Thuy Tran Ms. Frey Writing 115 – Reader response 3 October 5‚ 2009 Joyas Voladoras When I read the title of the reading‚ I am very curious about “Joyas Voladoras”. I try to figure out what the author talks about. Does this essay tell about the name of something? And I decide to read more to get main point. The essay “Joyas Voladoras” is written by Brian Doyle. He is using the picture of hummingbird as a way to talk about other things‚ especially is humans including emotions and life itself. I think
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Canadian writer‚ Brian Doyle wrote The Wet Engine in 2005‚ which is a series of short stories. One of the short stories‚ “Joyas Voladoras” is about several different organisms and their hearts. Doyle talks about the hummingbird‚ whale‚ other mammals and the human heart. Throughout the story‚ the author portrays that the people and the heart are vulnerable. After Doyle articulates that all the organisms are united by the heart‚ Doyle continues to expose that the vulnerabilities of the heart is based
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"Joyas Voladoras" is very beautiful‚ author Brian Doyle uses many poetic words to describe the movement of the humming bird and whale. He then mentions about how humming birds’ hearts are fragile and weak‚ which they burn out their life in two years. He then moves on to talk about the biggest heart in the world‚ whales’ hearts. Their hears are enormous‚ they beat very slowly and that is why they can live for over two hundred years. Afterwards‚ he moves on to the humans’ heart. He says that all living
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in between the two.” Brain Doyle introduces various aspects of hearts to the reader in his essay “Joyas Voladoras.” Doyle himself writes‚ “A hummingbird’s heart beats ten times a second. They can dive at sixty miles an hour’’(273). Doyle describes the physical aspect of a hummingbird’s heart. The uniqueness of a hummingbird’s heart limits its life span roughly two years. Doyle continues his comparative analysis of hearts by describing a whale’s heart. According to Doyle‚ “The biggest heart in the
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The author who wrote this text “Joyas Voladoras” is Bryan Doyle. When Bryan Doyle writes‚ he not only expresses his feelings but he puts his whole heart into the story. He puts his heart into the story means that he does his best and makes his story very compelling. Brian Doyle has two boys named Liam and Joseph. His son Liam has a chamber in his heart missing‚ only 3 chambers in his heart while we humans have four chambers in our heart. This chapter “Joyas Voladoras” from the book The Wet Engine tells
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Brian Doyle’s work‚ Joyas Voladoras‚ is about humming birds‚ a whale‚ worms‚ and a cat dragging itself into the forest to die. He uses a lot of metaphors and anthropomorphism in his style to grab your attention. By describing the life we live and how we love‚ Doyle compares and contrasts differences and similarities between the Hummingbird‚ Tortoise‚ Blue whale‚ small insects and humans. He talks about love and emotion‚ insecurities and loneliness‚ and childhood memories. Doyle emphasizes that
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In the passage "Joyas Voladoras‚" the author‚ Brian Doyle‚ takes an intriguing approach on the topic of hearts. While only slightly over two pages‚ the author uses metaphors in the essay to perfectly capture and discuss the life humans live‚ the reality of the human heart and the pain of love. With comparisons such as the hummingbird and turtle heartbeat speed‚ Doyle explains that there are various ways to live a life. Doyle also stresses the fact that human life is invaluable throughout the writing
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Throughout the essay “Joyas Volardoras”‚ Brian Doyle describes the heart of different animals and gives details of how those animals live their life according to their necessities. As we can see in the first 3 paragraphs‚ the author introduces the hummingbirds to us with many facts and descriptions. Doyle begins this essay by saying: “Consider the hummingbird for a long time”‚ and then he starts to narrate how fast a hummingbird’s heart beats and how strong but fragile they can be. As you keep reading
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A Hummingbird’s Life In the story “Joyas Voladoras‚” by Brian Doyle‚ he is trying to tell us a message. “Joyas Voladoras” is about hummingbirds‚ amazing yet very small creatures with beautiful colors. Joyas Voladoras‚ flying jewels‚ are what the first white explorers called them. Hummingbirds visit hundreds of flowers every day‚ and have incredible metabolisms that burn their calories quickly. They can fly backwards and can also fly five hundred miles without resting. They spend their lives fast
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acknowledged as a paradox of the heart‚ Joyas Voladoras‚ flying jewels‚ tells the notion of how centric the heart’s role is when choosing your way of life. Brian Doyle initiates his article with a considerable amount of information regarding hummingbirds and blue whales‚ their way of life and the size of their hearts. When first processing such seemingly unsystematic facts about organisms of contrasting species‚ I had admittedly begun to question where Joyas Voladoras stood. Highly informative‚ however
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