Spotted Owl

Thousands of this seemingly tame, fearless little owl migrate from Canada south through Maine to points south in winter, but some reside in the state throughout the year. Like the screech owl, it nests in tree cavities and will use a nest box. It prefers dense coniferous and broad-leaved forests next to water. It eats small mammals, including shrews and mice, and will also catch small birds and bats. The scientific description of one of the sub-species of this owl is attributed to the Rev. John…

Midnight Snacks food truck can be a late-night dream for people who typically work between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Night owls and overnight, third-shift workers, often lack access to fresh meals that are available in regular, or fast food, restaurants during the day. After a thorough analysis of the local food truck industry, and the Peoria-area census data, it appears that the Midnight Snack food truck business could be fruitful and fill a current market gap. This section of the business…

many of the books mention in class. I felt left out, nevertheless I didn’t think I was missing anything from those experiences. Although, when I read Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr for the first time at the age of 22, I learned that children’s books contain useful lesson for life. The ideologies that become implicit in Owl moon when analyzed are the following: We come to the understanding that the story takes place in the country side by focusing in the…

feeling I get when I hear “Firefly” by Owl City. Even though that song came out in 2009, I have never gotten tired of hearing it. This is because of several reasons, including the overall way that the song sounds to me, the effect the lyrics have on my current mood, and the memories that have been created while…

For as long as i could remember ive always stayed up through out the night till the sun rise and its light would beam its rays in and i would finally get tired, ive tried plenty of times to change my sleep cycle. I am known to be pretty fearless standing up for other people even risking my own life, well im just pointing out that im not afraid of most things. so normally im up pretty late hanging out with my two dogs after my roommates go to bed its usally silent unless they left the tv on and…

coast regions. These pocket swamps are much like a vernal pool, and are an important breeding habitat for many amphibians. Some of the different species that live in these pocket swamps are “wood frogs, spotted salamanders, and blue-spotted salamanders. Rare turtles such as Blanding’s and spotted turtles may feed on amphibian egg masses present in such pools. If peaty hummocks are common, four-toed salamanders may breed in these wetlands” (2011): n. pag). The Canopy of a pocket swamp is made up…

II October 20, 2014 Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” speaks about a confederate soldier whom has made the decision of sabotaging the Union party. This story manipulates the reader to believe something that has not happened. Throughout the story the reader gets hints about what has actually occur, but it is not until the end that readers realize what has actually occurred to Peyton Farquhar. In “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” the protagonist of the story (Peyton…

In Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” the reader is introduced to a man who is about to be hanged. Throughout the short story, there are multiple themes proposed from beginning to end. One leading theme is suspense. The story switches between reality and imagination, which creates even more suspense right before Farquhar is about to be hanged. Another major theme placed throughout the short story is imagination. Farquhar imagines certain events before the time of his death.…

One often wonders what one is going to imagine when on the brink of death, will his or her life flash before their eyes or will one just pass without any recollection. In Ambrose Bierce’s short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” and the French film adaptation of the same name by Robert Enrico the main character faces a situation when on the brink of death and imagines his family. Although the movie omits some details stated in the short story, it still does an excellent job at building…

One of his most famous and well known short stories is “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” which was published in (1891). That book was about a guy name Peyton Farquhar, who is hung trying to help the south in attempting to destroy a bridge. The story is compared to the cruelly and more violent in comparison to the other civil…