If I Ran the Zoo

introductory part before Pi and his family leave for Canada on the Tsiutsum. All the events that happen before they leave for Canada gives us an insight and an introduction to the various characters especially around the protagonist; Pi. Conflict: I believe that the conflict would be Pi’s conflict for an understanding of the various religions and his pursuit of them. The political unrest in India could also be considered one of the conflicts because this is what eventually drives Pi and his…

sister and I on a small, five day trip to different places. This year, we decided to go to St Louis. Little did I know that this trip would soon turn south very, very, fast. It was the middle of August, 2013. I believe it was around the 13th. My dad, sister, and I were on our way to St Louis to do various activities before the start of my first year of middle school. By the time we got on the road, I decided to take a nap. I am usually good at staying awake on the road, but for some reason, I…

2017, Thomas Smith ran his car into a tree after trying to race to Cook Out. It was a sudden and unexpected event that I was definitely not prepared for. It went from seeing him at the game, to seeing his car smashed around the tree, up to finally laying him to rest, the death of a classmate forever altered my life It was the night we have all been waiting for, Ashbrook vs. Huss basketball game. This one was home for us so it was at Ashbrook. I sat in our student section called "Zoo Crew"…

conversation starter, I am multiracial and proud, but to simplify my ethnicities to others when asked, I identify myself as Asian. I was stereotyped because of how we are perceived in media and society. I spent years cowering in my own skin because others made me believe I was not Asian because of the size of my eyes, the color of my hair, and my personal interests. I was ashamed of what I looked like since I was convinced it embodied who I am as a person. When I was younger, I constantly ran…

imported foreign animals such as kangaroos, giraffes, hippos, zebras, and rhinos. Some of the animals were either transferred to other zoos or died at the same time Escobar was killed. Part of the estate is now a theme park. (Romero). Escobar’s pride and joy was an 8,000-acre ranch equipped with five swimming pools, human made lakes, an aircraft runway, animal parks, and zoos that had elephants, buffaloes, zebras, lions, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses; he used the animals to his advantage,…

Scout and Jem have almost grown up without their mother around. There are some female figures in their life, but I think Calpurnia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandra. Calpurnia is a better mother figure because she interacts better with them rather than Aunt Alexandra. On one night, a deranged dog came into the sights of Scout and Jem. Calpurnia being the protective woman she has guarded the kids when the dog came near. Shortly after she called for someone to take care of the dog.…

When I was in middle school, there was a boy named Richard who would always pick on me and come up with names that were hurtful to me. One thing he would say was, “You’re such a nerd!” This offended me and made me feel self conscience because when I think of the word nerd, I think of someone who is socially awkward. The word nerd has two different meanings, one being, “a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.,” and the other being, “an intelligent but single-minded…

everything for survival. Many times Pi wanted to just give up and stop working so hard to survive. But a human's natural instinct is to survive, so it was expected for Pi to continue struggling to survive. On page 248 it says, “The voice said, ‘I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it out of this…

ambition to raise himself up from his humble beginnings. And became this drug trafficker in the 1970’s in Columbia. The reason I decided to do my speech on Pablo Escobar is because he is an important person that many people don’t know about. c. Speaker Credibility: I have watched countless documentaries and watch the tv show Narcos. d. Thesis: Throughout my speech today I want you to realize what Pablo Escobar accomplished in his life. e. Preview…

The Crocodile Hunter “I reckon that’s a big one.” I whispered with glee while skipping on a treacherous trail I created with sofa pillows, staring intently at an imaginary crocodile. “Crikey!” I shouted as the imaginary crocodile leapt at me with wide-open jaws. Without any hesitation, I jumped on it and wrestled it as though my life depended on it. After minutes of wild trashing, I emerged victorious, subduing the ferocious crocodile with my bare hands. “That was close!” I ended the fight with…