Essays Tagged: "Zoo"

Plans

d to travel through Denver, we all agreed that we shouldeat at a nice restaurant and then go to the zoo where we could eat some moreand see the animals then probably eat some more.Daddy was a bit tens ... ple with so many places to go. Did they know too how precious life was?Somewhere people were at the zoo laughing, looking at the beautifulanimals. We decided to return another time to see the animals. ...

(5 pages) 52 0 4.5 Oct/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Trigatipede

ress. I was hired as the team leader for this excursionby a private investor from some breakthrough zoo. The investor, a man by the name ofHenry Shrinton, asked me along with my crew to go down under ... d and empty-handed.At the airport in New York, I was greeted by Mr. Shrinton and a few of the other zooinvestors. They quickly hurried me into a stretched limousine, and then my life changedforever. T ...

(6 pages) 41 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

homeschooling

ant information to David. Afterwards, she takes him with other children, residing near them, to the zoo where David and his friends know more about other different types of pets, wild and jungle anima ...

(8 pages) 288 6 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The Jaguar By Ted Hughes

his poem 'The Jaguar' was written by Ted Hughes, he tries to capture the mood of a post war, 1950's zoo. He depicts the animals as hot, lazy and lethargic. This is because they have been captive for a ... is free mentally. Hughes has a few main themes in this poem. The obvious one is how the animals in zoos feel like and that the are in 'prisons'. Also it could be the anger and strife of the Jaguar to ...

(3 pages) 36 2 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Children and the T.V.

to places where they can actually experience the education. Places like the museum, science center, zoo are great! As a matter of fact, these places were built primarily as a focus for kids. They are ...

(1 pages) 28 0 3.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Harry Potter Book vs Film

s the develop the characters the way JR Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, does in her novel. The zoo scene, character development and interaction especially between Ron and Harry, and Dumbledore an ...

(6 pages) 91 4 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The Jaguar, by Ted Hughes

In The Jaguar the first two verses are used to describe the zoo in which the animal resides. He slowly builds up to the Jaguar by describing the docile animals ... creating the atmosphere of almost unsettling stillness. He emphasises this disturbing aspect of the zoo with similes such as 'parrots shriek as if they were on fire' and " strut like cheap tarts". Thi ... raw'. The reoccurring 's' sound parallels the ordinariness and monotonousness of the animals at the zoo.The third stanza begins to introduce the jaguar as the poet describes the way the visitors flock ...

(3 pages) 36 0 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

In the Elephant, the zoo was like the miniature world.

Do you ever wonder if some of the laws that we have should be questioned? In the Elephant, the zoo was like the miniature world. The government is symbolized by the zookeepers, the elephant symbo ... symbolizes the people who questions the laws.In the Elephant, the government was symbolized by the zookeepers. The director was the President and the staff were the rest of the government. In the sto ...

(2 pages) 17 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Preserve our wildlife

food, but for fun. They thought the bird would be hereforever. The last passenger pigeon died in a zoo in 1914. Black bears were abundantin New Jersey. In the mid 1970's, they were nearly driven to e ... ny species to become extinct or endangered. Wildlife trade involves thecapture of animals for pets, zoo specimens, and research subjects. The capture ofwild animals for commercial use has endangered m ...

(2 pages) 58 0 3.3 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Forestry

Fortress America. This essay talks about increased security after 9/11 and what the US has done to protect its citizens.

so hard to protect because we have so many of them, it could be your local mall, movie theater, or zoo. You have no idea that's why it is so hard. It's not like they are going to attack Fort Riley, b ...

(4 pages) 58 1 3.5 Jun/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Zoos: The Reality Of It All

There are too many zoos where animals pace metal cages and cramped outdoor enclosures. If there is a wild animal in a z ... It is better to see animals in the wild, not in captivity. Despite professed concerns for animals, zoos remain more "collections" of interesting "items" than actual havens. Zoos teach people that is ... s acceptable to keep animals in captivity, bored, cramped, lonely and far from their natural homes. Zoos do not fulfill an animal's basic needs. Also, people don't go to the zoos to get educated. In a ...

(4 pages) 40 0 4.2 Jul/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

"The Zoo" by Helen Dunmore.

"The Zoo" is an Essay written by Helen Dunmore and published in the book: "Love of Fat Men" in 1997. In t ... ive her answer.At first the reader is quickly introduced to the setting of this story, being in the zoo. Sheena is presented early in the story and is the main-character. Even though the narrator of t ... everything we hear of Sheena's thoughts and attitudes, and what she catches from people around the zoo. Sheena senses trouble or excitement coming up but is disappointed to see it's only a mother yel ...

(6 pages) 31 2 2.3 Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Nature

are killed every day by starvation. "Listen to the news: a bear, the last survivor in the Sarajevo zoo, died of starvation. He died after eating his mate, as did all the animals, the eagles, the leo ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.7 Mar/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

"And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little Indian boys walking to the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little Indians playing with a gun; One shot ...

(8 pages) 24 0 1.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Wild Animals

ere because I wanted to see the Canadian animals. I did. There were a lot of animals. It was like a zoo! Like a wild zoo.We had the adults around us all the time, in case the animals jumped on us. It ...

(1 pages) 1131 0 3.0 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

How "The Catcher in the Rye" is a Buldingsroman

rds the ending of The Catcher in the RyeHolden Caulfield unintentionally matures while he is in the zoo with his beloved sister Phoebe.Throughout the book Holden often refers to the adult world as wha ...

(3 pages) 18 0 4.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Ap English Essay on Okenfenokee Swamp

experience another day in their miserable lives. Like beings out of a freakish circus or a hellish zoo, these creatures will do anything to survive. In both passages, the authors try relating their v ...

(2 pages) 15 0 4.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Company description - HOOP SA

a capacity of 2500 bottles per hour. In 1993 the company changed its name to HOOP International sp. zoo In the second year of activity the firm has fulfilled severe standards that are in force all ove ... which made the cooperation with Coca - Cola International possible. In 1997 HOOP International sp. zoo was transformed into HOOP SA.Machines, equipment used for packaging beverages and new technologi ...

(13 pages) 38 1 5.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Harry POtter Sorcerors Stone

irst conflict that he uses is between Harry and Dudley. Harry, for the first time, got to go to the zoo on Dudley's birthday. While in the reptile area Harry talks to a snake. While Dudley is looking ...

(5 pages) 7 0 0.0 Mar/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

I Love Furby

I love Furbies I have had quite an exotic zoo over the years. I have had many an animal. I have had cats, rabbits, fish, birds, an igu ...

(2 pages) 1229 0 4.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers