The Island Of Holland Island

Even though I was worried when we arrived here, I could still recognise that this island was beautiful. There were crystal waters and tropical palms. Sand that crunched beneath your feet and coral that decorated the ocean floor. Looks can be very deceiving though, Auntie. It didn’t stay beautiful for long and ever since we landed, I was praying that we would be rescued.

One of the most beautiful stretch of beaches on the East coast of Florida; Hutchinson Island is an island off the coast of the Treasure Coast. It is home to 48.1 square miles and also beautiful, tropical weather year round. It has many other interesting festivities such as the Elliot Museum, Sailfish Point, and many royal golf courses. The bold actions of James Hutchinson were a major influence to the growth of the island and it might not be the same without him!

Macquarie Island is a natural site yet human research has helped the life on the island.

as a coastal garrison. This historical landmark is a manmade island and was composed of

On a small peninsula, 70 miles southwest of New Orleans, there is a single stretch of road that leads into a fascinating place called Isle de Jean Charles. This is a place where living off the land is a way of life that is quickly becoming impossible to accomplish. The wetlands that used to provide nourishment for the plants and wildlife have now been replaced with the water from the Gulf and neither the freshwater marshes nor the vegetation were able to sustain this intrusion. Where there used to be a forest full of animals for trapping and hunting, there is salty water rippled only by poisoned carcasses of massive oak trees that still stand. The people living on the island are desperate and the Army Corps of Engineers has the power to help. The residents of Isle de Jean Charles deserve to see their children and grandchildren grow up on the land that they call home, but at what cost?

On February 1736, James Oglethorpe and the first English settlers arrived on St. Simons Island. Then in March 1736, Reverend Charles Wesley, a Methodist, entered his ministry at Frederica. Georgia became a royal colony in 1752. The Revolutionary War prevented the establishment of an official church on St. Simons Island. Following the Revolutionary War, in 1808, Christ Church began. The small population on St. Simons possessed great beliefs and followed the teachings of Christ even though there was no church building until 1820. The first church, constructed on the same spot where the current church now stands.

The islands of Cape Verde were exposed and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century. Cape Verde later became a trading center for African slaves and later a significant resting stop for long-haul shipping. Ensuing independence in 1975 and a faltering interest in unification with Guinea- Bissau, which is a one party system that was established in the 1990. Cape Verde also remains to exhibit one of Africa’s greatest steady democratic governments. Recurrent droughts in the 20th century caused major suffering and encouraged heavy immigration. Thus, Cabo Verde’s refugee population is greater than its national one. Majority of Cape Verdean’s like myself have both African and Portuguese antecedents. There is a lot of Cape Verdean’s that live in Rhode Island that moved away from the Cape Verde Islands. The climate is warm, dry summer and precipitation meager and erratic. The terrain is steep, rugged, rocky and volcanic. Their natural resources are salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay and gypsum.

I have seen several home improvement company vehicles around the community suggesting that residents appear to take pride in the appearance of their homes. The area appeared to be a solid middle class community that would be a nice place to raise a family. There is no evidence of abandoned homes and several real estate signs dispersed throughout the community. The island at its lowest point is 160 feet above sea level but is still susceptible to flooding, especially from after Hurricane Sandy. The aftermaths of the hurricane left some homes on the northeastern shoreline damaged and are still under construction for repair.

I think what strikes me most about the founding of the American colonies is. That Jamestown was settled in 1607 for a joint stuck company to trade investments over the ocean. The Settlers landed on a island in 1607 and called it "Jamestown Island". Jamestown island had a deep water channel for letting their ships ride close to the shore; However Jamestown island had many different problems. First the island was swamp which cause Unhealthy conditions and a risk of insects disease. Second the timing of settling their brought drought not only to the american settlers, but to native Americans. They weren't able to to grow their own crops. In 1607 38 people survived out of 104. Between 1604-1624 only 1200 immigrants survived out of 10,000 due of

settlement. The island is located off the coast of North Carolina (Croatoan Mystery). Which is

These examples show both the author’s and the protagonist’s challenge to the order of things and the complete belief the character has. The best example of this is on line eight when the king says that he ‘shall not give you the boat’ the man replies ‘with calm assurance’ ‘you will’.

island is tropical and shaped like a boat. At the low end are the jungle and the

“Rosette was born the same day that Gambo disappeared. That is how it was. Rosette helped me through the worry that they would take him alive and with the emptiness he left in my heart. I was absorbed in my daughter. That Gambo was running through the jungle pursued by Cambray 's dogs occupied only a part of my thoughts” (Allende, 134) Those words are said by Zarité, the main character of the book Island Beneath the Sea by the Chilean Isabel Allende, translated and published in the United States on 2009. It starts on the Island of Saint-Domingue (actual Haiti) from 1770 to 1793 and the second part, take place on Louisiana, USA, from 1793 to 1810. About the main character, Allende said: "Of all the characters I created, that of Zarité for me that I have more the feeling that existed". While Island beneath the Sea, I have been clarifying, predicting and finally, evaluating.

There are many islands off the coast of Venice Italy. Many had different uses throughout history, but what many of those islands are known for is being Plague Islands, a place where a person infected or rumored to be infected with the plague would be sent. Not far from the shores of Venice one island stands out from the rest. An island that is forbidden and rumored by locals to be cursed. It looks inviting from the city with the beauty of its decaying buildings but up close the island's ruined remains and bricked up bell tower and abandoned scalpels gives the island a chilling look as Mother Nature slowly begins to bring down the buildings and tries to hide the dark and tragic past. This island is said to be made up of the ashes of the people

Having a ten year old unexpectedly told that they have to move out of their house is devastating. One would not think it could make such an impact but it can. When I was a young and naive boy I had to go live with my dad and grandma Penny in port royal. I barely knew what was going on or why but I did know that I was leaving my favorite place and my friends to live with them. As scary as it might have been for me, it ended up being for the best. Moving in with my grandma Penny changed everything.