Trunk

20-25 cm. *The body is divisible into head, neck, trunk and tail. *The body is covered by backwardly directed feathers which are derivatives of feathers. *All pigeons have soft swellings (ceres) at the…

Fiona Cai Ms. Dunitz Freshman Composition 2 11/16/15 My Name is Annie John Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid tells the story of an evolving teenage girl as she comes to terms with her changing feelings about herself and her mother. Throughout the novel, the main character, Annie John observes the world around her in a subjective perspective as she yearns for freedom and self-awareness. Annie’s prominent sense of claustrophobia in growing up leaves her feeling utterly stifled by her parents, her…

Although Bell had won the previous battle against Western Union, the battle of who provided better service was not over. In 1879, The Edison Telephone Company of London Ltd. was registered and began to work on Edison telephone patents. The first official exchange by The Edison Telephone Company of London Ltd. was opened on September 6, in London with 10 initial subscribers, but by February The Edison Telephone Company of London Ltd had had opened two other exchanges. The company now served a…

between the pelvis sacrum and ilium. The author states, “The pelvic bony structure is inherently stable. The primary function of the pelvis is to transmit the weight of the trunk and upper extremities to the lower limbs and distribute ground reaction forces from below…While standing there is a tendency for the weight of the trunk to drive the wedge shaped sacrum down and forward between the iliac bones, essentially locking the pelvis in place” (1, p.73). This proves that the sacrum is moving…

tree down looking out the window with a saddened face. As she glares at her husband cutting down the tree she comes inside to open a trunk that seems to have a lot of sentimental meaning to her. She opens the drunk and it’s filled with baby clothes. Although there is dialogue happening in the back its not the main focus in the scene. The women immediately shuts the trunk filled with baby clothes and locks it back in the armoire. We are then directed back to the husband pulling a stump of a tree…

According to Jay, Adnan popped the trunk open of his car and showed Jay the dead, strangled body. He says Adnan was proud of killing Hae. Jay says during a police interview, “I noticed that Hae wasn't with him. I parked next to him. He asked me to get out the car. I get out the car. He asks me, am I ready for this? And I say, ready for what? And he takes the keys. He opens the trunk. And all I can see is Hae's lips are all blue, and she's pretzeled up in the back of the trunk. And she's dead….…

Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” details sentiments of a mother advising her daughter how to become an Antiguan woman. It has no traditional plot, character descriptions, setting, or action. Instead, it only has two voices. From the story, the author strives to demonstrate the issues inherent in mother-daughter relationships, adolescent sexuality, contradiction of female roles, the legacy of colonialism, and life under patriarchy. All these are shown in the short piece, hence illustrating the mastery…

In order to prevent history from repeating its self the “Black Lives Matter” movement must refer back to the roots, trunk, and branches of the figurative tree of African American culture. It is vital to once again educate the black populace on who they are as individuals. With knowledge they will be more aware of what they deserve as human beings, and this will be one…

for this reason I need a car with a big enough trunk to fit my brothers baseball equipment, as well as enough interior room to accomodate baseball players and it falls perfectly within my budget. Although other cars like the kia optima could work the 2016 Nissan Altima can do it more effectively and is the best choice for me it has great space, falls within my price range, and is overall efficiency. First off, the 2016 Nissan Altima has great trunk and interior space. In the article “Road…

of fresh mud began to seep into the trunk, so I discerned that we had gotten stuck somewhere. I was hoping they would let us out to help push and forget about this ridiculous game, when I heard another voice approaching the vehicle. The voice identified himself as a police officer and offered to help. He sounded strange, like someone who had a fake smile on their face all the time. Being afraid of what he would do if he were to find two kids tied up in the trunk of a car, they did not tell him…