Joyas Voladoras Summary

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The Hearts War With Emotions The heart is the center of our body, the part that pumps blood to our body in constant beats. In the poetic short essay “Joyas Voladoras,” by Brian Doyle, the main topic is about the many hearts in the world. In this short essay, Doyle starts off by talking about one of the smallest birds, the hummingbirds. He talks about her amazing ability to fly really fast and do amazing stunts, but everything came at a cost. Although, there hearts are amazing, they burn out much faster. In the end, they are the ones who end up leaving this world faster. On the other hand, we have the enormous blue whales who always stick with their partners and end up living for a much longer time than hummingbirds. Unlike hummingbirds,

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