Summary In Proust and the Squid‚ Maryanne Wolf comprehensively discusses the history of reading‚ the process of learning to read‚ and difficulties that can exist within the reading brain. By citing a great deal of current brain research and drawing from her own experience as a professor and parent‚ Wolf makes a powerful case for the biological basis of reading difficulty and disability. In doing so‚ she may help lead the way into a new educational era in which students with reading difficulties
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But despite its terrifying name and appearance‚ it’s not a vampire. It doesn’t suck blood. It doesn’t have a “blood funnel” vampire squids eat mostly "marine snow" -- a mixture of dead bodies‚ poop‚ and snot. The dead bodies are the remains of microscopic algae and animals that live in the waters farther up in the ocean‚ but sink down into the depths after they die. The poop consists of fecal pellets from small‚ shrimp-like animals such as copepods or krill. The snot is mostly debris from gelatinous
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Experiment Background: Squid is a keystone species‚ negative effects on them can have major consequences down the line. Nearly all of the animals in the oceans ecosystems either eat squid‚ or are eaten by squid. Squids not only have a vital role in our Oceans ecological community‚ but they also are important economically. Squid is a main source of food for the tuna and hake‚ two major commercially important fish. In 2011‚ fisherman harvested a total of $100 million worth of squid‚ thats 300 million
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Humboldt Squid Dosidicus gigas Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Teuthida Suborder: Oegopsina Family: Ommastephidae Genus: Dosidicus Species: Dosidicus gigas Ecological Geographic range: Receives its name from its main location - the Humboldt Current This current is found in the East Pacific Ocean region The Humboldt squids are sometimes found along the coastal region of California‚ Oregon‚ Alaska and Washington Generally‚ found about 2‚300 feet below
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Joseph Louis Proust was born on September 26‚ 1754 in Angers‚ France. Though there is not much information about his family‚ his father and Joachim‚ his brother‚ were pharmicists. Other than being a chemist‚ Joseph was a teacher at the Chemistry School in Segovia and at the University of Salamanca which were both in Spain. Joseph was also director of the Royal Laboratory. Throughout his life‚ Joseph worked in many different places within France and Europe. In 1776‚ he was given the opportunity
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1. How many arms does the squid have? How many tentacles? What do the arms do and what do the tentacles do? It has 8 arms with 2 rows of suckers on the undersides‚ and 2 long feeding tentacles. The arms rip prey apart and stuff it into the mouth while the tentacles capture and pull the prey in. 2. Do both the tentacles and arms have suction cups? Yes‚ both have suction cups‚ but the tentacles only have it at the end. 3. What is the function of the fins (also known as finlets)? It acts as
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mentioned‚ I had lived with my cousins for about 10 years. We had watched a lot of movies together‚ I remember the day we were watching this movie together. At that moment‚ we ate dried squid‚ and one of my cousins told us dried squid is very good with mayo. After the day‚ I started to eat mayo when I eat dried squid. This movie tells a prisoner who arrested on a charge of murders to his wife and her boyfriend. When he arrived at the house‚ he found their death body. They had already died before
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Introduction The giant squid reaches 59 feet in length. It has the largest eyes of the animal kingdom‚ and holds the title of largest invertebrate living. It has reappeared in human mythologies and stories from the Odyssey to Harry Potter; it captures the imagination‚ this deep sea creature with staring eyes and 39 foot tentacles lined with suckers. We certainly have our stories about the giant squid; they used to reach the shore on the lips of sailors‚ who rarely gave accurate information‚ and
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exist in the ocean. Habitat: A giant squid lives between 200 and 1000 meters in depth‚ close to the bottom of the sea‚ around large underground canyons. They must live in deep water because the blood of squids does not carry oxygen very well at higher temperatures. If a squid swims too close to the surface‚ it will actually suffocate in the warmer water. Warm water will cause a giant squid to rise to the surface and not be able to get back down. Feeding: Giant squid are carnivourous mollusks‚ which
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In the movie‚ “The Squid and the Whale”‚ there are two children in the movie. Walt and Frank were raised by Joan and Bernard. This learner would state that Bernard have an insecure disorganized attachment style. Bernard would provide a wide arrange of emotions to their children (Siegel‚ 2014). Bernard would display a set of emotions for one day‚ then on another day‚ he would speak want to be attached with the children. In the movie‚ this happens when Bernard comes home from work. He desires to be
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