Everglades

unnatural solution should require an artificial solution. Now, I would like to dicuss how invasive species can cause destruction in enviroments that should not be suitable for them. One such case is when there were boa constrictors in the Florida Everglades. According to Phil…

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set his voyage to America where he discovered new things. Christopher Columbus began the trade routes between Europe and America that has never been established before during that time. This would be known as the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian exchange was an exchange of goods and ideas between the old world (Europe, Asia, Africa) and new world (America). The exchange consisted of plants, animals, culture, diseases, and slaves. During this time people were making…

territory. First, the Spaniards, and then even worse, the Anglo-American who tried to exterminate the Miccosukee’s Indians almost two centuries ago and who eventually left them no other option than to live in a very small place in ancestral areas of the Everglades in Miami. The Indians seeking for a decent style of life had to adapt themselves to sleep in hammocks. Their houses were called “chickees” and were made of wood, plaster, thatched roofs, and perhaps raised on stilts. After all this…

Janie returns to Eatonville and the townspeople what to know where she has been. She is now in her 40s, and she tells her story to her friend Pheoby Watson. Nanny, Janie’s grandmother, marries her to an older rich man named Logan Killicks, but she’s not in love him as he tries to make her work. During this marriage, Janie meets and runs off with an easygoing man named Joe Starks who takes her to a new, barely developed, African American town called Eatonville. While there, Joe Starks buys land…

the recent decline of alligators as many hunt them for sport and their skin. Others kill them because they believe the alligators are dangerous. If populations of American Alligators continue to decline then many unwanted species will populate the everglades and swarms of fish will infest the waters. Due to increase in the populations, some species of aquatic plant life…

destination, your only real problem may be trying to choose which of the numerous local attractions you’ll visit. Before you begin organizing your vacation itinerary, you might want to explore the possibilities. From viewing wildlife to touring the Everglades to visiting a unique museum, Miami seems to offer something for everyone. View Wildlife in Miami If you love to look at animals, you will have plenty of fun options in Miami. One of those options is the Wildlife Zoological Foundation,…

Zora Neale Hurston published her book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, in 1937. During this time period, African Americans were declared separate but equal despite the fact that they were given their freedom. African American males freely exercised their right to vote, whereas African American women were not given the right to enfranchisement until the 1960s. Hurston wrote her book in a largely male dominant historical era. The historical background results to Janie, the protagonist, feeling…

Florida is known as the “fishing capital of the world.” and Florida will not have that title anymore is the dumping and burning of sugar fields. The farming of the sugar cane fields have started to pollute the surrounding area including the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee, and the reef system off south Florida. For the fishing industries in the state of Florida, those reefs, beaches, canals, lakes, and runoff levees are the sources that drive industry. Hundreds and hundreds of commercial fisherman…

How has going to the Everglades impacted Janie? What are some of the reasons of why the people would assume that Janie was better than the rest of the women to work? How is working at the store different from working here at the Everglades for Janie? To what extent could moving to work to the Everglades symbolize a place of freedom for Janie? More specifically, how can Janie’s life be compared from where she used to live to the small number of days she has spent at the Everglades? What is the…

The company U.S. Sugar and Florida Crystals, together referred to as “Big Sugar”, produce raw sugar from sugar cane farming and sugar mill company. They are the only producers that produce certified organic sugar that are completely made in the USA. This company needs to be more aware of the Clean Water Act (1972) which establishes the allowable water pollutant levels emitted by US businesses. In an article, Angry About Florida's Ruined Waters, Fishermen Unite Against Big Sugar, it discusses…