...Have you ever wondered why the water in the Everglades is so low? The Everglades is a beautiful national park in Florida, but it has run into many problems. The water in the Everglades has created a big problem. The water quality, supply, and many discontinued acts to save the Everglades have all been trouble. First of all, the water quality is causing problems for families all over the Everglades in their water. Many families run into Mercury, phosphorous and other hazardous elements, making their water toxic and unsafe to drink. On page 113, it states, “The construction and population increase in the Everglades upset its fragile ecosystem and cut off flow of fresh water to the Everglades.” The construction stopped freshwater flow and...
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...Burmese Pythons Have you ever went to the everglades before? If so then you’ll realize how much Burmese pythons they’re in the Everglades. Now the first thing you’ll be thinking of is Burmese pythons not belonging here in Florida and should be in Southeast Asia where they’ve originated but here is where I get into detail about this. First off, what is a Burmese python? “The Burmese python is a magnificent and powerful animal”. “Native to the grassy marshes of Southeast Asia”, capable of growing to an astounding length of 23 feet and a weight of up to 200 pounds”. (Paragraph 1 of Burmese Python: The Snake That’s Eating Florida). Also Burmese pythons are carnivores and survive by eating small birds and mammals. Although they got no venom, they kill their prey by grabbing the prey with its back teeth and when the prey tries to run, it only sinks further into the python’s grip and then the python wraps its body around the body and squeeze until the animal is dead which then the python swallows the prey by its unique hinged jaws which allows it to swallow an object five times as wide as its own head....
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...There are animals in the everglades but lately they have been disapearing do you know why its because of a snake named the Burmese python. It is not native to the state of Florida but wait do you have a question on how the Burmese python got in the everglades and into Florida a man brought them from Southeast Asia to Florida. And some of them are in the pet store and some people are buying these unusual animals as pets and when they grow to big the careless and irresponsible owners go ahead and release the snake into to the everglades. Also how are the animals that live in the everglades disapearing the pythons are responsible for that they eat all the animals and destroy the everglades ecosystem. Some people created a web site named PythonChallenge.org where u sign up and the people on the web site tell u to do an assignment and it is if you go to the everglades and kill the longest snake you get $1,000 and if you get the most snake you get $1,500....
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...Everglades Food Web Diagram Name BIO 101 Date University of Phoenix Everglades Food Web Diagram Create a diagram in which you illustrate the energy flow among organisms of a food chain in a particular ecosystem. (Insert diagram) The Florida Everglades is a vast stretching river that occupies much of central and southern Florida. Florida’s Everglades is home to a diverse ecosystem of bacterial, tropical and subtropical plants, trees, reptiles, animals, and aquatic life. These various species comprise the balance of the Everglade ecosystem. Each species plays a pivotal role in maintaining a vigorous striving environment. The Everglades sustains a semitropical climate with wet summers, dry winters, and is susceptible to hurricanes during the summer and early autumn months (Aber, 2009). Organisms found in the Everglades Plants The Everglades is home to a wide diversity of plants. The two million acre wetland ecosystem is inhibited by wetland plants that include sawgrass, bladderwort, cypress, mangrove trees, and others that serve as primary food sources and shelters for many consumers of this habitat (National Wildlife Federation, 2012). Animals The Everglades is home to numerous species of animals including those native to the lands, threatened, and considered endangered. Wildlife populaces include over 350 bird species including the Great Blue heron, great egret, and wood stork. Land dwellers that inhibit the Everglades include Alligator and crocodile reptiles...
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...The Value and Importance of the Everglades "Lions, and Tigers, and Bears! Oh my!" Just kidding! There aren't any Lions, Tigers, or Bears in the Florida Everglades. The Florida Everglades is home to many fascinating creatures and plants such as pythons, alligators, fish, insects, and mangrove trees. The Everglades is a really important ecosystem and habitat for these plants and animals. They all work together and help each other out. For one example, the mangroves provide housing for fish, and the fish keep poisonous plants off the mangroves. There are many more reasons why the Everglades is so important and read on to see. Biodiversity plays a huge role in the ecosystems of wetlands such as the Florida Everglades. From the article, "Are the Everglades Forever," it says that "Biodiversity is a good thing. Having many different kinds of plants and animals means that species have different choices for survival....
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...my research paper is because I feel that it is critical to help educate you a little on the importance of rock mining in South Florida and the consequences that we will endure without this local resource. Throughout this paper you will see me make reference to Titan Americas Pennsuco facility. This is mostly because I am currently employed by them and have been working in the Pennsuco cement plant for over nineteen years now, so I have managed to learn a lot of its history through time and experience. Another reason is the fact that as a fellow employee the ruling to eliminate rock mining in Florida directly affects me mainly because this decision would put me out of a job. I would first like to begin by giving you a brief history of the Pennsuco land and how Titan America acquired the facility, so that you can have a better understanding of the issues that we are currently experiencing. In the early 1900s, Pennsylvania Sugar Co., which is where the term “Pennsuco” came from was one of several companies that obtained large acreages and planted sugar cane on the drained “muck land” of the Florida Everglades. Operations were good until the Great Depression of the 1930s hit the sugar market. Today the Pennsuco cement plant is located on the former Pennsuco sugar Farms property. (Cement Americas, 2005) In 1962 the Pennsuco site was purchased by Maule Industries, who then built one of the first ever cement plants in South Florida. It was eventually purchased in the 1970’s...
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...Andreas Balasis 4/25/15 Mark Zeigler Persuasive Essay 1 “According to news reporters, every year it’s getting warmer, these violent weather patterns, some say it’s just nature’s karma.” These lyrics from Tallahassee’s own, Dead Prez, go to show the immutable fact that “global warming” is applicable terminology for our current state of existence. I believe it is beyond our intellectual capacity to examine whether or not the weather is changing, because any rational person could do the research and understand that it is quite apparent. If Dead Prez isn’t credible enough, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal”. The only thing I can conceivable try to persuade people of, is that we are living within system a being ran by incomprehensibly short sighted and perceivably destructive people. This essay will examine the idiocracy of Republican leaders in Florida, the economic manipulation behind environmental destruction, and simple solutions to a simple problem. “I’m not scientist, man”. These are the words of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) He is also quoted saying, “I do not believe that human activity is causing the dramatic changes to our climate the way scientists are portraying it”. I think that’s pretty hysterical, given the fact that this man, who is not a scientist, was appointed a chair on the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard. Any study of the...
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...Service", n.d.) where both natives and tourists can spot these animals. For this reason, teaching people about Florida's lesser known animal species can help increase visits to Florida's National Parks, encourages outdoor activities, and raise conservation awareness in this state. Florida has both native and non-native animal species, but out of the native the most recognized species may be the alligator and manatee. Florida is home to more than just that and teaching people about its lesser known species can promote visits to Florida's National Parks. As mentioned earlier, there are 11 national parks ("National Park Service", n.d.) throughout the state, featuring the Everglades, which the National Parks Service describes as "The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States" ("Everglades", n.d.). Also, because of Florida's unique ecosystem consisting of diminutive variations there is a variety of habitats, such as mangrove swamps, cypress swamps and pine flatwoods, giving way to an assortment of wildlife species ("South Florida Water Management District", n.d.). With this large amount of national parks, it is convenient to choose one to visit, but with other...
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...Have you ever walked out to your back yard to see a rattlesnake sunning itself, only to kill it because you thought it dangerous? The diamondback rattlesnake is a fearsome pit viper with sharp fangs and powerful venom. Both the Western and Eastern diamondback pose serious threats to human life, with the Eastern diamondback being the most dangerous snake found in North America. While most people that receive a diamondback bite will live to tell the tale, snakes are still responsible for around 10 deaths per year in the United States. Knowing the symptoms of a diamondback bite will help you with treatment and care. I have worked with and studied these fascinating creatures for many years now. They are two of the most diverse venomous reptiles that we have in the United States. Both of these reptiles are widely used in venom extraction programs around the world. Eastern and Western diamondback rattlesnakes have many similarities and differences related to habitat, behavior and venom composition. The habitat of the eastern diamondback rattlesnake is slowly but steadily on the decline. People need places to live and build further into their habitat every year. These reptiles like the humid swamps of the everglades and coastal region of the southeast. The eastern diamondback has started seeking new habitat on the northern most islands of the Florida Keys. How do they get there, they swim. The more people encroach on their habitat the more of these reptiles get pushed out. As a result...
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...with them which only causes them to talk about her more. The chapter then tells the Janie was in love with a man named Tea Cake which the women tell that she was way too old for him. Even though the ladies were jealous of Janie being with a younger man, they tried to label her as whorish, in which Janie’s best friend defended her saying she’s never done anything to her anyone and then later took her to dinner. As Janie and her friend talk, we find out that they have been friends for a long while and they trust each other. Pheoby was afraid that Tea Cake has taken all of Janie’s money and ran off with a younger woman but Janie makes it clear that he was very good to her and tell Pheoby that he was ‘gone’ but we aren’t sure exactly what that means. Characterization- Protagonist: Janie Mae Crawford- An attractive, independent, middle-aged black woman who is curious and has lots of confidence. Direct: “Youse just as crazy as you ever was (5).” -This sentence tells that Janie is still the same person she was before she left which is a good thing. Imagery- “But nobody moved, nobody spoke, nobody even thought to swallow spit until after her gate slammed behind her (2).” -This shows that after Janie had walked away, the people of her community were so shocked at how she looked compared to how she used to look before she left town and they were all speechless because they didn’t know what to think...
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...flowerpots, tables, and so forth. These objects absorb energy from sun, become warmer, and then give off energy themselves in the form of heat. Only a little of this heat energy passes out through the glass, much of it is "trapped" in the greenhouse, raising the temperature inside. In some ways, the earth functions rather like a greenhouse except on a much larger scale. Although the greenhouse effect has only recently been in the news, is nothing new in th history of our planet, has played major role in making life on earth possible. Without the greenhouse effect, the earth would be too cold for living thing to survive. The big question today is "If greenhouse effect is natural, why are people so worried about it. Is soemthing good turning bad?" Up until about 150 years ago the compostion of the earths atmosphere had remianed relatively unchanged for several thousand years. Since mid 1800s certain human activities have been changing the heat trappin ability of the atmospher dramatically, as a result more heat is being trapped by the atmosphere. Scientists have been anticipating this "strengthening" of the greenhouse effect for sometime, and that it will lead to a worldwide increase in temperature. This is come true because the world is getting warmer. Global warming can be expected...
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...Oasis of the Seas Highlights | | * Oasis of the Seas Photo Gallery * Oasis of the Seas Accommodations * Oasis of the Seas Deck Plans Launched in December 2009, Oasis of the Seas is the world's largest and most revolutionary ship introducing the cruise line's new neighborhood concept, which will provide vacationers with the opportunity to seek out relevant experiences in seven themed areas based on their personal styles, preferences or moods. Boardwalk will be a breathtaking space for families. Inspired by the nostalgic seaside piers of yesteryear, Boardwalk will dynamically engage the entire family in classic fun - whether young or just young at heart - with eateries, retail outlets, and carnival games. * Central Park - Central Park, a revolutionary design in which the center of the ship opens to the sky, features lush, tropical grounds spanning the length of a football field. With its serene pathways, seasonal flower gardens and canopy trees, Central Park will evolve from a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere during the day to a gathering space for alfresco dining and entertainment in the evening, where guests will enjoy concerts and street performances. * AquaTheater Pool - The largest and deepest freshwater pool at sea will be 21.9 feet (6.6 meters) by 51.6 feet wide (15.7 meters), with a depth of 17.9 feet (5.4 meters) Fitted with three stage machinery devices, the pool’s depth will rise or fall to meet the needs of each performance and for its various functions...
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...off or a worker. Janie Crawford went through three marriages. In each marriage, she learned what she did and didn’t want in love. Janie also learned about herself. The things she went through in her marriages helped her develop a voice and her own personality. Janie had to develop her sense of self and independence. Janie had been alone from the beginning, her father left and so did her mother. Her grandma was her only hope of developing into a great and independent woman. Janie had no idea how...
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...Invasive species cause an imbalance to the ecosystem that they are in. Invasive species are also another reason of the collapse of coastal communities (Mayell ). The Florida Everglades contain many invasive species such as pythons because python owners place them in there when they get too large. There is a plethora of effects of species extinction. The loss of pollinators, predators, ecosystems, and essential ecosystem functions are some of them (Sodhi, Brook, Bradshaw). These effects affect the Earth as a whole. The loss of pollinators, such as bees, means that many people around the world will be in bad health. Crop field yields will lower without pollinators. One third of our fruits and vegetables that we consume come to fruition because of pollinators. Malnutrition is a serious threat because pollinators will not be there to help produce the food that people eat. Major threats to pollinators also...
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...manufactured by the Paw Paw Bait Company. Hayden didn’t carry the original cardboard packaging in his tackle box for fear of damaging it, but he had studied it enough to memorize the writing on the front: For Bass * Pike * Pickerel And Other Game Fish When Hayden opened this special birthday gift last year, there was a note from his Dad tucked in the box: Dear Hayden, This lure belonged to your great-granddad, who gave it to my father, who gave it to me. Now that you are older, it’s time to pass it on to you. There is a story behind this lure, but, sadly, I only know part of it. As for the inscription on the lure: “N.H.” stands for Nathan Harris, your great-Granddad. The lure was given to him to as a memento of a hunting trip in Texas after World War Two. “J.C.” may be the initials of the army buddy he stayed with in Texas, but I can’t be certain of that. The rest of the inscription is a mystery we’ll probably never solve. I hope you treasure this family heirloom as much as I have. Happy Birthday, Son. I am so proud of you. Love, Dad The lure was long and hand carved of wood. The front was painted red with tiny eyes, and the back half was white. Little propellers spun on each end. On the side, a message was burned in tiny letters like engraving on the back of a watch: For N. H. O.N.: One in a Million J.C. 1946 Hayden had spent hours pondering this cryptic message, but he was no closer to solving the mystery than Dad. O.N…. was that for One Night? Open Now? Oh No! Old News...
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