River as a friend in Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
River as a friend Siddhartha by Herman Hesse Praveen Ravi The river is a source of knowledge. It symbolises a teacher, a guru, one who knows and is aware of this knowledge and who imparts it to those who seek knowledge from it. In Herman Hesse's novella Siddhartha, the protagonist Siddhartha is deeply mystified by the secrets and puzzles of the river. He seeks to unravel and them and gain knowledge from the river in order to achieve his goal of attaining nirvana, enlightenment. He is helped in his course by a ferryman Vasudeva, who has lived all his life close to the river, transporting people from one side to the other. He too has learnt a lot from the river. He helps Siddhartha in understanding the river and at instances, clarifies his doubt. The river's knowledge, for Siddhartha, is the last knowledge with which he can attain nirvana. It was the only thing that could help him to take the last step in achieving salvation. When Siddhartha approaches the river the second time in his life, after enjoying all the worldly pleasures of wealth, love, power, he is deeply attracted to it, he is enchanted by it. He says "Love this river, stay by it........many secrets, all secrets" on pg 166. Siddhartha wants to learn from the river, he wants to listen to it; he wants to unravel its secrets. Siddhartha is looking towards the river as an abundance of knowledge which he wishes to
Bangladesh Flooding
Introduction In this assessment I'm going to be writing about the flooding in Bangladesh. First I will look at the causes of flooding, including human and physical causes. I will also be writing about the effects of these floodings and how people cope with these disasters, including some pictures and images. In addition, I will include a short story about a lucky survivor as well as how human activity is making the flooding worse. Furthermore, I will be talking about the conflicting demands and what I think will happen in the future. Data UK Bangladesh Population (millions) 55 18 Area (sq km) 245000 44000 No. of people per sq km 241 909 Average annual income (£) 2000 50 % of people living in rural areas 0 82 Length of roads per 1000 sq km of land 500 30 Phone lines per 1000 people 488 2 Radios per 1000 people 429 47 TV's per 1000 people 488 2 Causes of Flooding (Human & Physical) There are lots of different of the Bangladesh flooding and they can be split into two sections; human causes and physical causes. Human causes are when humans do things to cause the flooding but a physical cause is what happens naturally to cause the flooding. Human Causes Cutting down trees causes increased run-off (water flowing over the surface of the earth).This is called Deforestation. Rain water reaches rivers faster which means flooding becomes more likely.
Mozambique floodings 2000
Mozambique The disasterous Mozambique floods occurred in February and March 2000. It was a natural, catastrophic disaster, which left many in a struggle and tough fight for life. The floods were the worst Mozambique had experienced for over 50 years! There were a number of key events which lead up to the horrific floodings! To begin with, on January 4th 2000 a three day storm struck over Mozambique and North East South Africa, over 350mm of precipitation fell in ine day. After this during late January and February, nearly continuous heavy rain fell for over 5 weeks. The total rainfall of February was at a staggering 1163mm compareedf to the average of 177mm, that's nearly 7 times as much. Late February Cyclone Eline hit Mozambique, with full force. Even more Terrential, unexpected rain was brought into the country making the situation at hand much much worse! Mozambique being a less economically developed country (LEDC) meant that there were no major advanced warnings to detect wether a large Cyclone or large amount of rain was to hit the country so quicly. This meant Mozambique were at a larger disadvantage compared to MEDC's, who would have been able to prepare for such natural disasters. Also Mozambique being a country of little grassland meant that the precipitation had a small area to absorb into. With surroundiong countrys also at risk of being flooded they opened
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what the residents want at birling gap Why residents want sea defences at Birling Gap. What they want and how it will work
What The Residents Want At Birling Gap Why residents what sea defences at Birling Gap 2 What they want and how it will work The residents are having a problem at Birling gap. The cliff has retreated a lot since 1926 and the cliffs are slowly retreating back and the cliff is moving closer and closer to the houses. The residents are demanding sea defences because if they don't they will eventually lose their houses. The cliffs as they're eroding away due to the waves. There is nothing reducing the impact of the waves and it is hitting against the cliffs. Why was the boulder barrier proposal unsuccessful? The boulder revetment proposal was unsuccessful because sea defences cost a lot of money and there is not that many residents living there. The council does not want to spend money on sea defences because it would not be worth it. There are ten properties are being risked of erosion. This includes a hotel, a bed and breakfast, seven residential houses and a boathouse. Overall, combining the prices of these buildings the value is round about 380,000. The properties range from 4 to 30 metres from the cliff edge. The rate of the erosion is approximately 0.7m/year. Another reason why the proposal is unsuccessful is that it would effect the environment. This is mentioned by the English Nature and the Sussex downs conservation board. They believe that a coastal protection
Earthquakes - Major Causes of Earthquakes. Focus, Epicentre and seismic waves
Introduction and Causes of Earthquakes * Earthquakes are sudden vibrations of the lithosphere. * Over 10 million earthquakes occur each year, but most of them are too mild to be felt. * They cause loss of lives and property. Major Causes of Earthquakes * Most earthquakes are the result of plate movements. * When plates move, friction causes pressure to build up slowly in the plate and energy is stored. * When the pressure exceeds the strength of rock, the rock breaks. * This releases the stored energy and produces seismic waves. * These waves move out in all directions and cause the ground to shake, resulting in earthquakes. * Some earthquakes are caused by volcanic eruptions. Focus, Epicentre and seismic waves * Some earthquakes are mild, some others are rather destructive. * The severity of an earthquake depends on the amount of energy that is released. * The point of origin of shock waves is usually at a certain depth in the earth's crust, known as focus. * The epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface vertically above the focus. * Shock waves that travel outwards from the epicentre at different speeds in all directions are called seismic waves. * These waves cause the ground to shake, resulting in earthquakes. Ways of classification Types of Earthquakes . By intensity * Felt by Human * Unfelt By Human * Felt earthquakes * Unfelt earthquakes 2.
Population growth
POPULATION GROWTH ONE CHILD POLICY! In 1979 China was facing one of the biggest problems with popluation control, the birth rates were increasing.China was was an LEDC for many reasons, there were large numbers of families, the chinese people were not educated on how to control birth rates, they had no access to contraception therefore the the population was rapidly increasing. With a high density of popluation there was not enough jobs for people, countless chinese people were living in poverty and not enough medical services were provided. The chinese government introduced a new law called 'The one child policy' this allowed couples to have only one child. CONSEQUENCES After the 'one child policy' was introduced, the Chinese population was slowly decreasing- the birth rates gradually dropped down. The one child policy was economic because it reduced unemployment; better health services were provided for pregnant women. However this had caused social and economic problems among the people of the country. Women who got married, had to live with their husband, this left their parents with no one to look after them. China's population is mainly males because boys were accepted than girls (this a traditional; cultural belief) and this lead to girls being killed, abandoned or aborted. As a result china would have fewer women, with more men so the population is
To what extent are the recent flooding problems in the UK a product of natural or human causes?
Flooding in the UK To what extent are the recent flooding problems in the UK a product of natural or human causes? Introduction A flood is an overflow or deluge of water that comes from a river or other bodies of water and causes or threatens or damages. "Floods are one of the most dramatic interactions between man and his environment, emphasising both the sheer force of natural events and mans inadequate efforts to control them. (Ward, R 1978)" Since the early 20th century we have seen flooding increasing through out the UK. In the last 10 years flooding has become more obvious and dangerous to populations around the UK. Flooding can be seen to have a number of causes, some natural in origin and some a result of human intervention, the question is how has flooding increased and what factors have caused it to do so. Natural effects A natural effect is a cycle or systems reacting to an input and giving feed back. This can be vegetation taking up more carbon dioxide and growing bigger to cope with CO2 emission or as in this case it is the rivers and seas releasing water to the land to deal with increased quantities of water at any given time. The main natural effect towards flooding is changes in climate mainly from precipitation. Looking at studies you would assume this was from increased precipitation but as shown in Figure 1 it is more likely that occurrences
Walter the Water particle
Hi my names Walter. I'm a water particle and I live with my friends. It's a fun life being a water particle your always on the move. So one day my friends and I were chilling down in the sea flowing with the currents as we do every day when suddenly the sun began to bear down on us! We had no idea what was happening to us but we got hotter and hotter and hotter until we began to feel quite light-headed. With this light-headedness we slowly began to rise up out of the sea towards the sky! I remembered what mum had told me that when you get light-headed you become erm... waiter valour? No, no erm... water vapour that's the one! We got higher and higher until we started to slow down. We huddled together as all the other drops were doing. We all began moving west I think, in the distance we could see mountains slowly moving towards us. As we rose higher we began to cool down. As we started to cool down I started to lose my light-headedness began to fade. Looking down I could see that we were getting very high, I don't really like heights! But looking down I could see that us water vapour had started to become water particles again and started casting shadows below us we were now forming erm... oh I had it a minute ago erm... clouds! I told you I knew it didn't I! Other water particles in our cloud began to group together, so we did the same. By doing this we started to form
Discuss the causes of Global Warming
Discuss the causes of Global Warming Ideally, the earth is constantly kept at an ideal temperature to sustain life of around 16?C (60?F). The earth is heated by the sun's rays in the form of visible short-wave light, the majority of these rays pass from the sun, virtually unstopped through the thermal 'blanket' of the earth's atmosphere, and heat the surface of the earth. This energy, after the earth has absorbed it, is transferred back into space as long-wave infrared energy. The 'natural greenhouse effect' is the accepted warming up of the earth that is explained by the presence of naturally occurring greenhouse gases, and has been observed on other planets (Houghton, J 1994). Global warming, however, has been and continues to be a major concern for the planet. It is the process by which the earth's surface is gradually increasing in temperature because of a variety of factors but primarily because of human activity, either by creating new sources of greenhouse gases or by obstructing natural sinks that eliminate them. Global warming is generally considered to be to be occurring because as this energy is radiated back into space the increased thermal blanket of greenhouse gases traps it and temperatures increase globally. This thermal blanket is composed of water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
