Summary of Brian Doyle’s “Joyas Volardoras” Brian Doyle focuses on how a heart is mesmerizing in various ways in his essay “Joyas Volardoras.” However‚ he also shows that a heart is vulnerable to the simplest things in everyday life. He expresses both of these points by having a different outlook on the hearts of hummingbirds‚ whales‚ and humans. Doyle informs us that a hummingbird’s heart is small in size but it is full of strength. Their heart allows them to fly hundreds of miles nonstop
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Throughout the essay “Joyas Volardoras”‚ Brian Doyle describes the heart of different animals and gives details of how those animals live their life according to their necessities. As we can see in the first 3 paragraphs‚ the author introduces the hummingbirds to us with many facts and descriptions. Doyle begins this essay by saying: “Consider the hummingbird for a long time”‚ and then he starts to narrate how fast a hummingbird’s heart beats and how strong but fragile they can be. As you keep reading
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Brian Doyle focuses on how a heart is mesmerizing in various ways in his essay “Joyas Volardoras.” However‚ he also shows that a heart is vulnerable to the simplest things in everyday life. He expresses both of these points by having a different outlook on the hearts of hummingbirds‚ whales‚ and humans. Doyle informs us that a hummingbird’s heart is small in size but it is full of strength. Their heart allows them to fly hundreds of miles nonstop and dive sixty miles an hour. Hummingbirds also
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Brian Doyle’s “Joyas Voladores” is uses multiple metaphors an imagery to convey cautionary advice on how to love through the use of reflective and pessimistic as well as emotional‚ poetic‚ and scholar diction. His main purpose is to warn the audience against sharing their hearts with others and how it only leads to inevitable misery and scarring. The author’s use of metaphors shows the reader how every living being is capable of giving and receiving love. He uses the examples of the smallest heart
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We are oblivious of the world at a young age and as we grow‚ we lose our innocence as well as ourselves. We are not born damaged‚ we are raised that way. In fact‚ Brian Doyle describes such in a very enchanting‚ if not somber‚ way in his essay “Joyas Voladores”. “When we are older we know this is the dream of a child‚ that all hearts are finally bruised and scarred‚ scored and torn‚ repaired by time and will…”(127) is a beautiful way Doyle describes the fragility and also the resourcefulness of
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feel solidifies their argument; every approach makes different demands of a reader because of the moves the writer chooses to make. The essays “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ “Translating Translation” by Alberto Alvaro Rios‚ and “Joyas Voladoras” by Brian Doyle contain conclusions that vary greatly in terms of content and structure‚ but also have resemblances. Anzaldua’s essay‚ “How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚” has a conclusion that is short‚ simple‚ and to the point; she wraps everything
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Précis Writing Project Précis writing is one style of writing that students will work on throughout this school year. What is a précis? “A well-written précis should be a … substitute for the original work. The goal is to preserve the core essence of the work in a manner that is both clear and concise. At a minimum‚ the précis should include the topic or main thesis‚ the purpose of the research‚ what was studied‚ what methods were used‚ what results (or insight) were gained‚ and a conclusion
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writing class as part of my English major. In this class we read a number of essays and short-stories in a collection that promotes up and coming writers. In any case‚ as I was flipping through this book‚ I ran across a very short essay called “Joyas Voladoras” by Brian Doyle. While only slightly over two pages‚ this essay perfectly captures the reality of the human heart and the pain of love. The last paragraph is one of the most beautiful–and heart-wrenching–paragraphs that I’ve read in all of literature
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explains why this helps the hummingbird has the ability to fly deliberately backwards or vertically‚ and to maintain position while drinking from flower blossoms. "They can fly more than five hundred miles without pausing to rest." Doyle‚ Brian. "Joyas Voladoras." The Best American Essay. ED Susan Orlean. Boston: Houghton Miflin 2005. 161-180. The air passing over the top of the wing must travel further than the air going under the wing. As the hummingbird moves forward‚ the velocity of the fluid increases
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Cited: Doyle‚ Brian."Joyas Voladoras. “Joyas Voladoras.” Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers. Bartholomae‚ David‚ and Petrosky‚ Anthony. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin ’s‚ 2011. 274-275. Print Butler‚ Judith. “Beside Oneself: On The Limits of Sexual Autonomy.” Ways of Reading: An Anthology
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