The Yellow Birds Research Paper

The world is full of rich culture, diversity and experiences unique to each individual. When determining the validity of historic accounts we must factor in that particular historian’s point of view, which should be characterized by ethnicity, idealogy, theoretical or methodological preference. With these factors views of the past often vary from person to person. In this essay I will be discussing the four different stages that shaped the writing of American history over the last 400 years.

Even though the hummingbird has such unhuman qualities that are indeed quite fasinating; the bird itself is such a majestic complex creature that it can, in many ways, relate to people in the real world. However, not everything that involves the characteristics of an animal needs to be physical. In fact, some animals are rather symobilic and they also have personalities that are very similar to human beings. In another ways, it is nice to notice the difference we have with a certain animal, such as how we adpat or even our survival instincts. Therefore, If I could picture myself as any animal, it definitely would be a hummingbird. (109)

The Dead of September 11 is deep poem that provokes many feelings and thoughts. There are many topics that are rather easy to delve in to. Throughout this essay, three of these literary techniques will be addressed and “delved into”, so to speak. These techniques are: diction, figurative language and tone. Throughout the following essay several large ideas and the theme of this poem will also be addressed, including but not limited to the universality of the poem and the absolute obliteration of falsities and of false intimacy. Tony Morrison has created a complex, captivating piece of literary art that can be viewed and be interpreted in many different ways, with each individual person who examines it

In Revolutionary Summer, Joseph Ellis attempts to display the importance of the summer of 1776 in a narrative form. In doing this, Ellis must balance his knowledge as a modern-day historian with his desire to ensure that the reader sees the narrative as it was in that time period. In his presentation of facts throughout Revolutionary Summer, Ellis recognizes that hindsight can be both a powerful historian tool to provide context as well as a negative mindset that can skew the true facts of the time. Therefore, he uses hindsight only in order to provide context and importance for certain actions, and, similarly to a textbook, strives to present the facts as they were at the time, without any modern perspective. However, Ellis’s writing

“In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, it is perhaps not surprising that historians turned renewed attention to home-grown American terrorism. Recent books on Reconstruction…have infused their subjects with drama by focusing on violent confrontations,” Eric Foner notes in the introduction of the updated edition to his 1988 publication Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877. Up until now, Foner’s revisionist historiography of Reconstruction was the only alternative offered to the Dunning School’s account of the important historical era. In recent years a neo-revisionist interpretation of Reconstruction has emerged in works by a younger generation of historians such as Gregory Downs, Carole Emberton, Hannah Rosen, Megan Kate Nelson and Jim downs. This new scholarship pays close attention to violence, the body, language, and gender—how these important themes directly relate to power, struggle, and political status of freedpeople in the postbellum nation—and either rethink or are completely uninterested in Foner’s revisionist narrative of Reconstruction.

The unfathomable experiences of the war caused many American writers to adopt a more realistic approach to their work, moving away from the more romantic stylings of the previous decades. Many were deeply affected by the war and felt the ideals they held dear were truly illusory. Moral degeneracy, corruption, and decadence were major themes in many of their works. It wasn’t uncommon for many of these writers to express doubt and cynicism in their artistic endeavors, (Khan Academy). This is especially true of, F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck, whose works from this period are known for their stark realism and simplicity, (Pope).

Tom Lux’s “The People of the Other Village” was written shortly after the first Iraq war and gained popularity after the 9/11 attacks.   The poem’s voice comes from an indifferent narrator whose unnamed village is at war with the people of an “other” unnamed village.  The exact reason that started this war is unclear; however, as the war escalates, the battle tactics evolve and are depicted in an alternating line structure that mimics the back and forth nature of reciprocal violence.  Ultimately, the author presents a poem that comments on human nature without committing to a judgment of that nature through subject matter, structure, and narrative voice.

The history of these birds is phenomenal, being consider object of controversy’s hundreds of years ago, the monk parakeet gave people reasons for belonging. In the 1970’s a national eradication programs were in effect due to the alarming number of monks. Several hundred birds were reducing from their population, but that did not stop these gregarious parrots from becoming one of the broadly distributed birds in the United states. It is believed, these birds double every year, due to easily adapting to non-tropical

Human are unique from the animal kingdom for so many reasons, opposable thumbs being one of them. It is nothing new to know that birds are capable of mimicking speech, as seen in parrots and such. However recent studies by research on babbler birds in Australia have found that these particular birds can put together different sounds to create messages, just as we do.

On the Galapagos Islands, there are many unusual birds. One of the most strange is the sharp-beaked finch. This bird lands on the backs of larger birds and pecks them until blood comes. Then it drinks the blood thirstily. Scientists think that this started with the removal of parasites and bugs, but, discouragingly, it has turned into a direct attack on the larger birds. The sharp-beaked finch, which is only the size of a robin, is aggressive in other ways as well. It flies to other birds nests, and then pushes the eggs off the side to plunder to their doom. As soon as they hit the ground, the eggs break into bits. Obviously, they have the disadvantage. The sharp-beaked finch flies down to meet it's

My chosen constellation is Phoenix because the phoenix is one of my favourite magical creatures as it symbolises renewal. The constellation was introduced by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in the late 16th century. The constellation was named after the phoenix, a creature that is reborn from its own ashes after it dies. Phoenix is a relatively small constellation , but is the largest of the constellations created and named by Plancius. Phoenix can easily be seen in the southern hemisphere summer, but can be viewed very low in the sky in some places in the northern hemisphere.

It is one of the most amazing things when you first hear your african grey parrot talking. Not only because the words are intelligible but also because the bird does a very good job of mimicing your voice as well. It shouldn't really be all that surprising as the african grey parrot is highly intelligent and has had a reputation for hundreds of years of being able to repeat words. Some have been recorded with a vocabluary of almost six hundred words. There are times when you hear your african grey parrot talking that you would swear blind that your bird actually understands what he is saying.

“All the arms we need are for hugging.” Unknown. Writers have used their voices and opinions to protest war and its effects of their own experiences of the war. Stephen Crane worked as a journalist during the Spanish-American war and published the poem “War Is Kind” to show how people see the war, versus what the war was really like. Wilfred Owen wrote the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”, which means “It is sweet and right to die for your country”. Owen fought during World War 1, where he also passed away. Tim O’Brien served in the Vietnam War and wrote The Things They Carried, to explain what the soldiers had to go through during this war by carrying heavy materials and close friends’ deaths. Using his personal experiences and difficulties after the war, author Kevin Powers wrote The Yellow Birds after he returned home from serving in Iraq, explaining what goes through his mind after the war. Writers use imagery, irony, and structure to protest war.

Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers and Hiroshima by John Hersey both explore the personal realities of war, although from different point of views. Both texts take place in wars of different time periods, although Hiroshima shows the views of the surviving citizens from the bomb, and Yellow Birds following life through the eyes of a soldier in combat. In Hiroshima, every story is told by real people who survived the atomic bomb, while the main character in Yellow Birds is fictional, and not a real story. Hiroshima is set in World War II, and the B-29 bomb dropped in the city of Hiroshima at exactly 8:15 am, 6 August, 1945. We then get to experience a more modern war in Yellow Birds, which is set in the Iraqi war, Al Tafar, during the September of 2004. I agree that both stories show the harsh and emotional realities of war, and how it can damage people in different ways.

New Zealanders take their environment very seriously. From their native birds (Kiwi, Takahe) to their habitats (Marine, Forests). Non-profit organisations have been trying for years with the government and the community, to preserve and return the New Zealand environment to what it was before it was touched. Before man or mammal was introduced to New Zealand, it was a haven for birds and reptiles with no mammal predators. Now man and mammal have driven natives to almost extinction. It is important that the government, community and local groups work together to preserve the environment. In this report we will look at the different organisations in New Zealand that look after the environment, the cultural influences that impact on these organisations. We will then address the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society and what they do and what they have done. Then we will look at why it’s important that the community is involved in conservation management.