The Zoo Story

Ari Pineda Leveron Ap Lang. – Pd. 1 23 January 2017 Hiding In A Zoo The book The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story was written by Diane Ackerman, to convey several messages. One of the lessons that really stood out was, that when evil is presence there is a need to rise up to the occasion. In the book they sacrificed a lot and do things they never though they would do. Ackerman really got her message across by using parallelism, pathos, and allusions. These also helped the book more interesting. I found it really interesting seeing how Diane Ackerman uses parallelism. Ackerman uses parallelism to compare the people to the animals. For example in the book Jan is a zoologist and owner of the zoo, he studies disguise and deception of animals.…

The scene is set in a 21st century Zoo. Amongst all the odd assortments of living creatures, live two zoo animals who strike up an unlikely conversation about their lives as humans so many years ago. One of these being old Winston Churchill, known as Romeo by the zookeepers (oddly enough also the name of the cigar he smoked: Romeo y Julieta) who smugly swings in a hammock humming a Marie Lloyd music hall song while a sulking Adolf Hitler, known as Blondi swims alone in a fish tank nearby.…

Monstrosity isn’t always what is perceived on the outside. Becoming one with an animal, having animalistic tendencies, or an alter ego of a beast can be considered monstrous to society. In the poem “Why do you keep putting animals in your poems”, the man depicted in the poem is learning from the animals in the poem. He also realizes that the animalistic way of life is much simpler than the life of a human. In “Now You’re An Animal” by Mark Doty the professor goes into a studio to get his picture…

human race. Over a time span of one hundred years, zoos have been a popular source of entertainment for interested human beings who are curious to learn about the various kinds of animals that the world holds. A certain question has been floating in the air for many years. “Are zoos cruel to wild animals?” The general public leans more on the cons then the pros for this particular subject, to the media, the zoo’s reoccurring mistakes that were the zoo’s fault, and past time stories of disastrous…

in February, there is no way we can have your party at the zoo.” This line would be repeated throughout my household from the beginning of January until February 20th, ten days after my birthday had already passed. The zoo is a thrilling place for a kid; fantastic animals all around them running and playing, lions roaring and polar bears swimming in the little pools in their enclosures. These are common memories children have when looking back on their trips to the zoo, but as they grow up they…

Almost everyone, especially children, absolutely loves visiting the zoo. It is cost friendly compared to paying to see animals in the wild. People get to catch a glimpse of the exotic animals that he or she can only see on TV documentaries, or maybe dreamt of when their parents read them stories like The Jungle Book as a child. People’s eyes fill with excitement when they get to go see the lions, tigers, and bears. However, the animals are less than enthused. While I think that zoos are…

Tullis, Paul. "When You Walk Into a Zoo, Are You Helping Animals or Hurting Them?" TakePart. N.p., 02 May 2014. Web. 16 May 2017. . Paul Tullis, an editor at TakePart and writer for the New York Times Magazine, tries to answer the question “When you walk into a zoo, are you helping animals or hurting them?” Tullis covers many different topics and stories throughout his article providing evidence that zoos are helping animals along with zoos not helping them. Tullis believes his…

Animals In Captivity I’d say most us have been to a zoo or an aquarium right? I’m sure all of you were amazed and captivated by all the exotic animals that the park had to offer. But I’m sure most of you don’t realize that these animals are basically given the same amount of rights as prisoners. These animals are stripped away from their natural habitats and are put into enclosed areas where they are limited to things that are important and natural to them such as running, roaming, flying,…

Zoos have been a popular destination for people for as long as they have existed. It is exciting to go see the animals. People can feel the joy of spending time with family and friends while also experiencing the closeness of wild animals. It can create quite a rush and bring excitement to those peering through the animal’s habitat. There are many things that bring people to the zoo and many good deeds done by the zoo. However, there are also major welfare issues that needed to be addressed as…

A 18 month giraffe was healthy and living at the Copenhagen zoo. He was given his favorite meal of rye bread by his keeper. His keeper lured him away from the other group of giraffes. The giraffe was hungry so he followed him to get his favorite treat. He bend down his long neck to take the rye bread from the keeper’s hand. Once he bends down, he was shot in the head by a vet in front of a large crowing, including fascinated-looking child. He was useless for breeding due to his genes being too…