...A Family of a Different Feather I read the article titled “A Family of a Different Feather” was interesting on reading how a mother answered a child’s questions on a topic with so many different views. It started by the child, Princess, having a classmate named Sam who has two mothers. Princess’s parents discussed how they would handle any questions if their child had any. Of course the little girl had questions, mainly why Sam had two moms and not a father. The parents answered with “Well, honey, there are lots of ways to be a family. We happen to think our way works best for us. Sam’s moms feel like theirs works best for them.” The child then responded with “How can Sam have two moms and no dad? Doesn’t every baby have to have a dad?” With the mother not exactly knowing how to answer that question to a 5 year old she said, “Well, you’re right—God takes a seed from the mom and a seed from the dad to make a baby. But with Sam’s family, the dad isn’t there now. There are all kinds of ways to be a family. Daddy and I think our way is best for our family. Sam’s moms probably think their way is best for their family.” The mother said there is a book that every parent should read to help with this topic if it should ever come up. The book is titled And Tango makes Three. It’s about a penguin in a zoo with two dads. The book is supposed to help people with ways to answer the same sex couples question with their kids. She goes on to state “There are lots of ways to be a family...
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...The Family of a Different Feather Toulmin's Model Analysis VFlores July 6th, 2014 The Family of a Different Feather: Analysis The article “The Family of a Different Feather”, written by Sarah Yoest Pederson, touches deeply on the issue of same-gender parents and how to explain it to a curious, yet ignorant, child using a well written children’s book. Pederson proposes that children are mostly “egocentric”, unable to grasp the emotional simplicities between two parents of the same gender. Pederson goes on to explain that it is unfortunate our society has deemed a children’s book as “most challenged and inappropriate material for its age group” only based on the taboo of same-sex parenting. Although the same-sex issue is not easy to explain to children, it is wise to educate children instead of sheltering them from reality. One of the first childhood lessons of “where babies come from” entails the necessity of a man and a woman. This causes a dilemma in understanding as to how a child could have two moms or two dads. The book “And Tango Makes Three” is revered by Pederson as a great tool to enlighten questioning children. Just as the issue insinuates – same-sex − the matter of love between parent and child is the same for all types of families. The claim, or thesis, for this piece is that an appropriately well-written children’s book should not be banned. Although the topic is still a societal taboo, the book would be highly useful for approvingly, and comfortably...
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...A Family of a Different Feather Bobby L. Robinson ITT Technical Institute Composition II July 6, 2014 The story “A Family of a Different Feather” tells of a mother’s frustrations with a book that she considers relevant to the issue of same sex couples in today’s society. She is frustrated because she is not easily able to purchase the book “And Tango Makes Three” which she thinks would help she and her husband explain how same sex couples are intertwined within today’s society. The mother of two, one which is a “voracious reader” has asked the question; “How can Sam have two moms and no dad? In this author’s opinion as a parent a child of that age has no idea what the question means, and if you keep your answer as simple as possible before you know it the child is on to something else that has captured their attention. I do not think that seeking out a book to try and explain why one of your child’s classmates has two moms is that important. The claim in this story is twofold in my opinion. One is the debate about same sex couples, and the second one is that the makeup of a family does not have to be between a father and a mother. My opinion is that individuals make choices for their lives that might not be considered traditional. I agree with the author that today our tolerance for same sex relationships and marriage has become a way of life, but I do not believe that it takes someone else’s...
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...Symbol Paragraph " I fought growing up so hard. I did not want to grow up." This quotes summarizes Bobby's life. Bobby has a hard time growing up because he is not used to having responsibilities. Having Feather made him become a father and it made him have to take full responsibility for a whole other person, an individual who is too fragile to look after herself. The spray paint that Bobby used on the wall that he tagged represents his emotions. All of the colors that he used on the wall, all represent something. The colors are red,black,green,yellow,and purple. Red represents anger and fear while green represents joy and happiness, and blue represents sadness and frustration. I chose to symbolize Feather for my second symbol....
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...Development: Explaining and Structuring. Yvonne Alexopoulos. Melissa Boyle , Kristin Hebberd (6th Edition), Integrated Knowledge Development in Nursing (pp.54-90). St. Louis, Missouri. Dictionary.com, (2010). An Ask.com Service. Retrieved on January 25th, 2010 from http://dictionary.reference.com Get Palliative Care, (2010). What is Palliative Care. Retrieved on January 25th, 2010 from http://www.getpalliativecare.org/home/ . THE CONCEPT OF SERENITY 2 Incorporating the concept of serenity within nursing practice has been proven to be very beneficial when applied to patient care. The concept of serenity can have different meanings to different people. How one goes about obtaining serenity may vary greatly with each individual. The idea of serenity, of inner peace is desired by many. Nurses can assist patients with obtaining and maintaining this important concept. This paper will identify the concept of serenity and its relationship to nursing practice. The idea of serenity will be examined from a nursing and non-nursing perspective. The definition of serenity refers to the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness (Dictionary, 2010...
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...Wings of birds and bats: the only two vertebrates known to fly; however, they share no close ancestor. This is known as convergent evolution in which unrelated species, such as the bird and bat, have developed similar structures in flight but their skeletal structures are very different (McGhee, 2002). The two biological and obvious differences are the bat’s wings, which are made up of a leathery skin membrane with hair and fur, while bird wings have feathers. The wingspans also differ in each species. In the Unites States, bat wingspans can be 12-16 inches in length (Neuweiler, 2000) while the wingspan of birds can range in length depending on the type of bird. For instance, condors can have a wingspan of 9 feet while the average wingspan of a hummingbird can be just 4 inches long. Bats belong to the taxonomic order, Chiroptera (Greek for hand and wing), (Neuweiler 4) and avian (winged) family. Bat wings are shaped differently as they are used for cutting through the air quickly and can dive in flight like that of birds. Bat wings have a webbed membrane, known as patagium, which is stretched between modified forelimbs to the extended digits, or chiropatagium, which is then attached to the side or the back of the bat and the lower leg (Avila-Flores & Medellin, 2004). This membrane is an extension of the skin of the body and has umbrella-like features. The formation of the patagium allows a greater surface area which is necessary for flight. The most elongated parts...
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...Rituals and Myth Ruslan Khalilov REL 161: Indigenous Religions of North America Dr. Lisa Poirier September 24, 2015 Have you ever think about rituals and myths, why people do perform rituals and tell myth? Myth is the story of origin or controversial story of events in what people believe to be true. Ritual is a tradition or ceremony which people perform, because they believe that performing of ritual will help feel a sense of comfort. For example, people believe that knocking on the wood help people to believe that they have escaped bad luck after tempting fate. In this essay we will go more deep to definitions of myth and religion. Myth is a true story that may and may not have actually happened and it alternatives to scientific understandings of origin. Myth accomplish for people who tell them to believe to controversial story of origin. “When the woman fell she was pregnant with twins. When these came they evinced opposite dispositions, the one good, the other evil. Even before they were born the same characters were manifested. They struggled together, and their mother heard them disputing. The one declared his willingness to be born in the usual manner, while the other malignantly refused, and, breaking through his mother’s side, killed her.” This is an example of myth of Wendat (Huron people) in what they believe is a story of creation of land. Woman was falling with children, one was a good son and second was evil...
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...Ryan Leomiti 03/30/2015 EN1420 Mon. AM A Family of a Different Feather In this article” A Family of a Different Feather” by Sarah Yoest Pederson she writes about a childs book titled And Tango Makes Three. here a penguin named W Tango is the first penguin in the zoo with two daddies.Wishing this book had come out a year ago she wrote of her own personal experience when asked by her child about her classmate with two mommies and how being prepared helped them tremendously. Basing off the article, Tango seems to demonstrate support for families with samesex parents, which is an idea many people in the United States unfairly disagree with. In an article posted to the website of the American Library Association, in 2006, the book had received a total of 546 formal challenges against the book being available in libraries based on the issues of presenting homosexuality to a younger audience. The book seems to have been challenged based on the idea that both homosexuality and samesex couples raising families should be considered socially unacceptable, when in reality there is no rational argument to suggest that there is a problem with these families’ influence on their children. The people who wrote the 546 complaints about the book likely have many biases regarding the outcome of children raised by samesex as opposed to opposite sex parents. The only difference however, is that the child raised by parents with the same gender likely have a better understanding of homosexual ...
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...The scarlet macaw’s feathers are so beautiful that when poachers catch them they can sell them for $500! A rainforest is a very excited and breathtaking place. Because the rainforest is exotic, so were most of the animals and foods. One of the exotic animals is a scarlet macaw also known as the Ara Macaw. That the scarlet Macaw’s rare appearance develops within three months of its life; although, the habitat, diet, and predators will all stayed the same. Fifth Baby starlet Macaw’s hatch and need immediate attention because they are very fragile. Because they are fragile, there are very dependent on their parents. That changed the check will encounter as an adult is how their gray eyes change into yellow eyes to indicate they are adults....
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...Ruffled Feathers — An Analysis Nabeel Jaitapker Seton Hall University MASCL Comm 8523 March 4, 2011 Hateley and Schmidt’s (2008) Ruffled Feathers story which showcases issues discussed by penguin executives, is an accurate representation of how leadership teams behave when facing a change in diversity. The “Very Important Penguins” team realizes its mistake at the story’s conclusion, of not including diverse individuals in its conversation while discussing the subject of diversity. The use of metaphors in the story definitely raised my awareness, and the following is my analysis of the story and how it compares to my professional experience. UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY The arrival of new birds labeled as “exotic” or “different” and their impact on existing culture, is what causes the penguins to immediately call for a review (Hateley & Schmidt, 2008). They groan about how the new birds go about their daily business, and even the penguins that are accepting of the new birds, are intimidated by the notion of interacting with the new additions. I experienced this first hand as a manager at Apple, Inc. where I came into a leadership role at 27, and was working directly with other leaders who averaged 40 years of age. Needless to say, it was quite an educational experience for all parties involved. While most talked about how things were done a certain way since they had been there, I always questioned why it was done that way and how we could be more efficient using the...
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...The Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. They are migratory bird and often seen in Malaysia during certain times of the year - November to February. Micronesian Starlings consume fruit, seeds, the occasional insect and the eggs of seabirds. They are bold around humans and will follow humans in seabird colonies to take the eggs of seabirds flushed by them. Sali: Still seen at Cocos and Andersen Scientific Name: Aplonis opaca guami (Family STURNIDAE) Common Name: Micronesian Starling Chamorro Name: Sali Habitat and Natural History: It lives in many habitats from seacoast limestone cliff faces to forested mountain tops and on atolls. Generally the Sali lives in groups. It is a cavity nester. A pair lays up to four eggs and both parents incubate the eggs. They are omnivorous, feeding on seeds, fruit and insects. Description: Glossy black with a short tail and yellow eye as an adult, the Sali is about nine inches or twenty-three centimeters long. Range: The Micronesian Starling is widely distributed in Micronesia ranging through Palau; Yap; Guam; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan, Tinian and Rota); Chuuk; Pohnpei; and Kosrae. Current Status: Historically on Guam the Sali was found throughout the island. It is presently restricted...
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...in an afterlife, their beliefs about it were very different. The ancient Egyptian afterlife was something that people looked forward to during their lives. They believed that the afterlife was similar to what is commonly known today as “Heaven.” This was unlike the Sumerians who believed that the underworld was a terrible place, therefore making the afterlife a horrible time. They believed that in the underworld there were monsters and demons. They believed that the afterlife was similar...
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...Ecotoxicology (2009) 18:522–536 DOI 10.1007/s10646-009-0310-9 Assessment of environmental contamination using feathers of Bubulcus ibis L., as a biomonitor of heavy metal pollution, Pakistan Riffat Naseem Malik Æ Naila Zeb Accepted: 6 April 2009 / Published online: 6 May 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract Concentrations of metals such as Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn were analyzed in the feathers of cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) from three breeding colonies in the Punjab province, Pakistan. The mean concentrations of Ca, Cd, Fe, Pb and Mn were significantly different between the three study sites (River Chenab, River Ravi and Rawal Lake Reservoir). The mean concentrations of Ca, Cd, Fe and Mn were significantly greater at the River Chenab heronry and Cr, Co, Zn, and Pb concentrations at the River Ravi heronry. The feathers of cattle egrets collected from the Rawal Lake Reservoir heronry were least contaminated. Multivariate statistical methods viz., Factor Analysis based on Principal Component Analysis (FA/PCA); Hierarchical Cluster analyses (HACA), and Correlation Analyses identified relatively similar associations of metals and their sources of input. Metals such as Ca, Mg, and K were related with natural input from parent rock material whereas trace metals viz., Cu, Cd, Co, Pb, Ni, and Zn were associated mainly with anthropogenic processes. Metals such as Fe, Mn, and Li were either correlated with natural input or with anthropogenic...
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...that allow them to be successful night hunters. One adaptation that the owl has involve their eyesight. The eyes of owls are sunk in. This allows an owl to collect and intensify light making it better able to see in the dark. The eye sight is also well-adapted because a large proportion of an owl’s skull and brain are devoted solely to its eyes. This proportion is larger than that of other bird families. The owls’ eyes are located on the front of their heads with the two fields of vision overlapping completely. To make up for this physical attribute, an owl can turn its head completely backwards! This allows it to still see all around. Another special characteristic of the owl that makes them excellent night hunters is their acute hearing abilities. Owls have very large ear openings and cochlea that are covered by feathers. One ear is even higher than the other so that the owl can turn its head to make a sound’s intensity equal and thus hone in on where the sound is coming from. Even their feathers have adapted to assist in the hearing of their prey! An owls wing, leg, and body feathers are extremely soft so there is no rustling sound from their movements to interfere with the noises...
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...Prologue In the summer of 1865, Emmaline Gullege is eleven years old and stubborn as a mule. Determined to do exactly what she sets her mind to, she explores the mountains and valleys around her home with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and a keen eye that misses nothing. When her mother dies, Emmaline, Emmy for short, is thrust into the mystical, spiritual world of her mother’s native peoples, the Cherokee. Upon her mother’s death, she sees her mother still there in the cabin shared with her family and refuses to believe that she is dead. Her refusal to accept her mothers crossing launches her on a mission to find and talk with her mother by using the powers bestowed on her by her great-grandfather, Two Feathers, the Keeper of the Sacred...
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