Biscayne National Park‚ founded and established by Dante Fascell in 1980‚ lies in the waters south of Florida. The park is made up of four ecosystems that include the mangroves‚ the Florida Keys‚ the coral reef‚ and Biscayne Bay. Biscayne National Park is home to large numbers of threatened and endangered species of plants and animals both above and below the water’s surface. Biscayne National Park also protects one of the world’s longest coral reefs and the longest mangrove forest. Biscayne
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The City of Ember - Book Review I have never really been underground‚ but author Jeanne DuPrau made me feel as if I had been there during the dark‚ long‚ blackouts. Ember was the only city or place anyone knew of. No one knew what was beyond the city; out in the darkness. The power and light of the city came from electricity generated by the river running underneath Ember and sudden blackouts occurred as nobody at all knew when to expect them. Every night at nine o’clock the power was turned
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My family and I went to Yosemite National Park. Yosemite is one of the greatest parks in the country with many beautiful sightings. It was established‚ to protect the land on October 1‚ 1890. Yosemite sits in the gorgeous state of California. We loved going to Yosemite National Park to enjoy our lives. According to the establisher of this park‚ John Muir‚ “It is by far the grandest of all the special temples of nature I was permitted to.” I asked the park ranger how many acres of land is Yosemite
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There are many things to see and do in Everglades National Park. One of the more popular activities is hiking on the many trails and seeing the wildlife. Some of the trails are the Coastal prairie‚ Snake Bight‚ Rowdy Bend‚ Christian Point‚ and Bear Lake trails. These trails give visitors a very good look at the wildlife. The most popular trail is the Anhinga trail‚ it is wheelchair accessible and gives visitors the best look at the animals‚ including the alligators. Another popular activity is biking
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Analysis of Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin’s “the story of an hour” presents the story of a wife in 1894‚ in a time when society norms underestimated women needs. The story mainly explores the reaction of a wife‚ who suffers of heart trouble‚ to her husband’s death. The story begins with her sister’s and family’s friend’s struggle to break the news to her; the story then transports the reader through the development of Mrs. Mallard’s different emotions. Mrs. Mallard passes from
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In the film City of God‚ director Fernando Meirelles and Kàtia Lund utilize subtle yet effective cimatography techniques to call attention to the inequality that lies within the favelas of Brazil. City of God‚ released on January 17‚ 2003‚ focuses on the lives of two black boys‚ Lil Zé and Rocket‚ from the City of God. Rocket is the ambitious‚ kind‚ and charming photographer while Lil Zé is the as the callous‚ sinister‚ and selfish drug lord. Meirelles and Lund utilize this film in order to expose
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bringing mass international recognition to the long neglected favelas of Rio de Janeiro through his directing of movies such as City of God (2003)‚ but he has also asserted a solid position within the North American film industry with films such 360 (2011). The response the former received after its release was unprecedented in national cinema. Internationally speaking‚ City of God‚ or Cidade de Deus‚ was also very well recognized by critics as well as the general public. More than simply national and
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In my own opinion‚ I honestly dont think it would too bad to have a couple dog parks around. First of all‚ I’d have to agree that excersise and alot of attention is required by dog owners as their responsibility. Dogs need to be around other people and kids to realize that people are okay‚ if you keep them locked up in the house all day their not going to be very friendly‚ I also think its important for them to be around other dogs of all kinda. Other wise they aren’t going to do good around other
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City of God (Meirelles 2002) was an eye opening film about the life of the people living in favelas in Rio de Janeiro. It depicts the gruesome details of growing up in a slum and the choices youths must make in order to survive their reality. In an article by Joanne Laurier called “Sincere‚ but avoiding difficult questions”‚ Laurier attacks director Fernando Meirelles on his artistic choices when creating his film City of God (Meirelles 2002). However‚ Laurier completely misses what Meirelles brought
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National parks are a celebration of life and‚ growing up‚ my family joined this celebration at many different locations. Our road trips took us to Glacier National Park‚ Joshua Tree‚ Yosemite‚ Yellowstone‚ and new locations continued to appear as red dots on the map as the years went on. Every national park proclaims its history on placards distributed throughout their territory‚ and the history of the animals that have barely survived mankind has always fascinated me the most. As I have grown older
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