The Domesticity of Giraffes Write a one to two page analysis on the poem “The Domesticity of Giraffes” and how it is associated with the concept of power and powerlessness. The poem‚ “The Domesticity of Giraffes” portrays the agony of a giraffe confined in captivity. The concepts of power and powerlessness are evidently portrayed through the uses of several techniques such as metaphors‚ allegory‚ contrast and oxymoron. It is through these techniques that the concepts of power and powerlessness
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THE DOMESTICITY OF GIRAFFES AND FOX IN A TREE STUMP SPEECH. Good morning/Afternoon class‚ in my speech I will be discussing my understanding of the poems Domesticity of Giraffes and Fox in A Tree Stump by Judith Beveridge. Moral values and meanings are portrayed through these two poems by expressing and clarifying the value of life and exploring humanity’s relationship with animals. The two poems clarify the value of life through both active and passive roles. In "Fox in a tree stump" an active
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“The complexity of being a women is presented in many ways.” The poem‚ ’The Domesticity of Giraffes’‚ written by Judith Beveridge portrays and engages with the audience in many ways‚ that the image of women is highlighted through. These ideas are conveyed through techniques and the themes ’Desperate for Freedom’‚ and ’losing your sense of identity’. The detailed poem explores and illustrates the image of women physically and mentally through the theme ’Desperate for freedom’. This theme outlines
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GIRAFFES What I’m going to talk about is the giraffes habitat‚ behavior‚ what a giraffes looks like. A giraffes habitat is in East Africa and Zambia in south Africa. Until the middle of the 20th centrey giraffes were also commonly found in West Africa‚ South of Sahara. But the population declined over the years. The declined to the giraffes population has largely been to hunting from the humans. Giraffes prospects for survival goods living in national parks. The
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Short Stories The Giraffe by Mauro Senesi Nov.28 2012 Summary: A Merchant came to a small town and brought a giraffe to attract people.He dies while he’s there. The Giraffe is left to the town to take care of‚The people Wanted to kill right away‚but a group of young boys step up and take the Giraffe into their hands.They lead in Through town all day Letting it peak its head through windows (not wanting to know what it sees) ‚They brought the Giraffe to a public park and it ate the leaves off
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Mauro Senesi constructs “The Giraffe” to symbolize and represent a new idea that is being introduced into a closed environment. “It must have seen over the houses the clotted red of the roofs and the horizon‚ who knows how far” (p. 233). When the giraffe extends its neck to see the town‚ it not only can observe what other people cannot‚ but also have a perspective of the unknown. The giraffe perceives the surrounding different than what villagers are accustom because it once lived a different life
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my essay about the giraffe? I chose to write my essay about the giraffe because this mammal has been my favorite animal since the third grade. My science teacher had us do a project about an animal. I did mine on the giraffe and working on that project I became more fascinated by the giraffe as I was working on the project. It made me just wanted to know more. This is why I chose to write my essay about the giraffe. I already knew a little bit of information about the giraffe. I knew that when baby
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GIRAFFE FACT SHEET STATUS: Vulnerable. DESCRIPTION: Giraffes are one of the world’s tallest mammals. They are well known for their long necks‚ long legs‚ and spotted patterns. Giraffes have small "horns" or knobs on top of their heads that grow to be about five inches long. These knobs are used to protect the head in fights. SIZE: Male giraffes are larger than females. Males weigh between 2‚400 and 3‚000 pounds and stand up to 19 feet tall. Female giraffes weigh between 1‚600 and 2‚600 pounds and
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The giraffe is one of only two living species of the family Giraffidae‚ the other being the okapi. The family was once much more extensive‚ with over 10 fossil genera described. Giraffids first arose 8 million years ago (mya) in south-central Europe during the Miocene epoch. The superfamily Giraffoidea‚ together with the family Antilocapridae (whose only extant species is the pronghorn)‚ evolved from the extinct family Palaeomerycidae.[9] The earliest known giraffid was the deer-like Climacoceras
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Standing at 18ft tall or more‚ the giraffe is the world’s tallest land animal. Under the species name‚ Giraffa Camelopardalis‚ there are a total of 6 subspecies that are identified by their different coat patterns. Since the giraffe’s spots are similar to the leaves of a tree‚ they can easily camouflage themselves to hide from predators. Both the male and female giraffe have a spotted coat‚ but vary between small‚ medium‚ and large patches. The giraffe’s neck ranges from 6 to 7ft in length‚ which
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