The Sloth: Paying Attention to Detail Theodore Roethke‚ a twentieth century American poet‚ was a pioneer of poetry by varying his use of form and focus of attention in his writings. Due to intricate childhood history‚ including his father passing away and uncle committing suicide‚ his creative life was affected. Furthermore‚ shaping the way he writes from a young age. In “The Sloth”‚ Roethke insinuates that humans can be lethargic and tiresome through his use of figurative language‚ traditional
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<b>Title:</b> The Sloth by Theodore Roethke<br><br><b>Paraphrase:</b> A lazy sloth is in a tree. Someone asks him something and he acts as if he does not hear‚ but he is thinking about it. He acts like you heard what his answer was‚ even though he didn’t say anything. Lazily‚ he goes back to sleep knowing the answer to what you asked him and assuming that you know it too.<br><br><b>Connotation:</b><br><li>1st‚ 2nd and 3rd lines - wanting the world to go by a little quicker than it is. This is
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talk about a problem that affects today’s society‚ the sloth. The sloth is the lack of desire to perform activities and responsibilities. It has been considered a sin throughout the history. It seems to be obvious that is a negative state of mind people have to deal with. Its degree of importance is due to the fact that it involves all the areas in one’s life. Accordingly‚ it could cause both a professional and academy failure because sloth leads people to be ineffective with their obligations‚
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Brown-throated sloths are astounding creatures even though they sleep for most of the day which is fifteen to twenty hours. They have a lot more features that makes them unique from other animals like the way their mouth is shaped. The Brown-throated sloths’ mouth appears as if the sloth is always smiling. In addition‚ the sloth is credited as being the world’s slowest animal and it is so dormant that algae grows on its body. Even though the mammal is so slow it still has the exclusive property of
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of a three-toed sloth. The storyteller proceeds into detail about the sloth‚ mentioning that the sloth gets its name because of the number of toes on the forepaw as all sloths have three toes on the hind paw. Furthermore‚ the news reporter refers to the sloth’s actions as sluggish‚ saying that a sloth moves at an average speed of 400 meters an hour in a tree‚ and 250 meters an hour on the ground‚ when the sloth is motivated. However‚ when the sloth is not motivated‚
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Did you know that sloths sometimes think their arSloth fur exhibits specialized functions: the outer hairs grow in a direction opposite from that of other mammals. In most mammals hairs grow toward the extremities‚ but because sloths spend so much time with their legs above their bodies‚ their hairs grow away from the extremities in order to provide protection from the elements while the sloth hangs upside down. In most conditions‚ the fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria‚ which provide
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Two Toed-Sloths vs. Three-Toed Sloths Ash Cook English Comp I Karen Lawler August 4‚ 2011 Two Toed Sloths vs. Three toed Sloths It is easy to assume there is one kind of sloth. In fact there are six; all of them are closely related to armadillos and anteaters. In this essay I will show you the main differences between the two main species; two-toed and three-toed sloths. According to National Geographic‚ sloths are the world’s slowest mammal. This is due to the low percentage of muscle
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Sloths have many predators‚ like an jaguars and humans‚ there are many more but we are just going to talk about these. Jaguars are the top predator on the ground. Sloths go down to the forest floor once a week‚ and when they go they can’t protect themselves from jaguars. Humans shoot sloths so they can cut down their homes. When they shoot them they stay hanging in the tree because their claws have such a great grip‚ and the hunters have to climb the tree just to get the sloth. But in my opinion
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Manaka Math 16 November 2017 Sloths Sloths are unique creatures that are completely different from all other animals. They live in the tops of trees in the rain forests and jungles in South America. At the tops of the trees they don’t move or make noise in order to remain hidden from predators. By moving slowly or not at all predators don’t notice them and can’t find them.The two different types of sloths are the two toed sloth and the three toed sloth. The two toed sloth has brown fur and a pink pig
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Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth What do you know about Pygmy three-toed sloths‚ probably not that much. Sloths are very interesting animals. This is shown by their habits‚ habitats‚ life’s‚ diet‚ and size. Sloths are very interesting in that they are endangered and the pygmy three-toed sloths only live on an island off of the mainland of Panama. There are only about one hundred left. Sloths have a lot of interesting and odd habits. When sloths feed they use their long claws to eat leafs that are found in
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