The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise Book Critique Following my venture into the Florida Everglades, I read the book The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise by Michael Grunwald. I chose to read this book because as the title indicated, it went into detail about what has happened to the Everglades over time. I think that this book was a good companion to the course because it covers both the history and ecology of the Glades in a well-researched and well-written manner that also held my interest. The Swamp covers all of the major events to have ever occurred in the Everglades – the formation of Florida itself and then the Everglades thousands of years ago, the expansion of a multitude of prehistoric species, introduction of mankind, the life of the native peoples, the introduction of European settlers and the wars and battles that inevitably ensued, the many attempts to make the Everglades “useful” that resulted in extreme destruction, and finally what is being done to clean up the environmental mess in Glades today. This book is not only informative, but also keeps the reader engaged in something that can be a somewhat overwhelming subject matter.
The sea was walking the earth with a heavy heal. ‘De’ lake is comin’!’ Tea Cake gasped… ‘It’s comin’ behind us!’ Janie shuddered. ‘Us can’t fly’” (Hurston 162). Hurston makes the reader feel as if they are actually in the book through the use of southern black vernacular and vivid description. Her characters are realistic and the places special, well thought out sentences and speech keep the readers interested.
Robert Mullner The soft focus of the photograph and the solidity colour of the rocks with the calm colours of the sunset intrigues me. I admire the fact usage of the mood that is being presented which is a calm mood. The significance this photograph has on me is how it is such a natural photo being made into a beautiful landscape photo Ozlay The digital composition of this photograph make the time being experienced seem vintage. The red tones in it create a feeling of summer and its festives. The disrupted focus is intriguing as it creates more creativity to the close-up shot of the Esky.
John Steinbeck uses animal imagery to express and introduce characters, events and themes in 'Of Mice and Men.' Steinbeck also uses nature, to convey events and settings in a subtle way. In section one of 'Of mice and Men' Steinbeck uses various colours to help the reader visualise the clearing as a tranquil and peaceful place. By describing the Salinas River as 'deep and green' the reader instantly envisages the water to be refreshing, mysterious and untouched. In addition, Steinbeck suggests that the clearing is full of sunlight: 'The water is warm too, for it slipped twinkling over the yellow sands.'
Mangroves I. Paraphrase Surviving is a mangrove’s expertise. Compared to trees, they exist as floating islands, living and going wherever the wind takes them. There are all kinds of mangroves, especially in the Galapagos and Florida, always getting butted by sharks. Disasters such as a hurricane cause them to become the floating islands described.
This is pure genius, because like eels, the different things she is describing flow together, or ‘crawl’. As the audience reads on, they will realize how the story is full of detail. This imagery is shown in the following quoted from the excerpt, “…balls of dew droop from the curved blades of grass.” We now see this image as if we were actually there, picturing the shape and actions of the dew, but also the angle of the grass. When
The Great Gatsby The beginning of the first passage starts with Gatsby describing how he looks at Daisy’s house across the water and admires the green light that burns on the end of her dock. He goes on to say “If it wasn’t for the mist we could see your home across the bay.”, now Fitzgerald has used the element of weather all throughout the book in the form of that rain which foreshadows something turbulent or unpleasant is going to occur. This is the first time that he has mentioned the use of fog which could mean various options. What Fitzgerald is symbolizing is that the view of Daisy now has become either clouded or opaque. This is later quoted by Nick saying “... it had occurred to him that the colossal
The spices used are for some of the wide varieties of seafood we have to offer. Fashion in Florida is nothing to gawk about, it ranges anywhere from thong bikinis to Elegant Evening gowns. Florida is known for both its “Sun Life” to its “Night Life.” The sun life so to speak, is going to the beach and riding the waves while basking in the hot Florida sun. People wearing their bathing suits and shorts, and sometimes even miniskirts and mid tops. Most all the clothing for beach goers are themed in such a way, they have pale to pastel colors and various textures.
FLORIDA PLANTS What is a native plant? • Plants native to Florida are plants that were here before the arrival of the Europeans • Plants native to this area of Florida have evolved mechanisms over the centuries that enable them to handle our climate. • Hot dry weather in the spring, followed by even hotter wet and humid summers in infertile sandy soils, is a regime that many non-native plants will find hostile. • In addition, native trees have had to be able to withstand the frequent hurricanes and tropical storms. • Native Plants have evolved within their own ecological niches, and are not invasive within their own native ranges.
Here are some verses from the bible about the environment and these verses offer words to contemplate and even a call to action: Psalms 104: 25-30 - There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small. There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.