Continents

Lost Continent as an Epic What makes a story an epic? In the book, The Lost Continent written by Bill Bryson, Bill travels across the continent of North America starting in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. Bill Bryson explores each region of the North American continent from north to south and east to west. While traveling Bill Bryson is in search of a perfect small town. The Lost Continent is a journey traveling across North America with Bill Bryson as the hero and New England as the underworld

After reading the article, “Continents Adrift”, we learn that our planet is constantly changing, and that this change has to do with continental drift. As noted on page 196, “About 250 million years ago, most of the land on Earth was clumped together. Instead of the seven continents, there was a single large landmass called Pangaea. Over time, Pangaea split apart.” The idea that the continents are drifting or moving apart has been studied by scientists since the late 1700s. For instance, scientists

attempted to carve out a piece of the continent for themselves. For much of the 19th century Africa stripped apart from the major European powers of Britain, France, Germany, and Portugal. While much of the influences of these countries have dwindled since Africa’s independence in 1960, Africa is now faced with an onslaught of big business in the form of Chinese workers determined to tap into the numerous abundance that the country holds. In China’s Second Continent, author Howard French dives into the

Why Africa is an Underdeveloped Continent Africa is the second largest continent in the world and the second most populated continent, but it’s behind the rest of the world economically, politically, and socially. However, Africa’s problems aren’t recent. Africa’s problems began with the first african natives, and continued on throughout the centuries. Africa is an underdeveloped country because of imperialism, racism, and a lack of geographical luck. During the second half of the 19th century,

The continent of Africa is one of beauty and elegance, but that doesn't come without a dark past and a dark present. The continent of Africa holds may underdeveloped countries and thus is viewed as in-equal to a continents such as North America or Europe. Not only would stereotypes and modern day pop culture contribute to this, but the history of the country would set its path on a course of major food shortages and economic collapses. Under those circumstances civil wars would erupt and countries

Have you ever thought of the idea that the continents were once connected? Scientists believe that around 300 million years ago the seven continents we know today were once connected to each other to form one massive continent called Pangea. There is a lot of evidence that supports this idea. First of all, some continents have coastlines that would fit together like puzzle pieces. Secondly, there have been almost identical fossils found on different continents separated by miles of ocean. Lastly, similar

The continent of Africa has a very diverse human population and a rich history. Of all of the different groups of people in Africa, the Maasi, Tuareg, and Bambuti are a few. Each of the tribes has their own distinct features. For instance, the Massi value cattle, the Tuareg wear blue head dressings and the Bambuti have an average height of five feet and they are actually part of four small tribes. Next, the first major migration of humans was from Africa. Africa is widely believed to be the ‘cradle

Childhood on the Continent of Africa” to share his dissatisfaction of growing up in America after he heard about Hugh’s adventures of growing up on the continent of Africa. In his essay he shared the many adventures Hugh, his boyfriend, experienced while living his exciting life in Africa. In America many of Hugh’s adventures would have been harshly judged and considered as wrong. Hugh does many things that Sedaris can only dream of doing. David Sedaris’ “Remembering my Childhood on the Continent of Africa”

A Story to Tell In his narrative “Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa” David Sedaris expresses envy over his partner’s professedly thrilling childhood in contrast with his “unspeakably dull” (297) one. I would not use such words to describe my own youth; mine was rather tempestuous. By comparison, my youngest brother’s was far more structurally sound; it was uneventful, yet constructive on the whole. I can recall my childhood home all too vividly. Though I have not had a glimpse

The Bright Continent The world has a misconception about Africa’s way of life and I do too. “The Bright Continent” explains reasons and provides essential evidence to prove that Africa is better off then we think and that people can learn from them just as much as they can learn from others. In many ways, the book describes that it could even be better than most countries in certain areas. Africa’s knowledge, financial standpoint, way of life, and culture is completely different than what people