Flamingos

At least 161 orcas have died in captivity at Seaworld due to the small enclosures and dangerous training. Seaworld is a marine resort that captives water related animals such as orcas, dolphins, and flamingos. They train the animals to put on shows and do tricks that they would never naturally do. Tilikum, a 22 foot, 12,500 pound orca, was captured in November of 1983 when he was just a calf. Trainer Keltie Byrne was pulled to the bottom of a tank by Tilikum and drowned. After then being bought…

Bolivia is a small country amongst the gigantic Brazil, Peru, Argentina and Chile and for that reason it often gets overlooked as a side-trip if there is time. But there is no better time to visit Bolivia than now, there are a variety of historical, cultural and physical activities that will please almost every traveler. From XXX to XXX, XXXX. But what makes Bolivia most attractive to most travelers it is a very inexpensive country to travel through and can make for a very affordable adventure…

"Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning." Peter Pan is a fantastical children's book published in 1904 by Sir James Matthew Barrie, more commonly known as J. M. Barrie. The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844, is a historical young adult fiction. These two books could not be more different. Peter Pan focuses on the imagination of young ones, one of which will never grow up. The Count of Monte Cristo follows the betrayal of a man and his revenge. However,…

After Blanche lost Belle Reve, she moved into the Flamingo hotel and became a prostitute. Not long after she moved in, her actions got so bad that she was forced to move out. Stanley also says “All this squeamishness she puts on! You should just know the line she’s been feeding to Mitch. He thought she had…

Gospel music transformed rhythm and blues in the 1950's because of the influence it had in the 1940s. Gospel music was a type of outsider music. It came around in the early part of the 1930s and it made people feel better about themselves. There were many positives things that were told when people sang gospel music. It focused on the positive things in peoples lives. Gospel music influenced some R&B styles of music with styles such as call and response. One particular style that was developed…

in either Rwanda, Uganda, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since that is where Mountain Gorillas are located. Picture 5: This photo is of Lake Nakuru National Park, located in Kenya, is known for its plethora of flamingos. Picture 6: The island in these photos is called Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. Picture 7: This photo shows Mount Kilimanjaro, which is located in Tanzania and is Africa’s highest…

Have you ever read a book and then thought: "What does this even mean?" Well, the book, Alice' Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, brings up the same question. Did Carroll have a point he was trying to make, or did he write his story for pure entertainment? I believe that he wrote it for entertainment purposes. Though no one but Carroll actually knows the answer to this question. The reasons supporting my thesis are: the original story was told for the amusement of three little girls,…

day comes around. It’s the day where I feel accepted and welcomed by my peers, and truly comfortable in my identity. I am of course referring to Pride Day. For Pride 2015 I went up to San Francisco dressed in my colorful watermelon tank-top, flamingo covered Vans, and my rainbow cake earrings, and for the first time in a long while, I felt myself. I arrived early so I could stand up the front near the barriers and lean on them, high fiving passing families and parade marchers. I got to cheer…

The Galapagos Islands are located 727 miles straight west of the country of Ecuador. They were discovered accidentally by Tomas de Berlanga, the first Bishop of Panama. He drifted off course and ended up there while travelling from Panama to Peru. He was not overly impressed with what he found due to the lack of fresh water and their inability to sustain their stay. There was not much interest in the Islands for many years, until, however, Charles Darwin found the “Mystery of Mysteries,” the…

the goal of gaining the dominance and control over the narrative of Blanche’s past. It is in these scenes as more of Blanche’s past is discovered that the shift of the protagonist begins to happen. Stanley learns of Blanche’s association with the Flamingo Hotel in Laurel, Mississippi from his supply man. Blanche makes the attempt to neutralize the story by labling it as “unkind gossip”, but the issue with gossip becomes that of once it is heard, it is hard to forget and not pass judgement on. It…