...Live Like a Dog, Alone By Fay Weldon. Summary. It is about two persons, who both live alone. The woman Miriam is fifty-five years old and lives alone. She is running a successful nursing agency. She suffers from heart trouble, so sometimes she has to go to the hospital. The story takes place inside a taxi. Miriam is on her way home after a visit at the hospital. The taxi driver and Miriam talks. It is not a normal conversation between a driver and his costumer, but instead they talk about their personal life. He seems depressed and unhappy with his life. He tells Miriam how he feels about living alone and his thoughts about it collides with the way Miriam feels. During the ride, they both get aware of their different perspectives on their, in some point, similar life. That does somehow widen their horizons, and gives them a new awareness about the way they live. Miriam and the way she lives Miriam is fifty-five years old and lives alone, with no husband and children. She has been married once, but they did not have any children. She has a great career, within stress. Ironically, she is very stressed herself. That affects that she has to go to the hospital where her heart is stopped and then started over again, and that happens a lot. I think that she basically is happy about her life, even though she lives alone. Miriam is also an extremely caring person who needs to make sure that everybody is happy and satisfied, as you can see in the text "She felt duty-bound...
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...------------------------------------------------- Live Like a Dog, Alone. 1. Give a summary of Live Like a Dog, Alone. ‘’Live Like a Dog’’ is a story that takes place in a cab in the middle of London. In this cab we meet two persons with very different opinions on how to observe life. We meet the cabdriver who is a refugee and Miriam who is a fifty-five year old stressed British woman. The cabdriver admits that he is as lonely as a dog, but Miriam tries to cheer him up. Miriam had just been picked up at the hospital. She suffers from heart attacks because of her stress and work. As we gets deeper into the mind of Miriam, we get to know the true story of her. She is lonely just like the cabdriver and that is why she decides to offer him a cup of coffee and see where it will lead. Despite the fact that she has an idea about it. 2. Characterize Miriam and the life she lives. Miriam as person can be described quite accurate with two quotes: * ‘’Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings – always darker, emptier and simpler.’’ (Friedrich Nietzsche) * ‘’Do not give in too much to feelings – A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.’’ (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) The reason why this describes Miriam quite well is because of the fact that she has two sides. She has the confident and positive side and the more darken, lonely side. When in public, she tries to show the positive way of living and actually tries to make it better to...
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...Live like a dog, alone In the short story, Live like a dog, alone, by Fay Weldon, we get to get on a cab drive with the successful businesswomen Miriam. The time of the action lasts from half an hour to an hour depending on the drive’s duration. But even though we get to know these to characters well in the story. Miriam is the one we get to know the best. The narrator is a third-person narrator as you can see: ‘“But you can look at it another way,” she said, from the back of the cab.’(Page 8, line 11) But the perspective is from Miriam. Even though she isn’t a first-person narrator it is her thoughts and feelings we get to hear: ‘She wondered what he looked like.’ The cab driver’s thoughts aren’t known. The short story starts in the middle of their conversation when the cab driver says he now lives like a dog, alone. The cab driver has low self-esteem and tells her how girls seek away from him like two identical poles on a magnet. He compares himself with a dog because dogs live by themselves he says. Miriam, as the carrying person she is, immediately feels like she has to cheer the taxi driver up. She tries to mention some other great animals that also wander about alone. She mentions lions, eagles and tigers. They are majestic, strong and proud animals. But while trying to cheer him up she also tries to defend herself. Even though she told the cabdriver she lived with her husband she too lives alone. She’s trying to convince herself that it’s okay to live on her own. That...
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...Rough Draft Dogs are better equipped in the household families of today, Basenji’s and Rat Terriers are the two best pets that one can own. Most people have a hard time choosing what they think is the best pet for them. Most people want an animal that has some energy but not too much! They also want a dog that can be gentle with them and their children, but can also be protective and a guard dog when the time calls for it. Some people think that size matters when you want these qualities in a pet, but they really don’t! People of today have just been deceived into thinking that way. Basenjis and Rat Terriers carry these qualities without being too big to be uncomfortable or to small that they can’t do their jobs. Basenjis and Rat Terriers are both protective of their owners and are very loyal to them. Families want to have security with their dogs; they don’t want them to be TOO friendly to just anyone but they don’t want them to be too aggressive either. Both animals are very cautious about strangers and though they might not necessarily bite them they will make sure that they are noticed by the intruders. They will make sure that they are in between the strangers and their owners in case they need their assistance. Basenjis and Rat Terriers are very watchful and if they see or hear anything they automatically alert their owners that something is not right. Even if it is something big like seeing someone outside or something small, like seeing another animal. Both Basenjis...
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...Look Up, It’s you? These people’s lives were threatened because of the color of their skin, or because they had a harsh life, and had to live on there own. How would you respond if a terrible life experience happened to you? Jackie Robinson, Brian Robson, and Karana all had a turning point in their life. They all faced something terrible that interchanged their point of view and changed their country and lives. Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson was the first african American baseball player in the MLB, and was facing many obstacles. He was having troublesome times with opposing teams and even his own colleagues. “It hadn't been that easy to fight the resentment expressed by players on other teams, by the team owners, or by bigoted fans screaming "n-----." Even though he faced gargantuan struggles, he still came through and helped his community. “ I was proud to be in the hurricane eye of a significant breakthrough and to be used to prove that a sport can’t be called national if blacks are barred from it. “ Feng Ru...
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...According to the ASPCA organization, “2.7 million animals are euthanized each year”(Animal Homelessness). Lots of animals are killed daily just to gain space in shelters, they kill the healthy dogs for the new animals to have a place to stay. Thousands of animals are homeless and dying, many abused and left to die. The American Association for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Animals(ASPCA) is to save animals being abused by their owners. You should participate in some of the adoption events because it saves millions of animals lives each year, creates a better home for the animals, and it helps strays find homes. “Almost 3 million healthy animals don’t make it out of a shelter because of overpopulation”(Animal Homelessness). The ASPCA protects animals who are left to do die and have no good safe home. They are non-profit organization just wanting to protect the animals wellbeing. They save the lives of animals everyday, they go into houses or wherever the animal was spotted and try to...
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...is worse than being all alone. This is especially true for the lives of the laborers in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The novel tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two nomadic consorts who travel through California looking for work. They have a dream of owning a small stake of land together and living a relaxed, comfortable life on that land. While living in a bunkhouse in Soledad, they meet an old man named Candy, who has no family or relatives that care about him. His only true friend is his dog. Through Candy’s speech and thoughts, Steinbeck reveals that everyone is much happier with a companion than without. Candy’s relationship...
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...Dangerous breeds of dog should be banned Recently there has been much controversy about dangerous breeds of dogs. In this year, there are many dangerous breeds of dogs to attack people even kill people. So a lot of organizations such as state government, local councils support banning them. I think that dangerous breeds of dogs should be banned because we should notice that the security of ourselves. Actually there are about 10000 dog attacks in Victoria each year. Dangerous breeds of dog let us live in a dangerous world. We should protection ourselves to banned the dangerous breeds of dog. The dangerous breeds of dog are very easy to become difficult to control. Although these do owners always say ” These people by dangerous breeds dogs attack because they provocative and stimulating these dogs.” But it seems too easy to make these dogs to attack people. In fact any kind of life style behaviors may stimulate these dogs. Legal advice lawyer on customer service for the owner of the dangerous breeds of dog the first is don’t leave dog at home with children alone. In the first half-year of 2009,the dogs attacks cases are 72%of serious injuries is 0-11 age group, 23% of the decease is over 55 years old. We can see dangerous breeds of dog are dangerous and threaten our safety, The dog owners who own the dangerous breeds of dog are not responsible. Pit bull terrier attacks threaten our safety and peace life. In the news all the time is about the attacks by pit bulls. For example...
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...In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck loneliness plays a key role in the book. Loneliness affects most of the character throughout the book. The characters Crooks, George, and Candy all experience loneliness throughout the book. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Crooks, George, and Candy all experience loneliness. Being lonely can lead to being distrusted. Being lonely can lead to being distrusted because loneliness is a feeling and people can still feel lonely when surrounded by people. Crooks experienced loneliness by having his own room in the barn with no other workers around. Crooks feels lonely because he lives alone in the barn while all the other workers live in a bunkhouse. In the book Crooks says, “I ain’t wanted...
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...To many pet owners, crating a dog, even for a little while, seems like a terrible punishment. Dogs will see crate training differently. These are like time out corners for your dog. Still, the last thing you may want to do when you bring home a new puppy is introduce him to a crate. But you will need to start soon, because crate-training should start when the puppy is still young. Although there is nothing more comforting than cuddling up to your puppy on the couch, it is wise to introduce him to a crate for a short time everyday. If you leave him alone while you work or run errands, placing him in a crate with a suitable toy during that time will not only help with housebreaking as any dog resists soiling close to where he has to sleep,...
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...Seven hours into shift I am ready to go home. While thinking of the details of my child’s birthday party tomorrow, the call comes over the radio, “All patrols, be advised a vehicle has driven past the gate at Shafter Flatts. Be on the lookout for a dark in color SUV.” A patrol calls in that they are in the area, and I am almost thirty minutes away. Besides, I am a Traffic Collision Investigator, and there is no accident. Suddenly, I hear the same patrol that called in the area call on the radio, “I made contact; this guy is driving off…. He’s all over the road….This guy is gonna cause an accident!” On the word “accident” I turn on my emergency light and drive as fast as I can down the highway, hoping I get there before anyone gets hurt. There are many roles involved within law enforcement. I am personally interested in three specific occupations mentioned in the given course material; Police Officer or road patrol, K9, and a motorcycle patrol. I will discuss the job description, advantages, and difficulties of each occupation in this paper. Police Officers are commonly called road patrols, or street cops. They are the “boots on the ground” in the city, the go between for citizen and criminal. Depending on the individual officer’s personality and location, there are many advantages to being a street cop. A common task while on patrol is called community policing. This enables the officer to go out in the community and talk to people, make his or her presence known to any who...
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...day of rest to do nothing but pray and give him glory for which he deserves. Reread the passage of scripture. The day of rest was given before the bible was written. It was for rest both man and beast. Nehemiah 9:6 New King James version states that the Lord did all his work alone he made heaven the earth and all on earth, the seas and everything in them and we are to preserve them all what the Lord did was to create a place to live a life with all the necessities to stand a new world. The lord created this place called heaven alone. The question of identity what does it mean to be human? Who are we? Are humans more important than animals? I really don’t know but I would like to share a story that I have witness for myself. One day I was driving on a main highway and I noticed that there was a dog trying to cross a street. Well the dog was in the middle in the street trying to avoid the cars but as he continued to cross it knowing that he was frightened the dog was hit and drugged by a car. They driver of the car drugged the dog for at least ten feet before the dog has come from underneath the car. My friend that was with me witnesses an angel covering the dog with her wings that kept the dog alive. The dog got up and...
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...Dogs are wonderful companions; they love unconditionally and bring joy to the people around them. The energy and enthusiasm they exhibit help keep people moving and interested. The differences in breeds allow you to select the size, temperament and level of security you desire. I am going to adopt a dog as a companion for my dog Jake and myself. I think it’s time you looked into adopting a dog yourself. Adopting a dog would be good for you because it will provide company for you, be beneficial to your exercise program and overall health, as well as alert you when visitors come to your home. The friendliness and loyalty of a dog is a special relationship. You see their exuberance when you take them out to play and every time you return home; whether it is from running quick errands or being at work all day. Jake greets me at the door every evening. He brings joy and laughter into life daily. He can simultaneously give and seek attention; tossing one of his toys to get you to play with him and at the same time looking at you with the quintessential puppy dog eyes to make sure you notice his antics. He stays fit chasing deer off and patrolling the property. Jake is playful and attentive to our five grandchildren when they come to visit. He has experienced them all from babies; the twelve-year-old back when he was young to the one year old he met earlier this year. . One of the first things we noticed after adopting our dog, Jake, thirteen years ago was we were going for walks...
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...Dogs versus Cats: Which Makes a Better Pet? Vicki Fournier COM/155 November 13, 2011 Genevieve Fraser Dogs vs. Cats: Which Makes a Better Pet? There is no right or wrong answer to this question. Some people say they are dog people, some people say they are cat people, and some people say they are both. Beyond the pros and cons, the decision to what makes a better pet often comes down to a person’s lifestyle, expectations, or in certain circumstances a person’s needs. Remember “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” (Hungerford, 1878) Both dogs and cats are common domesticated pets. Dogs have been domesticated for 14,000 years and cats for 7,000 (Cats vs Dogs, n.d.). It appears in my research that most people that were asked this question “which makes a better pet, a dog or a cat” replied with the answer “dogs,” but if dogs are the better pet then why is it that there are 96.3 million homes that own cats and only 77.5 million homes that own dogs. The scientists at Oxford University released a study that claims dogs are smarter than cats and The London Daily Telegraph has reported dogs have been named as more social animals and therefore have bigger brains than the “alone loving cat” (Gatton Star, 2010, p.11). Here is something to think about: have you ever heard of a cat running full speed into a glass door? Sure a dog is a “man’s best friend” and is always there by your side, he can catch a ball in his mouth, and he knows exactly...
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...and their families have been recognised for some time, in terms of promoting individualised care, improving assessment, building relationships between care staff and family carers as well as improving communication.(Clarke 2002, Bryan and Maxim) RESIDENT’S NAME: ARTEM GINGER DATE: 6/2/2015 CHILDHOOD What was the date and place of your birth? 11/08/1979 What were your parent's names? Include dates of birth, occupation(s). (Put their birthdays into personal calendar) Father: Victor Ginger, 11/05/1950, teacher Mother: Galina Ginger, 11/05/1956, teacher Do you have any brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews? Include their names, dates of birth, occupations, where they live or used to live. (Put their birthdays in personal calendar) Half-sister: Veronika Ginger, 19/01/1977, engineer, lives in Canada. Where did you grow up? I was grown up in Moscow, Russia What school(s) did you go to? I attended Comprehensive School No 1247, Moscow, Russia, 1986-1996 What did you particularly enjoy at school or when you were young? For example what was your favourite game or subject or the subject at which you were best? At school I enjoyed maths, astronomy, physics classes. Achieved high results...
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