Ducks Unlimited

James Thurber’s “The Wood Duck”, published in 1936, splits nature into multiple recognizable pieces, some to be hunted and used for human gain, while others are to be left alone for a distant enjoyment, like merciful gods gazing down upon a simple, weak being. Death would be easy for the small being, is easy, and yet it lives and so it is treasured as a small entertainment. “The Wood Duck”, rather than take an obvious stance against or for human industrialization and what it does to the ecosystems

The Disquieting Duckling by Asger Jorn (1959) is oil on canvas painting. The style of this painting is Neo-Dada, a movement with audio, visual and literary manifestations that had similarities in method or intent with earlier Dada artwork. Asger Jorn played a massive role in this movement. The title refers to a fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen called 'The Ugly Duckling.' The story is about a duckling that is born in a corral and who suffers abuse from his surroundings until

here has seen a picture of a mother duck leading her ducklings. Imagine the mother duck taking her ducklings up some stairs. The mother duck easily climbs the first stair and waits for the other little ducks to climb up. The first duckling stretches its wings as high up in the air as it can and stands on the tips of its little webbed feet. With a little help from its beak it manages to barely make the first step. Sometimes it requires a little help from mama duck to boost itself up. Despite the cute

Duck hunting is an absolute passion for me and nothing could possibly interrupt this annual event. For me, sitting out in a duck blind at 5:30 in the morning with the brisk cold air biting at my skin is something I look forward to each and every year. Even having to break through a layer of thin ice to make it out to my blind never gets old. The frigid cold on my hands can get unbearable at times, but the possibility of frostbite is never at the forefront of my thoughts. After all, when the ducks

Penny Peterson, was playing volleyball for her high school’s varsity team in Astormia. During the game when Penny jumped to hit the ball, the opposing player Darlene Daniels also jumped to block the hit but Darlene reached across the top of the net and her finger went into Penny’s right eye. Penny underwent surgery and she cannot see very well. Astormia Volleyball rules states that contact with opponents if it deliberates is prohibited and if its incidental contact is not violation. Issue Whether

One day the French duck woke up, and got ready for his day. First he ate and took a shower, then he got his ducklings up and ready for the day. After that he decided that he wanted to take a walk in the forest and explore further. He was looking for a fun day of exploring and finding new things. After a while he smelled sugar and sweets nearby. He followed the scent to a big gingerbread house and saw to kids, Hansel and Gretel eating a big hole in the wall. The duck knew something was suspicious

As semi-aquatic fowls, ducks have adapted over time to essentially create a waterproof barrier that sits atop their feathers. This layer, composed of a waxy oil, allows water droplets to easily roll off of ducks’ backs. From this impressive natural occurrence, a popular idiom has arisen. “Like water off a duck’s back” is the most influential and prevalent sayings in regards to my recent every-day life. Allowing hurtful words to roll off of me as if they were “water off a duck’s back” has illuminated

Fay’s stomach grumbled,as he hadn’t eaten something decent in three days.In this context,”something decent” refers to something that isn’t found in the trash.He paced back and forth,not sure of what to do. He sat down on the grass near the lake. ‘T-That’s it!’ He looked around,well aware of the possibility of starvation. ‘I’ll rob the next person that walks along that street! The boy said to himself,turning to face the lake. ‘One..two..three!’ He turned around,to see police car speeding across

The Overpopulation of the Snow Goose in North America Abstract      The purpose of this paper is to explore available research on the overpopulation of the Snow Goose on the North American continent. The snow goose has been rising in population since the middle of the century and has been escalating so much it is destroying their natural habitat. Wildlife managers have just recently begun to implement strategies to combat this problem. Mainly through the use of hunters the

Whenever I glance down from from my computer monitor, my eyes meet an air-tight glass jar that is covered in dust. It’s roughly the size of a palm, a simple jar that I had bought from the dollar store from when I had first discovered that they sold strange trinkets like this. Inside the jar contained a few scrambled feathers, each colored light brown with black spots on it, and the base of the feather transitioned into a milky white. This cheap, dust-covered jar of feathers is the object that I have