Everglades

The Columbian Exchange was one of the first encounters in which continents from both sides of the Atlantic were exposed to each other. This experience brought about new trade, but it also wrought havoc on the Native population of the Americas. The Columbian Exchange is named so because the leader of the expedition during which this event occurred was an Italian named Christopher Columbus. Columbus’ men landed and immediately saw the Natives, according to Columbus’ journal. In his journal, he…

Janie’s journey of becoming a woman Their Eyes Were Watching God is a novel by African-American author Zora Neale Hurston written in 1937. The book is important for the history of American feminist literature and Harlem Renaissance literature. This novel describes the main character, Janie Crawford, transforming from a vivid, but speechless teenager into a woman controlling her own destiny. The story is set in Florida in early 20th century. Janie is on a journey to find love and who she really…

tribes were Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw. Some Cherokee escaped to the Smoky Mountains where the government gave up and made a reservation. Some Seminoles in Florida escaped from soldiers by guerilla warfare and hiding in the everglades. By the end of the 1830s tribes had surrendered over 100 million acres and almost all…

America’s. Anhinga’s thrive in freshwater regions and are abundant in numbers. They are quite pleasant to observe when sun bathing. They are also a sight to see when they dive into the water to get fish. The bird is seen in many areas of the Everglades where food is abundant. Anyone who sees one in their natural environment will agree, it is a skeptical to…

Throughout American History many innovations have occurred that have changed the ways of the lives of the people thru time. Most, if not all, of these occurrences have been rough aggression, like the Manifest Destiny. The Manifest Destiny was an aggressive imperialism because of removal of inhabitants, and the expansion of territory. Though some of the instances were less aggressive than others, the Manifest Destiny was overall aggressive. The removal of the inhabitants of the territories taken…

there could be so many of them swimming across this park. I plan to go in the early Fall, of course, and you should too. Right before it gets cold would be the perfect time to see the leaves change and to the feel the brisk breeze of summer’s end. Everglades This National Park is the largest subtropical area that houses such diverse creatures and blends with the Caribbean tropics to make for an even greater diverse habitat. It is nearly 1.5 million acres in size and is known as a National…

Nicole Talley R.N., the driving force behind Open Hands Health Center, firmly believes that, “God puts circumstances in all of our lives and expects us to use them to glorify Him and to serve others.” So, in 2010 when God placed a burden on her heart to open a free, Christ-centered clinic for the lower-income, uninsured of Okeechobee County, she was ready. Nicole was born with two holes in her heart and suffered from congestive heart failure before she was a year old. Because her family had no…

Sugar Cane Sugar Cane is found is many parts of the world and can adapt to all seasons as it is a long duration crop but grows best in wetland biomes. It needs a moist environment to survive because the crop remains in the soil all year long. It is one of the world's most water-intensive and thirstiest crops and as such its production can affect environmentally sensitive regions such as the Mekong Delta and Atlantic Forest. Production of sugar cane in many parts of the world has caused…

The changing nation of the U.S. reflects a growing sense of national pride and identity in many ways. After the war of 1812, in the U.S. everyone is high on nationalism because of the defeat of the British. During James Monroe’s presidency, called The era of good feelings, is where everyone is high on nationalism and The government makes questionable decisions because everyone has too much nationalism they don't want to go against what the government is saying. Andrew Jackson knows the…

Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House over Democrat samuel J. Tilden on the understanding that Hayes would take away the federal troops whose support was essential for the survival of Republican state governments in South Carolina, Everglade State and American state. African Americans lost their rights and have become sharecroppers due to this. Jim Crow Laws were passed to suppress the African…