Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History‚” by Jennifer Price the adoration of pink flamingos in the fifties is shown through the amount of flamingo souvenirs purchased and the commensurate claim to boldness. Price in many ways demonstrates her pessimistic feeling toward our culture and the trends we undergo. Much figurative language is used such as “flocking” and “splashed.” Not only are those very particular words to choose they are also mocking words. Throughout “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural
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Pink Flamingos Essay Price has a negative view of United States culture by the satirical tone throughout her essay‚ “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History.” Even in the title of the essay‚ Price demonstrates the ironic life of the “plastic” yet “natural” history of plastic pink flamingos. In her essay‚ she mocks the history of the evolving plastic pink flamingos and how America tends to be consumed with the latest fad. Price mentions that the flamingos are most known in Florida. However
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In “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History.” author Jennifer Price explains that the lifeless bird symbolizes Americans are lead on by the media and will purchase just about anything to prove their wealthiness. In Price’s view the United States is consumed with flashy displays of wealth. Americans will partake in anything that is bold or bright. In the first half of the essay‚ the author discusses the fact that the new popular item on the market is a plastic flamingo‚ which represents “wealth
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Bonny Sim Flamingo Essay July 12‚ 2012 Did you know that flamingos were the inspiration for the phoenix? Pheonicopterus is another name for flamingos in Latin‚ which means crimson wing. Flamingos live in warm places like South Africa. They are usually near salty lakes or rivers. Flamingos are one of the most amazing creatures on Earth. Flamingos’ bodies are mostly pink. Their beaks are brownish black and the inside parts of their wings are black feathers
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The Blue Eyed American Flamingo Who ever thought there could be so much emotion and so many qualities in a flamingo? After reading this poem author Pape expresses his feelings and the beauty in a flamingo by using analogies describing the features and the distinct details to such a simple bird. The first sentence in this poem is one of the most important. The first sentence says “I know he shot them to know them.” (line 1) This may seem like a very simple statement‚ but Greg Pape makes it very
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Phoenicopteridae‚ more commonly know as flamingos‚ is often debated among scientists. Scientists also question the closest ancestor of this species. Although there are many hypotheses about their closest ancestor‚ they have not been able to narrow it down to just one. So who is the most common ancestor for the six species of flamingos? Even though flamingos are over 30 million years old‚ their evolution is misunderstood. What is least understood about the flamingo is their relationship to other birds
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STUDENT SAMPLE ESSAYS (Price essay / pink flamingo) Sample #1 In her essay “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History‚” Jennifer Price examines the strange popularity of the popular lawn accessory of the 1950s. In discussing the history of flamingos and the color pink‚ Price criticizes Americans and American culture for its frivolity and ignorance. Price begins the passage by describing the relevance of flamingos pre-50s. She begins this paragraph with a slightly critical tone
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Tessa Fung #9521 Mr.Valassidis AP Language and Composition‚ Period 4 6 January 2015 “The Pink Plastic Flamingo” I. Introduction A. In a recent essay‚ “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”‚ by Jennifer Price‚ she discusses her view on American culture B. In support of her assertion‚ she criticizes Americans and American culture for its frivolity and ignorance and argues American culture is based on materialism to satisfy the need. C. Jennifer Price points out the flaws in American culture
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The Rising of the Moon : Main Theme The Rising of the Moon is a work intended by Gregory to sympathize with the socialist cause. Not only does “The Rising of the Moon” serve to reiterate the Man’s position as an escaped political prisoner‚ it reflects the socialist beliefs of Gregory. The Man’s parting words with the Sergeant have revolutionary undertones‚ “Well‚ good-night‚ comrade‚ and thank you. You did me a good turn to-night‚ and I’m obliged to you. Maybe I’ll be able to do as much for
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Most people have noticed the occasional pink flamingo on a yard or theme to some building but most are unaware of how deeply ingrained this icon is to America. The pink flamingo is one of the many forgotten fads that American have gone through. Jennifer Price gives a quick history about how the flamingo came on the scene and what it meant to the American people. The trend of pink flamingoes in the mid 1900’s shows how American people go through the cycle of overusing symbols that represent success
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