Free Essays on If I Were A Bird

  1. Both Flocks of Birds

    large flock of birds, but the way they describe their observations are very different. The first passage by John James Audubon was pretty dull in my opinion. The second passage by Annie Dillard had more words with emotion to grab the reader’s attention. In the following paragraphs I will talk about...

  2. Bird Flu

    Bird flu…losses, deaths, and more Suddenly, an epidemic called "bird flu" hit many countries in the world, causing serious damages in many aspects, especially in economics and society. Thousands of birds were assassinated, and about 200 people worldwide got infected and died. Many people...

  3. Bird

    *Bird a *Fine Movie “The Life and Death of Charlie Parker” By: James Hart MUS 201, Section 02 Location: Chamisa Apartments I thought the movie was very good for the reason that it gave me anin depth look into one of the best saxophone players of the jazz era. The movie stayed pretty true to his...

  4. Maya Angelou and the "Caged Bird"

    In "Caged Bird," Maya Angelou uses the metaphors in her poems to contrast the characteristics of a caged and free bird. In my perspective, a caged bird is more of a person that is timid and afraid to do things. They do not have any confidence or courage to try something new. Instead of seeking...

  5. A.D Hope - Death of a Bird

    language to construct meaning in “Death of the Bird”? In “Death of the Bird”, Death is the central image, projected from the numerous sensual metaphors used through the poem. AD Hope uses the metaphorical journey or the last migration of the bird to represent death. Death is seen as the end of...

  6. To Kill a Mocking Bird 18

    To Kill A Mocking bird Harper Lee uses a motif, mocking birds, in most of the main characters to explore the theme of prejudice. She also uses characterisation to show the contrast of how it affects all of the characters in the novel to “To Kill A Mocking Bird”. The Finches- Atticus, Jem and...

  7. Wat I Have to Rite a Paper?

    OH man this is bogus, i just need to have a look as some essays to get an idead of what to write the whole problem is that i suck as english and only needed some ideas and help. Is this enough? heres my last english assignment anyway it realy sucks but here ya go. ps tips on where im going wrong...

  8. Bird Poop

    Bird Poop There I sat, sad and embarrassed, my wet hair dripping in my face. This is how it all started… I was downstairs playing my x-box, when the phone started to ring, then my mom yelled,” I got it.” Then she came downstairs and told me,” Connor that was Brevan he wanted you and Nicholas...

  9. The Bird as a Sacrificial Hero in “The Nightingale and the Rose” and “The Happy Prince”

    0202 / ‫مجلة ديالى‬ ‫العدد الرابع و االربعون‬ The Bird as a Sacrificial Hero in Oscar Wilde’s “The Nightingale and the Rose” and “The Happy Prince” BY ASST. INST. Shaima’ Fadhil Hassan UNIVERSITY OF KOYA/ COLLEGE OF LANGUAGES/ DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Heroism and sacrifice are not new concepts;...

  10. Homeless Bird

    Whelan, Gloria. Homeless Bird. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2001. ISBN: 9780613443937 Summary: Koly, a thirteen year old girl born in India is faced with a life of uncertainty as she goes into an arranged marriage. She doesn’t have the pleasure of going to school every day, as her...

  11. To Kill a Mocking Bird: Courage

    To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay: Courage To Kill a Mocking Bird, by Harper Lee is a story about a single father raising two children, teaching them right from wrong, while fighting the biggest case of his lawyer career. To Kill a Mocking Bird shows readers that one definition of courage is fighting...

  12. The Fragile Bird and the Barbie Doll

    above smart including perfect grades in college. The feeling of guilt or not being a good enough person comes out as each story mentions the apologies. "I apologize. Tasks do not come easily." ( Mirikitani 707) and "She went to and fro apologizing"(Piercy 991). A person only apologizes when they themselves...

  13. I Carry Your Heart with Me

    I Carry Your Heart With Me I Carry Your Heart With Me The age lines were apparent. I started to wonder. I started scribbling notes in my head. Those lines around her eyes and those lines around her lips and those creases on her forehead; do they hide the truth or do they give away the truth? Does...

  14. Killing Two Birds with One Stone

    "Killing Three Birds With One Stone": The Microsoft UP - ISEF Project Dr. Sydney Engelberg Background A slight young Ethiopian adult we can call Simon has one ambition. He dreams of becoming a lawyer. His dream has a long history, for Simon is an Ethiopian Jew. His story, or rather the story...

  15. If I Won Lottery

    "I've won the first prize!" I couldn't explained how I feel that moment. I couldn't believe what I have seen. With my hands shivering, I passed the newspaper to my wife."It's true! The first prize is exactly 8888!" I burst into uncontrollable laughter. The first prize! I wasn't dreaming. One million...

  16. To Kill a Mocking Bird.

    widespread poverty of the town, implying that Maycomb is in the midst of the Great Depression. “Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it…Somehow, it was hotter then; a black dog suffered on a summer’s day;…” Based on a general view, education is very important for the structure...

  17. Birds

    Birds of a feather flock together. What do Common Core and Obamacare have in common? Lots. Both are huge programs that started out as ideological theories foisted onto the states by way of deception. Governors were placed in the cross hairs to implement both of these monoliths of control over citizens’...

  18. The Cities I Lived in

    The Cities I lived in Tamara Tuck-Hayes English Composition (ENG 121) Prof. Oleson November 3, 2008 The Cities I lived in I have different feelings about the cities I have lived in. I know that each city has its on way of living and doing things and I want to make sure that where...

  19. Homeless Bird

    Homeless Bird is about Koly a 13 year old Indian girl who got married in a very young age. She soon became a widow and could never return to her parents because it would go against her traditions and bring shame on her family. Becoming a widow restricted her in many ways such as she could only wear...

  20. The Beauty in the Solitude ——a Comparison of I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud and 《题破山寺后禅院》

    of peace and joyment, leaving them with enough room for meditation. In this essay, two poems, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud and 《题破山寺后禅院》, are chosen as demonstrators for this forever theme. To begin with, I think it necessary mentioning the images-creating capability of the two poems. Both of the poems...

  21. Dodo Bird

    The Dodo bird is now extinct. It had been for more than 300 years. The only remnants left are scattered bones that are on display at museums. There isn’t one whole bird intact anywhere. Where did they go? Well, they once lived on an island off the coast of Madagascar, called Mauritius. They were safe on...

  22. How Does Maya Angelou Use Diction and Imagery to Develop Narrative Voice in Phenomenal Woman, Still I Rise, and Touched by an Angel?

    How does Maya Angelou use diction and imagery to develop narrative voice in Phenomenal Woman, Still I Rise, and Touched by An Angel? Introduction During Maya Angelou’s life she has encountered and experienced many things, and these things have made an impact on her writing. Maya Angelou grew up...

  23. Singing Like the Birds Sing

    Adam Gardner English 101 Professor Tracey Ruby 17 April 2013 Singing Like the Birds Sing The 2011, Patrick Tokaya Solomon film, Finding Joe, explores the abstract concept of heroes in a very specific way. The film observes the hero's journey concept as well as the concept of bliss, through the...

  24. The Birds Song

    The Birds Song Long ago when mankind was just starting to evolve, lived many creatures we would later call animals. The one in power was called a “bird”. They had a song that sounded more like a badger getting skinned alive. All the other animals in the forest were making fun of the birds. One...

  25. Commentary on Caged Bird

    biographical poem ‘caged bird’ was beautifully written by Maya Angelou. The free bird makes a good comparison with a caged bird, talking about how the caged bird is trapped, and the free bird claiming its freedom. The caged bird seems to represents the black community, and the free bird represents the white...

  26. The Raptor Bird

    Raptors-Birds of prey Raptors are known as birds of prey. They hunt and feed on other animals. The term "raptor" is derived from the Latin word rapere (meaning to seize or take by force). These birds are characterized by keen vision that allows them to detect prey during flight and powerful talons...

  27. Birds

    The Birds Song Long ago when mankind was just starting to evolve, lived many creatures we would later call animals. The one in power was called a “bird”. They had a song that sounded more like a badger getting skinned alive. All the other animals in the forest were making fun of the birds. One bird...

  28. death of a bird

    THE DEATH OF THE BIRD A D Hope’s The Death of the Bird has been often analysed and analysed well over the years since it was first published in 1948. A good treatment of the poem can be found at where it is described as “one of the greatest lyric poems in English of the tewentieth century.” ...

  29. Birds

    Do you know what makes a bird different from other animals? Is it the pretty colors? No -- other animals, like fish and insects, come in all sorts of beautiful colors too. Is it the bill or beak? No -- other animals, like the duck billed platypus (a mammal), have bills too. Is it the eggs? No...

  30. Animals and Birds Should Never Be Kept in Cages

    Animals and birds should never be kept in cages. What's your opinion? Animal welfare has become a hot topic in recent years. Animal lovers have raised their voices many times to defend for the rights of their loved ones. The act of using animals as a commodity for human's purposes has been strongly...

  31. Caged Bird

    CAGED BIRD Maya Angelou , (born on April 4, 1928), is an American poet, playwright, memoirist, actress, author, producer and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. She has been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer". Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies...

  32. Horses and Birds M. C. Escher

    Horses and Birds M. C. Escher 1949 Horses and birds is a woodcut print by M.C. Escher done in 1949. Mr Escher was born in 1898 in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. He did not consider himself an artist but a graphic designer. Woodcut is a technique where an image is carved onto a block of wood....

  33. The time the bird song

    that mean? Hold up, do y'all wanna learn a new dance? Are you qualified to learn one? That's what I thought Who can dance out there? Okay, we gonna try a new dance And if I don't see everybody doin' it, I don't wanna see you no more Jellybean, are we ready? y'all better do this one What time is it...

  34. Dodo bird

     Dodo Bird The Dodo bird is an extinct species. It has been extinct since the late 17th century, when the Portugese sailors discovered the dodo on the isolated island of Mauritius. The Dodo is used in the Coat of Arms of Mauritius island...

  35. The Two Dreamers and Bird Enthusiasts

    later on the battlefields of Europe, Fly Away Peter is a narration in the third person based around Jim Saddler and Ashley Crowther, two dreamers and bird enthusiasts in their early 20’s. They are satisfied to do little more than sit back, content in their belief that this happiness will remain unchanged...

  36. Desert Biological Report

    Methods Dates & Times: February 3rd and 4th the data was collected. On the 3rd I went to the park to collect my data for regarding these birds in the wild and on the 4th I collected my info about the birds living in residential areas. Both days the data was collected between 3:00 and 4:30 in...

  37. The birthday

    The birds were singing a sweet, harmonious melody in the fall dawn. I awoke to this remarkable breathtaking day, I was enraptured with excitement. I was not only infused with this elation, but I was tempted with the sentiment of fright: the fear that this day will be not as I had planned. I was afraid...

  38. Trying to Survive

    B Block<br> "The Birds" Essay Imagine, you are walking to your house from your bus stop on a sunny afternoon. All of a sudden, a large group of birds swoop down and attack. The birds just keep attacking and try to peck at your ears and poke out your eyes. They are trying to kill you,...

  39. My Stroy

    bowl I started out my day like any other, breakfast, nap, bird watching, nap, lunch, nap and a little trip outside. When I was on my way out side, it got stuck in the cat flap door. Well, I can’t believe I’m packing on the pounds. IMPOSIBLE! It my winter coat, it happens every year. I think....

  40. The Selfish Giant

    Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out...

  41. Keeping Pets Means Making Friends

    Keeping pets means making friends I have been a keen animal lover since I was a little boy. I not only enjoy bird's singing in the morning, but also enjoy seeing various kinds of animal in the zoo. But actually, I didn't quite approve those who keeping pets when I was young, thinking that they deprived...

  42. An Introduction to Sunflower Seed Germination

    this experiment is to apply investigative principles in designing an experiment comparing the germination success of sunflower seeds. I will take sunflower seeds sold as bird food and sunflower seeds sold at a nursery and compare the germination and growth process of the seeds. Because sunflower seeds from...

  43. fables

    jumping as high as he could into the air.  But it wasall in vain, for   they were just out of reach: so he gave up trying,and walked away   with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, "Ithought those   Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quitesour."   THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS ...

  44. Trifles

    wait in the kitchen. During their conversation they start trifling over the disarray of a few minor things, and stumble upon the evidence that the men were looking for. The investigation of John Wright’s murder involves careless technique, subtle symbolism, and a contrast between male and female egos....

  45. Trifles 2

    symbolism to help the audience understand why Mrs. Wright, a countrywoman, “craftily” killed her husband. Glaspell uses the farmhouse, singing canary bird and the quilt to symbolize the lonely and abusive life of Mrs. Wright. The author gives the women characters vital roles in the play. Mrs. Peters and...

  46. Mockingbird and the Blue Jay

    he was called Shell Bird. Shell Bird was given his name from the other Forest animals because of the petite cloud-white shell he always wore around his neck. Shell Bird also had the most beautiful Song in all of The Forest When all of the other birds were given their Songs, they were told to swallow them...

  47. Understanding Christian Faith

    Arjun Bhalla. Academic Writing and Research. 10.17.2012. Mr. Cotton. New Birds on the Block. One of the great pleasures of living on Earth is enjoying the great diversity of animal and plant life. Numerous kinds of flora and fauna populate this planet. It is a task of great difficulty to...

  48. Jataka Tales

    beautiful birds were brothers named Radha and Potthapada. Once, they entered the palace gardens and were caught in a trap laid for birds. Both Radha and Potthapada were brought before the king, who just could not keep his eyes off the stunning birds. The king ordered his men that the birds be kept in...

  49. Carpet-Weavers, Morocco

    from them, which is the main theme of the story. In the other hand the poem caged bird shows us a more deep and a more serious case of freedom lack, the main character is trapped literally in a cage, even though he is a bird, still the story is about his feeling and how sorrow he is while living in the...

  50. the crucible

    strongly shown: ABIGAIL: Why-? She gulps. Why do you come, yellow bird? PROCTOR: Where’s a bird? I see no bird! ABIGALE, to the ceiling: My face? My face? PROCTOR: Mr. Hale- DANFORTH: Be quiet! (114). There was obviously no yellow bird in the courtroom, but no one could see that except for Proctor...

  51. The Ramayana

    As an anthropologist I have traveled far and wide to study ancient human civilizations and cultures. My trip to India to study a magnificent civilization did not seem out of the ordinary. Little did I know that I would soon unravel a fascinating story of two species working together to vanquish a tyrant...

  52. La Bell Dame Sans Merci

    the lake, And no birds sing. O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, So haggard and so woe- begone? The squirrel’s granary is full, And the harvest’s done. I see a lily on thy brow, With anguish moist and fever-dew, And on thy cheeks a fading rose Fast withereth too. I met a lady in the meads...

  53. A New Thanksgiving Tradition

    A New Thanksgiving Tradition My endeavor began two years ago, I was listening to the radio and one of the DJ’s was talking about a recipe that I had vaguely heard about before; the turducken. That was the moment that this idea was first planted in my head. My cooking ability had been growing in...

  54. Solid Waste

    the Corps attempted to clarify its jurisdiction, stating, in what has been dubbed the "Migratory Bird Rule," that §404(a) extends to intrastate waters that, inter alia, provide habitat for migratory birds. 51 Fed. Reg. 41217. Asserting jurisdiction over the instant site pursuant to that Rule, the Corps...

  55. Edgar Allan Poe: Tales of Mystery and Macabre

    poes parents died before he was three years old and lived with a man named john allan, but wasn’t legally adopted. -his parents, Elizabeth and david were both minor actors -enlisted in the army after being forced to leave fine academies in Richmond Virginia after his father refused to pay for him -his...

  56. The Effects of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Society, Politics and the Environment

    Introduction I chose to write about chlorinated hydrocarbons because there are various objects nowadays that have chlorinated hydrocarbons icluded in their composition. Lots of people are not even aware of the fact that there are chlorinated hydrocarbons in daily items such as pesticides, solvents,...

  57. Issues with Police Discretion

    which suspects will be arrested. The reason discretion is used is for one, there are several laws that were passed that don’t really require permanent enforcement. For example, in Utah birds have the right of way on all highways. That is a documented law, but how can you avoid hitting a seagull going...

  58. Survey

    of other birds in an area where ravens are present. The common raven, scientifically known as Corcus corax, is a stocky and entirely black bird that lives among humans. These birds have adapted to the world development and have created new habitats. From the background study on these birds, it is clear...

  59. biology paper

    B). In population 2, I found that the mean, median and mode values are not the same. The mean was 27.5, the median was 28.2 and the mode was 28.3. There is a greater range in the mass of birds (g) for the birds in population 2. This variety of the masses of the birds in population 2, affect the...

  60. My Life

    poem that I have grown to cherish. In “The Death of the Bird,” Hope writes as if he were simply imparting information to the reader, conveying a thought-process that has taken form in his mind and that has immediately engendered the language by which it can be made accessible: For every bird there is...