Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants (forbs). However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica. In temperate latitudes, such as northwestern Europe and the Great Plains and California in North America, native grasslands are dominated by perennial […]

The Spectacled Cormorant or Pallas’s Cormorant is an extinct marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabited Bering Island and possibly other places in the Komandorski Islands and the nearby coast of Kamchatka. The Spectacled Cormorant a large, nearly flightless seabird lived on a few remote islands at the western end of the […]

Haunted Manor The dreary sky engulfs the atmosphere above the haunted mansion. A weathered black and gray color surrounds the entirety of the house which sits in front of the shady thicket. Walking through the battered gates, one first notices the castle-like construction of the home. At the end of the beaten trail lay the […]

Qutub Minar has a stand alone place in the prime attractions amongst all the historical monuments of India. The word ‘Qutub’ means ‘pole of justice’. It is situated in Delhi, the capital of India. The monument can be seen from most parts of the old city. Qutub Minar is among the tallest and famous towers […]

I looked at you and smiled the other day I thought you’d see me but you didn’t I said, “I love you” and waited for what you would say I thought you’d hear me but you didn’t I asked you to come out side and play ball with me I thought you’d follow but you […]

Under normal circumstances, one would expect a wandering throng of students to demonstrate animated displeasure upon encountering a human corpse in the woods; particularly a corpse as fragrant and festering as that which was found on an August afternoon in Knoxville, Tennessee. From a short distance the male figure almost appeared to be napping among […]

Located on the foot of a hill– Sanchi is just 46 kms. from Bhopal. It is more of a village than a town. Sanchi is a religious place with historical and archaeological significance. Sanchi is known for its Stupas, monasteries, temples and pillars dating from the 3rd century BC to the 12th century AD The […]