2016‚ I organized a venturesome trip for my dad and I to share in the Florida Keys during the weekend of our birthdays. Our trip was scheduled for the end of July‚ which happened to be the hottest and the most chaotic time to go because of lobster season. As a Floridian‚ I have traveled to many destinations throughout Florida; but never before have I gone as far south as the keys. Recalling the first time I visited the Florida Keys is one of my fondest memories. Ultimately‚ the
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Andrew Jackson: Conqueror of Florida In the early 1800’s‚ Spain had little control of their territory south of the border of the American border‚ Florida. Indian tribes often raided towns in Southern American‚ then back to Florida to safety. America’s new mission was to seize Florida from Spain in order to protect itself from further attack. It seems that the tough and volatile Andrew Jackson was the only one to do it. Jackson’s nickname‚ Old Hickory‚ was fitting. Hickory was long held as the
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to look at Danny but didn’t see him. Eric quickly got up and ran to the monkey bars in time to see the man grabbing Danny and taking him away. He ran up to the man and kicked him behind his knee‚ making him fall. Danny was released and quickly ran to David to get help. David called the police and when they showed up‚ they took the man away. “What happened?” Officer July asked Danny “I was playing on the monkey bars‚ waiting for my friend I met online to show up when this man said he was my friend’s
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Florida Should Legalize Euthanasia Florida should legalize euthanasia and I offer the following plan. The way Florida would legalize euthanasia should be by setting up a set of professional doctors who could examine all cases in which a person or an ill patients family request euthanasia due to extreme pain or an incurable disease. The doctors could examine these people and if they find there is no way other than the use of machines 24-hours a day to keep these people alive they
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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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As I slowly opened my eyes‚ all I saw was darkness. I try to feel my surroundings and all I touched were bars. I call out her name and all I heard back was mmm. They came back after a few hours‚ I tried to scream‚ I tried to break the bars‚ pull them apart‚ nothing‚ nothing worked. I hid in fear at the corner of the cell‚ watching them enter the room‚ I hadn’t realized where we were until they turned the lights on. I started screaming at them to let us go‚ or if not me to let her go‚ she is of
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Greco the Lounge bar was abuzz that Saturday night‚ its starry aura spilling over its limestone walls‚ on to the outside‚ where Valets rushed around in a frenzy‚ opening doors‚ helping guests out‚ and parking their BMW’s‚ Audi’s‚ Mercs‚ Hummers etc. even as another Mercedes drove up to the entrance. Saanchi‚ Manav‚ Aditi‚ and Javed alighted from the car. Handing over the keys to the valet they made their way‚ past the wooden gate‚ and amidst‚ the ensuing hi’s and hello’s‚ entered the white‚ sea
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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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