History of Florida

In Florida and across the nation there are countless men and women who work to serve and protect us every day. Countless Hispanic-Americans have gone the extra mile to make Florida admirable place to live, including Maria Andreu. Maria Andreu made her mark as a Hispanic-American because she took up the responsibilities of her husband, she willing worked many laborious tasks, and represented herself as not only a Hispanic American, but also as a woman. Maria made an impression because she took up

In The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History (1999), Jennifer Price implies that the pink flamingo had a boost of popularity in the 1950’s. Price showcases the increase of popularity by discussing the new uses of the flamingo, such as that in Florida for hotels, and makes clear her view of the United States culture which is now prosperity and wealth through the flamingo. She focuses on new unique uses of the pink flamingo in order to call attention to the sudden interest of the flamingo, which

Alabama and Florida The United States of America has many different landscapes, weather, and landmarks according to the area they are located. Although, Florida and Alabama are fairly close together and have many similarities, they have vast differences as well. There is just something about the Florida sun and weather that pulls me in. The atmosphere in Alabama is much different than the atmosphere in Florida. The people, the places, the sunshine, and the water are all different, but yet somewhat

and extended his Florida East Coast Railway to Miami in order to make his hotel ventures more accessible. This extension became apparent when Flagler visited St. Augustine, Florida with his second wife viewing it as an endearing location, yet deficient in sufficient resorts and transportation systems. He invested and purchased the Jacksonville, Halifax and St. Augustine railroad which led to the establishment of the Florida East Coast Railway. Flagler saw probable prospect in Florida to be a major tourist

Florida has always been a beautiful state aligned with unique natural wonders which has made it a location of wonder within the U.S. Even with Florida’s majestic natural appeal the state in its territorial years struggled with its public image as Indian attacks were common place in the region along with yellow fever and environmental phenomena such as hurricanes. Following in the end of the Seminole and the Civil war Florida began to search for a new identity and sense of prosperity in the face of

elections in American history. This was due to the voting situation that happened in Florida. At first the majority of news networks had announced that Gore had won Florida, except for one major network, Fox. After the majority of the networks announced that Gore had won, Fox aforementioned that Bush had won. Soon after Fox had aforementioned that Bush won, correspondingly, every other network also said that Bush won. But also, at the time this was Bush never really took Florida, uniquely, it was a

First Coast, also known as Northeast Florida, is located on the Atlantic coast, comprising of five counties surrounding Jacksonville: Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau and St. Johns. It extends past the southern end of Anastasia Island to Marineland. The name “First Coast” originally appeared in a marketing campaign in the 1980s, and has its origins as the first area of Florida to be colonized by Europeans. Ponce De Leon is believed to have landed in the First Coast region during the early 1500s on his

race, and cultures all have a story to tell, a story that will be told years from now and impact someone to do even greater things in their time. As black history month approaches, a time where we acknowledge those who had great accomplishments, and how they impacted others as well as their community. Many African-Americans in Florida’s history, are not recognized as often as they should. One person, in particular, would be Joseph W. Hatchett. Hatchett was the first African-American

2015 Florida Panther I did my report on the Florida Panther. Playing basketball as a Kentucky Wesleyan Panther, made me want to do research about one of the many species of panthers. These species are going through endangerment and will probably be extinct in the near future. They were listed in the Endangered Act in 1967, so one positive is they have held on for some years now. There are about eighty to about one hundred Florida panthers still living today. The historic range of the Florida panther

excruciating pain associated with the diseases. While there has been some discussion among legislature for the state of Florida, very little policy exists concerning legalizing marijuana. There are various states that have discussed, voted on, and implemented laws for marijuana use. Some are currently enforcing the laws. Compared to those states, Florida is behind. There is some history of the issue being discussed; however nothing as formal and detailed as other states. There is a documented case