The American alligator scientific name is Alligator mississippiensis. The Chinese alligator is the only other alligator in the alligator family and its scientific name is alligator sinensis. The American alligator is in the kingdom Animalia because it is an animal. The phylum is chordate because it has vertebrae. The American alligator is in the class reptilia because it is cold blooded, lays shelled eggs, scaly skin and breaths air. Alligators are in the order crocodilian because it is a large animal
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. There is the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. Many people have a hard time
Wetlands do not have a characteristic climate... ... middle of paper ... ...du/islandcreekes/ecology/common_cattail.htm>. “Nurseries, Habitat, and Breeding Ground.” Wetland Benefits. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 June 2010. . Philadelphia Zoo. “American alligator .” Philadelphia Zoo. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 June 2010. . Stone, Lynn M. Wetlands. Vero Beach: Rouke Enterprises, INC., 1989. Print. “Examines the wetland as an ecological niche and describes the plant and animal life supported there.” U.S. Fish
Orlando is a wonderful place to visit. It has so many attractions that tourists can go to. My first experience was really interesting. Orlando, Florida was really different from being in Freeport. It had so many shops and things to do together as a family and so much more. The places I visited whiles I was there were The Florida Mall, Gator Land, and The Holy Land Experience. The first shop we went to in The Florida Mall was Bath and Body Works because we really like their products. The prices were
children’s literature piece that I examined was Invisible Alligators by Hayes Roberts. In my analysis of this piece I set out to discover the main themes of this story and how they can be utilized in teaching children morals and life lessons. This topic question is significant as nearly all stories especially those aimed at children have an overarching message that is meant to be perceived by the reader. The story of the Invisible Alligators is the tale of a monkey named Sari, who experiences a terrible
The book Flush, the interesting story by the affectionate author Carl Hiaasen. The story starts off with a boy named Noah goes to his father’s local jail cell. He is in jail because he sunk a 70-foot casino boat. He was sure that the boat’s owner Dusty Muleman has been flushing its sewage into the seawater to save money. All casino boats have to flush their sewage in a proper manner, and it is required by the law. Now Noah is determined to prove that Dusty Muleman is dumping his sewage tank right
African American woman in a leading role. Often times regarded as a turning point in Disney’s movie production career, the film’s representation of African Americans proves to be regressive of racist politics surrounding the 21st century. The design
seriously consider Florida and for the following 12 reasons. 1. The topography suits you. Yes, let’s face it: you’ve always wanted to live in the tropics with palm trees swaying, colorful birds flying, and alligators prowling. Okay, forget the last thought — you’re not about to live anywhere near Alligator Alley in the first place! 2. The state is a melting pot. If you value diversity, Florida has it. It attracts people from all over the Americas and brings in people from Europe, Asia and
reading the story, the readers as well as listeners can actually see and understand Firoozeh’s feelings in particular and immigrants in general. Actually, I am an international student, and I come from Vietnam. I also have that bad experience when Americans cannot say my name, and that makes me sympathize with Firoozeh. At the beginning of the story, Firoozeh shows American’s attitude toward saying her name as well as her cousin’s name and her brothers’ names. They purposefully mispronounced and changed
The character who is notable to be the first African-American princess for Disney movies is Tiana. She is also one of the first Disney princesses who does not let things magically come to her because she was aware she had to work for what she wanted in life. At the beginning of the movie in modern-time New Orleans, her main goal was introduced. This was when people in her neighborhood tasted and adored the gumbo she and her father created together. Afterwards, when she, her mother, and her father
The Malignant American in Surfacing Before traveling through Europe last summer, friends advised me to avoid being identified as an American. Throughout Europe, the term American connotes arrogance and insensitivity to local culture. In line with the foregoing stereotype, the unnamed narrator's use of the term American in Margaret Atwood's Surfacing is used to describe individuals of any nationality who are unempathetic and thus destructive. The narrator, however, uses the word in the context
A and Ph.D in Sociology from Harvard University. Now, he is working for Made In America which is a Social History of American Culture and Character. First of all, Claude pointed out “Locality is following the family, the premier locus for “community”, in the fullest sense of solidarity, commitment, and intimacy”. Afterwards, he stated 4 different ways can prove Americans have become more committed in localism. He also stated that the changes between families and nations. In my point of
transformation from white boy reading about a story in a big house to the black man urinating in the swamp. John later ask about the population of alligator around his house and then asked why he doesn’t hunt them and eat the meat in their tales, and to that the man responds with the law that states that you can be charged a fine for killing alligators. They return to the house after fetching some well-water for the kids to bathe and for them to shave. Before they all fall asleep all of the kids give
book, "The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children," how African American students perform at lower academic levels in part due to teacher approaches and attitudes. She performed a study on eight teachers of different races and backgrounds and their approaches to teaching African American students. The purpose of the study was to identify what approaches or techniques have been most successful in helping African American students to achieve academic success. She also focuses
exists in this free and open minded nation. While that may be true, that we have come a long way in regards to racism, but in no way is it true that racism no longer exists. In todays day and age, racism is more subtle but still very much apart of the American story. This is true mainly because of pop culture. America’s pop culture subtlety and sometimes blatantly shows that racism still exists today through the depiction and lack of representation of people of color in movies, television, advertisements
and social status. Ferré often speaks of the prestige of class during US colonization, saying at one point: At those moments they were very conscious of what they wore, and realized that wearing a genuine pearl necklace or carrying an authentic alligator bag on your arm made a difference when you stepped into an elegant hotel lobby, especially when one "came from down South".(Ferre 25) In other words, the rich Puerto Ricans began to realize that because of their skin color, which was often darker
Mexican Americans saw active duty in the U.S. armed forced, many in critical combat roles” (103). Also, in his book “Occupied America,” Rodolfo Acuña notes that the contributions of Mexican Americans in World War II can be identified in Los Angeles were “ Mexicans composed an estimated one-tenth of the population, yet accounted for one-fifth of the war casualties” (198). A similar instance is noticed in the Battle of Bataan where “ as many as a quarter of the wounded were Mexican American” (Gonzalez
The Beast Haunted House Molly Dice COMM 207-12 Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about The Beast Haunted House in Kansas City, Missouri. Introduction Attention Material: The Beast is the largest haunted house in America. The Beast is rated one of the Top 13 Haunted Houses in the nation. One reasons why The Beast prevails over other haunted houses is because it less about gore and more about messing with your phobias, such as abandonment, darkness, and other psychological horrors. (America
A Brief History of African Music through The Colonial Period Music before the 20th century was very different when compared to the music of the 21st Century. There were distinctive occasions for each type of African music. West African music, the African Diaspora, and the music of the Colonies each had different musical instruments. West African music was the music of the African people before the Europeans captured and sold them into slavery in the Americas. It was unique in the manner in
especially those of an enclosed community. Born Chloe Anthony Wofford, on February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio. The daughter of George Wofford, a shipyard welder, and his wife Ramah, Morrison was schooled by her parents in the richness of her African-American heritage and the joys of great literature. When she entered first grade, she was the only black student in her class and also the only child who had already learned to read. Since many people couldn't pronounce her first name correctly, she changed