Horse Feathers

with that pain that brings with it, making for an overall sad theme of the novel. A significant symbol in the story is the yellow feather that Abdullah held onto for so many years. It reminded of his sister Pari. “He opened the tea box. They were all there, Pari’s feathers, shed from roosters, ducks, pigeons; the peacock feather too. He tossed the yellow feather into the box. One day, he thought… Hoped” (Hosseini p. 34). Hoped it one day would get to her. Years later both Abdullah and Pari grow

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skill. Another thing I noticed while shadowing my mentor is how to trim a birds feathers. I found out that birds have a thing called a blood feather that you have to watch out for when trimming the wings. If you cut the blood feather there is a chance that they could bleed out which is really nerve wrecking. My mentor showed me what to look for when checking for a blood feather which is a sheath on the individual feather. I even was given the ability to trim them myself which was really exciting. On

The first artwork I selected was the “Serpent Labret with Articulated Tongue”; the artist of this piece is unknown. I was looking forward to this the most because this piece was used to advertise/promote the Golden Kingdom exhibition at the Getty Museum. The picture of this piece was everywhere; it was on the wall, signs, stairs, maps, and pamphlets. Just by looking at the pictures I saw and not knowing what it was, I thought that this piece was a hair accessory, like a hairpin because of its long

introduces the extended metaphor saying, “’Hope’ is the thing with feathers.” The metaphor in the first line leads us to question, what is hope?  In the first line Dickinson is suggesting that hope is more than just a feeling it is something physical, in this case, a bird. Each part of the bird has meaning in this poem whether it be its actions its or its physical appearance. Hope relates to a bird a lot more than one would think. Feathers are what makes a bird fly, they protect the bird and keep it safe

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as I see the colorful feathers scattered around the ground, I look back towards my mother, but she looks as confused as I feel. We continue to push on, scanning every inch of the house for a threat. As if it wasn't scary enough the first time, another scream screeches throughout the house. I come to a sudden stop, my eyes frantically searching for answers. With no cure to my racing heart beat, I continue on, slightly dragging my hand on the wall for support. More feathers cover the wood floors

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The Black Panther breathes just like the humans. Panthers use their lungs to breathe in and out. The breathing starts at the nose and their mouth. It then, travels down to the back of their throat, into the trachea. The trachea is a long tube in the panther’s neck that goes all the way through their chest, that carries air out and into their lungs. After that, the trachea divides into smaller passages called bronchial tubes. Bronchial tubes, are the tubes that carry air into the lungs of the panthers

About time to give animals their rights, right? Animal – what comes to your mind when you hear this word? Perhaps something furry, something feathery, something slimy, something with a beak or lots of sharp teeth, - right? I am sure this what comes to almost everyone’s mind when they think “Animal”. However, do you think of life, a beating heart, and receptiveness to stimulants, feelings, and a struggle for survival amidst tremendous odds? Take a minute to stop and think of this; after all