The Birds

        The main point of scientific articles is to provide the reader with intellectual facts about a certain subject. Compared to a novel, a scientific article's language might be a little more difficult. I found this to be the case with Flight of the Kuaka. The author uses language that is rather dry and dull and really does not make me interested in the article. But since it's a scientific story, much detail and description must be used so that you have the same info as the author and then you will be able to understand the story's main points. Stap also goes into the history of these birds, as well as the people who studied them, which gives the article another element: history. Through the techniques of Stap, this story has the ability to appeal to a wider audience rather than if it was solely scientific.
          Another strategy Stap employs in his writing is his use of the 1st person point of view. He recounts events that he witnessed for himself and when he uses this, it allows the reader to paint a more clear picture in their head if they can get the description about something that the Stap actually saw. This provides the need for more description, but about setting an other factors that do not directly involve birds. From the outset, a person could see this a nother boring scientific article or story but with the description and precision that Stap uses to make his points, it's much like a short story rather than a scientific one.