Happy Feet Reflection

The parents respond to her fear by telling her that the owl is only asking “an odd question…” (4). They say that if she “rightly listened” to the owl, she would be able to hear it merely asking “who cooks for you?” (6). The stanza expresses a humorous tone with phrases such as “[It] was an odd question from a forest bird…” (4), and “Who cooks for you?” (6). On one level, the parents comfort the child by telling a lie in order to get her back to sleep, on another level, this changes the perception the daughter has of the owl. The parents do this by using the term “forest bird”, instead of “owl” to make her feel less intimidated. Through this lie she perceives the owl as a friendly forest creature, rather than a horrid monster from the night. The poem’s “AABBCC” rhyme scheme also helped further establish the tone, giving a child-like feeling to it, because it’s often used in fairy tales which is meant for children. Wilbur believes that the lie is a good way to help the child go to sleep. He justifies it in the

In “A Barred Owl,” Wilbur constructs a singsong narrative of two stanzas with three couplets each. This arrangement provides a simple and steady rhythm that echoes the parents’ crooning to their child when she is frightened by “the boom / [o]f an owl’s voice” (1-2). A light-hearted tone is established when they “tell the wakened child that all she heard / [w]as an odd question from a forest bird” (3-4). The parents’ personification of the owl makes it less foreign and intimidating, and therefore alleviates the child’s worry. The interpretation of the hooting as a repetitive and absurd question — “Who cooks for you?” — further makes light of the situation (6). The second stanza introduces a more ominous tone by directly addressing the contrasting purposes words may serve given a speaker’s intention. While they “can make our terror bravely clear,” they “[c]an also thus domesticate a fear” (7-8). This juxtaposition is

In the story The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, the author shows many similarities between the narrator's little brother Doodle and an exotic bird. While reading through the story the young boy is not thought very highly of. No one including, the doctors, ever thought Doodle would live past a couple days. But Doodle did just that, he lived for 6 whole years. His parents even named him William Armstrong, because they thought it would look good on a tombstone. His brother later renamed him Doodle because with that kind of name no one would expect much from him. Doodle had many obstacles growing up and didn’t really fit it. While going through life Doodle was constantly trying to prove that there was a reason for his life. Doodle’s brother tried very to have a normal little brother, so he pushed him in many ways to enable him to do normal things. Doodle could not stand up or crawl and when he did he crawled backwards, earning him the name Doodle. The brothers says to Doodle, “Aw, come on, Doodle,” I urged. “You can do it. Do you want to be different from everybody else when you start school?”

The background of this story is the Bird because it makes him think about himself. In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst The character Doodle reveals through (dialogue/appearance/inner thought/revealing actions/interaction with others) that he/she is Brave and Dependable. In this story the two traits for the story I Chose were Brave and dependable. I chose these traits because since he can't walk he is brave for that because later in the story his brother tries to teach him how to walk and he Started to catch on and he had to try to stand up 100 times a day. For the other trait he is dependable because he depends on his brother for help because without him he can't do anything because of his leg.

As the reader acknowledges the figurative language that the author has put in this story, the reader gains assurance that the boys are much bigger and can overtake these tiny little helpless birds, “Their breath came out in slow puffs of steam… The pheasants’ breath came out in a quick little white puff” (Heynen). The writers incorporated the comparison from the boys to the bird to demonstrate to the reader how the boys could have easily overtaken the helpless little birds. Moreover, the author incorporated imagery to set the mood of what is occurring, “The boys stood still in the icy rain...pounce on a pheasant… things around them were shining and dripping with icy rain” (Heynen 1). The author

Many animals, especially birds, seem to communicate in a language that only they can really understand. The novella starts by setting a scene with the description of two birds who do exactly that. Chopin began by stating, “A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over: ‘Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That’s all right!’ He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence” (Chopin 1). The green and yellow parrot represented Edna Pontellier. With only one other being who understands her, she felt as if she was stuck in a golden cage. She had always had food on her plate and a man who provides a stable income and life for her. The mocking-bird represented Mademoiselle Reisz, because she is the only other being who understood what Edna, or the parrot,

Chris McCandless, the subject of Jon Krakauer in Into the Wild, was not insensible or ill-equipped, but rather he was going out into the wild to locate the genuine importance of life and to perceive what it resembled to live out in the wild all alone. Chris was an incredible good example for children the whole way across the nation; since he was attempting to experience his fantasy and do what he believed was appropriate in the wild and would not tune in to what anybody instructed him to do. Chris McCandless was an adoring and minding individual who esteemed for all creation and needed to make tracks in an opposite direction from the general public and live allowed to locate the significance of life.

When he gone outside to check the bird out, he said “It is a big red bird” (9). Not knowing the bird, he reaches out to touch it but before he does his mom has to slap his hand so he does not run the possibility of getting a bad disease. He also lies like his older brother have taught him too, but his lies are crazy, and noticeably untrue thinking they are believable. All people in his lies had wings, and could fly anywhere they wanted to but his favorite lie was about a boy named peter who had a peacock with a very long tail that spreaded it only when peter was sleeping. To top it all off he think it makes no difference to be walking vs. people who can

After Emperor Penguins lay their eggs and let them hatch, both the father and the mother live very separate lives. In the end, however, they reconcile to care for the baby who needs attention after birth; the father provides warmth in his nest while the mother hunts for resources. While these Arctic birds live separate lives after they give birth to a baby, they still recognize their duties to their growing child who seeks attention and nurture from their parents. Such a model of parenting, however, is obsolete in modern day America, where parents assume themselves to be relieved of financial obligations once their child reaches the age of eighteen. Such is the case of Rebecca Johnson, where parents are reluctant to pay for their child’s tuition.

Colombelli-Négrel’s team noticed through a series of playback experiments that parental Fairy-Wrens would respond to these distinct begging calls, which closely resemble the female’s incubation call. These findings indicate that not only does the female’s male partner learn the song, but it also serves as a way for Fairy-Wren parents to recognize their own biological progeny. If the begging calls of the newborn do not match the mother’s incubation call, the parents will abandon their nest and start the breeding process over. Therefore, one can conclude that the begging call serves as a ‘vocal password’ that is shared between the parents and their progeny used for recognition purposes. This defensive mechanism imposes a challenge on Cuckoos, as they too have to learn this ‘vocal password’ if they wish to pass for a legitimate

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

Unfortunately, the below freezing temperament caused the water to ice its feet over, leaving him rooted in place. After hearing the chirps of panic and fear, Nelson came out to investigate the scene, where he found the poor finch unsuccessfully trying to free itself. With a bit of quick thinking and ingenuity, Nelson

One reason the bird uses his voice in such a way is because that is the only place he can truly be free. The bird cannot be silenced, therefore he finds solace and freedom within captivity by sharing his song with the world. He sings fearfully because of his confinement. He sings fearfully because he knows not what the world holds. He sings fearfully because he is sure he will never truly comprehend what he is longing for and singing so passionately about. But though consumed with such crippling angst, he reveals

The tale of “The Ugly Duckling” has been told for many generations. It is the story of a little swan that is mistakenly hatched in a duck’s nest and because of his strange and different appearance he is teased and ridiculed. Even his mother can’t understand how this “ugly duckling” could be one of her own. The ugly duckling goes through many hardships and a long, lonely winter. Then upon seeing his reflection in the pond he realizes that he has become a beautiful swan and happily swims off, joining a group of nearby swans.

In this movie we follow common thief named Aladdin who wants a better life for himself and ultimately falls in love with the princess. We learn about his backstory and how he was abandoned as a child and left for the streets. Since then he has made a life for himself along with his companion, a monkey named Abu. We also learn about the princess Jasmine and how she isn’t happy living in the palace so she goes to the streets and there she meets Aladdin. Shortly into the movie Aladdin is helping out Jafar and is taken down and eventually stranded in ‘The Cave of Wonders’ where he stumbles upon a lamp. However this is no ordinary lamp, there is a genie bound to it who appears when someone rubs his lamp they summon the “genie of the lamp”. Aladdin then begins his journey to the top of the food chain with the help of genie who turns him into a prince. Aladdin then competes for Jasmines heart but is turned away when she learns the truth. Jafar then tries to take over Acraba and begins to control the Sultan with magic. He then tries to have Aladdin killed but fails when genie saves his life. The Sultan then discovers, thanks to Aladdin, that Jafar was controlling him and the Sultan has him arrested. The climax of the movie, the battle between Jafar and Aladdin, happens and in the end Aladdin wins and earns Jasmines love.