1. What qualities or unique characteristics do you possess that would allow you to contribute to the UCF community? I could not begin to describe the odd characteristics I possess‚ but when asking my peers they told me that I was somehow strangely unique. I was never that girl who stood in with the “in” crowd nor did I ever seem like the type that stood by myself‚ I was in any case just me. Growing up I never really ever fashioned myself as being in any group but I could talk to almost anybody
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Florida v Michael A. Riley 488. U.S. 445‚ 109 S. Ct. 693‚ 102L.Ed.2d 835 (1989) Procedural History: On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida Question/Issue: Whether surveillance of the interior of a partially covered greenhouse in a residentially backyard from the vintage point of a helicopter located 400 feet above the greenhouse constitutes a search for which a warrant is required under the Fourth Amendment and Article I. Facts: Pasco County Sheriff office in Florida received an
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you want me again‚ look for me under your boot-soles”. He was referring to the importance of ecosystems and how they control and predict all living organisms on planet earth. One such ecosystem is the Florida Everglades‚ which covers most of central and southern Florida. The Florida Everglades is host to a diverse ecosystem of tropical and subtropical plants‚ reptiles‚ mammals‚ and aquatic species as well(Everglades‚ 2012). The various species that live within this ecosystem depend
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The Florida Consent Decree is a legal document that address the civil rights of English Language Learners (ELL) students. This document focuses on their rights to equal opportunity and/or access to all of the educational programs within the education system. The Consent Decree makes sure that these students will be provided with a clear and appropriate instruction that way it balances the playing field; that way the student has a better chance of being successful. The Florida Consent Decree is broken
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On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm‚ it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14‚ 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26‚ with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly
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The college that I decided to research is called Florida International University or FIU for short. I feel like this college is appropriate for me because many of the amenities available fit my liking. The school has a very large campus and plenty of students to make new friends with‚ and is located in the heart of Florida. Florida’s weather is similar to Arizona’s‚ with the exception of humidity‚ making it feel just like home. There are many extracurricular activities at this college such as sororities
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Florida Should Legalize Euthanasia Florida should legalize euthanasia and I offer the following plan. The way Florida would legalize euthanasia should be by setting up a set of professional doctors who could examine all cases in which a person or an ill patients family request euthanasia due to extreme pain or an incurable disease. The doctors could examine these people and if they find there is no way other than the use of machines 24-hours a day to keep these people alive they
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His voice straight-to-the-point‚ which caught me off-guard since his voice was usually calm and relaxed. As soon as the words processed in my head‚ I realized exactly what this meant. Moving? To Florida? That meant leaving behind all my friends‚ moving to a place I don’t know‚ packing up my whole word into a cardboard box--do they realize what they’re doing to me? “NO! I am not moving‚ I can’t just leave all my friends‚ I can’t just leave school with only two months left‚” I
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Andrew Jackson: Conqueror of Florida In the early 1800’s‚ Spain had little control of their territory south of the border of the American border‚ Florida. Indian tribes often raided towns in Southern American‚ then back to Florida to safety. America’s new mission was to seize Florida from Spain in order to protect itself from further attack. It seems that the tough and volatile Andrew Jackson was the only one to do it. Jackson’s nickname‚ Old Hickory‚ was fitting. Hickory was long held as the
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Ecology of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Abstract This paper examines the thermal refuges‚ effects of coastal storms and winter aggregation behavior on the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). The Florida manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) typically found in the subtropical waters of the southeastern United States‚ feeding on sea grass and freshwater vegetation . Unlike many marine animals that inhibit large
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