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Pine Trees Low Intensity
1,600 words
The long leaf pine community, also known as a high
pine community, occurs on well-drained soils and
are well adapted to fires. They are found on the
high ground in Florida where the soil can not
contain the water and the sandy soil remains dry
in between the rains. This community requires
frequent, low-intensity fires, which occur every
one to ten years, to open seed cones and allow the
community to regenerate. The long leaf pine
community is characterized by the presence of the
long leaf pine t...
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African Americans Affirmative Action
663 words
The naming of the California anti-affirmative
proposition The Civil Rights Initiative several
years ago and the naming of the Florida
anti-affirmative action initiative One Florida now
seems a lot like that scene from "The Stand" to
me. The Civil Rights Initiative wasn't about civil
rights and One Florida isn't about uniting people
in support of minority and women-owned businesses
or minority students. Instead, One Florida is
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's initiative to end
affirmative action in that s...
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State Of Florida Alligator Farming Alligators
667 words
The American Alligator is an amazing reptile,
having survived almost unchanged since the time of
the dinosaurs. Having been hunted almost for
extinction, this reptile has made an amazing
comeback in recent years. Inhabiting almost every
body of water in Florida. American alligator are
not considered endangered species, but these harsh
looking creatures are threatened. There are two
kinds of species of alligators. The American
alligator and the Chinese alligator. Many people
have a hard time tell...
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Florida Supreme Court United States Supreme Court
2,008 words
The framers formed this country with one sole
document, the Constitution, which they wrote with
great wisdom and foresight. This bountiful wisdom
arose from the unjust treatment of King George to
which the colonists were subject. Among these
violations of the colonists' rights were
inequitable trials that made a mockery of justice.
As a result, a fair trial of the accused was a
right given to the citizens along with other
equities that the framers instilled in every other
facet of this country's...
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Economic Growth February 22
775 words
Americans were interested in further expansion and
looked to the weak Spanish provinces of East and
West Florida. The Spanish were reluctant to give
up what is now Florida, but in the end they worked
out an agreement called the Adams Onis Treaty. In
this essay I will describe how the Americans
eventually got these provinces, the set backs of
the signing of the treaty, and how it effected the
economic growth of our nation. Americans living in
West Florida between the Iberville and Perdido
Rivers ...
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Judicial Retention In The State Of Florida
798 words
Merit Retention Merit Retention is a system of
appointing State Supreme Court Justices that was
established in Florida in the 1970 s. Whenever a
State Supreme Court vacancy occurs, a Judicial
Nominating Commission submits to the Governor the
names of three to six nominees, from which he must
select one to fill the opening. Once appointed,
the new Justices name will appear on the ballots
in the next election, with the question, of
whether or not he or she should remain on the
bench. New Justices ...
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State Supreme Court 2005 From The World Wide
1,440 words
... er of the Senate is the President, Tom Lee,
who is responsible for selecting the Majority
Leader and appointing committee chairs. The
Legislature convenes in regular session annually
beginning on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in March; sessions last 60 days. Committees
from both chambers meet during the months leading
up to the regular session, on a schedule set by
their respective officers (myfloridahouse. gov,
2005). Special sessions, for dealing with a
specific issue, may be ca...
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John Ellis Jeb Bush Governor Of Florida
955 words
Often referred to as Floridas most accessible
governor, our 43 rd governor Jeb Bush as also
taken on the task of proving the skeptics wrong.
Accused by critics of riding the coattails of his
father and brother, Jeb Bush has begun to come
into his own. With a bachelors degree in Latin
American Affairs from the University of Texas in
hand, Governor Bush came to Florida in 1980 with
ideas and dreams of big opportunity. A businessman
first, Bush helped start what is now one of the
largest commercial...
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George W Bush Supreme Court Justices
1,264 words
Is this sick or what? November 3 rd 2000 over 100
million American voters took to the polls unaware
that their votes wouldnt matter. Al Gore won the
popular vote and George W. Bush won the electoral
vote; or did he? Something was not right in the
state of Florida. The contest to become the 43 rd
President of the United States became a Supreme
Court dispute over the way we vote. The guy who
got the most votes in the U. S. and in Florida and
under our Constitution (Al Gore) will lose to
America's ...
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Equal Protection Clause Florida Supreme Court
737 words
In the Constitution of the United States (the main
law of the state) there are some important words
such as, All people are equal in the eyes of God.
What does it mean? It means that all people,
regardless of race and color have the same rights,
for example, the right to vote and to be elected
in any office. The Constitution has some
Amendments. Among them are the Fourteenth
Amendment and the Fifteenth Amendment that
guarantee equality of all people. For example, in
the Fourteenth Amendment the ...
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T H Academic Achievement
1,733 words
... structure that limits the authority of
universities. (Peabody Journal of Education) The
governance of state-level politics goes well
beyond the powers implied by legislative actions
and is manifest in the nature of current
certification standards. The state bureaucracy
also influences program design, course offerings,
and ultimately student enrollments. (Peabody
Journal of Education) To provide continuing
professional development of in service principals,
some school districts are subsidizin...
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Equal Protection Clause Florida Supreme Court
1,741 words
Equality under the Law In the Constitution of the
United States (the main law of the state) there
are some important words such as, All people are
equal in the eyes of God. What does it mean? It
means that all people, regardless of race and
color have the same rights, for example, the right
to vote and to be elected in any office. The
Constitution has some Amendments. Among them are
the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fifteenth
Amendment that guarantee equality of all people.
For example, in the Fo...
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Los Angeles Economic Growth
2,443 words
... has no such districts, just a very few funky
venues strewn about empty streets, with nothing
connecting the dots. Often, these places come and
go too quickly to form a walkable enclave.
People-watching is important, too -- just being
out on the street at any time of the day or night,
seeing life stream by, is stimulating. A city
needs a vibrant music scene, art scene, film
scene, nightlife scene and outdoor recreation
scene. And it's important for clubs and
restaurants to be open late -- cre...
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Florida Supreme Court Supreme Court Justices
1,976 words
Decisions are often made in the united states by
the U. S. Supreme Court that impact the country
greatly. Sometimes the decision of the case is
extremely controversial, leaving the Court and the
country split. One Such recent case was Bush V.
Gore. There were many events and certain criteria
behind this case which made it a rarity, for the
Supreme Court. Though just barley a month old,
after the initial event, its journey to the
Supreme Court was a very complicated one. (7) Many
factors played i...
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19 Th Century Woman
2,378 words
? Cross? or? sacred fire? , ? arrow? , ? zigzag? ,
? bird? , ? wave? , ? mountains? and? diamondback
rattlesnake? all have something in common. What do
all of these names have in common? They are all
names of Seminole patchwork designs. What exactly
is patch working? It can be defined as the process
of sewing pieces of solid colored cloth together
to make long rows of designs, which are then
joined horizontally to other bands of cloth to
form a garment (Downs, 1995, 88). This Native
American art...
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Financial Aid College Students
829 words
Financial Aid Essay College is very expensive.
Every year prospective college students look for
financial help so they can attend the college of
their choice. There are several types of
scholarships that are available. The federal
government offers the Pell Grant, the Florida
State government offers the Bright Future
Scholarships, and the Military offers scholarships
(Interview Sellers). There are also scholarships
that companies can provide (? fastweb? 1). There
are scholarships out there if yo...
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Florida Tourist Industry Florida Tourist War
466 words
Floridians was found in the Gallup polls of the
time to be one of the most interventionist of
states. During the preceding years there had been
a tremendous expansion of Floridas military
facilities. Before the war was over Florida would
host more than forty important military
installations. During World War II, the Florida
tourist industry demonstrated its adaptability.
Dec. 7, 1941 found the Florida tourist industry
preparing for its biggest year. But with the war
came cancellations to resorts...
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Ponce De Leon Puerto Rico
287 words
Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460 in Spain. He
fought for Spain in the battle which defeated the
Moors of Granada as a teenager. In 1493 he
traveled to the Americas with Christopher Columbus
on his second, less famous, voyage to the New
world. He fought in a battle the island of
Hispaniola against revolutionaries against Spain.
His bravery in that battle was rewarded by King
Ferdinand II of Spain. The reward for his role in
the Spanish victory was a commission to explore
the island of Puerto R...
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Ponce De Leon Puerto Rico
293 words
Ponce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460
in Spain. He fought for Spain in the battle which
defeated the Moors of Granada as a teenager. In
1493 he traveled to the Americas with Christopher
Columbus on his second, less famous, voyage to the
New world. He fought in a battle on the island of
Hispaniola against revolutionaries against Spain.
His bravery in that battle was rewarded by King
Ferdinand II of Spain. The reward for his role in
the Spanish victory was a commission to explore
the i...
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Andrew Jackson White Men
371 words
The Seminoles The Seminole Indians are a tribe of
Indians who now have territory and reservations in
Florida and Oklahoma. They once belonged to the
Muskogee tribe that lived along streams in what
are now southern Georgia and Alabama. The
Seminoles moved to Florida and Oklahoma around
1708 when the white men drove them out of their
homes and took their land. The Seminoles adjusted
well toile in Florida. In the late 1700 s and
early 1800 s Florida was a territory of Spain,
that made the Seminoles...
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