Deep in the American South lies a swamp so vast, so diverse, so mysterious, perspective changes its very nature. The appeal of this swamp, the Okefenokee Swamp, as an inspiration for writers lies not only in its mystery, but also its many faces. Describing the swamp, from its terrain to its inhabitants, authors can bring out its beauty or terror, depending on their purpose. While both Passage 1 and Passage 2 define and describe the Okefenokee Swamp, they differ in their style, intended audience,
that she had a key strength of survival - courage. He knew that she is one to be respected if they ever meet again. For now though, his pet, which he names Lacey, was in desperate need for food, and he walked onwards to the lake of swamps. The lake of swamps was a lake that looked very abstract and gave a rancid stink, but still retained some of its beauty. The mystical them of the lake attracted the boy, as from generation from generation he has been taught from his tribe that there is
Wetlands When most people think of wetlands the first thing that will pop into their mind will be visions of swamps and flooded plains. These marshy lands would seem to have no purpose, while in reality they are the most precious form of ecosystem that we have in America. Wetlands contribute to biodiversity, clean water, flood control, and provide a habitat for millions of species of plants and animals. Even with all this wetlands still face mass destruction, much like the rain forests they are
Survival- Original Writing The sweltering jungle felt like a death trap; it was infested with venomous species of plants and animals. The humidity was intolerable. All I had was a small bottle of water, and a tiny, partly eaten, bar of chocolate. I had lost my main supply in the trees earlier, when I missed my landing target. I didn’t feel secure; yet I had no choice to continue. It was life or death for now, it was survival. I was mentally ill equipped for this alien world. I became more
Bog Plants and Their Use in Medicine Although most of the modern world does not often resort to bog plants for medicinal uses when there are more widely accessible forms of medicine to treat certain health needs, there exists numerous medicinal uses for bog plants. The various medicinal uses of different bog plants have developed and changed over the course of history. Bog plants were more commonly used by Native Indians as medicine such as the Ledum groenlandicum (Labrador tea) for sore throats
Oceanography Salt Marshes Salt marshes are coastal wetlands rich in marine life, which are covered by water at least once per month. They are found in the intertidal zones along low-energy coastlines, forming along the margins of estuaries, where freshwater from the land mixes with seawater. These marshes can be found near the Great South Bay and the Long Island Sound. The entire south shore of Long Island is considered to be a salt marsh important to the
The Great Salt Lake has many interesting physical. The Great Salt Lake is a massive Lake. The Lame is 75 miles long by 28 miles and covers about 1,700 square miles. Although the lake is big but it is not very deep. The lakes average depth is 14 feet deep. The deepest point of the lake is around 34-40 feet deep. I think you are wondering why the lake is called The Great Salt Lake. Well the lake is named that because of its salinity. Salinity is another word for saltiness. The Great Salt Lake is very
topic, the Okefenokee Swamp. Yet, through the use of various techniques, the depictions of the swamp are entirely different. While Passage 1 relies on simplicity and admiration to publicize the swamp, Passage 2 uses explicitness and disgust to emphasize the discomfort the swamp brings to visitors. One of the most effective methods that the authors of Passage 1 and Passage 2 employ to paint a picture of their perspective of the swamp is detail. In Passage 1, the Okefenokee Swamp consists of “small islands
In the poem “Crossing the Swamp” Mary Oliver uses descriptive language and metaphors to show the relationship between the speaker and the swamp. She also uses enjambment to improve sentence fluency and make the poem flow better than it would have otherwise. Oliver also uses first-person point of view to provide a different perspective on how she sees the swamp as well as to show how she feels. This allows the reader to put themselves in the speaker’s place and feel, see, and think what the speaker
The Swamp Footsteps slowly creaked on every step of the stairs. the bedroom door handle turned slowly.”it's all ogre now” a strange voice said. Suddenly it began to smell like onions. i instantly sprinted under the bed. The door opened and someone with brown shoes walked in. he didn't seem to notice i was under the bed. After about two minutes of looking, he finally left from the room and the house. A day passed and he didn't come. A week passed and no one came. A month passed. And another month
descriptions of Okefenokee Swamp written by two different authors, both seem to be factual, however when it is put together as a combination, it shows that at least one author is informing us about the Swamp, meanwhile, the other is entertaining us with figurative language about the Swamp. To begin with, going beyond the contrast in the atmosphere of the swamp, the two analyses are even contrary with the most quantitative observations. However, In the first passage, the swamp is described to be home
The Swamp As I hopped out of the car to grab my supplies, my shirt was immediately drenched in sweat and humidity. I had arrived at boot camp in Merritt Island, Florida which was to help me prepare for the missions work in the field. While at Boot Camp I learned the value of hard work, how to work better in a team, and how to get along with people that rub me the wrong way. Even though Boot Camp was miserable I still learned a lot I was able to learn the value of hard work at Boot Camp. While
“Okefenokee is the swamp archetypal, the swamp of legend of racial memory of Hollywood.” There are two passages written about the Okefenokee swamp. Passage one is just a statement of facts. The author is providing information that one would find in the encyclopedia. Passage two creates an image for the swamp. The author creates vivid details and express the author’s feelings. Both passages have information in their passages, but passage one does it in a very plain manner while passage two creates
poem, “Crossing The Swamp,” by Mary Oliver, the poet exhibits the relationship of the swamp and speaker through imagery, personification, and long sentences. The use of imagery illustrates the scene and tone of the speaker. The use of personification portrays the speaker’s feelings of the swamp, as if it were alive.. Then, the use of long sentences reassures the poem’s description of the never-ending the swamp, contributing to the speaker’s struggles of crossing the swamp. The use of imagery
with a genital breeze. Being in a fresh water area, the humidity seems to be lower than what would be expected. The corkscrew swamp is a long-standing tourist attraction. The sanctuary protects one of the largest Pond Cypress and Bald Cypress trees in the nation. The 700 acres were bought in 1954 after the locals raised money to buy the land from loggers. The Swamp is a part of a 60,000-acre watershed. The rain from Lake Trafford fills it then the water travels south and west to the Gulf
Swamp Thing This is a throwback to the 80s; Swamp Thing is actually a character from the DC universe. This guy is like the Spiderman of the swamp. The creature came from a scientist named Alec Holland who was experimenting late one night and due to an explosive accident, gained control over plant life. The Swamp Thing’s ultimate goal is to save some wetlands near his home from two different organizations; and of course, there is a gorgeous woman whom the Swamp Thing
Even typing her name gives me this cold feeling inside; she eerily resembles Miss Viola Swamp from the children’s book Miss Nelson is Missing. Viola Swamp was “the meanest substitute teacher in the whole world.” Mrs. Sera, on the other hand, my full-time educator and seemingly just as mean. She had a long pointy chin, a fairly large nose, and extremely thin lips that rarely ever smiled just like Miss Swamp. During this year leading up to middle school, I struggled in every subject: math, science
In the panel “Southern Swamps as Spaces of Alterity” Kristin L. Squint discusses the destruction of Florida’s swamps as a result of the melaleuca tree and the threats to the Louisiana wetlands because of development and hurricanes. She asserts that Swamplandia! highlights the situation in Florida, while The Last of the Ofos covers the conditions in Louisiana. While analyzing these two novels Squint seeks to answer two questions: “How is the destruction of Gulf Coast wetlands comparable to the loss
The Swamp Ghost The camp was surrounded by a meadow on one side which the campers used for different games of tag and Frisbee, a forest directly behind the cabins and nearby the lake there was a swamp which the campers were told to never approach. It was the decision of the counselors to make up a story about the swamp ghost so that all of the campers would be afraid of going to the swamp. However they never thought about the fact that there might indeed be a swamp ghost. Who in the world would ever
This is when she decided to publish one of her next biggest books on slavery. This was called “Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp”.This book was a huge hit also, obviously dealing with the topic of slavery. “In 1856, Stowe wrote "Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp," a novel in which the protagonist, an escaped slave named Dred, encouraged other slaves to revolt. Published in 1856, it sold 100,000 copies in four weeks” (Aronson). Within a month