Both alligators and crocodiles are members of the reptilian order Crocodilian. But the families they belong to‚ Alligatoridae and Crocodylidae. As a group‚ crocodilians are pretty impressive animals: Their lineage goes back 240 million years‚ meaning they’ve outlived the dinosaurs by a good 65 million years. Ideally suited for life in water and on land‚ members of the order can swim up to 20 mph and run up to 11 mph. Crocodiles and alligators are top-notch hunters and will eat just about
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Fast Entertainment and Multitasking in an Always-On World was written by S. Craig Watkins. This essay appeared in the author’s book‚ The Young and the Digital‚ written in 2009. S. Craig Watkins is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a writer on the side. Watkins addresses the issue of multitasking and its relation to fast entertainment. The context surrounding this issue is that people in our society are trying to multitask to save time and become more productive. Watkins notes that
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Australian Salt Water Crocodiles I think that crocodiles are very cool reptiles. All crocodile is a species of the family crocodilian. The Australian crocodile’s habitat is all over north Australia. In Australia they are the most feared animals. Crocodiles can go over thousands of miles of sea. Description The Australian crocodile can be 1000 Kg. Male crocs can be 6 to 7 meters long‚ but the females could only be 2.5 to 3m long. An average male croc is 5m. The croc has clear eyelids that protect
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for the Silenced April 30th 2012 For generations society has silenced and exploited children‚ deeming them better seen and not heard. However‚ one boy motivated by a heart of passion broke the silence and changed the world. Twelve year old Craig Kielburger sparked a wave of change in the hearts of society members. In the year 1995‚ young Kielburger read a newspaper article about a Pakistani child activist who had been murdered because of his campaign. Angered by the injustice‚ Kielburger founded
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The American Crocodile ¡§How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail‚ And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin‚ How neatly spreads his claws‚ And welcomes little fishes in With gently smiling jaws!¡¨ Table of Contents H Introduction H Evolution H Family H Subfamily H Anatomy H Differences between the crocodile and alligator H Salinity regulation H Body temperature H
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tulvingCraig and Tulving 2011 The experiment was based on the original Craig and Tulving in 1975. This experiment investigated how deep and shallow processing affects memory recall. In the recreation of the experiment our aim was to investigate structural‚ phonic and semantic meaning. To do this we needed a camera to film the experiment‚ around 20 year 8 students and a classroom. In this investigation our independent variable was how 11-13 students would memorize different objects in different
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Creepy Craig It was almost like lying in a boiling rubber blowup pool. The air was thick and Zara couldn’t manage to fall asleep. The strange noises from across the hall filled the silence of her apartment again. Zara always felt suspicious of the man who lived there‚ because when she waited for the lift to go to the floor of her unit‚ he would stand there at least four times a week and watch her as the doors closed. The creepy thing about that was‚ when the lift reached the sixth floor
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Case Study: S&S Air Inc. Founders of S&S Air‚ Inc. Mark Sexton and Todd Story recently hired Chris Guthrie to come on board as their financial planner. His job entailed gaining valuable information as to compare how their company was fairing with competing companies in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Through his research‚ Guthrie calculated many ratios through the careful examination of S&S Air’s balance sheet and income statement
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Individuals seeking new worlds have to overcome obstacles and challenges but there are rewards for venturing into the world. How true is this of Craig Ashby’s experiences? Craig Ashby’s speech titled ‘A Getting of Wisdom’ demonstrates aspects of overcoming obstacles and challenges in new worlds‚ and how new influences can change the way we perceive the world. Published in the Sydney Morning Herald 2007 Ashby illuminates positive and negative personal aspects of growing up in poverty‚ as he reveals
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Most American Crocodiles can be found in warm‚ tropical environments‚ such as the coast of South Florida‚ the Caribbean‚ Mexico‚ Central America and South America. They generally live in brackish and saltwater habitats like mangrove swamps‚ lagoons‚ and other inland swamps.1 The American crocodile‚ specifically‚ has been known to live in rivers and lakes. Crocodiles are cold blooded creatures‚ meaning their behaviors depend on the surrounding environment. Variation in water levels during the changing
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