Joyas Voladoras Essay

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Soohyun Kwak English 122 Professor Tom Barber October 27, 2014 Question Journal: Joyas Voladoras 1. Why the author contrasts the hearts of hummingbirds and blue whale? In this article, author compared with hearts of hummingbirds and blue whale. They have different size of heart. The two creatures hearts are well contrasted with each other; Small and big. Such this compared, the author wants to say even if it is very small or big, each living things keep their life cycle and different creatures peaceful coexistence side by side. The final paragraph in essay, author introduced human’s hearts. “We are utterly open with no one, in the end-not mother and father, not wife or husband, no lover, not child, not friend.” I think this part is what author’s wants to say. As the author mentioned, we live alone in the house of the heart even we can communicate each other. Through from the smallest creature; hummingbird, to biggest creature; blue whale, reflected human being. 2. In this journal, author using many of description words. How description words functioned in this essay? Brian Doyle, the author, using a lot of description words. (For example, bearded helmetcrests, booted racket-tails, violet,tailed sylphs , crimson topazes, red-tailed comets and amethyst woodstars) Though these expressions, author explains more efficiently for details. Furthermore, his writing is full of poetic expressions. That word makes gain the sympathy from the readers. 3. What is main thesis for final paragraph? Author says we are open with no one in the end of our heart. Sometimes we made barrier for avoid hurts from others. Ultimately, human beings felt alone because of their barrier. We brick up ourselves and bring many bricks our wall denied from pains. That result finally led to our felt lonely. Probably author wants to tear down a wall of each ones’ mind. If we

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