Essays Tagged: "owls"

"Rio Lobo, The River Wolf" updated version. A story about two young adventurous wolves. I'm still working on the rest of the story. Suggestions are greatly appreciated.

end begins at the heart of the country, where Rio Lobo was born. It was a quiet, lush, wooded area. Owls cooed, wolves howled, yet all was still beyond vision. The River Wolf's story had just begun.** ...

(5 pages) 46 1 3.1 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

"Christabel" by Samuel Coleridge.

Coleridge: CHRISTABELPart I1 'Tis the middle of night by the castle clock,2 And the owls have awakened the crowing cock;3 Tu---whit!---Tu---whoo!4 And hark, again! the crowing cock,5 H ... ur for the quarters, and twelve for the hour;11 Ever and aye, by shine and shower,12 Sixteen short howls, not over loud;13 Some say, she sees my lady's shroud.14 Is the night chilly and dark?15 The ni ...

(18 pages) 104 3 4.9 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Question: For your creative writing task write up a short story. My story is a very emotional one! Suitable for those doing their GCSE's.

the stars in full glow; the moon's luminous light reflecting off the treetops below, the sounds of owls screeching was the only thing that could be heard, the inhabitants of Walsly Street all seemed ...

(20 pages) 151 1 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

'Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray: "The Paths of Glory Lead but to the Grave."

is still except for the droning of the beetles, the lowing of the herds and the complaining of the owls that have been disturbed by the bright moon beams. The poet mentions our 'rude forefathers' who ...

(2 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

"Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls" by Jane Lindskold: Character Essay

Abalone is a main character in the book Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls. She is introduced into the book when she meets the main character Sarah who has been kicked ou ...

(1 pages) 1182 0 4.0 May/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Jewish Food Laws

kes them treifah. When eating poultry, chickens, ducks and geese are seen as kosher, hawks, eagles, owls, and parrots are not kosher, as they are birds of prey. Sea fish is only kosher if it has fins ...

(3 pages) 1396 0 0.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Tragedy Of Macbeth

society is disordered. Even nature becomes upset: it's dark during the day; horses eat each other; owls kill falcons. These omens were signs that nature was not pleased with Macbeth?s acts.Ambition m ...

(2 pages) 1756 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

The Northern Spotted Owl Versus Loggers

Pacific Northwest are among the last reaming old growth forests in North America. Northern spotted owls rely on these old growth forests because they provide cool, damp conditions, with plenty of hol ... empting to preserve a species facing extinction when people?s lives are at stake. ?Northern Spotted owls do not nest exclusively in old growth forests. Some have been reported nesting in less mature, ...

(4 pages) 18 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Reindeer And Engine

l ideas. Crows are black yet they are described in the poem as being 'snowy,' which is white, while owls are extremely noisy and are shown as being quiet. These contrast show that ironically everythin ...

(2 pages) 3298 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Consumption To Preservation

rned that the United States under a Clinton presidency would see no timber workers, only a bunch of owls (Seideman, 373)." Clearly there are less timber workers in the Northeast than there were ten ye ... er, a majestic New Age community and resort high in the Cascades where guests can hike past spotted owls and 800-year-old trees wider than the average man is tall. The retreat's business is up more th ...

(4 pages) 20 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Endangered Wisdom

atop the pole and begins what seems to be a scanning of the fields and homes around him.The eyes of owls are fixed in their position and cannot move from side to side. Therefore, to see to the side or ... riginally expected. Due to human use of pesticides and the declining number of farm structures barn owls are becoming scarce. Why is it that a creature that is actually of some use to us, is forgotten ...

(4 pages) 1086 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

How the Spotted Owl impacted small communities. Conservation vs. Preservation.

rthwest.Logging and clear-cutting the old growth forests result in a destroyed ecosystem that these owls live in. I can recall the small community being outraged by such reports since many jobs could ... be lost if logging theses forests was banned. Environmentalists argued the only way to protect the owls is by preserving the old growth forests and to cease all logging in these areas. Local people t ...

(3 pages) 20 0 5.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Forestry

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters

son, 3) Goya mockingly expresses his fears by perhaps portraying the society as the demonized bats, owls and the craze eyed finx that linger and swarm behind him. Although it may seem clear to some, I ... ttack, seated at what the various tools indicate this to be the work table of an ingraver. Bats and owls attack him and to his right a lynx waits for his move. In first glance it all seems very clear, ...

(9 pages) 5045 0 0.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art