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    store on I-95 you see the most monumental sports store you’ve ever seen. Equipment as far as the eyes can see. Everything from base ball bats to football helmets and even fishing wire. They were acclaimed as “Top sporting goods store in the state of Florida.” This year by Sporting Consumer Magazine Monthly. But not only do you see all the air hockey tables and basketball hoops‚ you see the hardest workers around in this store. Every one of them doing their best to help the customer with whatever it is

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    Snakes by: Noah Manders  A snake is a long limbless reptile that has no eyelids‚ a short tail‚ and jaws that are  capable of considerable extension. Some snakes have a venomous bite.   Snakes have a very highly developed sense of sight‚ taste‚ hearing and feeling. They use  their senses to find their prey. Some snakes kill their prey by injecting venom into the animal by  bite or they can use their strength and wrap around their prey‚ squeezing the animal to death.  Snakes can move on sand and rocks

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    I have selected to analyze is “Bonding Over a Mascot” on page 632. This essay remonstrates that the Florida State University’s mascot‚ the Seminole‚ is a derogatory representation of a certain Native Indian tribe called the Seminoles. The school mascot represents the era when the Seminoles and United States were at war. For some this mascot connects the past history of Seminole culture and Florida State’s sports‚ but for others it creates a disputation of Native American stereotypes.

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    Florida is located on the on south east sea bound of the United States of America. It is a peninsula and is a popular destination from tourists from all over the world as well as visitors from other parts of the USA. There are many factors that make Florida a magnet for visitors. . The coast is the most popular area of Florida as it allows access to Florida’s many beaches‚ 75% of people in Florida live along the coast. Firstly Florida is very close to the Caribbean islands and it enjoys a very warm

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    then westerly path through the Bahamas (1). Shortly before landfall in southern Florida‚ at about 6:30 Eastern Daylight-Savings Time on August 25th‚ Katrina strengthened into a category 1 hurricane (windspeeds > 75 mph) (1). Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Florida between Hallandale Beach and N. Miami Beach with windspeeds around 80 mph and gusts to 90 mph. Katrina ’s winds slowed while traveling over the Florida ’s southern tip‚ then regained hurricane strength while in the Gulf of Mexico

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    Hernando de Soto

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    the largest expedition that would later become the Southeast United States and the Midwest United States. He was made Governor of Cuba by Charles V. He lead an expedition from Spain to Florida from 1538 to 1542 and landed on the Florida coast near Tampa Bay in 1539 now known as Bradenton‚ Florida. This adventure took him half way across the continent in search of gold‚ silver‚ and jewels. Which they never found. Hernando de Soto was wounded in battle with the Native American’s

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    Everglades

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    Florida has the worst problem with invasive reptiles and amphibians. Burmese pythons were first found in Florida around 1979. It is believed that the snakes were originally pets that were either dumped or escaped to the Everglades. These pythons are well adapted to live in Florida‚ the environment here is similar to their Southeast Asian home. Pythons were determined to be and established species in 2000. Burmese Pythons can live 15 to 25 years. Female pythons can carry a clutch of up to 100

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    By the time General Zachary Taylor took over command of the Army in Florida‚ the Army and Navy Chronicle on November of 1838 published his observations “that there reports that there are upwards of 200 Indian and Indian negroes consisting of Seminoles‚ Tallahassees‚ and a few Mickasukies left in the territory.” The remaining Florida Indians moved deeper into the Everglades. The few remaining Seminole in the Everglades were led by Billy Bowlegs‚ who under heavy political pressuring from both the

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    “Welcome to Smiley Hall I’m a freshman at UT studying economics. Today I’ll give you a tour of Smiley so you can see what it’s like to live here.” I must have watched this video over a dozen times. This is because the housing was the most important part for me. Once I arrived in Smiley‚ I just kept repeating the saying‚ because it was exactly what I remembered seeing in the videos. The Student housing at the University of Tampa has gone above and beyond what I was expecting‚ from the cost‚ diversity

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    the latest survey results‚ socioeconomic trends‚ and department workload and performance measures. The Citywide Work Plan is used to guide departments as they analyze services and prepare proposed department work plans and budgets. (Miami Beach Florida‚ n.d.‚ p. 1). The City of Miami Beach was incorporated on March 26‚ 1915. Miami Beach operates on a “Commission/City Manager” form of government. The Commission consists of the Mayor and six Commissioners who serve as the policy-making body of the

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