Giraffe Essays

thorns. This animal is the one and only giraffe. Motivate(Curiosity): Most people would not know the average height of a giraffe or how much its heart weighs. Assertion: That is why my speech is all about expanding your knowledge of one of the tallest land mammals in the world. Preview: I am going to inform and share with the class the basic lifestyle of the giraffe, some interesting fun facts about the giraffe, and some general information about the local giraffes right here in the Boise Zoo. Basic

Not many people know much about giraffes, they are one of the species that most people think of as the animal with long necks and tongues, tall legs, and brown spots. This may be true but giraffes have much more to offer than their appearance. The giraffe is put into a certain taxonomic group; this group is called Giraffa Camelopardalis (Gotch, 1995). It is widely accepted in the scientific community that there are nine subspecies of Giraffa Camelopardalis, but there is an ongoing debate on whether

The criteria for the Giraffe award is that a person or group must take on significant personal risks, either physical, financial, or social. They need to take a risk that makes the world a better place. Also, Giraffes need to act out of caring. They need to make things better and their activities should be healing. Giraffes need to act above and beyond the call of duty. Ordinary people doing jobs they are trained to do and getting paid may be brave and caring, but Giraffes should do something extraordinary

The symbol I chose was a giraffe. The giraffe symbolizes my height and the fact that it’s easily pointed out. For the colors I chose blue and red. I chose blue because blue is usually symbolizing sadness, and I chose red to symbolize anger because I am both sad and angry at the fact that I am so tall. I understand it is something I can’t control, but I wish I were at least a few inches shorter. I am 5’9 and still growing. I am taller than most girls and even some guys. It is constantly pointed out

1. May’s Lion by Le Guin. May’s Lion is a story told in another story. This story is told by the person that May had told the story. They are two stories in one. First May recount this story how one morning she woke up and found a sick mountain lion in her yard. Not aware of what to do she calls the police, who end up shooting the lion. According to her “there was nothing else that they could have done”. The second part of the story is by Mays friend who narrates it according to how she understands

Communication: Giraffe Communication has proven extremely difficult for ethnologists to study as Giraffes are predominantly a silent mammal and the majority of their communication occurs on a non-verbal level. However many new studies have hypothesised that Giraffes do use more vocal communication than we realise, we just can’t hear it because they communicate over a much lower frequency then the human ear can register. Ethnologists have speculated that giraffes communicate with one another with

In the story “The Giraffe” by Mauro Senesi the giraffe is given human like characteristics such as feeling cold, getting frightened and crying. When first brought into the town the giraffe is an unusual sight for everyone. There are people that appreciate the giraffe like the boys and some freak out when they see the “beast”. The giraffe starts to feel cold when the story progresses into night time. “When all the shutters had been closed with a bang, a tremor seemed to pass down the animal 's long

Both “The Lottery”(Shirley Jackson) and “The Giraffe”(Mauro Senesi) have characters who represent themselves as victims towards society, though in “The Lottery” the family is mistreated because of a traditional event whileas in “The Giraffe” the giraffe is victimized for being different. Within both stories the archetype of a victim is present, in “The Lottery” Tessie Hutchinson is chosen by the traditional draw to be killed. She is chosen and so she repetitively says "It isn't fair”(Jackson 6),

The Giraffe by Mauro Senesi is a short story about a group of boys taking care of a giraffe after the owner passes away. The story starts off with a salesman bringing along a giraffe with him to a town to attract customers however, he passes away. The town’s people have no clue what to do with the giraffe, but a group of young boys take responsibility for it. Subsequently, everyone in the town gets upset by the giraffe so they vote on killing it, but the group of boys run away with it to protect

Snoder The Giraffe Snoder was a giraffe. Snoder was a tall guy, he had blue skin and his black hair glistened in the sun light. Snoder was from Canada but moved to Chewy, Colorado. That is where he met his two first friends, Declan the Dino and Luke the Lion. In the town of Chewy, they were known for their sense of humor and lack of intelligence. On one day the three had to go to school. “Mom, I don’t want to go to school.” Said Snoder while stuffing a big thing of pancakes in his mouth. “Oh

constellations of Auriga, Cassiopeia, Draco, Lynx, Perseus, Ursa Major, and Ursa Minor. The constellation is aptly-named due to its large size like a giraffe, and that when connected, the stars truly do look like a drawing of a giraffe. Throughout

laughed it off. Those who laughed at my ultimate dream only made me yern to untiringly push forward to achieve it. The joke would be on him eventually, as my plans to reach my goal have been in motion for years now. Someday I will ride a giraffe. Understanding that giraffes, resembling any large animal, are complex creatures I know not just anyone will ride one. At the same time, I've always had a deep connection to helping larger animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, etc. So while I'm in high school

In the novel, “The White Giraffe”, by Lauren St. John, there are 6 characters: Martine Allen, Gywn Thomas, Tendai, Alex du Preez , Jeremiah, and Grace. Martine Allen is the protagonist, the main character, in the story. As the novel unfolds, the author shows that Martine is a very emotional, kind, caring, and daring child. After her parents died in their house fire, Martine became very sad and depressed for weeks. In the book, she is also very kind, and is known to be someone who is compassionate

“Wow, there is a giraffe on fire. Crazy.” That was my initial thought when I saw the painting The Burning Giraffe by Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali is a surrealist artist born on May 11, 1904 from Figures, Spain. Dali painted images that might seem odd at first until you get to know more about the painting and learn about the deep and dark meanings as to why he would create the image. Salvador Dali did not just paint though. Salvador Dali also liked to make and design objects that do not seem

The Blue Giraffe is a full service salon and spa that offers a variety of bodywork, hair styling, skin/nail care, hair removal, hydrotherapy, and even chiropractic.Their mission as it is stated on missionstatements.com is “Our goal is to provide a world-class spa experience, for both our guests and employees; a place where beauty, comfort, knowledge, and personalized attention, combine to create a totally memorable and rejuvenating experience. Our goal entails building enduring and rewarding relationships

Could a dog “adopt” a kitten? Can a giraffe be friends with a lion? Animals can surprise us in many ways. Some are when a dog and a hedgehog start playing around with each other, other are when a dog grabs a frisbee in mid-flight, and others are when your animal does something awesome. But for some weird reason dogs or any other animal can have this instinct to take in other animals as their own. This is what happen to this family pet. Here is the story of Bella, the German shepherd. Bella

Camelopardalis rothschildi Red List, Red List read all about it! Tallest endangered species in the world are the Rothschild Giraffes and there are only about 670 of this species left.(Giraffe on endangered list ) These beautiful graceful organisms are classified under Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Cetartioactyla, Giraffidae, Giraffa, Camelopardalis Rothschildi. The Rothschild Giraffe has found protection from man-made environment changes such as, the clearing of land for farming or the paid prize to hunt

Change Throughout "The Giraffe" and my life Throughout life, many individuals experience change both, positively and negatively, and to different extents. Change is something that cannot be prevented from occurring and sometimes, change is required. Change can vary from a new career to a passing of someone near at heart. Personally, I have faced various changes throughout my years of living, which have formed me into who I stand as today. In Mauro Senesi's short story, "The Giraffe," change results in

distance a tall and skinny figure. As he gets closer he realizes who the silhouette really is. A giraffe! And something within the rat tells him that this giraffe is actually his ticket to not only find food, but to also get revenge on the elephant. Slowly but surely he begins approaching the large animal. As he get closer and closer the fear begins getting to him, you see, this rat was very afraid of giraffes. When he was little he would hear the stories of young rats being crushed by the towering creature

day at the science lab in Australia. I was working on a pill that will stop bad gas, Caiden (another scientist) was trying to figure out why animals have so much hair, and Caleb was taking a nap. Caiden was examining the hair of a kangaroo and a giraffe. I just finished creating my mixture to make the pill and that 's when it happened; Caleb farted so loud it made the lab shake. My mixture was shaking back and forth, and “CRASH” my mixture fell on the two animals and a huge dark purple haze of smoke