“Around the World in Eighty Days” and Examples of the National Geography Standards
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This is an 11 page paper discussing “Around the World in Eighty Days” in regards to the National Geography Standards. When Jules Verne wrote “Around the World in Eighty Days” (1873), the world seemed a much larger place and was just beginning to become more easily circumnavigated in a relatively short time because of the technological advances. Using the National Geography Standards comprised of six essential elements which make up the eighteen standards, it is useful to note that the elements can be identified within Verne’s work. Verne wrote an adventure fantasy story well over a century ago but was able to convey many of the essential elements used in the geographical standards and descriptions still used today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TJJules1.rtf

“Earthquakes in Salvador and Seattle”
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A six page paper which compares the recent earthquakes in Salvador and Seattle, in terms of the resultant damage, collateral effects on the economy, and the measures which the respective countries had previously taken to alleviate the potential impact of natural disasters. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLearthquakes.wps

“Kankakee Basin Projects”
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A five page paper which looks at the problems of water supply in the Kankakee basin region, in terms of the effect of pollution on local aquifers, the way in which dredging of the local marshlands has caused erosion and flooding, and the various projects which are being undertaken to restore the structure of the marshlands and thereby improve both the local ecological environment and the community. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLKan.rtf

“Landscape architecture and geographical concepts”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which landscape architecture has developed, how it comprises elements of the physical environment as well as socio-cultural factors, and how geographical concepts can be used to demonstrate and account for conflicts and events through dynamic mapping. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLgeog.wps

“Life’s Far-Flung Raw Materials” Scientific American, July 1999
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This 5 page report reviews the article published in the July, 1999, issue of Scientific American entitled “Life’s Far-Flung Raw Materials” by Max P. Bernstein, Scott A. Sandford and Louis J. Allamandola. The article considers the idea that life on Earth may owe its start to carbon-rich molecules that once floated in interstellar clouds, then fell to the early earth with comets and meteorites. As the planet cooled, the organics may have linked into amino acids and proteins. Bibliography lists one source (included).
Filename: BWsciam.wps

“Our Cosmic Habitat” by Martin Rees
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A 5 page book report on this examination of the cosmos first published in 2001. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGcoshab.rtf

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