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"The Scarlet Ibis" is a short story written by James Hurst. [1] It was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in July 1960 [ 2 ] and won the "Atlantic First" award. [ 3 ] The story has become a classic of American literature , and has been frequently republished in high school anthologies and other collections.
The scarlet ibis, sometimes called red ibis (Eudocimus ruber), is a species of ibis in the bird family Threskiornithidae. It inhabits tropical South America and part of the Caribbean . In form, it resembles most of the other twenty-seven extant species of ibis, but its remarkably brilliant scarlet coloration makes it unmistakable.
The short story "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst uses the red bird as foreshadowing for a character's death and as the primary symbol. The African sacred ibis is the unit symbol of the Israeli Special Forces unit known as Unit 212 or Maglan (Hebrew מגלן). According to Josephus, Moses used the ibis to help him defeat the Ethiopians. [34]
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Due to evidence Wanda's attacker possessed magnetic abilities, Magneto is deemed a prime suspect. Following the attack, the Avengers are invited to take the then deceased body from the mutant nation of Krakoa and a complicated confrontation ensues. Wanda resurrects herself to the shock of The Five, who were preparing to resurrect Wanda themselves.
The cape was called guará-abucu [37] (var. gûaráabuku [38]) in Tupi–Guarani, so called from the red plumage of guará (Eudocimus ruber, scarlet ibis) and not only did it have a hood at the top, [39] but it was meant to cover the body to simulate becoming a bird, [40] and even included a buttocks piece called enduaps. [37]