You be good. I love you.
So sweet!
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must have greatness within it.
I really like this story, its so real yet kind.
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They just weren’t paying attention.
I'm not sure how much I agree with this. For example, a parrot's habitat is a forest, where trees are cut down for paper and other products. It is pretty oblivious that killing trees is bad because it takes so long for them to grow back and we can see that creatures live in them.
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It’s also the disappearance of our language, our rituals, our traditions. It’s the silencing of our voice.
I agree with this perspective on extinction. It's true for every species that humanity is killing, including the ones we don't even know we're killing.
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But you can also think of it as a barely audible reverberation of that original “Om.” That syllable was so resonant that the night sky will keep vibrating for as long as the universe exists.
Nice analogy. I didn't know the Big Bang still had remains in space after all this time.
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It’s no coincidence that “aspiration” means both hope and the act of breathing.
Never noticed that!
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is eavesdrop from a hundred light-years away?
We are kind of eavesdropping.
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Parrots are vocal learners: we can learn to make new sounds after we’ve heard them. It’s an ability that few animals possess. A dog may understand dozens of commands, but it will never do anything but bark.Humans are vocal learners too. We have that in common. So humans and parrots share a special relationship with sound. We don’t simply cry out. We pronounce. We enunciate.
This story is written as a persuasive essay with connections back to the main point.
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One bird imitates another’s contact call to get the other bird’s attention.
That's interesting, didn't know birds could do that
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graveyard
scary, but also possible as space is most unwelcoming
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the Great Silence. The universe ought to be a cacophony of voices, but instead it’s disconcertingly quiet.
Very true, but I think it has to do with how particular our climate on Earth is and how hard it is to get something just like it to create life.
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conceal their presence
possible, but I feel they would be as curious as we are.
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Aren’t we exactly what humans are looking for?
aww, this is cute. Also true though, as they are able to communicate with us. The same can be said for other animals as well.
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Their desire to make a connection is so strong that they’ve created an ear capable of hearing across the universe.
Interesting observation, which is very true. We seem to always be curious about other life besides our own.
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lessons for those who follow.
a lot of text seems to be lessons for those who follow
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Black Box
As in a data hub!
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A smile is like a door that is both open and closed.
interesting.
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transform you from a beauty into a monster
which is she?
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No beauty is really a beauty.
No one is perfect.
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WB_wombat_location.
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work
if she is receiving no pay, is it considered work, or volunteering?
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y the time he seizes your arm, you should be at five.By the time your forehead is jammed against a rock, you should perceive your body only vaguely, from above.
even less time for her to separate herself from reality
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women do not register in his field of vision.
motif of sexism
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Childish attention-seeking
So how good even is the title of being a hero if it can be seen as "childish attention seeking"
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You are an ordinary person undertaking an extraordinary task.
risking her life for no pay, only for a title.
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that the moon is especially bright.Reflect on the many reasons you can’t yet die:
such a shift
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Resist the impulse to ask where you are going.
Resist common sense
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he will understand your transformation.
again, reassuring and convincing herself
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You will reflect on the fact that you had stopped being that person even before leaving.
Now she's beginning to have realistic thoughts.
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You will reflect on the fact that you must return home the same person you were when you left.
But can this really be true?
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You will reflect on the fact that your husband’s rise to prominence would have been unimaginable in any other nation.
She seems to be trying to convince herself that America is great and that her husband loves it.
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You may send this signal only once each day.
Wow.
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you have eluded detection.
I disagree
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would like to marry
an echo?
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Your mind will rejoin your body when it is safe to do so
This shows that the main character is has human traits, as she wishes to keep her mind pure.
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Mirror your Designated Mate’s attitudes, interests, desires, and tastes
Again, indicating to be someone the protagonist is not.
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warm hand clutching pennies.
Another interesting sensory detail; again goes with motif of mechanization.
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Remind yourself that you aren’t being paid when he leads you behind a boulder and pulls you onto his lap.
Is being paid good or bad for the main character?
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Throwing back your head and closing your eyes allows you to give the appearance of sexual readiness while concealing revulsion.
motif of mechanization
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chalky yellow rocks
nice imagery. yellow could mean rot, in terms of being undercover. This is because being a spy can be seen as rotten to those they pretended to be close with in order to gain information.
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may or may not be a question
This is interesting, as humans can both mean what they cay or they exact opposite, and it is up to the other person to figure that out.
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not reading what you would like to read
So, being "beautiful" means not being who you are.
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Kindness feels good, even when it’s based on a false notion of your identity and purpose.
Often others can tell if one's kindness is genuine or not though.
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shyness
I find it interesting that shyness is considered successful projecting
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look the way you expect them to,
I feel that physically pictures are accurate to how someone looks; however, expectations can come from those looks that are not necessarily accurate.
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