first passage is an excerpt from Ornithological Biographies‚ by John James Audubon‚ while the second passage is an excerpt from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. Both passages have their similarities when describing a large flock of birds‚ but they also have their differences. Similarly‚ both passages‚ by John James Audubon and Annie Dillard‚ recounted an experience each author had in the past. Each story gives an overall view on the same topic. For example‚
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“In Praise of Margins” -Argument In the essay “In Praise of Margins‚” Ian Frazier elaborates on the idea that margins are needed for the purpose of our own sanity. Frazier believes that “as the world gets more jammed up‚ we need margins . . . where you can try out odd ideas that you might be afraid to admit to with people looking on.” He believes that by engaging in marginal activities we can manage to avoid most of the stresses this “jammed up” world has to offer. As a child‚ Frazier’s marginal
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In “Living Like Weasels‚” author Annie Dillard’s idea is that humans can benefit from living wild as a weasel. I strongly agree because to live wild like a weasel is to live mindless‚ free and focused. With these living abilities we as humans will be able get closer to our aspirations in life and do whatever means necessary to get there. Achieving our goals would be easiest if we were to live mindlessly. Living without a mind one wouldn’t have to worry about where time will take them or the
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Vocabulary Notebook INEPT a. "The most inept writing has an inadvertent element of suspense: the reader constantly asks himself‚ where on earth is this going?)" -How I Wrote the Moth Essay-and Why‚ Annie Dillard b. having‚ or showing no skill; displaying a lack of reason. (adj.) c. This word is creating a more accurate description of the type of writing most people use‚ and demonstrating that there writing has no meaning or skill. d. Sarah tried out for the musical to be
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Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ the main character Marguerite‚ also known as Maya is influenced a great deal by those around her. Throughout her young life‚ Maya watches and learns from her older brother Bailey‚ as well as her guardian and grandmother‚ Annie Henderson to whom Maya and Bailey refer as "Momma". Though later in her preteen and adolescent years‚ Maya finds refuge in the strength and intelligence of Ms. Bertha Flowers and in high school Maya grows to respect and admire a teacher‚ Miss Kirwin
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Dillard it was the unexpected encounter with a weasel. Annie Dillard was born in 1945 and it seems like she always had a thirst for reading‚ writing and overall literature. She studied literature and creative writing and has wrote several books‚ novels and essays and even won the Pulitzer Price for “Pilgrim at the Creek”. Thus I think it was really interesting to read one of her shorter works “Living Like a Weasel”‚ a story in which Annie Dillard describes her magical unexpected encounter with a
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Musician Annie Lennox once said‚ “Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery‚ for brutality‚ for lack of empathy‚ for lack of compassion.” This quote introduces the idea that humans have a brutal nature and are drawn away from the civilized ways of life because of it. When true human nature is allowed to be seen‚ these savagely characteristics are made visible and these other courteous ways of life are forgotten. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the boys choose to
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Adolescent Psychology Response Paper to Annie John Response Paper for Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid Annie John was‚ in my opinion‚ as poignant and universal a book dealing with adolescence as I have ever come across. The fact that it was the story of an adolescent girl‚ and that it took place in Antigua‚ in a vastly different racial‚ social‚ and economic climate than in which I personally grew up in‚ did nothing to lessen my ability to relate to the universal themes of adolescent
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As Annie Lennox said‚“Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery‚ for brutality‚ for lack of empathy‚ for lack of compassion.” This can be seen in on numerous occasions and is one of the biggest reasons that society did not develop among the boys in William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of The Flies. Savagery prevents society from flourishing because it makes it easy for the boys to break the rules with no real consequences. William Golding wants us to know that society needs structure in
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Photographer Annie Leibovitz born in Waterbury‚ Connecticut on October 2‚ 1949. Annie Leibovitz’s father was an Air Force lieutenant‚ and her mother was a dance instructor. Annie Leibovitz is a very well known photographer. Due to the various magazine cover photo shoots she has done. Leibovitz has photographed many well known celebrities like: Adele‚ Angelina Jolie‚ Leonardo Dicaprio‚ Johnny Depp‚ Barack Obama‚ and many others. “Considered one of America’s best portrait photographers‚ developed
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