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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Plants and thick vegetation lie around. It is daytime and this species is roaming around looking for food and standing alone. This was the same routine everyday. Day in and day out. This unique creature is a mammal that is related to the tallest animal on Earth. It can be found on the hottest continent in the world. This animal was not discovered until the early 20th century. This is due to how solitary and elusive it is. This unique creature is called the okapi. The okapi otherwise known as the
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and stillness as though time did not exist. We spotted dozens of grazing impala and a family of giraffe’s eating leaves from an Acacia tree. We hid behind some bushes to get a better peak of the amazing sight‚ which from a human eye level made the giraffes appear like giant skyscrapers towering over us. I felt a sense of independence in the African bush land‚ free from the norm’s of my everyday society‚ although I also felt a sense of reliance on Themba for my protection‚ because he was carrying
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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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Anatomy of a Giraffe BIO/101 06/19/2012 Audrey Stevenson Ref. Mammal Anatomy 2010 Marshall Cavendish Corporation The Giraffe is perhaps one of the most iconic species of Africa and to the mysteries and intrigue that lie within the confines of evolution. The purpose of this paper is to explain how this wonderful‚ iconic organism has evolved physiologically to be suited to its’ environment. In this paper we will be discussing the elements that best describe its’ evolutionary progress. The
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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
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The word "giraffe" comes from the Arabic word‚ "zirafah‚" meaning "the tallest of all." The giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world‚ standing up to nine feet tall and weighing up to 2‚800 pounds! This huge mammal is best known for its long neck‚ spotted pattern‚ and long legs. The giraffe’s scientific classification begins with the kingdom of animalia. From there is the phylum of chordate‚ and after that is the class of mammalian. Next‚ is the order of artiodactyla‚ then the family of giraffidea
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field in the science world because it helps to explain all the different studies of animals. One important and what I feel is the greatest animal studied in zoology is the giraffe also known as Giraffa camelopardalis. The giraffe is the tallest animal averaging seventeen feet. Giraffes usually weigh about 2‚500 lbs. Giraffes along with their extremely
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