Extinct Species: Dodo Bird Joseph Sulaiman Pd.2 The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves‚ it stood about a meter (3.3 feet) tall‚ weighing about 20 kilograms (44 lb)‚ living on fruit‚ and nesting on the ground. The dodo has been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century. It is commonly used as the archetype of an extinct species because its extinction occurred during recorded human history and was directly attributable
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over me like a mountain. Or at least that’s what it felt like. My past year had been an interesting one. I had attempted to adopt three kittens‚ Mist‚ Cole‚ and Owl‚ all of which ended up being sick. Mist developed a growth in her throat that would be too expensive to care for‚ Cole was diagnosed with a rare disease with no known cure‚ and Owl caught a fungus called ringworm. I was almost at a breaking point after three sick kittens. I believed that any kitten I tried to adopt would be sick. Yet here
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Madison Mulac February 8‚ 2014 “An Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge” Analysis “An Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge” was written by Ambrose Beirce. The story was written between 1861 and 1865‚ during the Civil War. With this information it is easy to determine that this story was written as a Realistic text. Realism is a combination of literary technique used to create the text. In Realism‚ everything is real‚ meaning it only focuses on the cold‚ hard truths of life. Realism is very detailed
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experienced first-hand the horrors that existed‚ they cannot believe that such horrors exist. On the first train to the first labor camp Elie felt optimistic when arriving to Auschwitz saying “Confidence soared. Suddenly we felt free of the previous nights’ terrors. We gave thanks to God.” (Wiesel 27). When arriving to the camp Elie became more optimistic when he started to find people he knew still alive‚ even in these dark times he was able to find happiness. Not only did Elie have this mind set but
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of knowing what the town of Maycomb already says and thinks about him‚ he goes and kills a man to protect kids he had only made contact with through gifts in a tree and a blanket he put around Scout. He had never spoken to the children until that night. Tom Robinson was falsely accused of rape. Lee shows the theme of racism through this character. Tom Robinson was accused by a white woman‚ therefore he
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The novel “To kill a mocking bird” by Harper Lee follows the tale of a honourable and morally upright man‚ Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer and a father to two children‚ Scout and Jem. Atticus had taken on a case to defend a black man but all though he’s taken on this case he also admires teaching his children‚ how to read a write. All of these events exemplify the theme of courage‚ as Atticus meets resistance from others and stands up to them. Atticus has decided to take on this case which I feel to
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THE GOLDEN BIRD THAT TARNISHED In the 19th century‚ the paramount moral challenge was slavery. In the 20th century‚ it was totalitarianism. In this century‚ it is the brutality inflicted on so many women and girls around the globe: sex trafficking‚ acid attacks‚ bride burnings and mass rape. Yet if the injustices that women in poor countries suffer are of paramount importance‚ in an economic and geopolitical sense the opportunity they represent is even greater. “Women hold up half the sky‚” in
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they fixated on the “loss of innocence” and removed idealized subjects from their stories. Since the Civil War had recently ended‚ one of the most popular themes in writing was on patriotism and heroism. In Ambrose Bierce’s story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (1890) the perception of patriotism brings to light the reality that people should not develop unattainable goals or
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they need him‚ but he passes on his high standards that keeps for himself. The aftermath of Bob Ewell attacking Jem left him unconscious‚ however‚ Atticus stayed by his side “He turned out the light and went into Jem’s room. He would be there all night‚ and he would be there when Jem woke up in the morning.” This demonstrates Atticus’ father character‚ but also his heart of gold‚ one in which only a hero of society would own. Although set in the 1930’s‚ Lee wrote her novel in the 1960’s‚ during
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Many might think that short stories can only have one genre to them. In the story‚ “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge‚” there are three types of genres which includes Adventure‚ War and Historical Fiction. This story is set during the Civil War in Alabama. In the beginning‚ a man is about to be executed by standing in a railroad bridge. During this occurrence‚ the state of mind of the man can be seen and imagined‚ and throughout we can see the story behind the man. The first genre that may be in
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