...MASSAGE The 1941 Walt Disney movie Dumbo is an example of both cripping and ableism. This popular cartoon film is about a baby elephant born with most unusually large ears which makes him an outcast in the elephant community of the travelling circus. His mother Jumbo comes to his rescue while he is being mocked and abused by a boy who ironically also had noticeably large ears, and she is driven into a rampage which lands her in solitary confinement. Dumbo is heartbroken but is adopted by Timothy Q. Mouse who marches in to scare the other elephants who engage in cripping as they blame the “F.R.E.A.K.” (Dumbo, 1941) for his mother Jumbo’s wild behavior. In a display of ableism the mouse announces that there is nothing wrong with Dumbo, and that his ears will be an advantage for the elephant show. Dumbo’s ears cause him to trip and knock down the great elephant pyramid during the show which causes a major disaster that destroys the entire circus tent and sends the audience out in a screaming panic. In the aftermath the elephants discover that the circus ringmaster in another demonstration of cripping, demotes Dumbo to working with the clowns, and in yet another instance of cripping the elephants swear that from now on Dumbo is no longer an elephant. In an example of ableism Dumbo is welcomed into his new community of clowns and both he and the mouse accidentally get drunk on champagne that spilled into a water bucket. They wake up the next day and find themselves high up...
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...Elephants are largely known as the world's biggest land mammals. A mature elephant is approximately 6300 kilograms in weight, and is up to 3.5 meters in height. There are two scientifically recognized species of elephants; the African elephant and the Asian elephant. The names of the two types of elephants correspond with the parts of the world where they largely live. The Asian elephant is the smaller of the two species. Interestingly, only the male Asian elephants have tusks. These Asian elephants use their single short lip, which resembles a finger, for sufficient handling of objects. The African elephants are well identified by their larger ears and tusks, rounded foreheads, and two finger-like lips on their trunks. Genetically, the African Elephant is further dived into two types; the African Bush (Savannah) elephant and the African Forest elephant. You can easily differentiate the two types of elephants by their tusk. In that, the African bush elephant has admirably curved tusks while the African forest elephant has moderately straight tusks that are often pointing downwards. Both the...
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...varieties of African elephant – African Steppe (also known as Savanna) elephant, which belongs to Sudan region and is characterized by its big ears, four toes on the front, and three toe on the hind legs, and also Bush or Forest elephant, which has round years, five toes on front, and four toes on hind legs (p. 500). The measurements of the size and weight of this majestic animal, which is the largest to walk the earth, are impressive, “L [including trunk] 6-7.5 m, TL 1-3.3 m, shoulder height 3-4 m, weight 5000-7500 kg [making the African elephant the heaviest land mammals alive today]” (Grzimek, p. 500). And as for the...
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...Running head: ELEPHANTS Elephants Student’s name SPC 1608 Brigette Robinson Pensacola State College Introduction: I. According to worldelephantday.org, status an estimated 100 African Elephants are killed each day by poachers seeking ivory, meat and body parts. II. My name is __________, and I would like to talk to you today about different types of elephants. III. There are two different types of elephants, African and Asian. They both have similarities and differences. IV. Today I will inform you about elephants and why they are endangered, which species is at more risk than the other, and the language used by this incredible species. Body: I. The years 2011 and 2012 indicate the worst record for elephant poaching in Africa; Tens of thousands of elephants were slaughtered (“National Geographic”, n.d.). a. In 2011 the highest number of illegal ivory seizures in the last 23 years was recorded. i. Ivory is the number one reason that elephants are killed. ii. Their meat and body parts are among the other top reasons elephants are hunted. b. Poaching is an illegal act. Now that we know about elephant poaching, let’s take a look at an endangered species of elephants. II. The most endangered of the species is the Asian elephant. c. Asian elephant’s habitat ranges over 14 countries across Asia. iii. Wild Asian elephants suffer severe habitat loss in some of the most densely human populate...
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...Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell New Writing, Autumn 1936 IN Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people—the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me. I was sub-divisional police officer of the town, and in an aimless, petty kind of way anti-European feeling was very bitter. No one had the guts to raise a riot, but if a European woman went through the bazaars alone somebody would probably spit betel juice over her dress. As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. When a nimble Burman tripped me up on the football field and the referee (another Burman) looked the other way, the crowd yelled with hideous laughter. This happened more than once. In the end the sneering yellow faces of young men that met me everywhere, the insults hooted after me when I was at a safe distance, got badly on my nerves. The young Buddhist priests were the worst of all. There were several thousands of them in the town and none of them seemed to have anything to do except stand on street corners and jeer at Europeans. All this was perplexing and upsetting. For at that time I had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing and the sooner I chucked up my job and got out of it the better. Theoretically—and secretly, of course—I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British. As for the job I was doing, I hated it more bitterly than I can perhaps make...
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...A Disgusted Diction Many stupid choices are made by a dare or when their made fun of. Many effects of these choices are usually not good. This has happened many times including in the short story shooting an elephant. A Even though George Orwell appears to be an authority figure in the short story the author's diction, is a tone of disgust and mockery. To begin, Orwell portrays the mocking tone of the Burmese people as harsh insults. For example “There were several thousand of them in the town and none of them seemed to have anything to do except stand on street corners and jeer at Europeans” (Orwell). The diction that sticks out in this sentence is the word jeering, cause jeering itself sounds like an insult and it also sounds really...
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...energy. 3. Unlike most mammals, a healthy camel's body temperature fluctuates (changes) throughout the day from 34°C to 41.7°C (93°F-107°F.) This allows the camel to conserve water by not sweating as the environmental temperature rises. 4. Camels feet are wide so they can walk on sand more easily. Their huge feet help them to walk on sand without sinking into it. 5. Camels have thick lips so they can eat the prickly desert plants with out feeling pain. 6. The colour of their bodies helps them to blend into their environment. 7. Camel's ears are covered with hair, even on the inside. The hair helps keep out sand or dust that might blow into the animal's ears. ELEPHANTS | ENVIRONMENTAL Adaptations | | | | ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATIONS | | 1. | Elephants eat enormous amounts of vegetation daily , but the digestive system only uses about 40 percent of the intake. It is estimated that nearly 60 percent of elephant feces is undigested or partially digested vegetation....
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...9/19/13 A life threatening disease in a child can be likened to an elephant in the room. It's unusual to find an elephant in the family living room. You have not been trained to take care of said elephant, and who wants to get stomped by those huge feet?!? Better to just ignore it - it will go away, or blend in, or something...eventually...right? No, it won't. And the sad part is that when you ignore the elephant, you ignore the child, the family, and the disease. That's not helping anyone. I understand no one wants to bring up bad news. No one wants to see their friend cry. No one wants to hear how awful a child is doing, but really you need to put your big boy/girl underwear on and ask. The best thing you can do for a parent of a sick child is ask. I'm not talking about ear infections and the flu here (though it's still nice to ask, so they know you care). I'm talking the BIG elephants - lupus, cystic fibrosis, and one near and dear to my heart, kidney disease. Diseases that are in need of a cure; a cure we hope to find in enough time to save our son or daughter, before it’s too late. When dealing with parents of sick children, do not compare situations and do not say "I know how you feel". That saying, meant to bring about a common bond, just separates you further actually. The parent of a child that just suffered an allergy induced asthma attack is most certainly experiencing a traumatic event! It is not in any way, shape, or form equivalent to a child needing a...
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...The American circus has a unique and often overlooked importance in American history. The first American circuses began shortly after the country was founded, and as the country’s population grew, moved West, went through the Industrial Revolution, and opened its gates to the world, the circus followed. Indeed, in many cases the circus provided people’s first view of new inventions, exotic animals and peoples, and popular entertainments. The history of the circus is in many ways a microcosm of the history of America. The history of a circus dates back to the ancient Roman period, when the first circus, or Circus Maximus, was founded. Soon after, Circus Flaminius and Circus Neronis also appeared. In Roman society, the circus was very different from how we may picture circuses today. It was used mainly for exhibitions for chariot and horse races, staged battles, displays featuring trained animals, jugglers and acrobats. The circus was important to Roman society as it was the only public event that did not separate men and women. Although the layout and the acts of this infant circus is much different than today, the circus still brought much joy to the public. The story of the first American circus begins with John Bill Ricketts, who set up a circus in America. Although his circus career only lasted seven years, he managed to befriend President George Washington, tour the East Coast, Canada, and the West Indies with his company, and present America a new type of entertainment...
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...This article was written by Mark McClusky, and the purpose is to enlighten athletes, coaches, and the scientist who work with them how to improve on performance and achieve the best results. These philosophies and common threads that are being practiced by these peoples is not only beneficial sport wise, but also in their everyday life. The central thesis is to examine the techniques and how they are applied to the athletes by the coaches and the scientist who work with these sports personnel. The key terms found was; the aggregation of marginal gains, It’s a long-term development, what gets measured gets managed. The key claims that I identified that the author must spend some time defending are; The Only Sustainable Advantage is to Learn...
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...The Parable of the Good Samaritan The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus and is mentioned in only one of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. According to the Gospel of Luke (10:29-37) a traveller (who may or may not be Jewish) is beaten, robbed, and left half dead along the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. Samaritans and Jews generally despised each other, but the Samaritan helps the injured man. Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to a question regarding the identity of the "neighbour" which Leviticus 19:18 says should be loved.Portraying a Samaritan in positive light would have come as a shock to Jesus' audience. It is typical of his provocative speech in which conventional expectations are inverted. Some Christians, such as Augustine, have interpreted the parable allegorically, with the Samaritan representing Jesus Christ, who saves the sinful soul. Others, however, discount this allegory as unrelated to the parable's original meaning, and see the parable as exemplifying the ethics of Jesus, which have won nearly universal praise, even from those outside the Church. The parable has inspired painting, sculpture, poetry, and film. The colloquial phrase "good Samaritan," meaning someone who helps a stranger, derives from this parable, and many hospitals and charitable organizations are named after the Good Samaritan. The Parable of the Rich Man The rich farmer...
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...The Parable of the Good Samaritan The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus and is mentioned in only one of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. According to the Gospel of Luke (10:29-37) a traveller (who may or may not be Jewish) is beaten, robbed, and left half dead along the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. Samaritans and Jews generally despised each other, but the Samaritan helps the injured man. Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to a question regarding the identity of the "neighbour" which Leviticus 19:18 says should be loved.Portraying a Samaritan in positive light would have come as a shock to Jesus' audience. It is typical of his provocative speech in which conventional expectations are inverted. Some Christians, such as Augustine, have interpreted the parable allegorically, with the Samaritan representing Jesus Christ, who saves the sinful soul. Others, however, discount this allegory as unrelated to the parable's original meaning, and see the parable as exemplifying the ethics of Jesus, which have won nearly universal praise, even from those outside the Church. The parable has inspired painting, sculpture, poetry, and film. The colloquial phrase "good Samaritan," meaning someone who helps a stranger, derives from this parable, and many hospitals and charitable organizations are named after the Good Samaritan. The Parable of the Rich Man The rich farmer...
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...children as their primary audience. Movies such as Snow White, Tinker Bell and Cinderella are all great examples of children’s movies that fit these generalizations. The movie Dumbo on the other hand does not fit these simplistic ideas for Disney movies. From an outsider looking in, this movie may seem sweet, basic and innocent but it is not. The movie Dumbo is filled with anticipated psychological impairments for children. Although the basic idea of this film is simple, the film includes multiple scenes of racism, violence and oppression with an overall theme expressing a derogatory connotation that is not fit for children. The beginning of these unfortunate events starts with Dumbo himself being made fun of. This scene is early in the film setting a direct tone for discrimination for the duration of the film. Dumbo is consistently viewed as an outsider, being mocked and laughed at for his big ears that were viewed by the other elephants as different. This difference was so significant that it led the elephants to disclaim Dumbo as a part of their race. These simple acts of discrimination...
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...Amanda Young Professor Janson English Composition II July 29, 2013 In Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” contrary to most interpretations, it is Jig who holds control of her fate and is not influenced by her male companion “The American” because of her new found maturity over this big decision. Jigs first metaphorical comparison that the hills look like white elephants is a dig against her male companion recognizing her understanding the burden he believes she has become. “Hemingway finds a poignant way to suggest the girl’s true feelings about her predicament which she remains unable to communicate forthrightly to her companion” (Renner 30). The symbolic meaning of a white elephant is something that holds value but its upkeep exceeds its usefulness. Jig and her unborn child have become white elephants to the man because although he loves her, the upkeep of starting a life with her and this child is more than he bargains for. Many interpretations have described Jig to be a very naïve young girl who is strongly influence by her male companion, but she fully understands her options. However, “ironically the American has become a “white elephant” to her, at the same time that she and the fetus continue so to him” (Hannum 53). The girl and the unborn child may be white elephants, but The American has also taken on the role of the white elephant in Jigs eyes. Jig no longer is reliant on the man’s opinions nor finds anything he says useful or insightful. Near...
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...stubby flippers that allow them to fly underwater) 5b) can fly got to 6 6a) duck beak 0. Anseriformes end (duck) 6b) not a duck go to 7 7a) Pouch beak 0. Pelicaniformes end ( have a unique pouch below their beaks) 7b) not pouch go to 8 8a) funnel beak o. Porcellariformes end ( tube like nostrils and heavy beaks curved at the tip- Tubenoses) 8b) not a funnel end O. Charadriiformes end ( great black backed and bottom white long bill- EX. Gull related birds.) 9a) 4 appendages go to 10 9b) 2 appendages go to 14 10a) No flippers 0. Carnivora go to 11 (sea otters,weasels….skunks- molars slice like scissors) 10b) flippers go to 12 0. Pinnipedia (have flippers) 11a) bears F. Ursidae end 11b) otter F. Musteiidae end 12a) no external ears go to 13 (elephant seals) 12b) has external ears F. Otaridae end ( sea lions, eared seals, fur seals, external ears and long necks and can walk on hind flippers.) 13a) can’t walk on hind flippers F. Phocidae end (earless seals, no external ear) 13b) can walk on hind flippers F. Odobenidae end ( Pinnipedia- walk on hind legs, but don’t have external ears) 14a) fluke tail...
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