Giraffes Essay

The Lesson by Tony Cade Bambara is a coming of age story set in Harlem, New York in the late 1950’s. Barbara’s focus is to approach inequality and wealth through the perspective of the main character. Sylvia, the main character, is a young African American girl growing up in disproportionate circumstances. In the beginning Sylvia is arrogant and blind of her poverty; however, in the end Sylvia exhibits a change of mentality and realizes how unequal life in the slums is. Sylvia is a know-it-all…

softly. The boy was following her. ‘Where am I?’ asked he again. ‘Well, my little friend, you’re on Noah’s Ark!’ said Thalia with pride and showed him the big hall in the inner of the boat where all the animals lived. Horses, crocodiles, dogs, cats, giraffes, elephants, lions, rabbits and much more! It was like a new world! He saw baby monkeys playing in the hay, old playful parrots imitating the noise of the grumpy frogs, brave donkeys flirting with unimpressed horses, etc. All those animals…

customer. But that’s another story, one I could tell you now if I wanted too but there are much more interesting events to come. She looked out the window, A man and a woman were pushing a baby in a stroller, laughing, she wished she had that childhood and not the screwed up one she ended up having. Parents are supposed to love and protect you well not for her. No, she shook that feeling I have to be strong, I have to be brave I’ve got to forget what happened. But no matter how hard she tried…

I don’t remember ever asking where it all came from. I grew up in what was, for the most part, a highly educated and progressive environment with little exposure to much else – I remember many happy hours spent with those glossy DK children’s books and I’m sure I came across early humans at some point – but I don’t know that I was aware of anything but evolution until middle school. I had been introduced to the creation story from the bible in school, but with it came various Native American…

Environmental Changes Affecting Organisms The world's climates is being affected by our way of life. Many of these changes aren't just hurting the plants and animals indigenous to these climates, it is also hurting us. Freshwater lakes and ponds, the Arctic ice caps, and humans are being affected by what is going on in the world. Many of the organisms in these freshwater lakes and ponds respond to the changes in their climate in two ways. They either can not respond, therefore, the number of…

Imagine being trapped in a cage and having to live based on someone else’s schedule. Well that is zoo animals feel every single day. Animal captivity has been around for hundreds of years. Animals were held as creatures of worship and used for gladiatorial contests. It wasn’t until the 1800s that public zoos became more common. As they became more common the focus on educational purposes became less and the animals began being treated abusively and being mishandled. Zoos should be shut down.…

In the late 19th century, three different kinds of environmental issues became topics of public debate. Then, in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established a federally protected wildlife refuge in Pelican Island, Florida. As a result, the National Park Service was founded, and Stephen T. Mather was appointed the first director. By enabling the 1906 American Antiquities Act, Roosevelt was able to establish 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, 4 national game preserves, 5 national…

A Discussion on the effect of Bush Encroachment on the Agricultural land in Namibia. Definition: bush encroachment is the thickening of indigenous woody plant species and their incursion into area they did not occur abundantly before (Axel Routhauge, 2014). It can be unplanned conversion of vegetation dominated by grassland to one dominated by woody species, often as result of overgrazing or invasion by aliens. This essay aims to clarify more on the various effects that bush encroachment cause…

Jason Ramdat, Lab Essay #2, Lab Code 1B, 12/8/14 Vertebrates’ forelimbs are anterior appendages of animals that are in the subphylum vertebrata. There are several bones that makes up a forelimb includes the radius, ulna, humerus, carpal, metacarpals, and phalanges. The humerus is a single heavy bone which articulates with the body and forms the foundation of the limb; the radius and ulna are lighter and provides support in addition to a greater range of movement (AMNH Plaque). The carpals,…

arrived in Georgia we went to the Atlanta, Georgia zoo and saw there many species of animals. There were so many animals there that it would take to long to label them but here are some of the animals I saw. I saw pandas, komodo dragons, gorillas, giraffes, zebras, tigers, primates, sunbears, and many more species of animals. The next day I went to the Georgia aquarium which is supposedly one of the biggest and best aquariums in the world. At the aquarium I watched a dolphin show,…