...Pigeon Post The pigeon post was one of the oldest means of communication. It was first used even before 2000 BC by the Persians, the Egyptians, the Chinese, the Indians, the Greek, and the Romans. People have noticed that pigeons are able to fly to a far distance and come back to its nest, a pigeon’s ability that scientists now call homing, and then started to breed them. In fact, some people breed pigeons to be able to find its way home from extremely long distances, and we call them homing pigeons. In the Ancient times, pigeons are used for delivering and announcing events, like to announce people that an important person is arriving by releasing pigeons from said person’s ship in Ancient Egypt or announcing the winners of the Olympics in ancient Greece. In the Middle Ages, pigeon post has grown rapidly as it became a favorable form of communication. However, pigeons are later used for military purposes, especially in the Franco-Prussian War which brewed from 1870-1871 and the World Wars. Pigeons can fly for a thousand miles, while humans and horses cannot fly at all. Flying gives them an upper hand because they can see things from an elevated field of view. Also, pigeons are usually faster than horses so they can be an ancient equivalent to E-mail. Since pigeons can be ordered to fly to one place and another, they are able to cross the borders and send mail and parcels to other people living in other parts of the world, therefore spreading out. Also, if a country had received...
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...Flight By Doris Lessing In the short story "Flight" by Alice Lessing, it's the story of an old man who raises homing pigeons for a hobby and who constantly worries about his last granddaughter, Alice, leaving and getting married tothe postmaster's son, Steven. The old man is very overprotective and also possessive of his daughter.In a way, the grandfather is also jealous of Alice's fiancé, Steven. The Old man argues with Aliceabout her behaviour when Steven is with her and he complains to his daughter, Alice's mother, Lucy.In this story, Lessing wanted to show that part of growing up is leaving "the nest" and becoming moreindependent. Another part of growing up is letting go and moving on with ones life. Lessing uses a lotof techniques and devices in this short story like setting, point of view and symbolism.The setting of this story plays an important role in learning where the story takes place in, when thestory takes places and what the social environment was in the story. Lessing didn't actually mentiondirectly the setting of "Flight" but Lessing did leave a couple of clues to figure out the setting. Manyof the details in the story could mislead us into thinking that the story took place somewhere English.For example; serving tea and Lucy's sewing. Actually the story takes in places in South Africa. Theclue which tells the true setting of story is frangipani tree which is repeatedly mentioned throughoutthe story. The time of the story was harder to figure out since there...
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...Alienation is a key theme in Peter Skryznecki’s Migrant Hostel and Tim Winton’s Neighbours. The authors use techniques to engage the reader and to teach the responder about alienation and how it affects people. Skryznecki uses symbolism to convey that migrants were alienated from Australian society. Skryznecki says "barrier at the main gate" to emphasize how the migrants were excluded from the outside world. The "barrier" is both literal and symbolic. It is symbolic of the barrier to belonging in Australia, and the alienation of migrants. Skryznecki uses similes to reiterate his point that migrants were alienated. He say "like a homing pigeon" to compare migrants to birds. He does this to show that the migrants don't belong the are constantly moving to survive like birds do. He further develops this idea through a second simile "like birds of passage". He is explaining that nothing was certain, and there was no security or place of belonging. The migrants feel alienated and want to belong but the Migrant hostel won't let them, they are being forced into alienation. Skryznecki uses similes to convey his thematic concern of alienation. Perceptions and ideas of belonging, and of not belonging, vary. There is no definite truth to where someone belongs. A person can belong somewhere different to where they are assumed to belong. and can not be forced on someone. People belong to different groups than others. Perceptions of belonging are shaped by personal, cultural and social...
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...thrive in such areas are feral pigeon (Columba livia). Although there are few reports of disease transmission between pigeons and humans, their close interaction with humans and ability to carry zoonotic pathogens make them a public health risk. In fact, these birds are present at very high densities (2,000 individuals per km2) and can cover a maximum distance of 5.29 km (Dickx et al., 2010). This may result in the increase risk of pathogen transmission among other birds and potentially to humans. Studies have shown that most infected pigeons do not show signs of clinical disease. These birds may therefore pose a public health risk to the human population. Pigeons, like many other bird species, can harbor diseases that can be zoonotic in nature. One of the pathogens most frequently carried by pigeons is Chlamydophila psittaci. C. psittaci is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes a disease in birds known as Psittacosis or Avian Chlamydiosis. Psittacosis is highly contagious and often causes influenza-like symptoms, severe pneumonia and non-respiratory health problems. Birds can shed this bacterium in the environment when they are either overtly ill or without any symptoms. C. psittaci occurs most frequently in psittacine birds such as parrots, macaws, parakeets. However, non-psittacine birds including pigeons, doves and mynah birds can also harbour the infectious agent (Greco, Corrente, & Martella, 2005). Therefore, pigeons are thought to be an underestimated...
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...MWA NOMOGRAPH: DIARY FOR BAHAMAS’ GROWERS, 2013 (A PUBLICATION OF MICHAEL WALLACE AND ASSOCIATES) wallacemichael1945@gmail.com By Mike Wallace B. S. (Agr), B. S. (Chem), Member, American Chemical Society “Every garden is a chore sometimes, but no real garden is nothing but a chore” Grasby, 1986 Almanac “Unless you are faithful in small matters, you will not be faithful in large ones.” Luke 16:10 Michael Wallace Apt 2 Tivoli Gardens West Atlantic Drive P.O.Box H-45077 242-351-8248 (H); 242-442-2141 (Cell) Freeport, Grand Bahama Bahamas CONTENTS OF YOUR GROWER’S DIARY • (Unofficial) List of Public Holidays for 2013 • Composite Calendar for 2013 • Suggested Annual Growers’ Garden/Farm Plan • Development: Planning for Changes • Directory • Emergency Preparedness for Hurricane Season, 2013 • Farm Credit and Farm Assistance Opportunities • Preparing the Garden Area • Table of General/Average Monthly Weather Conditions • Herbicides/Weed Killers • Make 2013 a Year of Prayer for Self, For Families, For Communities, and for Our Country • Identification and Management of Common Crop Pests • Listing of Contacts (UNOFFICIAL) PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR 2012 - New Year’s Day …… 1st January - Good Friday …….. 29th March - Easter Monday …….....
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...Jo Bonello’s opinion piece, ‘Pigeon plague in our cities’ presents the problem surrounding the ‘pests’ of Australia. Bonello’s use of an evidence driven piece employs a factual and fearful tone to express the troubles that have arisen from the pigeon immigration. This tone is an attempt to persuade local citizens and Melbourne’s government as a means for eliminating the destruction caused by these “feral pigeons”. When describing these ‘pests’, Bonello’s use of emotive language prescribes the pigeons as a large problem for Australia. By referring to pigeons as “feral… pests” she employs the citizens of Australia to abandon their “stumbling and slithering across the footpaths” to dodge the “pigeon droppings”. These words are associated with...
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...which prove that the children given access to the city often fall victim to negative influences. In “The Girl Who Raised Pigeons”, Jones describes the upbringing of a young girl, Betsy Ann, to a single father in an urban community. One day, unsupervised Betsy Ann is influenced by her friend Darlene Greenley to “go far away to 7th and Massachusetts and steal candy bars from Peoples Drug” (18). The fact Betsy Ann would do something so unethical “while [her father] was out doing the best he could” pained her father, Robert Morgan (18). Because Betsy Ann has access to a vast array of streets and stores in the city, she has more opportunities to make poor decisions. Due to the lack of supervision she receives on the city streets, Betsy Ann is easily influenced by one of her friends to partake in a criminal activity. The combination of improper supervision and exposure...
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...enough time to stop to warn any of the other settlers. He threw his wife on a horse and rushed to safety. This was the story of Dr. John and Sichey Richie. Experiences like this happened to lots of the settlers at the Pigeon Roost Massacre. The settlers were struck with walls of sheer terror. Many innocent people were slaughtered on this day. The Pigeon Roost Massacre resulted in the alteration of people's aspect on Southern Indiana, and warned them of the Native American's potential. This historical event also shows that we should...
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...Throughout the book, “ Wringer”, one of main plot buildups is to Pidgeon Day. In the protagonist’s, Palmer’s, town they see pigeons as dirty feathered rats. The town holds an annual fair, where they have a week of celebrations, and on the last day they release 5,000 pigeons. Shooters take turns shooting said pigeons, and whoever shoots the most after their turn, wins. But, is this actually inspired by real life events . Sadly, there are some true accounts of mass pigeon shooting, like in Pennsylvania, which the author might have been inspired by. In an article, by the Huffington post, it states “... in Hegins, Pennsylvania. The organizers trapped thousands of live pigeons from cities and other areas where the birds lived and then trucked them...
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...Have you ever risked something for someone else? Or wanted to help an animal in need? The story Aaron’s Gift is about a young boy, Aaron, and a pigeon and what Aaron went through to try to keep Pidge for a gift for his grandma. The story is about a boy skating on the sidewalk when he notices a bird, it is injured so he takes it to his sister that can help. Myron Levoy’s book “Aaron’s Gift” shows Aaron's journey with “Pidge” (the pigeon) at home and at a club that could be a gang. The theme of the story is love, and the author answers the question: “What would you risk for someone else?” by revealing Aaron as a caring boy by taking care of Pidge when he was injured and by defending Pidge in the end. As Aaron skates across the sidewalk he notices...
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...students will get the same letter grade (A, B, C, 0, or F). If (k + 1) or more objects are placed into k boxes, then there is at least one box containing two or more of the objects. If N objects are placed into k b oxes, then there is at least one box containing at least [N/kl of the objects. Proposition PHP1. (The Pigeonhole Principle, simple version.) If k+1 or more pigeons are distributed among k pigeonholes, then at least one pigeonhole contains two or more pigeons. Proof. The contrapositive of the statement is: If each pigeonhole contains at most one pigeon, then there are at most k pigeons. This is easily seen to be true. The same argument can be used to prove a variety of different statements. We prove the general version of the Pigeonhole Principle and leave the others as exercises. Proposition PHP2. (The Pigeonhole Principle.) If n or more pigeons are distributed among k > 0 pigeonholes, then at least one pigeonhole contains at least n k pigeons. Proof. Suppose each pigeonhole contains at most n k − 1 pigeons. Then, the total number of pigeons is at most k( n k − 1) < k( n k ) = n pigeons (because n k − 1 < n k ≤ n k )....
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...LEARNING THEORY 1 * Attachments are learned and learning is motivated by drives such as hunger and thirst. * Drives related to biological needs such as food is called primary needs. * Learning can be due to associations being made between different stimulus (classical conditioning) or behaviour can be altered by patters of reinforcement (reward) and punishment (operant conditioning). LEARNING THEORY 1 * Attachments are learned and learning is motivated by drives such as hunger and thirst. * Drives related to biological needs such as food is called primary needs. * Learning can be due to associations being made between different stimulus (classical conditioning) or behaviour can be altered by patters of reinforcement (reward) and punishment (operant conditioning). CLASSICAL CONDITIONING 2 * Learning through association in called classical conditioning. * Because the mother often provides the food, she becomes associated with the satisfaction of primary drive. * Baby learns to enjoy the behaviours associated with the mother during feeding such as physical contact and comfort. * Once baby made association between mother and food, it will then engage behaviours which encourage the presence of the mother. CLASSICAL CONDITIONING 2 * Learning through association in called classical conditioning. * Because the mother often provides the food, she becomes associated with the satisfaction of primary drive. ...
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...Many people feel guilty when they see a dead, or hurt animal on the road. It usually makes people feel like they would want to help them. Myron Levoy’s short story, “Aaron’s Gift,” tells a tale of a boy who loves a pigeon who broke his wing and had it healed by the main character, Aaron. Myron's story answers the question, “What would you risk for family?” by telling how Aaron risked getting hurt to save the life of his pigeon. He wanted to give his beloved pigeon to his grandma as a gift , but even though he never gave her the pigeon, by setting the pigeon free, he gave her one of the best gifts of all. He also answers the questions by showing the readers that when Aaron was being chased, he knew that he had to let his beloved pigeon free....
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...to the town of Brooklyn. Throughout the film power has brought the down fall of Johnny Friendly, pulling him into a state of bankrupt. The rambling of power eventually beings Charlie to turn on Johnny Friendly, which ends up in the death of Charlie. Johnny Friendly truly was power hungry only cares about himself, while benefiting from the dockworkers. Furthermore, proving there are no true friends in the game of power, just the acquiring of power, money and the defense against their enemies. The dockworkers were specially choosing each day to work in harsh conditions and payed one coin to work portraying the continue misuse of power. On the Waterfront portrays symbolizes the pigeons vs. hawks, fear, and the church about the riveting fear of a society being controlled by a corrupt organization. The pigeons sybolizies the everyday innocent people trying to escape the hordes of the harsh lifestyle and kept from testifying by the mob. “They got it made. Eat all they want— fly around like crazy—sleep side by side— and raise gobs of squabs” (On the Waterfront). Terry Malloy is a pure symbolism of the...
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...to her short stories. **Subject: Compare two or three short stories from the collection Games at Twilight Games at Twilight contains 11 short stories but I decided to compare 3 of the short stories which are A Devoted Son, Pigeons at Daybreak and Pineapple Cake. Pineapple Cake it is about the life of a mother realising the extent of her fall from social grace that becomes her preoccupation as she attends a wedding,in Pigeons at Daybreak,it is about the daily routine and the complex relationship of an old married couple and A Devoted Son is about a son who succeeded in life and devoted himself to his father who became ill. **These three short stories seem to be very differents from one other but by going deeper into them we can find some similarities which are explored,described in different ways.It is not possible to divide in two parts such as in first part we will see the common points and in a second part the differences because both are too strongly linked.I will try to compare point by point. **In the three short stories,, Anita Desai is exploring the different scales of relationship that can exist.In a Devoted Son she is exploring the relationship of a father and his son, in Pineapple Cake the one of a mother and her son and finally in Pigeons at Daybreak the one...
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