The Pine Barrens

After several months of battles between the north and the south in several states, including North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee, the war reached Florida in 1861. The first battle to reach Florida occurred when there was a standoff at Fort Pickens. When Florida seceded from the Union, there were Union soldiers stationed at Fort Pickens that were asked to surrender. A force of almost 1,000 volunteer soldiers landed on Santa Rosa Island with the intent of raiding the outlying

leather. Grimacing at the day. He pulled the boy closer. Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said. You might want to think about that.” (McCarthy 29) Memory becomes both plague and salvation for the Father. The barren landscape that he and the Boy wander across has little in common with the world The Father remembers, which was all ashes and death. So the memories he has of a more or less normal world highlight just how terrible things have gotten. The Father needs

thumping in her chest like a blistering metronome, and she greedily sucked in air, wondering how long she had been hunched over on the sidewalk. It was still dark outside despite it being an ungodly hour, and the concrete smelled of fresh rain and pine needles. Her legs hurt, was what she deciphered once her breathing had slightly become regulated. She had been doing her early morning run, enjoying her hair whipping in her face, the buzzing in her ears, imagining that she was flying instead of having

Ozymandias “We look before and after, and pine for what is not; our sincerest laughter with some pain is fraught; our sweetest songs are those that tell of the saddest thought.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley. Percy Shelley was an English poet born in Broadbridge Heath, England on August 4, 1792. Shelley was one of the most extremely regarded English poets of the 19th century. One of his works, Ozymandias, was named after Ramesses II, who was Egypt’s Pharaoh when Moses led the Israelites out of captivity

subjects when he created images of Jacqueline Kenney mourning the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. He also depicted images of the "Birmingham Race Riot". He also touched upon nature when he made prints of endangered species such as; Pine Barrens Tree Frog, the Orangutan, and the Bald Eagle. These subjects were inspired by Andy Warhol's concern not at the subjects

momentarily shut down the course throughout the duration of WWII. The owners brought in designers such as, Alister Mackenzie, Bobby Jones, Perry Maxwell, Trent Jones, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Fazio. Pine Valley Golf Club-Built in 1918 this course In SouthWest New Jersey located on the “sandy pine barrens” features 7,057 years, and a par 70. The golf course was not funded by many investors, but one man George Crump. He had help from many architects in making this course, H.S. Colt, A.W. Tillinghast

Come mid-October, the hiking trails were almost barren during the week. Tourists were gone, school was in session, and the risk of a sudden bit of chill weather was enough to keep most people off the paths. Today though, it was warm, just a touch below seventy out with barely a breeze. The path that Amy and Catherine took wound through open field and heavy forest, leading to an old water tower over roots, rocks, and even steep stone stairs in some places. Amy stopped to pull her water bottle from

eggs, long fangs and multicolored spikes down its head and back." Other eyewitnesses have also said that it looks part bat, part kangaroo, and part alien Grey. Jersey Devil - Since the early 1800s, strange creatures have been sighted in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, known as the Jersey Devils. Although various creatures have been given the name of Jersey Devil, from a suspiciously bogeyman-like creature to some water monsters, it has most often been applied to a huge bat-like creature of about

The gods play an important part in Odysseus’ journey home, bringing him closer and farther from his homeland. They constantly intervene in the lives of the many characters in The Odyssey. Though Odysseus is a hero, the gods control his life. It is as if he were the main character in a video game and the gods are fighting over who controls his life. Personal responsibility is overshadowed by the gods’ eagerness to grab the controller. Homer disregards personal responsibility by showing how the gods

sidewalk unless the county festival arrives, which is only once a year. The festival brings in locals and citizens of other counties to the town. This is a huge event for bringing in revenue to give to the county. Even then, the town is still somewhat barren. There’s always a chance of a parade, but never a guarantee. Christmas parades commonly happen about every three years. Downtown Soperton is mostly composed of small businesses and the local newspaper company. Churches are also spread out all through