      The "art" of writing use to be the only means to correspond with others. Letters from the past are full of rich detail, stimulating conversation, and intellectual insight. We often forget that people would write letters to loved ones and not receive anything back for months. A ridiculous notion in this day and age of instant messaging and video conferencing. But consider how you would write a note if you had to capture all your concerns in this moment for someone who would read them in the distant future?How does one keep the note relevant? The answer was to keep the note sincere and personal. Not simple. Not short. For all our advantages, we have lost touch with the permanence that can come from writing.We talk in meetings, send emails, and type text that express ideas, but they do not stay. I can go to a museum and read the letters of poets and politicians long dead, but I will never be able to remember what yesterday's trending tweet was.We have lost, in a sense, a bit of ourselves when we stopped licking stamps and making trips to the mailbox on a daily basis. Part of who we are does not go into our electronic messages, but we once poured ourselves into our letter.Romantics added a dab of perfume to hint at deeper love than what could be communicated by words. Even then, people knew that letters could not convey all they wished to share.Even looking at what happened to you just yesterday can uncover important moments you did not realize were important at the time. Putting all your thoughts and reflections about your life into words can help you craft your own life story.By recreating your life on paper, you have the ability to present your narrative the way you experience it — wholly your own. Getting words on paper and focusing your energy on your own thoughts can be cathartic as well. Almost like having a conversation with yourself, writing can be a healthy way to work through your feelings. Finally, at the end of it all you will have a written history of yourself to either keep to yourself or share with loved ones.Even if you choose to keep what you wrote private, it can inspire future writing by being there to reference the context of your past experiences. The writing you create is your own personal history to mull over for years to come. Writing about yourself is a great way to be creative and engage in self-exploration. Who better to write about yourself than you! Not only is the process of writing challenging and exciting, when I am finished I have the reward of a story that I have brought to life.I feel that writing is a soothing exercise which helps me to make sense of the world by exploring my own written ones. I like to write because it helps me get stuff off my chest. Writing provides the best sort of release Writing makes me feel better about all the sad things in my life. I like to write because it is an amazing way to express yourself and your opinions. I love to write because it allows my mind to go to anyplace it wants to with no restrictions.I enjoy writing because I love being able to express myself and my own ideas. I enjoy writing because it has so much freedom.I like to write to express my feelings. Sometimes it is hard to get into words what you feel inside, but when it is just me and the paper I am able to translate everything into something meaningful. I have always loved reading and writing, particularly stories about far off lands. My favorite part about writing is creating my own world within the real world, or completely apart from the real world.I like to write because you can create anything; you can show yourself, or hide depending on what you want. I find inspiration in dreams, stories, shapes in the cumuli, and peculiar happenings from everyday life.I like to write because it is a way to express my ideas. I love to write, just for myself, as a way to release stress and express my feelings. I like to write because I can put all of my feelings into words and share my thoughts with others. I like to write because it lets me express my ideas in a different way.The prompt was to write a vernacular piece.  

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      There's so much to see and hear at Minsmere, from rare birds and otters to stunning woodland and coastal scenery. I have been a keen naturalist all of my life with a particular interest in birds, insects and animal behaviour.I have a background in Environmental Biology and Environmental Impact Assessment and regularly contribute to bird surveys. Other interests I have include wildlife gardening and birding as well as keeping track with important issues such as climate change and renewable energy. The peregrine falcon is arguably the fastest bird in the sky.Its streamlined body, powerful muscles and swept-back wing shape are perfect for fast flight. During level flight, with motion generated by wing-beats alone, they can reach speeds between mph. This is one of the fastest known speeds for level flight with only a few species of duck, wader and pigeon known to reach similar speeds in comparable flight. Most species of wild bird will have many different flying styles which they use in different situations. Birds will reach different speeds during these different flight styles.Migrating birds will often have a fast and steady rhythm, often using the wind to assist them. General flight will be more pedestrian whilst display flights and predator prey interactions can result in short sharp bursts of fast flight. It is during aerial pursuit where extremely fast speeds are reached by both predator and prey and this is where the peregrine is in a league of its own. Clum, Tom J. Cade and W. Grainger Hunt. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus , version 2.Found on every continent except Antarctica, peregrine falcons are the most widespread bird in the world, absent only on isolated islands and in high mountains, expansive deserts and jungles. Although it may be difficult to spot one sitting still, you can identify them by their bluish-gray backs and similarly colored long, pointed wings, as well as the white and black spots on their bellies.They also have black stripes set against their whitish faces, which resemble mustaches. As fast as they are, peregrine falcons could barely outrun or outfly the dangers of Dichloro-diphenyl-trichlorethane DDT. Beginning in the s and lasting through the early '70s, the entire American peregrine falcon population experienced drastic declines due to the widespread use of this deadly pesticide, which caused their eggshells to weaken and break and led baby peregrine falcons to die before hatching.By , only known nesting pairs, or mating couples, were left. Thanks to some fast action and the Endangered Species Act, the peregrines are speeding back to health and their numbers now stand at about 2, to 3, breeding pairs [source: U. Fish and Wildlife Service ]. There's no doubt about it: Birds are flying machines. They've developed a number of adaptations, many of which have earned them a reputation as aerial acrobats. Their light hollow bones, streamlined feathers, curved wings and strong chest muscles are just a few of the tools that help give birds speed.Because of the many different variations and gradations of these traits, each of the more than 10, species of birds has its own style or specialty of flying. Some are gliders, and some are flappers; some reach jetlike speeds, while others cruise by the clouds. The average bird travels a respectable 19 to 37 mph 30 to 60 kph , but the peregrine falcon flies at rates between 40 and 60 mph 64 and 97 kph -- and that's just a warm-up.A birds muscles for flapping are attached to its keel. The peregrine falcon has a very large keel, allowing more muscle to be attached to it and in turn more flapping power to be generated.The feathers of the peregrine falcon also contribute to its high speeds. The feathers are slim and stiff, reducing the drag that can be caused by loose limp feathers. The peregrine falcon appears extremely aerodynamic, but if it were not for its incredibly efficient respiratory and circulatory systems, it would not be able to reach the speeds it does. The peregrine falcon can do this because it has a one-way air flow into its lungs.  

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