Lake Simcoe

If you grow up in Florida you've probably visited the Everglades when you look at the water, it's brownish and smells would you dare to swim in it? Big sugar companies and agricultural companies are dumping high amounts phosphors into the Everglades which is Demolishing the everglades Ecosystem and animals that live there depend on water for its survival. Over the last century the Everglades have shrunk to less than half their original size as agricultural and residential development in the…

God’s creations. This fascinating place is Lake Tahoe, in Nevada. Lake Tahoe is absolutely one of the most gorgeous places I have ever been. I have traveled there many times since I was a little kid till now. I have been very blessed to have been able to go to Tahoe. Everytime I step out of my car from a long trip to lake tahoe, my whole perspective of life and scenery has changed. Just simply the smell makes me feel alive and renewed. Tahoe is the best…

The lengthy, cramped, and quiet bus ride to Living Hope Day School both excited and terrified me. A never ending stream of “what if” questions rattling my brain caused me think twice about what I was doing there in the first place. I was a stranger to them, someone whom they knew nothing about. I gazed out the window, trying to calm my thoughts when I saw them. An endless sea of purple sweaters, and cheery faces lined the fence at the school. All of my previous doubts washed away when I stepped…

Invasive Species “Invasive species are one of the leading threats to native wildlife and approximately 42% of threatened or endangered species are at risk primarily due to invasive species” (National Wildlife Federation, 2016, p.1). 1. What kinds of problems can invasive species cause? Do you think one group of invasive species is worse than another? Why, or why not? Some of the problems that invasive species cause is impacting natural ecosystems, the economy, recreational, agricultural,…

Black Swan, it’s a movie about a woman, Nina, a 28 year old ballerina living in New York City, who is picked to play both swans in the ballet “Swan Lake” . Nina is a perfectionist, a control freak and very much alike to the white swan, a pure, innocent girl. She still lives with her mother, who’s extremely controlling of her and treats her like she 's 12. Her mother doesn’t let her do anything alone, her room doesn’t even has a lock. Nina’s room looks like the room of a child, its all pink with…

An Unforgettable Weekend at Raystown Lake Two years ago was my first ever cabin camping experience. Before that, I enjoyed staying at home and every once in a while I would take a hike with my father. I mainly felt that the outdoors was a place that I would only like to travel to on occasion, instead of being a place that drew me in. As a result of these prior thoughts, I became anxious at the thought of traveling to a campground nearby Raystown Lake. The week leading up to it, that’s all I…

States. The Erie Canal helped fuel the growth of many cities in both New York and other states along the canal system (Lankevich). Chicago would not have had such rapid growth without the help of the canal system. Connecting the city and the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, Chicago is the farthest into the United States that goods can travel by ship. From…

or another getting to be diva. Very capable, yet she is exceptionally held. As the dance organization opens for another season, her executive picks her to assume the lead part as Swan ruler in an aspiring adjustment of a renowned story called "Swan Lake.” The part obliges that Nina play both the highly contrasting swans. Just about youngster like identity makes her a flawless white swan; in any case, she experiences difficulty getting into the character of the white swan's dim and enchanting…

The novel Ordeal by Hunger was written by George R. Stewart. Stewart was a professor, novelist, and American historian. Ordeal by Hunger was written about the Donner party and their westward movement. Environment and nature played a huge role in what happened to the people traveling. The Donner party is the most famous westward movement tragedy ever. The narrative was written to inform people about the tragedies and truth about westward expansion. It was written from an outside perspective,…

travel without wind or current , this invention played a huge part in one of America’s greatest creation at this time period , the Erie canal. The creation of the Erie canal created a route from the Atlantic ocean of the Hudson river to the great lakes of lake Erie, helping stimulate the economy of America and the state of New york, which Erie canal ran through, because of Erie canal , it shaped America’s network inside and outside its borders during the Industrial Revolution by…