Look No Feather, The Proof is in The Pigeon: How the National Audubon Society is Using Their Online Presence to Help Birds Audubon is one of the United States’ oldest nonprofit organizations and their mission is to “protect birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation” (About Us). Founded in 1905, The Audubon Society was formed in response to the massive slaughters of waterbirds, like egrets and herons. Born with a daunting mission, the National Audubon Society has never stopped defending birds by using groundbreaking science and education. The Audubon’s website is located at www.audubon.org and this website’s intended audience is people …show more content…
Now some of these visuals take their striking power even further by using movement. For examples on the Audubon’s “Strategic Plan” page, it is presented like a slideshow and each slide is a visual of a bird species, but the birds are moving, giving life to the images. From images that present current initiatives to lively visuals of birds in flight, it is clear that visuals are a main component of the Audubon’s effectiveness at continuously supporting their mission. Another wonderful piece of the Audubon website is the beautiful variety of colors that help certain elements stand out. On the “Home” page certain text boxes stand out to the observer due to their salmon coloration. These text boxes include: “Take Action”, “Join”, “Renew”, and “Donate Now”. Obviously, these boxes are immensely crucial to this organization, so it necessary that they catch the observer’s attention and their colors do this wonderfully. If the observer were to hover over these salmon colored text boxes, then a large white drop down tab would allow the observer to choose whatever path fits their present intention. Perhaps the observer simply clicks on one of the text boxes instead of hovering over them, this would lead to that text box’s main page. For example, if the observer clicks on “Donate Now” and does not select one of the drop tab’s options, like “How to help”, then they will be directed to a donation
Thesis Statement: Mary Aprarico Castrejon reveals in her essay “The Fighter Bird” grit which she, her Papi, and her Ama have despite their poor living situations.
Lost species affect the environment negatively and can disrupt ecosystems. Since the 1940s, many conservation efforts have been successful in helping the whooping crane population increase. By failing to ensure that whooping crane habitats have enough food in their winter habitat, the positive effects of conservation have been set back. The State of Texas breached the Migratory Bird Treaty and is liable for the deaths of whooping cranes. Given the outcome of the lawsuit, this situation could happen again in the future. As Canadian citizens, it’s extremely difficult to impact foreign legal decisions, but we can lobby our own government and legislators to encourage more participation in future international issues like this. We can also work with environmental organizations to work towards common goals for the benefit of the environment. We know that habitats must be properly protected and maintained by all parties involved to help not only the whooping crane, but other species as well, recover their population and thrive. Even just on our own as concerned citizens, we can raise awareness about the whooping crane. Although it might not seem like much, the effort that citizens put in can make a huge difference in the health of our endangered
The Federal Government, although deeply influenced by the laissez-faire policy, should have intervened in the economic scandals and acts of injustice occurring throughout the Gilded Age. By imposing regulatory measures on businesses and industries detailing proper marketing conduct, the Federal Government could have regulated the economy and remained moderately objective to both the wealthy and the working class, whose patience for economic reform wilted quickly. As tension among the working class escalated and the movement for government intervention matured, strikes became common throughout the entire country, but concentrated among areas of political interest (Labor unrest, strikes 1870-1900). While wealthy corporate officials often denied the need for government involvement, protestant strikes by irritated and impatient working class citizens often forced businesses to join the fight for government reform.
I whole-heartedly agree with Sammy Caiola’s article. I particularly enjoyed how Caiola portrayed the guides at the nature center, her interviews with the parents, and how she put such a good spin on bird-watching. Caiola’s article was quite refreshing, in that it gave a certain perspective on outdoor activities with children. Who would think bird-watching would be a good idea for kids? I certainly did not and I am glad to be wrong. In Caiola’s article, she mentions a quote by one of the nature center guides that I felt was one of the more important aspects of the article; that during these monthly walking tours, the kids were implicitly learning through the not so apparent structure that the guides where providing, but at the same time it was
In Elia Kazan’s movie On the Waterfront, we see that pigeons and hawks are used to symbolize different characters in the movie. Pigeons are used to represent characters that are weaker and more susceptible to the mob. On the other hand, hawks are used to represent characters that are more powerful and influential to others. Certain individual in the movie begin as either a pigeon or hawk and mutate into the other by the end. Timothy Dugan is an example of someone that remains a pigeon while Terry is one that begins as a pigeon and morphs into a hawk by the end of the film.
Our presentation effectively displayed images that allowed it to be successful. Such as pictures that showed the conditions animals are rescued from as well as showing
Mason Neck Park and Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge, officially known as Mason Neck State Park and Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck respectively, are home to a multitude of species, such as the bald eagle, the Virginia pine tree, and the white-tailed deer (“Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck,” 2016; “Mason Neck State Park,” 2016). Critical to the conservation of endangered species, Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge, run by the National Wildlife Refuge System, a part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides a safe habitat for the various organisms (“Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck,” 2016). On the other hand, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, the governmental agency responsible for Mason Neck Park, keeps human’s recreational needs in mind and provides activities such as canoeing and fishing (“Mason Neck State Park,” 2016). The human interference present within the Mason Neck Park may impact the local ecosystem (“Mason Neck State Park,” 2016). Although there are activities available in Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge, they are “wildlife-oriented recreational developments” meaning the well being of organisms living in the Refuge will be the first priority (“Elizabeth Hartwell Mason
The title “Your Life is Too Valuable to Waste Chasing Possessions,” explains the article in the most succinct way. The author of the article, Joshua Becker explains with bold and direct words, how it is inevitable to live a satisfied life if it is only dedicated into pursuing perishable possessions (Becker). With Becker criticising the one form of a lifestyle, he indulges in another option. Concluding his article he describes how if we pursue significance our life will be more fulfilled and inspiring (Becker). With Becker's definiteness the article leans strongly to one side of the two pathways that are portrayed.
The film Glory by Edward Zwick is one of the most well-known films of all time. The film itself is solely based upon the first formal unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War which consist of all African American men. They were essentially the very first unit of United States Colored Troops. They were formally known for their courageous attempts to and actions at Fort Wagner in 1863. The film is set in many different locations such as New York, Maryland, South Carolina and Massachusetts. In each of these different locations events took place that shaped our history. For example on November twenty seventh of 1862 Robert Shaw started to train soldiers. July eighteenth 1863 the Colonel Shaw and his troops attempted to take Fort Wagner, which didn’t succeed.
The effect of the dashes in “by long-continued succession of notes and phrases, by swoops, bleats, echoes, rapidly repeated bebops-I mean rebopped bebops-...” represent the short pauses that someone would hear in Birds musc.
Earth is a very interesting planet. It seems to be filled with never ending discoveries and beautiful settings. With these settings also come with other-worldly animals. One of these said animals is the “anas wyvillina” Hawaiian Duck. This bird resides on the beautiful island of Hawaii. This species seems to have it good, but that statement could not be farther from the truth. As of 2012, the Hawaiian Duck has been considered an endangered species. This species is a dogfight to prevail and live on as a species, but are terribly losing. This bird is interesting because of the habitat and niche it possesses, why it has become endangered, and the conservation efforts.
In the visual argument that I created I wanted to portray the idea of deforestation and how it affects the animals and the wildlife living in these forests and other habitats.So In my image I included an endangered red squirrel leaving its destroyed habitat while carrying a bindle. This visual argument's purpose is mostly to inform but can also be persuasive so that people may take action in trying to save wildlife.
I was first introduced to healthcare as a member of AmeriCorps in 1995. I learned in the corps as a family support worker that poverty and health disparity are interrelated. After the corps I went to work to a for-profit healthcare receivables company that taught me the business of healthcare. I transitioned out of healthcare for a short time before returning to a not for profit health care organization whose mission closely aligned with my own and I’m still there.
Have you ever seen a huge vulture flying overhead? Well, most likely your answer is no because many of the vulture species are critically endangered. This means that there is a high risk that these birds could go extinct. Many people consider these birds ugly compared to other animals and they don’t care about them as much. But this species is very important to our ecosystem because they eat things that have already died and they clean it up. In the article “Vulture Culture: Conservationists Hope to Revamp Threatened Birds’ Image” by Associated Press (adapted by Newsela staff) African Vulture biologists hope to change the view people have about these amazing birds and save them from extinction. African Vultures are very rare
The Galapagos Islands consists of thirteen major islands and over a hundred smaller islands located along the Ecuadorian coast. The islands are home to a variety of unique species such as sea lions, sharks, rays, and 26 different species of native birds. Thirteen of these birds are Darwin’s finches. These finches are known to be the “world’s fastest-evolving vertebrates” due to their bodies quickly adapting to the rapidly changing environment (Robertson, N.D. , para.1). Their DNA chemical makeup causes these adaptations to occur. The finch’s most noticeable feature is their evolutionary adaptations, due to the briskly changing environments.