Birds (class Aves) are feathered‚ winged‚ bipedal‚ endothermic (warm-blooded)‚ egg-laying‚ vertebrate animals. With around 10‚000 living species‚ they are the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. All present species belong to the subclass Neornithes‚ and inhabit ecosystems across the globe‚ from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) Bee Hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) Ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds emerged within theropod dinosaurs
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upon us. These things are things I would never wish on someone. The birds have just come through the children’s bedroom. With great rage they have went for there eyes and hand. The only thing I could do was fight. They came in swarms at me as I moved into the bedroom. The only thing I had to protect myself was the towel in my hand‚ and as I fought them back with my towel they went for my eyes. I am lucky I can still see. With the birds now dead in bunches on the floor I cant stop thinking about why they
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build up‚ or a gate to mend‚ at the far end of the peninsula‚ where the sea surrounded the farmland on either side. Then‚ at midday‚ he would pause and eat the meat pie his wife had baked for him and‚ sitting on the cliff’s edge‚ watch the birds. In autumn great flocks of them came to the peninsula‚ restless‚ uneasy‚ spending themselves in motion; now wheeling‚ circling the sky; now settling to feed on the rich‚ new-turned soil; but even when they fed‚ it was as though they
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott was a very enlightening reading experience. You can see within the first page of reading that the author has been influenced by writing at an early age. It made her seem very credible and gave more influence on her words about writing. I like that at some points she goes past the surface of just talking about why she liked writing‚ but also what her family was like and how her childhood affected her. Her humor helped to make this
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Judith Butler and Performativity for Beginners (mostly in her own words) Film 165A 1. A central concept of the theory is that your gender is constructed through your own repetitive performance of gender. This is related to the idea that discourse creates subject positions for your self to occupy—linguistic structures construct the self. The structure or discourse of gender for Butler‚ however‚ is bodily and nonverbal. Butler’s theory does not accept stable and coherent gender identity. Gender
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As illustrated by Anne Lamott‚ author of Bird by Bird‚ first drafts are not meant to be perfect‚ but merely to begin the writing process and generate ideas that can later be perfected. Lamott attempts to eliminate the common perceptions of the writing process‚ emphasizing the need for accepting flaws of an initial draft. Written by almost all good writers‚ sloppy first drafts are a way to begin the long writing process‚ while still allowing mistakes along the way. In order to make a piece of writing
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The 20 Most Brilliantly Colored Birds in the World Birds are the only animals with feathers. All have feathers and most birds can fly. It is the possession f feathers‚ not the ability to fly‚ that distinguishes birds from other animals. There are about 10‚000 species of birds from all over the world. Here are 20 of the world’s most colorful birds. 1. Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) The golden pheasant of Asia is a brilliantly colored game bird. It is native to forests in mountainous
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James Audubon and Annie Dillard‚ both writers experienced seeing a flock of birds in flight‚ but Audubon takes a more scientific approach and Dillard conveys a more casual and awestruck message. Audubon and Dillard both share the amazement and awe felt by watching these creatures of the skies‚ but what separates the two pieces is Audubon’s sophisticated diction defines the piece as a scientific documentation of birds in flight by using words like‚ “eminence” and “inconceivable”. Audubon published
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Judith Wright is a prominent figure in Australian literature‚ as well as an environmentalist and social activist. This plays a major role in her various collections of poems‚ where she explores both national and personal concerns. These include her fight for Aboriginal land rights‚ as well as personal experiences such as pregnancy and motherhood. Through her poetry‚ Wright is able to give voice to the interest of social groups who are often denied one. Wright’s poem “Woman to Child” primarily
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St. Judith/Jutta St. Judith of Kulmsee‚ also known as St. Judith of Prussia‚ was born circa 1200 in Thuringia (central Germany). She died on May 12‚ 1260 at Kulmsee in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order. Judith imitated the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary‚ who was the Duchess of Thuringia during her youth. Not much is known about her youth‚ but it is known that Judith was married at the age of 15 to a nobleman and bore his children. She raised her children in a contemplative and mystical
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