Tracey Lindberg’s novel Birdie is narratively constructed in a contorting and poetic manner yet illustrates the seriousness of violence experience by Indigenous females. The novel is about a young Cree woman Bernice Meetoos (Birdie) recalling her devasting past and visionary journey to places she has lived and the search for home and family. Lindberg captures Bernice’s internal therapeutic journey to recover from childhood traumas of incest, sexual abuse, and social dysfunctions. She also presents Bernice’s self-determination to achieve a standard of good health and well-being. The narrative presents Bernice for the most part lying in bed and reflecting on her dark life in the form of dreams.
In "The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History," Jennifer Price offers a critical examination of United States culture through the lens of the iconic plastic pink flamingo, which gained immense popularity in the 1950s. Price's skilled craftsmanship in the text reveals her view of American culture as one that is deeply influenced by consumerism, materialism, and the pursuit of superficial trends. Through her use of vivid language, historical references, and satirical tone, Price effectively conveys her critique of the cultural values and priorities prevalent in the United States during the time period. Price's use of vivid language in describing the plastic pink flamingo serves to emphasize the excess and flamboyance of American culture. She
Most American citizens stereotype the breed of pitbull dogs as mean and aggressive animals. Their history of dog fighting has given them a negative profile unlike any other (Pit bull). With the proper training pit bulls are loyal and protective dogs. Pitbulls are just like any other jubilant dog.
One of this week’s readings focused on Ch. 5, “Caged Birds,” in Professor Lytle Hernandez’s book City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771-1965, and this chapter was particularly interesting because it further explained the development of immigration control in the United States. As a continuation from the last chapter, there was a huge emphasis in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Geary Act of 1892. This essentially prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States, as well as eventually requiring these people to comply with regulations. “Caged Birds” encapsulates the events afterwards, as the book heads well into the early-1900’s. The disenfranchisement of immigrants develops towards further exclusivity because “[by] 1917, Congress had banned all Asian immigration to the Unites States and also categorically prohibited all prostitutes, convicts, anarchists, epileptics, ‘lunatics,’ ‘
I was shocked that Wilson did not think he would try to destroy his mahogany table causing a ruckus. The bird lived with him for three short days and Wilson was tempted to restore him to his natural habitat but eventually the bird had died. I learned from Wilson these birds are twenty inches long with black feathers appearing green in the sun light with eyes a vivid yellow nostrils covered in white, their is much more detail to this wood pecker that Wilson describes so well in his writing. The ivory billed woodpeckers do not migrate and they also lay their eggs in the hollow trees the trees that are always very large, they eat insects and
Flannery O’Connor’s The King of the Birds is a narrative explaining the narrator’s obsession with different kinds of fowl over time. The reader follows the narrator from her first experience with a chicken, which caught the attention of reporters due to its ability to walk both backward and forward, to her collection of peahens and peacocks. At the mere age of five, the narrator’s chicken was featured in the news and from that moment she began to build her family of fowl. The expansive collection began with chickens, but soon the narrator found a breed of bird that was even more intriguing; peacocks.
“Pit bull” is not a breed. It is a broad term often used to describe dogs with similar characteristics and traits. Because of irresponsible owners and the media, many people are misinformed about pit bulls. Not everything said about pit bulls is true so it is important to know the facts instead of making assumptions.
This leads to another mislead myth towards the American Pitbull Terrier that if they get aggressive with smaller animals then humans can possibly be next in line. That is untrue because if any dog got the chance they would attack a squirrel just like the American Pitbull Terrier. Also if any dog for this matter feels threatened by an animal then of course it will attack. Pit bulls have been bred to also obey humans and attack only animals if they feel in danger. They are very submissive towards humans and love to play and be around children.
In the short story, You Can’t Kill the Rooster by David Sedaris the Sedaris family moves to Raleigh, North Carolina from New York. The Sedaris didn’t want their kids acting like the townspeople of Raleigh. The people of Raleigh spoke very differently from that of the Sedaris’s. They didn’t speak proper English according to the Sedaris’s. The kids were not able to treat the people of Raleigh as sir or ma’am.
I believe the topic of Pitbulls is a well-known topic and also a very controversial topic among people that own them, and those who have never owned or been around one. The Pitbull has a poor reputation for being a mean and out of control breed of dog. Which I think is not the case, I am an owner of a Pitbull and she is the most loyal dog I have ever owned. This video shows the reactions of individuals who have never been around this breed, and shows their unbiased reactions.
Huda Paracha 812 To Kill A Mockingbird And Caged Birds “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. ”- Maya Angelou Have you ever had any emotional or physical struggles in your life that sometimes made you feel as if though you were caged and unable to achieve your goal?
By placing the bird so high up, yet incredibly close to the family, it can be taken as a warning. The bird only appears in this single line throughout the excerpt, acting as an observer but also as a predator waiting for a chance to strike, providing an unsettling truth to death being out of our control. Though many efforts may be made to create a sanctuary, there are things out of one's control and when power is exercised, there will be forces fighting back. The opening sections of the novel A Bird in the House demonstrate this clearly by how Margarets Laurence's’ use of literary devices can be interpreted.
Soaking up the space and solitude, I linger for a while and realise how little I know about this bird. With no significant information at the park on the gull, I return to my apartment to do my own research. Coming from New Zealand where it is not naturalised, I am surprised to learn the adult birds have a chocolate brown head in summer. Having moulted when they arrive in Kunming, the birds have a dark smudge on each side of the face. Their natural diet consists of molluscs, worms, insects and fish.
The Black Cockatoo is an interesting and engaging young Australian fiction novel set in Falls Creek. The story was written by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler, both coming from Indigenous backgrounds. They were inspired by their culture and connection to the country to write ‘Black Cockatoo’. The novel is about a first nation teen named Mia, who after her brother shoots a Dirrarn (Black Cockatoo) comes to the bird's rescue and in doing so she goes through a journey of self discovery and by the end realises how important respect and freedom are. From Mia's journey, we learn about the theme of respect and freedom.
The caged bird never loses hope that he will one day be free, so he
