Donald R. Powers‡ George Fox University‚ Newburg‚ OR 97132 and Michael H. Dickinson§ California Institute of Technology‚ Pasadena‚ CA 91125 [Abstract] Hummingbirds fly with their wings almost fully extended during their entire wingbeat. This pattern‚ associated with having proportionally short humeral bones‚ long distal wing elements‚ and assumed to be an adaptation for extended hovering flight‚ has lead to predictions that the aerodynamic mechanisms exploited by hummingbirds during hovering should
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Do you really even know which products use animal testing? Your toothpaste from Colgate and Oral-B‚ your deodorant from Dove and Lynx and your makeup from MAC and Clinique: all animal tested products. Some of Australia’s most used brands use animals to their advantage when there are other modern methods of testing products that are much more reliable. The unnecessary and
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The Sun and the Moon I make my way over the grass‚ which is covered in freckles of frost that make a soft crunch with each tiny step I take. The trees that surround me are clustered together in company‚ yet look lonely without their companionship of leaves. They stand tall and strong‚ like an army of ghost warriors that are ready for battle. I walk amongst them‚ lightly brushing against the rough and unkind bark as I go. There’s no sign of life in the park besides myself and the typical flock of
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The United States of America is known by many names: “the land of opportunity‚” “land of the free and home of the brave‚” and “the land of milk and honey‚” to name a few. It is still the ultimate destination for immigrants from across the world. People come to America to live their dreams. Some try to clutch to the familiar culture of their home lands‚ while others do their best to fit in. In Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s short story “Clothes‚” Sumita moves from her home country of India to live with
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A Doll’s House ends an abrupt slamming of the door. Nora decides to abandon her husband and kids‚ and takes off into the snow to make her own way in the world. That is a very bold decision. I might even call it foolish: she doesn’t have a job‚ not a whole lot of skills‚ no home‚ no prospects and no money. By her own admission she can’t make any choices by herself so she goes ahead and makes this drastic pronouncement. By making this determination‚ she’s ostracizing herself from the society she’s
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If I were a bird! As a little bird-maybe a nightingale or an innocent dove-if I were born on this earth‚ I would have been very happy. As a nightingale‚ I would be adored by the people for my sweet songs. I would have built my tiny nest on the top branch of a tree. My nest would give shelter to me and my brethren. From the top of the tree‚ I could see the greenery of the fields‚ the flowing rivers and the far horizon. In a storm‚ my nest would be swung to and fro‚ without being detached from the
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Khaqhovia Lee Ms. Bolle IB Junior English October 5‚ 2012 Decay of Faith Heaven‚ earth‚ and beliefs of a superior being ruling the world are contradicted through Flannery O’Connor’s stories. “The Enduring Chill”‚ a short story by Flannery O’Connor‚ displays religious figures combined with the hypocrisy of Christian faith. “The Enduring Chill” is about Asbury‚ a male writer‚ who returns home to live with his mother due to his illness. Great conflict occurs between Asbury and his mother‚ so
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In Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf‚ everything and everyone is insignificant. That is‚ until someone or something starts to embody a larger idea that gives that person or object significance. Throughout the entirety of the novel‚ characters and objects themselves only gain significance once enshrouded by a larger representative idea. The occurrence of characters gaining significance through representative ideas can be seen when Clarissa refers to Miss Kilman and thinks “For it was not her one hated
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This is for the Birds In literature‚ birds often stand as symbols for countless things‚ such as freedom or oppression - flying free versus being constantly caged - love and peace - pigeons who will go to great lengths to be with their mate and the dove from Noah’s ark - or a warning sign of death - “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe or vultures who hover over dying or already dead creatures. In both of these two poems - “The Oven Bird” by Robert Frost and “Encounter” by Czeslaw Milosz - birds serve as
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which Lavater provides explanations on how to verify the intentions of a spirit. Whether the ghost’s purpose for visiting the realm of the living is evil or good is determined by a great number of things. “Good spirits do appear under the shape of a dove‚ a man‚ a lamb‚ or in the [light] of the sun” (Lavater 115). King Hamlet appears in the shape of a man‚ but does exhibit traits of an evil
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