...In this essay I’m going to be talking about the death of Candy’s dog was right or wrong. The death of Candy’s caused a major controversy between the readers and some of the characters in the book. In my opinion I strongly believe that the death of Candy’s dog was right, due to the fact that the dog is ‘no good’ to the farm and even to candy as Carlson stated. Evidence to support this is that Carlson said ‘the ol’ dog jus’ suffers hiself all the time’. This connotes that the dog is old, exhausted and in pain,(which means it suffering) so it would be only be in the dogs best interest by putting it out its misery as it would eventually die soon. If I had a pet and it was elderly and diseased, I would have it put to sleep because I’m only doing it in my dog’s best interest. However, many readers could argue that it was wrong to kill candy’s dog as it was candy’s dog, so candy should make the decision of killing his dog. Even though candy was being reluctant to killing his dog, the final decision was his and no one to make it for him. For instance, after the dog was shot candy told George that he "ought to have shot that dog myself”. This implies that, after the dog was shot candy realised that he shouldn’t have let a stranger like Carlson kill his dog that he has been with for a long time, because he has “had him since he was a pup”. Also, It foreshadowed the end of the story, which was that George would shoot Lennie instead of letting a "stranger" (the other ranch hands, namely...
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...The Hound of the Baskervilles is a killer. There is a lot of evidence to support this in the book. First of all, the dog breed is a mixture between a bloodhound and a mastiff. These types of dogs are known to be very loyal to their masters, and because Stapleton was its master, then it would kill people without a second thought. These dogs also have an excellent sense of smell, and they are commonly used as guard dogs. Stapleton used this to his advantage, and he made his dog smell the clothes of his victims and then track them down and kill them. Furthermore, Sherlock Holmes mentioned in the last chapter of the book where the dog was bought. He said that Stapleton bought it at a store called Ross and Mangles, and that the dog was “The...
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...seems to hold itself in the minds of most of the ranchers in the story. Their carelessness for the death of others reveals to us the lifestyle on the ranch, as well as the lifestyle of the bitter, rough Great Depression of the 1930s in America. While these deaths are insignificant to the men on the ranch, they hold major significance to the plot. Our introduction to these ideas on death amongst the ranchers starts with the death of Candy’s dog. This sheepdog was old and feeble, but was...
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...what happened. The path of the underground rail road was taken by many to pursuit the rote of freedom. There were many paths a slave could take to get to freedom. (Bernier 2) All of the paths were different in many ways size, length and time travel. (Bernier 1) They also would use underground tunnels for safer travel and because the dogs would not be able to smell them then. (ROGER 12)...
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...special needs. I suffered a brain injury a number of years ago which adds its own set of challenges to completing my college career. In spite of these challenges, I refuse to give up. I am doing everything in my power to work towards completing my college degree. One solution I came up with to help my son is to get a dog. The Basenji is considered to be one of man’s oldest dog breeds. There happens to be something else very special about them. Basenjis are very smart and if there is a way to escape, they will find it and go exploring all on their own. The Basenji has been compared to an Autistic Child or adult by their manners because they also have the curiosity of a cat and someone with Autism. The best part is they do not smell at all; they are considered to be hypoallergenic because they do not smell unless you consider smelling like a Frito a smell. Yes, I said a Frito because they do smell like one. The Basenji does not bark, so they are considered to be a bark-less dog and the only bark-less dog breeds in the world. With a history going back to 3500 BC, if you have looked at the hieroglyphics of the pyramids, you will see them in those pictures. There are many books and even a movie made in 1950s Goodbye My Lady about a Basenji. The movie tells and shows a lot about how smart and cunning they are along with being very emotional, which happened to be a very good thing for my son and me. Alec started to walk right around his second birthday, which was around 2008. At that time...
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...Dogs are known as a man’s best friend and are widely used as guard dogs , service dogs or just merely as house pets . Thus , it is not a surprise that dogs are trusted to be used during wars as well. These dogs are called Military Working Dogs and without them , many of our brave and heroic soldiers would have lost their lives . There is a story about a dog name Brutus , who served in Iraq . At that time , his handlers and four other soldiers were taken hostage by the enemies . Brutus and his handler were able to communicate by sign language and he gave the sign to Brutus which means ‘ go away but come and find me later’ . When he came back later , he killed two guards and manage to free his handler and soldiers by jumping against the door repeatedly . Looking at this story , it tells us of the importance of these military dogs . There are many type of war dogs that are trained to serve but today , I am only going to point out the roles and duties of military working dogs in explosives detection , locating...
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...only way out is euthanasia. In Of mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Candy’s dog is getting older every day, without any treatment. This hurts not only the dog, but it Candy as well. This is an outcome to the dog being with Candy from day one. In addition, Lennie has an illness with no antidote, he’s intellectually disabled. With that in mind, George knows about this and is frightened about what Lennie does throughout the day, making sure he’s not causing any trouble, or who Lennie speaks to. Considering what Candy and George were going through, before they decided to mercy kill their best friends, it must have hurt them more than it hurt the dog and Lennie. In the book, Candy’s dog...
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...shown many times throughout the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Compassion is when you show care towards others and in the book Of Mice and Men it is represented many times, for example the the compassion between George and Lennie, or Candy and has dog, other than that it is shown between Lennie and animals. The compassion between George and Lennie is priceless in so many ways. For example how George take cares of Lennie, even though he doesn’t have to, even though he is not smart enough. For instance, Lennie got accused of rape in weed and that caused George...
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...be changed and fuels our actions to the bigger outcome, our dreams. The books we read about very tragic endings to both stories conclude to one thing though. In the book by John Steinbeck “Of Mice and Men” and Edmond Rostand's play “Cyrano de Bergerac”, the stories in these famous texts show how dreams just lead to pain and suffering which would rather be avoided. In extreme cases, the outcome that came to John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” was pretty blunt and depressing. But what I...
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...Maha Almasoudi ESLI-086- Intermediate Reading Melissa Battista April 17. 2016 Marley: A Dog Like No Other The book is about Marley adventures in life from being a puppy to old age. The whole story starts when John Grogan and Jenny get Marley at a large wooden property in Florida. They got Marley for clearance, only $350 when the rest of the group was $375-400. They had to wait three weeks to get Marley, because he had to be eight weeks old. He lived in Florida, he like the sand and sun. One of Marley adventures was being a student in at obedience school, where he couldn't get enough of the smells and other dogs. The instructor kicked Marley out because he is too young and excitable. was eating everything as well and when Marley was about...
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...Song: Sing a Song of Senses (sung to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell") We use our tongues to taste. We use our tongues to taste. We taste the flavors in our food. We use our tongues to taste. We use our ears to hear. We use our ears to hear. We hear noises loud and soft. We use our ears to hear. We use our eyes to see. We use our eyes to see. We see colors all around. We use our eyes to see. We use our noses to smell. We use our noses to smell. We smell flowers and perfume. We use our noses to smell. We use our hands to touch. We use our hands to touch. We touch things both smooth and rough. We use our hands to touch. ----------------------------------- Lesson plan: I would first talk about all of the senses to the children and describe all five senses to my students. We will discuss each sense and I will ask questions about them. I would find a c.d. that just has music to The Farmer in the Dell so that we could sing to the poem using the music with the words to the poem. I would assign different activities for us to do throughout the week that has to do with senses and we would sing the song every day for one week. Monday - Taste: I will make my students edible pudding for them to paint a picture with by using pudding and food coloring. They will paint a picture their favorite food to eat and will be able to enjoy the pudding while they are painting. I will make two different colors and use vanilla and chocolate pudding, so they...
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...The Puppy Place : Sugar, Gummi, and Lollipop. Charles and Lizze love puppies. Their family fosters young dogs, giving them love and care, until them find a home for them. Lizze can't wait to get to her best friend Maria's cabin for some rest and relaxation. WHen they arrive, the girla discover a box of three puggle puppies. Lizze loves these sweet dogs, but they are a lot of hard work. Lizzie's stomach rumbled. She needed a snack to give her energy for the hike to the cabin. She reached into the backpack at her feet and rummanged around until she found the candy bar she'd brought? "Want some?"she asked Maria as she pelled back the crinkly paper. Maria's eyes winded. She held up her hands and shook her head."Oh," she said. "I guess I forgot...
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...different animal therapy programs designed to help Wounded Warriors and active deployed soldiers, and has been doing so since the year 1919. I. Animal-Assisted Therapy A. Definition 1. Differences 2. The Heart B. In the Beginning 1. Thru the years 2. Documentation II. Deployment A. War Zone 1. SFC Boe and Budge 2. Trauma and Reassignment B. Lessons 1. Policy 2. Health III. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center A. Programs 1. Dog Tags 2. Warrior Transition B. Nonprofit 1. Qualifications 2. Benefits Abstract Information for this research paper was obtained by reading articles written for the U.S. Army Medical Department Journal, April-June, 2012. These articles were written about the use of canines by the military for Animal-assisted Therapy in the military. All articles are written either by men and women currently serving in the military or civilians working with the programs the military uses. The canines are used in a variety of settings from being used in a hospital setting to being used in the middle of a war zone. Animal-assisted Therapy is...
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...able to control. Dante endures a similar fascination with the human body and its changes a parts on his journey through hell through the Inferno. Even reading this a second time, I was able to make even more personal connections with the book than I previously had. I have had many experiences where my view of the human body was being ruined by uncontrollable forces. Much like me, Dante’s fascination with the body often leads to disgust of even pain when it is ruined. Not long ago while I was still in my boarding school, my grandmother that I called Nana had a heart attack. She is fine now, but it worried our entire family...
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...bedspread sprinkled with multicoloured flowers, like a cartoon field coating the double bed. Windows surround the bed bathing it in natural light, the windows are trimmed by shear blue curtains all the same shade with different patterns. Curtains that on cool fall days billow softly in the wind. Beside the bed is a small window with a door, into my sister’s room beside mine. The door is often open so that we can engage in late night chats, but is closed when our sleep schedules don’t quite match up. Beside the bed is a white side table topped with a lamp holding a bulb in need of replacing. On this dresser is a stack of Archie comics a retainer and a handful of rocks with images of crudely painted marine life from summers past....
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