The reflection story I choose is called Why I Hunt: A Predators Meditation by Rick Bass. The short story tells of Bass’s love of hunting for both elk and deer. However, the significance of the story goes far beyond merely killing an animal for its meat, as it tells mostly of the emotional struggle he feels as a hunter. Bass acknowledges the fact that he is a predator but wonders if his insatiable need for meat will somehow affect him in a later life. He questions whether or not he will have to pay for all of the innocent animals’ deaths that he has caused.
Pit Bulls were first bred to bait bulls and bears as a sport back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but soon became more commonly used as house pets due to their friendliness towards people (Brom, 1987-09, p.14). This indeed should open up society’s eyes to Pit Bulls not being an aggressive breed simply because they became more commonly used as pets, and they once represented The United States of America by serving in wars. Many of us base our opinions on what we hear in the media; we hear that Pit Bulls are overly aggressive, prone to biting, and in general should be banned as a breed. The court cases are squarely to blame for this breeds misconception of being a terror. The highest court in Maryland has held that all pit bull and cross-bred pit bull dogs are "inherently dangerous" as a matter of law and imposed strict liability on all persons who own, harbor, or control such dogs if they know or
Your Best Friend Today In the Saturday Night essay “Dogs and Monsters” Stanley Coren, a Professor of Psychology and a dog behaviour specialist, argues that dogs have been genetically modified for centuries in order to make people’s lives easier and more comfortable, yet there are still people in the world who disagree with genetic engineering. He claims that what people fear most about this type of science is that it is seen as “tampering with creation”(Coren 533) and something that as Prince Charles put it “should be left to God”(533) for fear that the earth and nature will be unable to handle the changes in species causing an unnatural balance between them. However Coren raises many interesting points proving that genetic engineering is not just in its beginning phases, it has in fact been around for centuries starting with primitive humans, jackals and wolves. Coren begins his essay by describing exactly how dogs and people first came into contact. In doing so Coren shows how people use dogs to make their lives more comfortable and that early people would use dogs at first as essentially a form of garbage disposal.
The Call of the Wild Buck, a courageous St. Bernard Shepard Mix, changed dramatically through the novel. Buck started out a laid back dog that lived in the Santa Clara Valley, until he got kidnapped one day, which marked the beginning of his life changing journey. Buck got shipped up to Seattle, Washington and then to Alaska, where he learned many lessons, from who to trust to when to fight. The journey Buck took changed the way he looked at humans, dogs, and himself. Buck became an independent, strong, defensive dog who knew more about the wild than he would have ever imagined and it all started in the Santa Clara Valley.
Boyle’s novel When the Killings Done pays attention to these difficulties, which is what makes the novel such a compelling story. He tells us how both are fighting for animal rights but do so in different ways and that is what leads us through both of their internal conflicts. One of them, (Alma), has all the power in the world but doesn’t really want it and the other one, (Dave), lacks the power the other one has so he starts to question his motives. This all makes for a great irony story which is a must read for
Ralph's Democracy Ralph’s leadership can be a good in the real world Lord of the Files connection to the real world In William Golding’s Lord of the flies Ralph plays an important role. He represents democracy because he wants everything to be in order and also to be rescued. He has traits that help him in the wild, he has determination. Even though in the story, his democracy got overtaken by the “Savage Instinct.” He kept his “Civilized Instinct” even though he almost lost his mind. Jack at the beginning had that “Civilized Instinct” but lost it because he kept on hunting and got suck into the wild jungle island.
Numerous animals are mentioned many times throughout this novel. It is clear that Robert- the protagonist- has a connection to animals. He runs about with them as if he is one of them. The animals communicate various messages to the readers. Certain characteristics animals possess which defy human nature help to develop Robert’s character, animals in this novel are displayed to be closely related to Robert, the animals represent values of Robert, and of society today and they are often used by Findley as a symbol of hope amidst devastation.
A lot of young people like pit-bulls because of protection, but some use this animal in another nature. Young adults may use this dog to fight other dogs or to make their money illegally. Pit-bulls have a cross breed which includes bulldogs and a variety of terriers. Pit-bulls were introduced in the 19th century, and there cross breed made them come popular over the years up until now. Some people label a pit-bull to be the most dangerous and violent dog there is to be, but others think pit-bulls are one of the best guard dogs there is.
In this essay, I will be debating whether Pit bulls should be killed because people train them to kill and fight other dogs. Pit balls were originally bred to hunt wild animals, such as bears and wolves; they have been bred specifically for the strength, attitude, and physical features, which also makes them better fighting dogs, they can also be very friendly, and in the past years they have gained the nick name of ‘nanny dogs’ Firstly, I will explain a reason as to why pit bulls should be allowed to live: they are very loving dogs, and their good temperament with children has awarded them the name of nanny dogs. Pit bulls were tested (along with many other breeds) and were found to be less aggressive than Beagles, 87% of pit bulls passed the test, it is only because of the way that pit bulls are treated and trained that they are as aggressive as they are, also innocent pit bulls are sentenced to death because of the bad reputation humans have earned for them. I will now explain a good reason for the death of pit bulls: it would stop many pit bulls from being abused, having to fight and being killed in an inhumane way, fighting pit bulls are kept in cramped cages, where there is hardly any room to stand, and they can hardly move, they are starved, and only fed enough food to just keep them alive, their cages are never cleaned, so the dog has to live in its own feces for the whole of its life, further more they never see the light of day, so as for exercise they are chained to a running machine for hours on end, and if they stopped, then their bellies were burned on the fast moving machine, they were often beat and burned, all of this fear and anger is built up in the dog, and when they are thrown at another dog, then they begin to take out their anger, and practice what they were bred to do. If the dog loses a fight, then if they weren’t killed during it, then
They provide protection, companionship and many services that make their lives much easier. Unfortunately, even these well- intended actions by pit bulls are under fire. For instance, Vietnam veteran Allen Grider resided in Aurora, Colorado with his service dog, an American Pit Bull Terrier named Precious. Because of Aurora’s breed specific legislation on pit bulls, Precious was taken away from Mr. Grider, leaving him with no one to help him with his daily needs. Mr. Grider filed a lawsuit against the city of Aurora, his case was tried, and he won.