Tangerine Sinkhole Research Paper

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A sinkhole turns this whole “perfect” town upside down. Tangerine is the complete opposite of perfect. Most people, like Paul’s family, come Tangerine, FL expecting it to be perfect, wanting it to be perfect, but everything was soon destroyed by a sinkhole that hit Lake Windsor Junior High. Paul is able to put aside his fear and save people, he felt like a hero.
The sinkhole isn’t the only the only cause of the imperfection of Tangerine. Several different things destroy this town. The most recent are the Koi fish are disappearing, termites are ruining houses, lighting is killing people, and robberies. The sinkhole might be a natural disaster, but this has two meanings, and the second meaning is that the “unknown” things are appearing. Very

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