If I Ran the Zoo

tender age of 20 I joined that percentage. Having graduated from high school 2 years prior, I had the opportunity to work a plethora of jobs. Most of these jobs were low paying, hard labor, or just did not intrigue me enough to stay for a long amount of time. I grew up in a single parent low class home. We made ends meet but barely and often I went without some of the things I wanted as a teenager. I was determined that as an adult I would not live as I had as a child. The atmosphere I grew up…

Here's how it Happened… A few years back, I decided I wanted to be cool and have my Birthday party at Rollercade. When I told my mom, she was excited that I wanted to learn how to skate. But then again, nervous because there would be kids who are 10ft taller than me and don’t pay attention. But I guess I’d have to deal with that problem when it occurred. I invited ALL of my friends to come, but on the night of the party, only 4 people actually came, but I guess it was better than none, right?…

One day my biggest fear came true, I lost control of my mind and my life changed for the worst. I had become the monster I feared so much. This is my story. It was a typical day in Canton Michigan, a nice sunny day with a calm breeze, the birds were out chirping, just simply a great day. I flew through my 6 classes at school and I was on my way home. I had taken a…

are going to be free to go and explore the city which is Manchester. Our way to Manchester the plane was annoying children crying people kicking my seat while I'm trying to sleep so I did something that would piss them which is I raised my headphone volume to max so they would listen to what I'm listening to clearly and I will sleep peacefully. When we arrived 3 people came that were working with the group, but they stay in Manchester, they gave us instructions and then led us to the bus, the…

Life as a Veterinarian If I were a veterinarian, I would have multiple tasks to perform daily. I would do the monthly check-up on pets, give vaccinations, neuter or spay, or perform surgery on a regular basis. Unfortunately, I would also have to put animals down but, it is a good thing to do if an animal is in pain and you don’t want it to suffer anymore. But I wouldn’t necessarily do it by myself. In my work environment, I would mainly work by myself. Every now and then, I would work with…

The word “Nerd” first came to be known as the name of a creature in Dr. Seuss's book “If I Ran the Zoo” (1950), then at some point the word took on connotations of bookishness and social ineptitude. Throughout my existence, I have yet to seen the word being used anywhere else beside in high school. Stereotypical nerds are commonly seen as intelligent but socially and physically awkward (most commonly seen…

Toddler Without Losing Your Mind As the parent of a toddler, I cannot tell you how often during my child’s three years of life I have dreaded leaving the house. The thought of getting myself, my toddler and all of our stuff prepared for an outing, whether it be a quick trip to the grocery store or a day trip to the zoo, was daunting. Actually doing it was a nightmare. I would find myself on the verge of a mental breakdown as I ran around the house frantically trying to gather our gear,…

The apes are as much as capable of kindness as empathy as they are of violence, one such incidence of kindness is was shown by a bonobo named kuni in Twycross Zoo in Great Britain saw that a starling had hit her glass enclosure and had fallen, she went and picked up the bird and gently set it on its feet, but the bird didn’t move, then she threw it little bit but it only fluttered. She then carefully opened its…

Zambia, Africa is a different environment than what Americans are accustom. The natives portrayed in the Eye of the Elephant are rationing their portions every day. They do not have a McDonald’s right down the street or the convenience of a grocery store on multiple corners. What they have is the Black Market. The Black Market can sell anything from ivory to leopard fur but it is all done illegally. Mark and Delia have to deal with these problems in their own way. A major problem in the book…

The internet has become a cult that worships eccentricity. Take, for example, the killing of Harambe, a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. After a three-year-old boy got inside the gorilla’s enclosure, zoo officials decided to kill Harambe, fearing for the boy’s life. The controversial decision and odd news story has become the internet’s latest obsession. Through memes like chanting “Dicks out for Harambe,” saying “Harambe died for our sins,” and putting Harambe as a write-in candidate in the US…