heart while we humans have four chambers in our heart. This chapter “Joyas Voladoras” from the book The Wet Engine tells us that Liam only has 3 chambers in his heart and how many operations Liam had and how Doyle struggled. He also talks about hummingbird hearts‚ whale hearts‚ and how many chambers different creatures have in their hearts. Later on in the story‚ he talks about human emotion and a little bit about his son Liam and how the whole story has a certain reason for it. The deeper message
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My grandmother‚ Ernestine Sharp‚ was more than prepared for Hurricane Katrina. She stated that we already had supplies‚ resources‚ and gas. She picked the safest spot in the house we had and brought my sister here to make sure that she would be safe as well. My grandmother knew what needed to be done as far as keeping us alive. One might think that we were probably better off than most. My grandfather‚ her husband‚ and my father died only a short while before Katrina. Loss was nothing new to us;
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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 have extremely aggressive metabolisms‚ which is why they have hearts that can beat ten times a second. Unfortunately‚ a hummingbird’s
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Getting to know Sadie Like any other college student‚ Sadie Hoffmann has many unique things about her that make her one of a kind. She has experienced all sorts of things from traveling‚ all the way to how she chooses her meals. These different journeys have helped shape who Sadie is today and who she will become. Having the opportunity to sit down one on one and talk with Sadie‚ you will see first hand the things she has learned in her short‚ but eventful 21 years of her life. Sadie used to
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of love. With comparisons such as the hummingbird and turtle heartbeat speed‚ Doyle explains that there are various ways to live a life. Doyle also stresses the fact that human life is invaluable throughout the writing piece. In addition‚ the author explains about blue whales to bring in the idea of love. “Joyas Voladoras”‚ meaning “flying jewels”‚ is the name given to the humming bird by the first explorers in the Americas. The description of the hummingbird‚ and the hummingbird’s heart‚is how Doyle
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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‚ you will find out that‚ Doyle is not talking about hummingbirds anymore. Now he is comparing a hummingbird to a tortoise. He says: “Every creature on earth has approximately
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contain enough information. The hummingbird paragraph contains three supporting details. 1. Most birds flap their wings up and down to fly‚ but the hummingbird moves its wings forward and backward very rapidly in a figure eight pattern. 2. This allows the hummingbird to hover in position‚ fly upside down‚ and move about very rapidly. 3. And while other birds have to push off with their feet to begin flying‚ and work their ways up to their top speeds‚ the hummingbird can both start flying at maximum
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information regarding hummingbirds and blue whales‚ their way of life and the size of their hearts. When first processing such seemingly unsystematic facts about organisms of contrasting species‚ I had admittedly begun to question where Joyas Voladoras stood. Highly informative‚ however‚ it lacked citations‚ leaving me ultimately unaware of the purpose of the text and how it was at all relevant. Rest assured‚ this is far more than an essay about the physical condition of the hummingbird. As Doyle continues
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lived at its best. Doyle shifts his tone when he writes “…Mammals and birds have hearts with four chambers” he gave examples of animals who have hearts because he wants us readers to think deeply about what animals could go through such as the hummingbird. ‘No living being is without interior liquid motion’ meaning us living creatures are sort of like animals because we have liquid motion and we can’t live without it. Doyle shifts his tone from talking about animal hearts more to hearts in general
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beautiful and tragic simultaneously. “ Consider for a moment those hummingbirds who did not open their eyes again today. . . each the most amazing thing you have never seen‚ each thunderous wild heart the size of an infant’s fingernail‚ each mad heart silent‚ a brilliant music stilled.” In this line‚ Brian Doyle uses metaphor‚ personification‚ hyperbole‚ and parallelism to contrast the beauty and fragility of life. The mention of hummingbirds‚ with their tiny yet powerful hearts‚ evokes a sense of wonder
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