Swamp

Banastre Tarleton of the British Army hunted a man by the name Francis Marion. Lt. Colonel Tarleton hunted this man for seven hours through the backwoods and swamps of South Caroline, eventually giving up and stated “As for this old, fox the devil himself could not catch him.” Francis Marion would forever be known as the Swamp Fox. Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion was an important figure in history especially military history because; he was the pioneer of guerilla tactics, was an important and…

Importance of Lightweight Portable Swamp Mats in Construction When it comes to breaking ground for new construction projects, there are a number of challenges that present themselves to the project manager. One problem that is common, especially in water saturated areas, is ground that is too saturated and soft to effectively support the maneuver construction equipment. However, soft and sensitive terrain has been conquered through the use of portable swamp mats. Swamp mats are modular pieces…

The Okefenokee Swamp After analyzing the two passages, it is clear through distinctive writing style that the purpose of each piece is quite opposite. When juxtaposed, the diversity between each passage, regarding diction and use of rhetorical terms, reveal that as one is written to educate their reader, the second is designed to entertain the reader and divulge the truth of what lurks in the Okefenokee Swamp. Passage one is written solely for educational purposes, adopting a nuetral tone,…

In Mary Oliver’s “Crossing the Swamp”, the reader follows an unnamed narrator as he traverses a dangerous swamp. The narrator remarks that the swamp is endless with infinitely long branching vines. While the narrator crosses the swamp, he constantly searches for footholds while being painted with mud and grass. As the narrator slowly sinks into the mud, he saves himself by finding a dry stick to pry his way out of the muck. At the end of the poem, the narrator reflects upon how although there is…

There is not a single person that does not struggle through life. This is a theme that is clearly visible in Mary Oliver’s poem “Crossing the Swamp”. Here is a poem about a person’s struggle through life and how they grow by overcoming their issues. Oliver clearly demonstrates this with the tone, the structure, and the metaphors inside the poem. First of all, the tone shifts from negative to positive in the poem. In the first stanzas Oliver uses words like, “pathless”, “seamless” and “dark…

Okefenokee Swamp is an interesting place to learn about regardless of how it is described in both passages.The writers differ extraordinarily in their style of writing about the swamp and in their description of the swamp. In the two written passages, there are two detailed descriptions of Okefenokee Swamp. Both seem to be factual; however, one author is informing the audience with facts about the Swamp, while the other is entertaining them by using figurative language to describe the swamp.…

stated “ I’m glad I’m not lazy like my other brothers.” The next day the Swamp Angel read in the news that there was three new stores run by three little pigs. Her mom told her that she could get a Clydesdale, but she would have to build the barn. Her mom told her to ask about how stable the material is. Swamp Angel rolling her eyes yelled,”I know mom these pigs are very smart.”…

“Crossing the Swamp” is a second person point-of-view narration on the vast details of a swamp. Mary Oliver purposefully personalizes the text speaking in a direct manner to the reader as to explain an experience she dealt with or feels strongly about. The swamp acts as a deep characterization of some larger event, yet Oliver keeps in generalized to appeal to a larger audience. Through the use of elementary diction, grammatical pauses, and imagery, the poet creates a dramatic response to the…

First Class: We talked in our first Class about President Trump’s plan to “Drain the Swamp.” The problem in Trump’s eyes is that career politicians are poisoning the system and the revolving door of politicians going to work for cooperations and lobbyists is bringing corruption. Trump continues to say that “things are bad in DC” however, their might be something bad with his terminology. “Drain the Swamp” is an open ended term—one that any American could project their goals onto, similar to…

geographical area under study. An ecosystem is an environment in which communities of living and non-living organisms interact with each other. The geographical area under study is the Trinidad and Tobago’s, Caroni Swamp which is the largest wetland ecosystem on the western coast of Trinidad. The swamp covers six thousand (6000) hectares and consists of fifty-six percent (56%) of the mangrove on the island. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a wetland is “an area…