...Have you ever thought about what a dog would be like if it had human characteristics? In the story, The Mixer by P.G. Wodehouse, a dog named Blackie takes on an adventure with human characteristics. Blackie is the narrator, he is playful and child-like. While reading or listening to The Mixer, you may have noticed that the narrator is the dog, Blackie. Throughout the story, everything is from Blackie’s perspective. From Blackie’s point of view when Shy Man broke inside of the house, Blackie thought he was trying to say hello. When Blackie woke up Fred, he was trying to get them to “become friends and talk”, but when Fred saw him he knew that Shy Man was actually trying to steal from them. While all of this is going on, in Blackie’s...
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...Health Alliance, 2013). Dogs are the most common household pets in Australia, which has approximately 4.2 million pet dogs (Animal Health Alliance, 2013). However, dog aggression is the most common pet dogs’ behavior problem and it causes a major public health problem in Australia (Voelker, 1997; Schalamon, 2006). According to the Annual Urban Animal Management Conference (2013), average 14,000 Australians are injured due to dog attack each year and about 1,400 of those injuries required medical treatment or hospitalization. Over sixty percent of dog attacks occurred at home, which means an owner or household-members have a higher possibility to be victimized in a dog attack. Over the last three decades, numerous of researches have been indicated that owner attachment levels and dog characteristics are the major factors leading to aggressive responses in pet dogs (Borchelt, 1983; Landsberg, 1991; Hunthausen, 1997; Hsu and Sun, 2010). Although these findings provide evidence for the link between owner-dog interaction and the aggressive behavior problem in pet dogs, surprisingly little research has examined the link between pet dogs-directed aggression in human and the controlling behavior in a relationship. To redress this imbalance, it is important to explore the connection between pet dogs aggressive behavior and domestic violence. Aims and Objectives The aims of this present study are to explore the connection between human directed aggression by pet dogs and controlling behavior...
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...No Longer Human “Night” Dehumanization, a word that haunts millions during the time of the 1930s. Throughout the Novel Night, written by Elie Wiesel, dehumanization plays a major role. Wiesel portrays much of his story through similes and other forms of literary devices. Dehumanization is the process of stripping a person of every quality that makes him/her human, including his/her identity, individuality, and soul. Throughout the book dehumanization occurs in different situations, some examples are “If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.” (24) “He looked at us as one would a pack of leprous dogs clinging to life.” (38) “He went by me like a shadow, passing me without stopping, without a glance.” (107) These similes are what...
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...Ruth-Ann Spencer Upper Iowa University Human Recourses Management Richard Larson September 21, 2014 Going to the dogs, I have a lot of opinion about this issue. The first thing is that I don’t believe that employees should not be allowed to have dog in the workplace. To me that is not professional and it can cause a distraction. Another point is that if the dog is not properly trained then it can ruin things in the office, for example destroy important documents and stuff. A dog can also ruin the furniture at the store. Not to mention that at times the dog can be quite loud and like I mention earlier that can be a huge distraction. A dog cannot be dependable or trustworthy of any of their actions. Another point is that some people are...
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...themes in “We3” is that of human qualities existing in non-human characters. We see three animals that have been altered with by the government and turned into killing machines. However we see many things that indicate that despite their human capabilities, they still show many qualities of regular animals of their respective species. One of the clearest examples of this is in the second chapter on the twenty-ninth page. Here we see 1 after he and 2 attacked, and ultimately killed a human and his dog. They attacked after the man shot 3, and the dog tried to protect his owner. 1 went immediately for the human while 2 took care of the attacking dog. In these panels, we see 1 practically beating himself up for what he did. He is sitting there with his eyes closed and his head down, which is typically pretty clear body language for somebody that is sad or upset about something. This goes along with the theme I mentioned earlier because people don’t usually think of animals as having the capability to be upset about their actions. Remorse is ordinarily thought of as being a quality that us humans have, but one that animals would not possess. In the panel 1 continues to repeat “Bad dog, bad dog, bad dog” which shows that he is disappointed in his own actions and that it is bothering him that he had to do what he did to the man. It is the only thing that is on his mind, even when 2 asks about home after it, 1 just keeps on saying “Bad dog, bad dog” because it is the only...
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...All Animals Are Equal PETER SINGER In TOM REGAN & PETER SINGER (eds.), Animal Rights and Human Obligations. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1989, pp. 148-162 Available freely online at: http://www.animal-rights-library.com/texts-m/singer02.htm. In recent years a number of oppressed groups have campaigned vigorously for equality. The classic instance is the Black Liberation movement, which demands an end to the prejudice and discrimination that has made blacks second-class citizens. The immediate appeal of the black liberation movement and its initial, if limited, success made it a model for other oppressed groups to follow. We became familiar with liberation movements for Spanish-Americans, gay people, and a variety of other minorities. When a majority group— women—began their campaign, some thought we had come to the end of the road. Discrimination on the basis of sex, it has been said, is the last universally accepted form of discrimination, practiced without secrecy or pretense even in those liberal circles that have long prided themselves on their freedom from prejudice against racial minorities. One should always be wary of talking of "the last remaining form of discrimination." If we have learnt anything from the liberation movements, we should have learnt how difficult it is to be aware of latent prejudice in our attitudes to particular groups until this prejudice is forcefully pointed out. A liberation movement demands an expansion of our moral horizons and...
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...misunderstood dog breeds in the world. Another fact is pit bull puppies are adorable. The myths about them are: they do not have locking jaws and they are not all inherently vicious. Pit bulls are not aggressive towards other dogs and they are not aggressive towards humans. Pit bulls that have an unknown history and parentage from rescue or shelter are not dangerous to adopt, rather than buying a pit bull from a breeder . The last myth is that: it is not better to adopt a pit bull puppy instead of an adult. There is a little history to pit...
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...Before I came to United States in 2004, I used to own a French white Poodle dog, I named Leba. It was a suitable dog for our family since some of my family members used to have allergies and leba does not shed like other dogs. It was obedient and affectionate dog towards all family members. Playing with her was so much fun. It was very energetic and playful. I believe that dog used to have comparable characteristics similar to human beings. For example, every single time I come home, Leba used to run out and try to jump on me and then it barks for a few minutes until I sit and play with it for a few minutes. It doesn’t like to be left alone but it likes to be around someon. It follows me everywhere I go in the house or outside if I allow. If I am not feeling well, Leba sits next to me on the couch and give me comfort. Leba was definitely unselfish friend I ever have. In addition, It displays emotions such as affection and unhappiness just like humans do. I strongly believe that dogs have human like behaviors for several reasons. Their special characters and loyalty make them the most popular pets. For example, they are devoted, assist the disable and they are a good companion. First, dogs are always there when you demand them. They can give you attention even if they do not understand what you are saying. They have always been trusted, approachable and they always welcome their owners at home. They are devoted to their proprietors and their homes. They are intelligent...
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...Oxana Malaya Oxana Malaya was born in 1983 in Ukraine, and is known as a ‘feral child’. A feral child is when a human child is isolated and had not exposure to other humans and human society. A feral child can often lead to the child having little to no understanding of human language, human care/emotions or social behaviour. In the case of Oxana, her parents were alcoholics who were hardly able to take care of themselves, let alone an infant. Oxana, only three years old, sought refuge in the dog house in the garden; and she lay down with the dogs. Oxana remained with the dogs for 5 years, and was even fed raw meat and scraps left by her parents. After these 5 years, Oxana was imitating the behaviour of a dog: she was barking, clawing, whining when hurt, growling when feeling threatened and panting. In the following document, I will be discussing under which circumstances Oxana become this way, and the effects of primary and secondary socialisation had on Oxana. What were the primary socialisation effects on her health and well-being? When we are raised by our parents, we naturally replicate the behaviour of our parents; and primary socialisation is especially important because it serves as the groundwork for a child's future development and socialisation. However, as Oxana was raised largely by dogs, she replicated this behaviour. How does this impact Physical Development? Due to Oxana’s environment, it has caused Oxana to become physically underdeveloped. This...
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...Animal Farm by George Orwell has an amazing way of transforming animals into human beings and giving the animals the characteristics given off by humans during times of crisis. The characteristics of each animals presented in the novel are representative of their personalities. Because of these characteristics, some animals have an untimely downfall and other are still leaders and reigning in their own glorious manner. The character in this novel are Napoleon the pig, Boxer and Clover the cart-horses, Benjamin the donkey, and the sheep and dogs who are loyal servant to Napoleon. Animals behave like humans because they are around each other for longer periods of time. G. A. Bradshaw and Robert M. Sapolsky explain that “human beings and nonhuman animals share a common ancestry,” (487) resulting in a common behavior. Napoleon is the head pig. He is strong, but rather bull-headed, along with being independent, as well as corrupt. He was just a pig on Manor Farm until he took over and changed the name to Animal Farm. He was running for the title of leader alongside another pig called Snowball. Little did any of the other animals know, Napoleon was very corrupt from the start, he made up rumors about Snowball leading everyone to believe that he was not a good match to...
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...Over the years there has been a constant debate between natures versus nurture. Although the environment in which a child is raised plays a good part in the person that they are going to become, it does not solely decide what kind of human being they are. The way our parents raised us determines what kind of individual we will become. As we grow and mature our decisions and are consequences mold us into responsible adults. Becoming who we are and starts way before we are ever thought of. The way that our parents were raised by their parents plays a huge role in the Way that our parents teach us the rights and wrongs of our lives. When we are created, we each have our own set of genes. Our genes tell us about our Basic outline. Are genes tell...
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..."August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains" By Lasse Lundqvist What would the world look like in the future, if nuclear bombs were dropped in the United States of America? One option for that answer is to find I the short story “There will come soft rains - August 2026” by Ray Bradbury. This essay will deal with the human technology development, which is a threat for the. Nevertheless, the nature will always recover from the destruction of technology. Through the narrative we get to know the routine of the everyday life in an empty house, with the only purpose of serving the gods; the humans. The story takes place in the year 2026, and mankind has invented a house that is capable of working on its own. In the town of Allendale, a house stands alone in a city of rubble an ash. The city is the outcome of an exploded nuclear bomb and lies in ruins. The atmosphere is very cold due to the lack of humanity, but the narrator manages to make the reading experience energetic by giving the robots human characteristics. “An aluminium wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea.”(Bradbury l.20 p.1). By using the word “digested” the story becomes more alive. With its humanlike features, the house has become controlling and demanding. Everything has to be done in an exact point of time. All the tasks the house has, must be carried out to the fullest. “In the kitchen the breakfast stove… eight...
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...Nordic Journal of African Studies 14(3): 368–383 (2005) The Yorùbá Animal Metaphors: Analysis and Interpretation ADÉSOLÁ OLÁTÉJÚ University of Ibadan, Nigeria ABSTRACT The paper undertakes a study of animal metaphors in the Yorùbá language with a view to highlighting the stylistic and communicative potentials of these metaphors. To achieve the set objective, the animals – domestic and wild – involved in metaphors and their individual distinctive characteristic features that motivate their metaphorical interpretations are highlighted. The paper also discusses the sources of animal metaphors, which are said to be located in three areas, namely: the Yorùbá naming culture, animal characteristic habits and behaviour, and the Yorùbá poetry. In discussing the metaphorical processes involved in the interpretation of animal-related metaphors, a two-dimensional approach is adopted: stylistic and cultural. In the first, the semantic features of animals involved in metaphors are decomposed into semantic markers that are of two types. The first is the High Priority Semantic Markers (HPSM), which determine the cognitive/conceptual meaning of the metaphors, and the second is the Low Priority Semantic Markers (LPSM), which determine the secondary metaphorical interpretation. Animal metaphors involve transference of meanings, and whatever meanings or interpretations are assigned to a particular animal metaphor, are culture and context dependent. The paper concludes with stylistic and...
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...than others." The relationship humans tend to have within the animal kingdom is not as civilized as it should be. When looking at it from a moral and religious perspective, humans should treat all animals equally. Statistics have shown that in developed countries such as the United States, animals such as dogs are treated far better than other animals. The question then arises, why do dogs get treated more diligently while other animals with the same mental capacity get slaughtered and consumed? By looking at "Let Them Eat Dog" by Jonathon Foer, the perception of why one should not think of dogs as superior animals and why the idea of consuming a dog should not be looked down upon in society will be thoroughly analyzed and examined. People in the United States think it’s morally wrong to eat dogs since it is a household pet. The same people who don’t eat dogs, eat other animals such as pigs, chickens, and cows, which is questionable because they still devour animals that are necessary to the environment and society today. In "Let Them Eat Dog" by Jonathon Foer, the author gives logical reasons on why we should eat dog, and why it is not harmful to the society in any manner. It's legal in 44 states to eat dog, and dog meat poses no greater health risk than any other meat. The problem arises is that a dog is labeled as a "man's best friend". Therefore, it is merely wrong to even think of eating a dog in the United States. Because pets such as dogs and cats are considered to be valuable...
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...how beneficial is the relationship between animals and people? How similar are animals in comparison to other people? Should pet owners dress their pets similarly to how they dress? How would someone handle their pet's welfare in the event of their death? If these questions were put to pet owners, there would likely be a myriad of responses given, but all of them would probably agree on one thing: having an animal for a companion would enhance the quality of living for both the human owner and their loving quadruped companion. How Beneficial is The Relationship Between Animals and People? Ask anyone who owns a dog or a cat, and they would tell you many times over about the benefits of having their furry friend(s) around the house. Some would even go on to argue that most of the time, these creatures are almost human. Author Kathleen Kete asserts that children, like pets, demand attention, food and sometimes clothing; in return, it was promised that they remain faithful to the grave (Kete, 1994). Dogs are commonly found to be fitting of such description as they are seen to have lived in eternal childhood (Kete, 1994). Such a parallel between ownership of pets and raising children would likely point many individuals to the conclusion that a pet is...
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