Chirp

“Hey Honey, how’s the paper going!” Chirps Amira’s mother from the other line. Mrs. Armelle loves her daughter very much and finds it best to check up on her often in order to keep her own sanity. “Ummm, it’s going great mom, I just finished my body paragraph on Hamlet’s monologue…” she…

cluster of aromas and a collage of colors. Sagebrush and young saplings add to the sensation of the vista. Sharp crackles occur beneath my feet as insects scamper around, frantically searching for minute fissures to conceal themselves in. Vibrant birds chirp cheerful melodies, and a stream trickles by whistling a joyful tune. The rising sun peeks over the mountain, and I am warmed. The thick beams of light flash about me until they break the frigid state of the long untamed grass and light the…

Every country has its own culture and its own unique way of life. Arriving to a new country, such as Mexico, feels as is if arriving to a whole distinct world. It as though you One becomes submerged into the indusive culture and the beauty that surrounds such a place. From the city to the countryside, the sensation of excitement eagerness comes to play. The vibrant lights of the city in Guadalajara that are visible from a great distance creates a feeling that one is never alone. To the sensation…

The sun shone down through a gap feeding warmth onto her shoulder. High-pitched chirps filled her ears passing underneath golden birds perched high in a tree. Branches reaching towards the sky intertwined with one another and tiny leaves swayed in the slight breeze, blending vibrant shades of green together. Closing her eyes, she reminisced on the feeling of freedom. The jade-coloured lawn surrounded by bushes of contrasting yellow and pink azaleas. Squeals of delight and carefree laughter…

Open on an average fall day late evening with the last light of the day quickly fading away. There’s a granite mausoleum lined with roman columns containing a myriad of gothic gargoyles. It stands underneath the nearby tree with the first wave of colored leaves starting to gather around its base and surrounding area. Behind the mausoleum is a hill containing rows of tombstones that rises out of frame. One of the doors to the mausoleum is ajar revealing the warm light of fire inside and the…

Growing up as an only child I always begged my parents for a pet. I have had fish, hamsters, hermit crabs, but none of them ever seemed to fill my need for friendship. I needed something that could show its affection back, something big enough to play with, and most importantly a pet that would not leave me, a fragile youth, in tears in just a few short months. When I was nine years old, my fate changed. My beloved hamster, Sweetie Two, passed away while I was away at a friend’s house and I was…

discovered unexpected and incredible sophistication in their alarm calls. There is so much information encoded in these calls, such as size, type, and even color of predator, that Dr. Slobodchikoff has labelled it a language. What sounds like a quick chirp to a human actually says far more to a fellow prairie dog, such as, “fast-moving, yellow, rectangular-shaped, coyote.” Each type of alarm call is made in a very specific context, and the different types can be distinguished by a computer.…

said to Billy Pilgrim, ‘Poo-tee-weet?’” (Vonnegut 215). In connection with the theme, the author includes this symbolic chirp of a bird. He first explains the tweet in chapter one as a part of his description of the book; the birds are the only ones left after a massacre and they question why life occurs the way that it does. At the end of the novel, Vonnegut brings back the chirp after the war is over and all the people that Billy knows are gone. All of the loss that Billy experiences…

above us, the only noise heard now is the running creek and the beautiful soundtrack the forest makes. The chirps coming from various different bird almost seem to synch together in perfect harmony, the other random noises like a falling branch or a yelp was it’s bassline. Everything working together to make a beautiful song. I close my eyes to take it all in, I could hear the smallest chirp and tweet, to the little scapers of feet on the branch and twig filled floor. I find myself getting lost…

“White lips, pale face/Breathing in snowflakes.” “The A Team” is a popular song that sends a powerful message about social issues like, homelessness, substance abuse, and even prostitution. The song was released in June 2011 by singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran, from the United Kingdom. The music video accompanying the song, directed and filmed by Ruskin Kyle, closely depicts the song’s lyrics by showing several scenes about the subject the “Angel.” The video shows her struggles, despite the…