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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A Walk in a Forest I noticed as I stood in an open field‚ that there was a path‚ seeming to go into a forest. I followed the path into the forest‚ the evergreen trees reached high into the sky and the birds chirped as they perched in them. Through the trees you could barely see the grey‚ cloudy sky and fell the little bit of water still falling from the trees. Little droplets of water dripped off the pine needles and fell to the ground. The ground under the tall evergreens‚ was sound
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and Frost both write about birds. Compare and contrast two poems‚ one by each poet‚ taking account of the methods (the situation of the speaker‚ and the form‚ structure and language‚ including imagery and tones) which each poet uses to write about birds. Both Edward Thomas and Robert Frost write about birds in their poems ‘The Owl’ and ‘The Oven Bird’. ‘The Oven Bird’ by Robert Frost was written in 1916 and published in the Mountain Interval. It is a poem about an Oven Bird who sits on a tree on a
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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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Morning Walk: Morning Walk: During childhood‚ every day my mother woke me up saying‚ ’Rise and shine. The early bird gets the worm.’ I didn’t know then what she meant by these words. She wanted me to be an early riser‚ as she believed that early risers have more time to achieve their goals. Today I understand the meaning of these words‚ and I value the lesson that I learned. If you are an early riser‚ you would know how blissful mornings can be. At dawn‚ the first rays of the sun gently caress
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refrain: What you looking at me for? I didn’t come to stay…” What do you think this passage says about Ritie’s sense of herself? How does she feel about her place in the world? How does she keep her identity intact? In the novel‚ “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou it basically explains her life growing up. The main character was Maya herself whom wrote the book and she talks about the struggle and pain she had to go through as a child. She explains to us that she is really insecure about
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Theme and the Real World Racism has a rich and varied history. Though it has changed in the United States to a lesser extreme‚ it is still present. This horrendous problem causes many more problems within itself; like family strain‚ arguments or confrontations‚ and the public view of stupidity. The strain on a family could be minute or extravagant‚ there’s numerous ways in which it is created. It could be a parent not approving another raced friend or even a family itself being harassed
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Morning Walk The proverb “Early to bed and early to rise” is well- Known and oft-repeated. It also reflects the wisdom and experience of life embodied in it. But only a few are there who are lucky to act according to this gem of a saying. Unfortunately‚ I am a late riser because I go to sleep quite late. I have a habit of doing my lessons and homework when all is quiet‚ and almost all are in their beds‚ fn the afternoon or evening I cannot pursue my studies‚ and so‚ practice my hobby or enjoy listening
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Chapter 14 A Life-Cycle Guide to Investing Basics: age & income & specific responsibilities in life matter in the mix of assets in one’s portfolio. Five principles to allocate assets: 1. Risk & Reward Higher risk is the price for more returns 2. Actual risk in stocks & bonds depends on the length of time you hold them – staying power. The longer time you can hold‚ the greater should be the share of common stocks. 3. Dollar-cost averaging - Periodic investments of equal dollar amounts
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In the book titled‚ Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott‚ she describes different techniques in how she goes about writing. Lamott mentions how much she procrastinates before writing drafts because sometimes panic sets in and also how her mind wanders at times. For example‚ she states that “I think about someone I’m really annoyed with‚ or some financial problem that is driving me crazy‚ and decide that I must resolve this before I get down to today’s work” (17). Although I do not write all that often‚ if
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