveal two unearthly dream worlds where supernatural elements are used for magical transformations (magic, 2004). Puppet masters, Oberon and Prospero manipulate the human objects of their magical interference, to orchestrate the outcome for the wedding themed plays. The fathers and daughters in both plays have tumultuous and non-traditional relationships one with the other. This discord
The Sexual Battle in Browning’s Aurora Leigh Women Beware Women, Beware Your Rivals, and most of all, Women Beware Sexual Jealousy all apply equally well to Aurora Leigh, but Victorian society was not ready for such honesty, so these themes all had to be encoded in Elizabeth Barret Browning's epic novel-poem. Aurora Leigh is a sexual battle rather than a battle of the sexes. Aurora's major problem isn't being accepted in a male world of poetry, but in fending off rivals for her future sexual
Race, Blindness, and Monstrosity in Invisible Man I'd like to read Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man as the odyssey of one man's search for identity. Try this scenario: the narrator is briefly an academic, then a factory worker, and then a socialist politico. None of these "careers" works out for him. Yet the narrator's time with the so-called Brotherhood, the socialist group that recruits him, comprises a good deal of the novel. The narrator thinks he's found himself through the Brotherhood