The Blackbird

Halliday is the first who set up the core basis of Cohesion in English. Thus most of this research is based on his views and studies. If a speaker of English hears or reads a passage of the language which is more than one sentence in length, he can normally decide without difficulty whether it forms a unified whole or is just a collection of unrelated sentences ( Halliday and Hasan, 1976, p. 1). Cohesion is what distinguish between the both. The concept of cohesion is a semantic one , it refers…

Why The Caged Bird Sings In the 1930’s, America descendants of African Slaves grew up in segregated communities and social structure from other races. The younger generation of African Americans learned to view many ways of life vastly different from their previous generation. With the Great Depression happening in America, the African Americans had to work harder to simply have the basic needs and survive. African Americans had their own part separated and segregated from the rest of the city…

Since the first successful manned flight on November 20, 1783 achieved by the Montgolfier brothers, the idea of observing landscapes, geographic locations, and enemy movements has never been far from the minds of aviation pioneers. As Fulgence Marion describes in his text “Wonderful Ballon Ascents; or the Conquest of the Skies:” “Scarcely had the first ascents astonished the world, than the more adventurous spirits began to use the discovery;” as elaborated by Marion the first use was for the…

After two escapes from highly guarded prisons, various bank robberies, and several high-speed shooting sprees, John Dillinger met his end in our very own Lincoln Park, bringing great satisfaction to the FBI. The movie Public Enemies focuses on the creation of the modern Federal Bureau of Intelligence and the search for the infamous Chicago gangster as he travels from Indiana to Chicago throughout 1933, trying to dodge his inevitable fate. Most of the United States was deep into the Great…

joining together with her sister until they met a talent promoter ,who landed her a spot in the production "Shuffle Along" which blew up and gave her recognition and from then on her success grew especially after her international performance of "blackbird". But Soon after receiving all the fame and glory she became sick and moved back to New York, but shortly after returning she passed away of appendicitis at the young age of 30. (Famous Harlem Renaissance People." Bio.com). Another aspect…

An Exercise in Embarrassment A few years ago, over Spring break I went on a week-long vacation to Washington DC with my family. This included, my mother, father, sister and my mother’s sister and brother along with their respective families. Over a period of four days we walked over sixty miles and I got to visit some of the most extraordinary places I could ever imagine. Standing at the proverbial head of the table was the Lincoln Memorial, a magnificent cross section of history and reverence…

During breakfast, everyone felt uneasy. The English, June breeze was coming through the open window, but it did not relax them for they were all trying to recover from the discovery of the black birds eating rye in Princess Christina’s room. King Thaddeus and Queen Abilene were very worried that the black birds were a threat. The King ordered the guard, a tall and big man named Gaelan, to be watchful and attentive every second of the day. The Queen was frightened, and with a pale face, her clear…

Ahlberg, A. (2008). The Baby in the Hat. Somerville: Candlewick Press. Historical Fiction, Grade Level PreK – 3. Can one action change your life? For the boy who caught the baby in a hat, one action changed his life forever! Though the story is simple, the captivating illustrations elevate the sense of adventure and capture the historical London setting. The boy hero takes his reward and the adventure begins! In a twist of luck or fate, he falls from the London Bridge and into a ship where…

Roy, Mahaswetha Devi and Sashi Deshapade. Anita desai is one of the most appreciable women novelist. She uses stream of consciousness method and portrays the psychic life of her characters. Some of her famous novels are Cry the Peacock, Bye Bye Blackbird, Where Shall We Go This Summer and Fire on the…

Two different locations were examined: the Winthrop Lake and the Winthrop golf course. Both areas are located at the Winthrop Recreational Complex, in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The experiment was formed to determine the amount of species richness in both general areas. The hypothesis that was formed stated: that the Winthrop Lake area would have a greater amount of species diversity than the golf course area based on effects of temperature, wind speed, and local habits. When going into these…