...Many bird of paradise feathers get their colors from pigments. Almost all yellow, orange, red, brown, and black colors in birds are due to pigments. Pigments are chemicals that interact with light on a molecular level, absorbing white light and emitting only certain wavelengths. We look at the emitted wavelengths as the color of the feather. The makeup of the pigment molecules determines the color that is showed. Most of the red, orange, and yellow found in birds are due to chemicals called carotenoids. Most browns and blacks come from melanins, which is the same group that colors mammalian skin and hair. Pigment molecules are deposited in an irregular pattern of granules on the walls of the translucent keratin cortex. This makes up the...
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...He challenges the common notion that scientists are only “conquistadors who melt down Inca gold” (461). In order to fully understand the bird of paradise, Wilson asserts, there is a need to explore its outer qualities, the plumes, dance, and daily life in addition to its microfilament configuration, enzymatic catalysis, chromosomes, and fiber tracts (461). By analyzing the art, Wilson suggests another dimension is added to the understanding of the bird. The “hunter” or science, by itself, can only analyze on the level of the cell, “altering the scale of perception to the micrometer and millisecond” (461). Science allows us to glimpse into the why: why does the bird of paradise have such complex fiber tracts? But the “poet” or art gives us an answer: because its diet contains mainly of fruit and nuts which requires a complex digestion system to accommodate the high fiber intake. The outer qualities, Wilson stresses, opens “a deeper understanding through the exact description of their constituent parts. They can be redefined as holistic properties that alter our perception and emotion in surprising ways” (461). Together, with analysis on a scientific...
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...of going to Paradise Falls. Another example of this is when Carl and Russell get to Paradise Falls and they have to walk Mr. Frederickson’s house around the cliffs of Paradise Falls to the falls. In the following paragraphs I will explain how Carl persevered and followed his dreams despite the troubles he faced along the way. When Mrs. Ellie Fredrickson dies Mr. Carl Fredrickson doesn’t give up his and Ellie’s dream of going to Paradise Falls. Carl knew that he would be sent to a retirement house soon and he was running out of time to go to Paradise Falls. On the day Carl is going to go to the Shady Oaks retirement house he comes up with an idea. Mr. Fredrickson ties thousands of balloons to his house and away he goes to Paradise Falls to follow his dreams. When Carl hears a knock on his door he opens it to find Russell, a young explorer scout looking to get his assisting the elderly badge, Carl know he has no other options but to let Russell come on the trip with him. Carl persevered through the loss of his wife and continued to follow his dreams. When Carl Fredrickson and Russell get to Paradise Falls they know that they have to walk the floating house around the cliffs to get it next to the falls. Carl knows that the trip will take a long time and the helium in the balloons is running out. But Russell wants to explore and find things along the way. As they are walking Russell finds a snipe, a rare bird only found in Paradise Falls. Russell names the bird Kevin and wants...
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...closes with red and yellow skies. Waves crash against the cliff of Black Rock for a never ending time. You hear the tropical birds sing their night time melody while crickets play their solos to spice up the evening. Fishing boats are tied to broken docks as dolphins play in the crystal clear water. Another day has washed forever away but another night sets touching the sandy shores of the Island of Maui. A place filled with fun, luxury, and excitement, Maui would be considered a tropical paradise to many people. While gazing out among the vast ocean ahead, the sparkly, bright blue water of the new day appears to be never ending. The open water’s foamy fingers cradle the other islands as speed boats and sail boats jump the waves, passing the misty puffs of air emitted from the whales swimming by. On the shore, the fresh, salty air sweeps past your face, as if a fan was turned on and off repeatedly right next to you. A mix of coconut and seaweed permeate the air, giving it a sense of figure, so strong it can almost be eaten. The cool, crisp air perfectly carries the sound of the crashing waves, as the tide carries them in and out. From the bird’s perspective, people laughing and gentle music on the boardwalk provide a comfortable home. The cool water and warm sands offer a nice break from the humid day, brings relaxation to anybody who enters this paradise. In addition to the ocean, the vibrant green colors of the rainforests are drawn out like a professional watercolor painting...
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...1. Langkawi Cable Car + 3D Museum : RM 57/pax 2. Skybridge : RM 5/pax, RM 3/child Skyglide : RM 10/pax, RM 7/child 3. Crocodile Farm : RM 10/pax Friday, 4 March 2016 0800 : Breakfast @ Hotel 0830 : Morning walk @ Pantai Chenang 0930 : Underwater World Langkawi Jetty to Pulau Dayang Bunting (pics purpose only) Langkawi Wildlife Park and Bird Paradise Galeria Perdana Pantai Pasir Hitam *lunch in between* 1500 : Maximum time to go back to hotel 1600 : Rest 1700 : Jalan-jalan at Pantai Chenang + local food hunting 1900 : Dinner Hunting Remarks : 1. Underwater world : RM 33/pax (show government ID to get discount) 2. Langkawi Wildlife and Bird Paradise : RM 15/pax Animal Talk Show (Next to the aviary section): Daily at 11am and 3pm Feeding time for Love Birds (Budgerigars): Daily 9am - 10am, and 5pm - 7pm Amazon Arapaima feeding: Daily at 10:30am only Crocodile Feeding: On Tuesday & Saturday at 11:30am Other animals can be fed at any time NOTE: You will need to purchase feeding fun food from a stall near the entrance if you plan to feed the animals and birds. 3. Galeria Perdana : RM 10/pax Camera : RM 2 4. Local food : * Laksa Ikan Sekoq : airport area * Restoran Haji Ali D’nasi kandar...
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...However Coconuts, guayacan and bayahonda vegetation are similarly common in the region, providing natural nutrition to the people and reptiles in the region. For instance, when tourists visit the Lake, one of the attraction activities is to feed the Iguanas and other reptiles with their fruits. Definitely the Enriquillo Lake flora is one of the most tropical and unique of the Caribbean, providing a blend of different species and giving a sense of a wonderful paradise experience to its...
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...Plastic Paradise Response I have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch once or twice but I don’t think I full realized how bad the problem was until I saw Plastic Paradise. When I heard of the “garbage island” I honestly thought it was an island of garbage you can go out onto and potentially stand on. The fact that you can’t really see the island because it’s all spread out and a few inches below the surface was an astonishing fact! The way the oceans current moves that so no matter where the trash starts out in eventually it’ll arrive together in the island section by Midway is also very interesting. It would be pretty cool if the could study the way the currents moved so that way they can have ships in certain sections of the ocean that just pick up the trash there so it doesn’t keep traveling around the Pacific risking lives then finally coming together near Midway. I heard in high school science classes about how the plastic epidemic was affecting animals in the ocean as well as birds but the trash and plastic on Midway is threatening about 2 million albatross. When they toured the island they saw dead/dying birds from plastic that got caught up in their throats or stomachs which eventually killed them, but the man cut open the bird and they found pen lid and fishing line, pretty much they found a bunch of items that do not belong in the ocean and should have never got to those birds. Along with the birds the Captain of one of the boats said he caught a small fish...
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...The Governor, Sir Solomon Hochoy, was installed as the first Governor-General and the Premier, Dr. Eric Williams, automatically became the Prime Minister. The British Monarch remained as Head of State and the Privy Council, the highest court of appeal. Currently the government is being run by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Christopher Rowley of the people’s national movement party and the Fifth President Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona S.C. You’re probably wondering why only 5% of the general population is living on this island right. It is not that Tobago is inhabitable it is that the birds are some that can only be seen there together turning it into the largest “Bird watchers paradise”. If you were to visit this country you would find it to be a beautiful and colorful place to visit. By boasting more than 430 recorded species of bird with 250 still breeding on the island it has become a watchers' paradise. The people having been through a lot have become very diverse similar to our own country. About 40% of the population are descendants from India, another 40% have African ancestry; Chinese and European create the rest of the population. English is the official language but because of the influences from all the other countries French, Spanish, Hind, Chinese, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), and a Trinidad English Creole are spoken. The Creole is English that mixes together French and Spanish similar to the way Louisiana Creole mixes French and English in Louisiana. The...
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...Valley, one tract from each husband. When she died in 1987, her land was sold to, yet, another consortium. There is no sign nor road leading to this delicious slice of the Rift Valley with its own miniscule crater lake. Visitors park on the rim road and hike up steps built into a hillside. But when you arrive on the rim of Diana?s Rift, you are greeted by a view of paradise. But paradise is costly. Since we are friends of friends of the management and Kenyan residents, at least temporarily, a discount is possible although one night is scarcely affordable . An alkaline lake of Saffire blue turns a phosphorescent Emerald green as we round the corner and make our way down the path to our tent with a bucolic veranda built around a tree truck. Standing on the edge of the wooden slat walkway is a whopping imposing creature. At first glance, I think it?s an animal, but then it lifts into the air and disappears. Later, after a little research, it?s clear that the bird was a Bateleur eagle, a Raptor almost two feet in height with a black face, yellow beak, scarlet legs and feet, red rimmed eyes and a short tail. A bird like no other. What is uniquely remarkable about this site, is the feeling that you?ve stepped back in time. With the exception of a few tents built discreetly into the hillside and a broad wooden platform that borders one side of the crater lake with canoes bobbing alongside it, the land is infinitely pristine. Trees rustle in the wind; a fish eagle swoops over...
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...Fredrickson always dreams to become an adventurer ever since he was a kid. He then met Ellie and both of them became friends. Both of them idolized explorer Charles Muntz (voiced by Christopher Plummer) and Carl has promised Ellie he will move their clubhouse, an abandoned house in the neighborhood to a cliff beside Paradise Fall in South America. In just 8 to 15 minutes, the film has shown how Carl and Ellie grew up and got married. As both of them grow older into their old age, one day Carl decided to surprise Ellie with two flight tickets to South America but unfortunately Ellie suddenly becomes ill and passed away. Sometimes later, a court orders Carl to move to a retirement home because he accidentally injured a construction worker for damaging his mailbox. However, instead of moving to a retirement home, Carl decides to fulfill his promise to Ellie by tying balloons to his house and make it fly. A young Wilderness Explorer named Russell accidentally becomes a passenger and together they go on an adventure where they met a talking Golden Retriever named Dug (voiced by Bob Peterson) who could communicate with humans through a device on his collar and a rare bird named Kevin defending Charles Muntz and other talking dogs. One of the themes of this film shows how the older and younger generations could learn many things...
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...10th century, the unknown scribe wrote down the gathered these Christian stories into the codex in the order to which he found most befitting. The first poem in the story about a creature, following poems on Christ himself or saints, is The Phoenix poem. This poem is the 7th text in the Exeter book, positioned between Azarias and Juliana, and its purpose in the Exeter book is to serve as an allegory to Christ in his death, resurrection, and return, as well as an allegory to the Christian soul and the promise of eternal life. The phoenix as a creature is not originally an Anglo-Saxon beast. The first recorded mention of a phoenix-like creature is from ancient Egypt mythology, a creature called Benu or bennu (Hill, 61). The Benu was a sacred bird that symbolized rebirth and renewal, and most commonly thought to be the inspiration for the more commonly known phoenix in Greek mythology first seen in Herrodotus’ Persian wars...
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...The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was the view. Outside the window to my right was the sky, shining the most brilliant shade of blue. It was very reminiscent of a first love long gone, a mid- July cookout, and freedom. The mountain breeze was tender and felt rejuvenating, if ever so slightly. It was scenic. A paradise. My body was another dimension altogether. I felt exhausted, breathless like I’d been running without stop. The coughing and night sweats keep me up every day, further adding to my fatigue. I feel weaker by the day. I miss be able to get up and walk around. Eating the foods that I love and even simple things like running or jumping. I’m bedridden against my will and watch this beautiful weather go to waste. This kind...
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...BIRD WATCHING Sri Lanka is considered to be an Ornithologist’s site due to abundance in bird life. A population of 444 bird species has been recorded and out of this number, 250 are resident, 33 endemic and the rest are Migrants. Sinharaja rainforest famously known Sinharaja Bird Wave is a place where moderately tame birds of all species are found. It is recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site. Other places of interest include Kitugala, Udawatta Kale, Minipe, Minneriya Forests as well as Kumana, Bundala, Willpattu, Bellanwila Bird Sanctuaries. WORLD LARGEST BLUE WHALE COLONY Blue whales worldwide are known to migrate great distances unlike the ones in Sri Lanka trip guarantees a better experience. This could involve dressing in either shorts or long pants, whichever makes you more comfortable. Take a sunscreen lotion, a camera, a pair of binoculars as you are going to be out in the ocean for quite some time and you will need protection against harmful sun rays while enjoying the view and documenting for reference. If you have a history of feeling nauseated, take necessary precaution before the trip. The safety gear is provided onboard by the crew taking you on the trip on a rather choppy boat. The best time to quench your thirst for the adventure is in the morning though afternoon trips also work well for some individuals. Checking the weather conditions prior the trip is also advisable to avoid getting caught up in a storm in the sea. This is not always likely to happen...
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...YAQI NING Professor Sikorski International Writing Workshop The Letter Dear Jenny: It has been nearly a month since last time we met. How’s college life for you so far? Recently, I’ve encountered a maze. It was already late night. My room was so quiet after my roommates went to sleep. I, wide-wake, turned on my table lamp and opened the Allsen’s book “Mongol Cuisine”. The first page was about the office of ba’urchi, which translated as “cook” in the Mongolian. Staring at the strange letters that consisted the exotic, weird word-ba’urchi, I envisaged a bustle image of the cooks, wearing gowns that cut out from wolf skins, prepare food with horseflesh, mutton and cheese. I was also amazed by how they respect food, in distinctive and extreme ways, nothing like other cultures. The mutton is preserved by drying, freezing, jerking, and smoking. When they kill an animal by making an incision in the chest, they “squeezing the heart” and thereby “retaining the blood in the carcass for later use”. I definitely saw myself there also, standing right next to yurts on the grassland, watched local people making fire and rounding up the sheep or cattle, preserving food in a persistent and faithful way. But, I, strived to put myself inside the picture to understand why, still failed to get close. Eye ache, cervical bitter, I closed the book filled with disappointment and pushed it away. Lay inside the blanket with the mild moonlight through the window and curtain, I, felt so unsure...
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...Fool’s Paradise by Isaac Bashevis Singer What is paradise like? Would people live happily in paradise? Atzel dreams to live in paradise and becomes ill. To the grief of his parents, he is willing to die. Why does Alzel want to go to paradise so much? Will his illness be cured? Please read the following cautionary tale magicallv told by the 1978 Nobel Prize winner in literature. Somewhere, sometime, there lived a rich man whose name was Kadish. He had an only son who was called Atzel. On the household of Kadish there lived a distant relative, an orphan girl, called Aksah. Atzel was a tall boy with black hair and black eyes. Aksah had blue eyes and golden hair. Both were about the same age. As children, they ate together, studied together, played together. It was taken for granted that when they grew up they would marry. But when they had grown up, Atzel suddenly became ill. It was a sickness one had ever heard of before: Atzel imagined that he was dead. How did such an idea come to him? It seems he had had an old nurse who constantly told stories about paradise. She had told him that in paradise it was not necessary to work or to study. In paradise one ate the meat of wild oxen and the flesh of whales; one drank the wine that the Lord reserved for the just; one slept late into the day; and one had no duties. | Atzel was lazy by nature. He hated to get up early and to study. He knew that one day he would have to take over his father's business and he...
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