Curlews

the beginning of time to the end. From birth to death. From start to end. You get the idea. The poem speaks volumes to a young writer, such as myself. Starting off with a few imagery verses, “The tide rises, the tide falls/ The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;” , to really open up the reader's’ imagination. Possibly picturing a sunset a beach. Perhaps even picturing a calm set of waves, crashing onto the shoreline. Representing the slow and for the most part peaceful beginning of life. There…

which means every part of the reserve should stay a part of the reserve. According to document E and https://www.fws.gov/alaska/fisheries/endangered/species.htm some animals like the polar bear, Northern sea otter, Short-tailed albatross, Eskimo curlew, and shaggy musk ox just to name a few that are endangered or are threatened to be endangered. That means if we take over even a bit of the reserve they eventually cause the animals to go extinct. There is a chance there is no oil. We can not…

In this paper, I will be discussing connections between humans and animals in the following works: Book Four of Virgil 's Georgics, "The Seafarer," The Ant 's Nature, Allegory of the Ant, The Fox 's Nature, and Allegory of the Fox. I will explore these connections and how humans and animals can be related to each other in the situations that are described in these particular ancient poems that we read in class. Let 's start with discussing Book Four of Virgil 's Georgics. In this part of the…

after each stanza. The repetition plays an image in my head that the waves are reoccuring, and that Longfellow's message is that nature is reoccuring even after death. This poem uses alliteration in almost every verse of the poem. A few examples are “curlew calls”, “sea-sands”, “towards the town”, and “steeds in their stalls”. Longfellow also chose words like “damp”, “calls”, and “stomps”, which give the poem an euphonious and a relatively chant like feel. Symbolism is a key factor in this…

“A Tide Rises, the Tide Falls:” Accepting Reality The poem “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” talks about how nature is very powerful and beautiful and we humans are frail and inconsequential. The author makes a point that nature has the ability to “efface footprints in the sands” (line 9). It relates to the world we live in by symbolizing life with stuff we are familiar with seeing everyday. The ocean doesn’t cease to move, its tide rises and falls, and its waves crash on forever. In…

This poem is really interesting and caught my eye. When I read it, I didn’t know what to think of it at first. Then I went ahead and read it again and tried to see all the symbolism and imagery. I guess my favorite part of the poem is the way it connects with real life activity. When he describes how the footprints he left are forgotten, that happens to most people everyday. Someone could have done something great but no one remembers who he is. It also can all happen overnight and with as…

long and 15 miles across. Its salt level is fifty percent saltier than the ocean itself. The Salton Sea is beneficial to more than four hundred and twenty different species of birds. The species range from “white and brown pelicans to eared grebes, curlews, ibis, avocets and snowy plovers. It also supports millions of fish and a host of invertebrates, important food sources for the birds.” (Blogger, 2015) Salton Sea is a major problem because water is evaporating faster than water getting put…

Why do people choose to live a boring life? This is a question Anne Bonny might have asked herself because her life was nothing if not exciting. Anne Bonny was one of the few female pirates that lived in the early 1700’s. Her family originated from Ireland but later moved to America shortly after Anne was born. Anne Bonny had many characteristics that were uncommon for women at that time. Particularly, her need to be adventurous and to travel. While she wasn’t the most respectable person, Anne…

Teesdale is revered as one of the most beautiful and spectacular areas in England. Its peaceful, unspoilt landscape is richly endowed with natural beauty and provides an incredible feeling of solitude and tranquillity. In 1988 the whole of Upper Teesdale was included in the designation for the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It stretches across 772 square miles (2000km²) and takes in parts of County Durham, Cumbria and Northumbria. The area is well-known for its…

“The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” really stood out to me. The way Henry Wadsworth describes death is so insightful, he makes death seem calming and accepting. Even though the it's short, a three stanza poem that only takes up half a page, it carries a great story. I loved reading it and taking it apart to find out what it truly means. What was very interesting was the way it connects with the world we live in which the connection is death. Death is the end of the line for us and the way…