Rush Juncus effusus Native Range and Habitat An extremely common plant, Rush is located in much of the United States, with the exception of a few dry, arid Great Plains states. It inhabits fresh and brackish marshes, swamps, ditches, moist wetlands and meadows. It is tolerant of diverse site conditions, but thrives in direct sun, finely textured soils, and shallow fresh water. Wildlife Uses Stands of Rush form deep, fibrous root systems. These provide shoreline protection, filter pollutants,…
of the Red River and Mississippi River section in part of the southern portion in central Louisiana. The Atchafalaya is a one hundred and thirty seven mile long distributary of the Mississippi and Red Rivers. The name "Atchafalaya" comes from the Choctaw language and translates to long river from hachcha, “river" and falaya, "long.” During the fifteenth century the Mississippi River and the Red River were separated. These two rivers sat across from each other. The Mississippi River during the…
When we think of how to represent groups of people we tend to classify them by creating a name or symbol. According to D. Stanley Eitzen, “a symbol is anything (word, gesture, or object) that carries a particular meaning for the members of a group” (Eitzen pg 44). The functions of symbols are to bring individuals together into one group and to separate groups from one another. Schools use symbols in athletics as representation, these are better known as mascots. These chosen symbols are more…
Clash with the Chesapeake - When they first arrived, they encoutered the chieftain Powhatan who asserted supremacy of the James river, he considered the settleres as future allies so didn't do much but tensions were still high. Once Lord De La Warr arrived he placed "irish tactics" against the indians basically rainding villages, burning houses, doing bad stuff to them. The marriage of Pocahontas to John rolfe ended this first anglo-powhatan war. But eventually the Indians fought back killing…
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