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    delineating them in the best way I could” (John James Audubon Quotes). John James Audubon was a famous biologist; John was an ornithologist. An ornithologist is in a branch of zoology that involves the study of birds. Audubon identified 25 new species of birds and also many sub species. He was known for his immaculate paintings of birds and other wild life and he was a skillful taxidermist. He also created a book called, “Birds Of America” which includes information that he gathered from all of the birds he painted (John James Audubon's Discovery of a Bird That Might Not Exist). John James Audubon was born on April 26th, 1785. He was born in…

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    How effective are the measures being taken by interest groups to ensure the survival of the hooded plovers on the Southern Australian coastline? Introduction: The Thinornis rubricollis rubricollis but more commonly known as the hooded plover is a stocky bird that stands at 10 centre metres tall and 20 centre metres wide, the bird that is a vulnerable specie in the South Australian coastline area, Whilst it is Endangered in both Victoria and New South Wales (Bird Life Australia, NA), refer to…

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    mind yearns to understand. They can accomplish a feat that no person can do. In passages by John James Audubon and Annie Dillard, flocks of birds are described vividly through rhetorical strategies such as diction, analogies, and similes. Both passages were similar in nature, but each author had its own style. Seeing the flocks of birds deeply impacted the observers. It is evident from these passages that watching these birds provided joy and astonishment to the onlookers. Although the…

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    people view the same scenario, yet distinguish two very different ideas. John James Audubon and Annie Dillard describe large flocks of birds in flight in their passages. Whether the type of birds they spot are different or their locations are far away, there is unquestionably a difference in opinion. However, Audubon and Dillard may have spotted something similar as well. Audubon uses precise and controlling values by restating the number of birds, direction, and location. When discussing how…

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    Two passages describe the passing of birds, one by John James Audubon and the other by Annie Dillard. These two authors, though they have similarities, describe the birds unlike one another. These similarities and differences include the descriptions of the flocks and the language used by the two authors. The physical descriptions of the flocks of birds differ between the authors, but also compare similarly. Both Audubon and Dillard describe the flocks as a sort of ordered chaos with “apparent…

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    When Two People See a Lot of Birds John James Audubon, the author of passage one, and Annie Dillard, the author of passage two, each develop a well organized piece with the purpose of describing their observations of flocks of birds. Both do so with a unique style that not only characterizes their sightings in depth, but persuades the reader to form a concept as well. Though their writing fashions are different, the differences are outweighed by similarities. Audubon and Dillard’s use of…

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    show a how those birds affect them personally. Two such writers are John James Audubon and Annie Dillard, who both wrote a two-paragraph piece about their experiences observing birds. However, they differ in how they do this. While Audubon used a tone of fascination with learning about the birds. Dillard utilized a tone of mystification and enrapturement in the movements of…

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    in this cause it surrounds it. The color in the piece highlights on the natural aspect of these creatures lives, Audubon uses earthy tones to make it more realist and that adds to the pieces composition. You can imagine seeing this in nature on a hike or in your yard depending on where you live. The artist Audubon probably hunted the stoat before creating this work. He commonly did this with birds, so most likely he did this with the stoat as well. About the Artist John James Audubon was…

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    London Buttars Etienne Provost 3rd period Etienne Provost was born on December 21, 1785. He was born in Chambly, Quebec. Provost was called “The Man of The Mountains” by his fellow trappers. He was also one of the most knowledgeable and successful of the mountain men. Provost had bad times, but was very skillful. There are no photos of Provost, but in a painting he appears short, fat, and round. Provost does not have a wide recognition. He helped guide John James Audubon. On two of his…

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    Immanuel, Kant - (1724-1804) Most influential philosopher in the history of Western philosophy. One of the foremost thinkers of the Enlightenment, he focused on rationalism and works of Francis Bacon. Kant wanted to structure ethics as consisting of a set of rules that one never shall break, he claimed that humanity has a dignity or worth that elevates humanity above all else in nature. In 1775, he wrote the “General Natural History and Theory of the Heavens,” a theory of the origins of the…

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