"No, seriously, where are you from originally?".
In a time well before the tourists or even the neon-lit, sherbet-painted buildings of the now infamous cities, hundreds of years ago, there was a different Florida. Ponce de Leon, the Spaniard locally known for giving this great state the Fountain of Youth, stumbled upon the Palmetto strewn, critter-infested wilderness land mass of Florida in 1513. Because he couldn't get enough of its white sandy beaches, Ponce returned in 1521 with a herd of horses and seven cattle, Andalusian cattle, the grandpappy of the famous Texas Longhorn. Florida, to Ponce, was one big pastureland. The Spanish, Florida's first major land developers, turned Florida into Americas oldest beef state. Understandably, those early days were hard on the settlers from Spain. The raids from the locals-The Seminole Nation-and the incessantly present mosquitos were taxing. Notwithstanding, despite the snakes, the storms, cattle fever, the storms, the never ending swamp land, and the storms, by the 1700's the Panhandle and the land along the St. John's river was home to dozens of large cattle ranches.
After Spain's victory over France in the Seven Year War, Spain traded the dangling peninsula of land that is Florida over to Great Britain. The year was 1763. Settlers began to immigrate into the swamplands and riverfronts of the state. These new immigrants to Florida were beef people, starting up ranches and living off of the cattle trade. As these newly minted Floridians moved south, so did the cattle. The search for new pastureland took them through Alachua County and on down to Lake Okeechobee.
Eventually the rail system reached into Florida from the North. The beef industry grew steadily because the trains could ship the cattle. It was boon time for the state. Towns sprang up all around the large ranches. The floodgates opened from the north and the people arrived via rail, by the hundreds.
To begin understanding Florida, it is important that the early history and formation is known. Florida is a peninsula apart of North America. ... Florida was not finished being formed yet. ... This is the general geology of how Florida became Florida. ... I think about the geological history of Florida and not just of Florida in its current state....
"Bacardi: The Hidden War" After reading "Bacardi: The Hidden War", it is very important to say that the discovery and production of Bacardi rum meant more than a profit for Cuba; it engaged the country in a hidden war that still lives today. Throughout this essay, I want to go deeper into the anti-Cuba activities of the Bacardi Rum Company, and how an entity like the CIA became involved with the Cuban American National Foundation to overthrow Fidel Castro from power. ... To understand better the anti-Cuba activities launched by the mentioned rum company, it is meaningful to talk slightly ab...
History: The original inhabitants of Florida included the Timucua, Apalachee, and Calusa people. ... The first European to see Florida was Ponce de Leon in 1513. ... Florida in 1819. ... Augustine is not only the oldest town in Florida it's the oldest in America Senator: Bob Graham is the senior senator from Florida. He was born November 9, 1936, in Dade County, Florida. ...
Rum is derived from a by-product of sugar, in the form of molasses. ... Each barrel or rum contained approximately 36 cases of bottles. ... The insides of the barrels of rum were actually specially treated during the distillation process and help provide flavor and color into the rum. ... Currently Asians import $100 million in rum annually. ... The overall impacts of the rum industry are that of a reusing quality in that rum in itself is a product derived from another. ...
This discussion will analyze the psychological profiles of script kiddies and crackers with supportive examples. ... In contrast, crackers pose a significantly greater threat to the Internet community. ... Crackers are computer users who attempt to manipulate or destroy information or equipment. ... Despite the heinous acts of crackers, there are some who admire them for their activities. ... Both script kiddies and crackers take advantage of system vulnerabilities. ...
The state of Florida has no political identity due to the history that has built the foundation of the state and which developed the state's former distinctiveness. ... Southeast Florida has no ties to what is known as the Deep South. ... One of the most controversial elections in United States History was the presidential election of 2000. ... Broward County, in South Florida is the second most populous county in Florida (Vogel, 27). ... The Southern traditions that are known by the history of the United States Civil War do not apply to the Hispanic diverse roots of South Florida...
The State of Florida's Education System Is Florida's education system in a state of emergency? ... In order to have a well rounded education our students need to have Art Class, PE, and possibly history on their local surroundings. ... We need to put more qualified teachers in Florida's schools. ... Teachers are very much in demand in Florida; they are also needed to aid in the construction of smaller class sizes. With smaller class sizes in Florida, students would be able to get more quality time with the teachers. ...
