On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm‚ it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14‚ 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26‚ with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly
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The Florida Everglades A Wetlands Ecosystem The Everglades‚ a vast wetlands ecosystem made up of marshes and swamps‚ begins at Lake Okeechobee‚ a large lake in the center of Florida‚ and ends in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay. It is nearly 50 miles across and 110 miles long (Hinrichsen)‚ and when viewed from the air‚ appears to be miles and miles of shallow water flowing through thick mats of grass. This perception has earned it the name "River of Grass". Although it does flow like a river
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Ecology of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Abstract This paper examines the thermal refuges‚ effects of coastal storms and winter aggregation behavior on the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). The Florida manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) typically found in the subtropical waters of the southeastern United States‚ feeding on sea grass and freshwater vegetation . Unlike many marine animals that inhibit large
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much like this because I always try to find the best ideas and the best ways to express them. In addition‚ I will also apply the idea of metaphors and how our conceptual system works from George Lakoff and Mark Johnson’s article “argument is war” to Barbara Tomlinson’s idea of revision into this
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No country plans when they are going to be hit by a natural catastrophe‚ it just happens. When the state of Florida was blindsided by a category 5 hurricane no one was prepared for the damage it was going to do. With hurricane Andrew’s 165 mph winds‚ 17 foot high floods and destruction of 25-26.5 billion dollars worth of property the state could not handle the cleanup and relief that was needed. Florida’s local government officials were not prepared for this disaster‚ nor could they fix the damages
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impact that it has on society in the future; however‚ a great solution to this would be that even if companies do cut down trees the least they can do is replant them. This was one of the major messages that this PSA delivered; and through the use of pathos‚ ethos‚ and logos it enhanced the message. There were several different types of music styles that were used throughout the PSA; including the clam and soothing music that started the PSA of. Using
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Although every state has the potential to benefit from BAS‚ Florida has the biggest of opportunity of all. There are many reasons that makes this statement true‚ but the biggest one is because there is a big number of elder people living in Florida. The state of Florida is rich in having a lot of elders as described in the Florida’s Demographics‚ that means that the numbers are there‚ the only part needed is having investors. Most of the elder prefer staying at home and keep living in the house that
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speech‚ his main argument is that the United States government needs to fix the broken immigration system. He wants to give immigrants more opportunities to be able to gain citizenship. Obama advances his argument by using the three appeals ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. I agree with President Obama’s choice to use the three appeals because it allows him to get his point across in three different ways that his audience can understand. Obama uses the appeal of ethos when he talks about families being
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Starting Over In a battle between light and darkness‚ which would win? Where light is‚ darkness cannot exist. In her novel The Poisonwood Bible‚ Barbara Kingsolver proves this point through the eyes of three women who persevere through hardships. As the journals of Orleanna‚ Leah‚ and Adah unfold‚ three separate meanings of "walk forward into the light" are found. Kingsolver uses her excellent sense of diction to weave heavy-hearted words throughout Orleanna’s journals
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His voice straight-to-the-point‚ which caught me off-guard since his voice was usually calm and relaxed. As soon as the words processed in my head‚ I realized exactly what this meant. Moving? To Florida? That meant leaving behind all my friends‚ moving to a place I don’t know‚ packing up my whole word into a cardboard box--do they realize what they’re doing to me? “NO! I am not moving‚ I can’t just leave all my friends‚ I can’t just leave school
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