Alligator

Allusion. While he explains his reasoning he gives concrete details to inform the reader the best he can. One example of many would be when he describes” during Hurricane Harvey, Katie Couric posted a picture a friend had sent her, ostensibly of an alligator in the friend’s driveway. However, when people pointed out the photo…

Located in Florida, the Everglades is home to over 350 species of birds alone! Not only does it house many different types of species, this natural wetland also boosts Florida's economy in an exceeding amount with visitors coming in every day! But sadly, due to invasive snakes like pythons and other foreign animals and plants, native species have been receiving harm and endangerment in the area. The Everglades: extremely valuable to both our economy and all of the animals that nest there. A…

resiliency. If the foundation becomes eroded or destabilized, the pavement can begin to sag under its own weight. Every vehicle that passes over the weakened area causes additional damage, and before long, your pavement will be plagued by potholes and alligator cracking. Cracks allow water to infiltrate beneath the pavement, damaging the foundation. Should the ground temperatures drop below freezing, the expanding ice will do even more…

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Never play chicken on a bike! It was a nice day in Florida the sun was shining the alligators looking for chauwawas to munch. It was just a normal day I woke up, ran out of the cabin sprinting across the pavement BAM! I did it again these glass sliders are the worst. "Kirsten your son is going to get a mark on the class if he keeps on running into them I got the windows cleaned yesterday", said Mormor. "She didn't respond". I walked inside all good ate a omelet mostly because my mom never let's…

One of the greatest places I’ve visited, in my short life, is Fisheating Creek. Now don’t get me wrong as much as I enjoy a good stroll through downtown, nothing beats the great outdoors. Fisheating Creek is a narrow camp ground with a creek parting it down the center. It is a camp ground, so of course you’re surrounded by a plethora of thick hardwood hammocks and cypress swamps. To top it all off there’s practically no power so the only thing to admire at bedtime is a great starry night. So…

user was tall. Remember, the Karankawa men were often over 6 feet tall. The arrows they used were long lengths of slender cane. These arrows were often 3 feet or more long. Long arrows like these are better than short ones when shooting at fish, alligators, and things under shallow water. The end of the arrow would stick up above the water surface and show where the animal was. It…

Paragraph 1: Naming For the Flowering Dogwood, the Latin name is “Cornus florida”. “Cornus” derives from the word “cornu”, which today translates into a “horn”. Cornus refers to the hard wood the tree has. While “florida” stems from the Latin word “flos”, which is understood as “flower” or “flowery”. The common name for Cornus florida is Flowering Dogwood. “Flowering” comes from showy spring flowers the tree displays, while “dogwood” was most likely named after it was believed that early…

told on her. Billie wants “...answers not legends…” (11), because she was “..always curious..” (11). She uses her scientific thinking to understand the world around her and how it works. After, she heads to the Everglades and is thrown off by an alligator and heads west instead of south to “Lost Dog Island…” (4). Though, when she finally reached land, she heard an owl hooting at her, “Ho!... Ho...HO, HO” (24). She talks back to the owl, “If that talk is owl, then I’m an owl, too. HOHOHO” (24).…

mentioned in John Bowe’s Passage titled “Nobodies” he states that a former Immokalee worker recalls being told by one of the supervising goons for the bosses that “If you want to leave, go ahead. But I’ll call the bosses, and they’ll feed you to the alligators.” (5). this is a direct threat to their lives. They came to America to try and better their lives however when they show up they end up away from family and with a threat on their lives and on their families…