Kites: Birds of Glory As a rule, raptors, or birds of prey, are among the most admired and adored birds in the world. From the California condor to the snowy owl, few birds compare to the tigers of the air: the great hunters whose beauty and skill have inspired art and literature for centuries. The most glorious feathers of the peacock or the vibrant plumage of a bunting cannot compete with the power of a peregrine falcon or the determination of an osprey. Included in this group of hunters, however, is one bird of prey that is little known but equally impressive. The kites of the world are generally smaller than most raptors, but just as astonishing in skill and grace as any other hunter of the skies. Most people think of paper or cloth structures flown with string from the ground when the word 'kite' is used. In addition to these popular toys, kite can also refer to a type of raptor. Kites have a small head, a short beak and long narrow wings and tail. Kites can be found all over the world in mostly warm regions. Kites live on a variety of prey—from insects to small rodents or reptiles. Some kites eat only one kind of prey. Kites are generally masterful in the air and represent a group of birds that are among the most acrobatic of fliers. Two of the most familiar kites in the Southern United States are the swallow-tailed kite and the Mississippi kite. The Mississippi kite is rather plain to look at: a light brown and gray body with a buff or white colored head. But to watch a Mississippi kite fly is to watch a ballet in the air. These raptors eat primarily flying insects, so they do most of their hunting on the wing. As you might imagine, catching flying insects requires a great deal of agility and speed. If you are lucky enough to see one in flight, you will be amazed at the quick turns, graceful moves, and speedy pursuits of this bird. Look for them above large fields, especially during the summer. The swallow-tailed kite, also common in the South, is more easily identifiable and often seen flying over roads. With black wings and tail, white head and body, and a forked or swallow-like tail, this raptor is just as acrobatic as the Mississippi kite. Swallow-tailed kites like flying over highways in the summer as they can take advantage of the thermals, or columns of warmed air, that rise above the pavement. Once they have climbed to sufficient height, swallow-tails will glide, looking for snakes and reptiles and insects. They also eat small rodents, frogs, and other birds on occasion. Watching a swallow-tail fly is a lot like watching a gymnast perform a floor routine. Rarely flapping its wings, it uses its forked tail to make sharp turns, trace circles in the sky, or simply maintain a heading. Skilled, accomplished, and graceful, this bird is as entertaining as it is beautiful. Both kites are known to eat while flying, unlike most other birds of prey. This practice conserves energy and allows them to hunt almost continuously. While these kites are not listed as endangered, they are rare and in some states are listed as critical. Loss of habitat is the main reason for the decline. If you are lucky enough to see one, count yourself among the few. These magnificent birds are a sight you won't soon forget. What are the key differences between swallow-tail and Mississippi kites? Use details and quotations from the text to support your answer.

Kites in size are small but are gracious as if like hunters in the sky that are acrobats in the air. They can be found in most warm regions and feed on mostly insects and small rodents. 

Mississippi kites are like ballet dancers, that move in the wind with agility and speed, it is even hard for you to catch them when they are hunting in large fields. Swallowed-tails on the other hand, fly over in the highway in their advantage during the summer because of the thermal air. Their way of hunting are like gymanist performing, they are easily spotted when they are looking for food unlike the Mississippi kites. 

Eric asks ed to meet with him. eric goes to ed's office, arriving well before ed. eric sits in a chair that is as far from ed's desk as possible. eric walks in, glances at ed, walks to his desk, stands behind it and starts writing something in his palmtop organizer. what can you conclude about the formal relationship between eric and ed from the nonverbal communication symbols involved?

What is the first step toward finding a solution?

khailea
"They think that if they should resist the remedy would be worse than the evil. But it is the fault of the government itself that the remedy is worse than the evil."
What rhetorical device
Pathos
Or parallelism

Short vowel of hamper

ASAP ANSWER PLEASE!!!!
Read the following sentence, then decide if it is a simple, compound, or complex sentence.

I stayed up all night studying for my chemistry test, so I felt really happy when I got an ‘A’ on the test.

A. simple sentence

B. compound sentence

C. complex sentence

Determine the rhyme scheme of the following poem. XXV A heavy heart, Beloved, have I borne From year to year until I saw thy face, And sorrow after sorrow took the place Of all those natural joys as lightly worn As the stringed pearls, each lifted in its turn By a beating heart at dance-time. Hopes apace Were changed to long despairs, till God's own grace Could scarcely lift above the world forlorn My heavy heart. Then thou didst bid me bring And let it drop adown thy calmly great Deep being! Fast it sinketh, as a thing Which its own nature doth precipitate, While thine doth close above it, mediating Betwixt the stars and the unaccomplished fate.

Read the sentence.

The waiter placated the angry customer by taking his meal off the bill and bringing him a free dessert.

What does placated mean?

Frustrated

calmed down

Enraged

Amazed

You help me out on the question you will get 10 brainlist so please help me
just like i help alot of you guys.. I will give 100 points for helping... god bless the one who actually help me

Which excerpt from "Foreign Lands" contains a metaphor?

A.The dusty roads go up and down
With people tramping in to town.

B.I saw the next-door garden lie,
Adorned with flowers, before my eye

C. I held the trunk with both my hands
And looked abroad on foreign lands.

D. I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky's blue looking-glass;

What does Odysseus challenge Eurymachus to?

Do u know the right answer to this

how did european industrialization set the stage for imperialism in africa?

Which of the following sentences is correct?

A.   William McKinley, our country’s 25th president, was born in Northeast Ohio.

B.   William McKinley, our country’s 25th President, was born in Northeast Ohio.

C.   William McKinley, our country’s 25th president, was born in northeast Ohio.

D.   William McKinley, our country’s 25th President, was born in northeast Ohio.

The Knights of the Round Table express their solidarity by wearing a green girdle as Gawain does. Why does Gawain wear the green girdle?
as a symbol of his courage
as a mark of honor
to show his love for nature
as a symbol of his weakness

Read the sentence.

After dinner, we played a trivia game.
How is the word in bold being used?


a) subordinating conjunction


b) preposition


c) adverb

Toilet readiness can occur as early as

Read the sentence and select the type of noun or pronoun that corresponds with the bolded word.

Nobody knows the answer to that question.


a) indefinite pronoun


b) interrogative pronoun


c) third person personal pronoun


d) relative pronoun

Channing had been working for the lumber company for six years. He had taken extra shifts, arrived early, and trained new employees. Now that the position of assistant manager was opening up, he hoped all of his dedication and hard work was worth it.

What is the central idea of this paragraph?

Read the sentence.

Both Nalani and I are leaving so we can go to the movie.
Which is the correlating conjunction?


a) are...so


b) and


c) Both...and


d) go to the movie

Which line is an example of a subjective opinion? It seems that Kahlo’s parents did not care about their daughter. Frida Kahlo’s parents did not visit her in the hospital. The Kahlo family struggled with poverty and other issues. Matita, Frida’s sister, came frequently to help at the hospital.

Which of the following descriptions is most likely from the perspective of an unreliable narrator?

A. Carly told Khalil off, although it didn't have much effect because I'm the only one who can see Carly.

B. When Khalil proposed that Sarah be invited to the party, Carly responded that she'd rather not.

C. Carly and I both yelled at that two-faced spin doctor Khalil when he asked that Sarah be invited.

D. Carly was unhappy with Khalil when asked whether Sarah should be invited to the party.

who was the audience for fdr's fireside chat after the attack on pearl harbor?

Internal conflict usually appears inside characters who are ___ and ____.
A. Round; well developed
B. Flat; predictable
C. Evil; violent
D. Simple; easily recognizable

in an outline capital letters designate

What is the meaning of "Room to haggle" in negotiation?
I only know just what haggle means. but it is a phrases

Elizabeth P. Donner Houghton’s recollections of the Donner party’s tragic experience can be considered a memoir

You start your persuasive essay on college football with these words adapted from shakespeare: "friends, students, mavericks, lend me your ears! i come to bury football, not to praise it." do you need to cite the original source of the quote?

In the book that Armando is reading, a certain situation seems to be contradictory but actually presents a truth. Which literary device is the author using?

allegory

paradox

symbolism

understatement

What context clue best helps clarify the meaning of the word "odious" in this sentence from "The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe?

I did not, for some weeks, strike, or otherwise violently ill use it; but gradually very gradually I came to look upon it with unutterable loathing, and to flee silently from its odious presence, as from the breath of a pestilence.

A. very gradually
b. to flee silently
c. unutterable loathing
d. look upon it

"To die of hanging at the bottom of a river!--the idea seemed to him ludicrous. He opened his eyes in the darkness and saw above him a gleam of light, but how distant, how inaccessible! He was still sinking, for the light became fainter and fainter until it was a mere glimmer. Then it began to grow and brighten, and he knew that he was rising toward the surface--knew it with reluctance, for he was now very comfortable. "To be hanged and drowned," he thought, "that is not so bad, but I do not wish to be shot. No; I will not be shot; that is not fair."

What emotion best describes Farquhar's feelings at the end of the passage?

Flamingos are usually pink one variety is bright red.