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that so cruelly disregarded his advanced thought to search for others treated like was. Johnathan Livingston Seagull’s friend Sullivan questions his sanity for wanting to return to Earth and gulls that abandoned him. Johnathan tells him “I must go back.” Jonathan Livingston Seagull finds these outcast gulls and beings to teach them in the direct view of the flock. Also, the prisoner must return to the cave to teach the other prisoners that there is another way of life, a way for one not to…

Ashley Roberts Mr. Johnson World History 22 November 2017 Chekhov: The Major Plays “Chekhov: The Major Plays” is a novel written by Anton Chekhov about four plays that he wrote himself. The plays this novel is about are “The Sea Gull”, “Uncle Vanya”, “The Three Sisters”, and “The Cherry Orchard”. Born in Taganrog, Russia in the 1860’s, Anton Chekhov was a Russian literary figure. He also was known as one of the best playwrights in this time period. He wrote comedies and tragedies in his…

The first being the gulls that came upon the crew,” Canton flannel gulls flew near and fear…. for the wrath of the sea was no more to them than it was to covey of prairie chickens a thousand miles inland.” These gulls did not have the same difficulty as the men in the dingey, they even give the men a hard time in the boat.” Often they came very close and stared at the…

John Badgerow, in his article An analysis of function in the formation flight of Canada geese, experimentally validates two proposed ideas explaining collective movement among geese. The first hypothesis, energy conservation in flight, originates from aerodynamic formations of other species and states that group flight is more efficient than solitary flight in terms of expended energy. The second proposition, orientation communication between individuals, predicts that formations arise from the…

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), spina bifida is a condition that is obvious at birth and disturbs the spine (“Spina Bifida,” 2017). It is a type of neural tube defect. “Spina bifida can happen anywhere along the spine if the neural tube does not close all the way.” If/when the neural tube does not close all of the way, the backbone that protects the spina cord does not shape and close as it should. When this happens, it can lead to damage to the nerves and spinal…

The main symbol in Ben Johnson’s The Alchemist is the Philosopher’s Stone – the epitome of what alchemy stands for. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the Philosopher’s Stone as “a mythical solid substance, supposed to change any metal into gold or silver and (according to some) to cure all wounds and diseases and prolong life indefinitely” (“Philosoper's Stone”, deff. n. 1a). Johnson plays upon the use of the stone and the character’s inner desires, as a symbol of the greed and selfishness…

During the monsoon rain season, it is very common for birds such as Australian pelicans, red-necked avocets, gull-billed terns, silver gulls and banded stilts to breed in the lake’s waters. Furthermore, the amount of fish existing in the Lake Eyre Basin is not small either. Many types of fish species are endemic to the basin including the Elizabeth springs goby, red-finned…

“worried” and “mad”. The poem also has vivid imagery of the wings of the sea gull and the weather. The first stanza serves as an introduction. It reveals to the readers what the poem is about. One can infer that the poem is about a person who misses his love because the poet writes that “his love is smoldering on the waves”. Also, it is revealed that the poet is upset because the girl left him. In the second stanza, the sea gull is the representation of the poet. The seagull is flying over the…

The Answer To Nature And The Universe In the 20th century we have the answers, solutions, and theory’s to most every question we have to help us understand why things work the way they do thanks to science and researchers. But it seems when it comes to the question we all have about nature and the universe that we all live in we still have many UN answered questions. Why does the wind blow? Why does the ocean have waves and what controls these acts of nature? Does the universe care for us? We as…

While travelling across New York Harbor herring gulls and great black-backed gulls were seen. Three cormorants were observed sitting on wooden pylons near the dock. Once in Central Park, I saw numerous pin oak trees, a few white oak, chestnut oak and many cherry trees displaying their white-pink blossoms. Sensitive fern, arrow wood, common milkweed, winged sumac, garlic mustard, and honeysuckle were all observed. Common bird species such as the pigeon, European starling and house sparrows were…