...the audience that factory farms are dangerous and abusive and therefore need to be banned. Primary Audience Outcome: I the want the audience to join or support national organizations that protest against factory farms. Thesis Statement: The U.S. government should ban factory farms and require the meat industry to raise animals in their natural environments. Attention: Close your eyes and step into the world of an individual. You are born into a world where nights and days are never constant (attention getter). You are fed three to five times a day, but no one is there to nurture you. Not even the numerous others crammed into your living space. You grow frantic, scared, and sickly. Now open your eyes, to reality. What I have just described is one of America’s worst ghettos. You know this individual who is trapped in this environment. He is your breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is the meat you eat . Today’s farms not only abuse their animals they also produce harmful diseases and environmental hazards that affect each and every one of us, regardless of whether you consume animal products or not. The U.S. government should ban factory farms and require the meat industry to raise animals in their natural environments (preview of points and statement of purpose). I. What used to be Old McDonald’s farms have now become factory farms that produce animal abuse, disease and ecological hazards. A. Animals are abused on factory farms (Marquadt, 1993) (Reasoning:...
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...The book Animal Farm was written by George Orwell, a famous political satirist in England. The book compares the details of the Russian Revolution with the events of Animal Farm. There are lots of similarities between animal farm and Russian revolution though the scheming of Napoleon and Stalin. There are several of events of Napoleon are similar to the events of Stalin of the Russian revolution. For example, Napoleon looked friendly to Pilkington but he had sold the pile of timber to Frederick. (Page 66) however, the similar thing for Russian revolution was Stalin signed non-aggression pact with his enemy, Hitler in 1938. They both renegaded on their friends. Not only that, the behaviour of Napoleon for satisfy his own goal is also the same as Stalin’s. Napoleon expelled and did wrong to Snowball in order to keep his status. (Page 56). Stalin did as well as he expelled Trotsky in 1928. All in all, there are lots of similarities between Napoleon and Stalin. From Animal Farm, we can get that exploiting weak and trusting individuals is the nature of human begins. Napoleon is a typical example, he used Boxer who is a henchman of animal ideology. Boxer follows and believes him all the time, however, Napoleon deceived to Boxer and he sold Boxer to a slaughter horse trader. (Page 82) In the Russian revolution, China was a country that believe and support socialist country. But during the World War II, Stalin didn’t help Chinese because he didn’t want to offend America. Over all...
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...Joshua Jensen Kaatz – 3 PAP English II 5/4/15 Animal Farm PRI Author: George Orwell Genre: Novel Type of Plot: allegory, problem novel Setting: Animal Farm or Manor Farm (symbolic of Russia) in the 1920s to early 1950s Characters: Mr. Jones, Old Major, Snowball, Napoleon, Squealer, Boxer, Clover, Benjamin, Mollie, Moses, Frederick, Pilkington, Mr. Whymper, Minimus, Pinkeye Summary: Old Major the pig calls the animals over to tell them that they should have an uprising against Mr. Jones. After this, Old Major dies but the other animals are inspired by him and want to conduct animalism. The pigs are smarter than the other animals and start to run the farm. They have a revolution and successfully remove Mr. Jones, from the farm. The pigs create the rules of no sleeping in beds, no wearing clothes, no alcohol, no killing other animals, all animals are equal, and whoever has four legs or wings is a friend. Napoleon and the pigs, being the rulers, are starting to use the fresh milk and eat the apples because they “need” it. Napoleon also employs Squealer to persuade the other farm animals that the pigs are doing nothing wrong. Jones returns and the animals win at the battle of Cowshed. Mollie leaves the farm due to her interest in sugar and ribbons and never comes back. Snowball draws up plans for a windmill and Napoleon denies them and runs Snowball off the farm forever with his pack of dogs. After Napoleon chases Snowball off, he says the windmill was his idea after...
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...Topic: Factory Farming Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that factory farms are dangerous and abusive and therefore need to be banned. Primary Audience Outcome: I want the audience to join or support national organizations that protest against factory farms. Thesis Statement: The government should ban factory farms and require the meat industry to raise animals in their natural environments. The process of preparing the project: I start with information finding in week 3 by referring to youtube suggested by the lecturer. Then I choose a topic: Factory Farming. I prepare the script for the speech by referring to a few website that I got from google search. I narrow down the main ideas that I want to include in my topic: 1) disadvantages/ danger of factory farming; 2) suggestion to replace factory farming; 3) action that need to be done. Apart from that, I prepare the material supporting my presentation that include the visual for factory harming so that audience can give full attention to the topic, arouse their interest to know more and continue listening to my speech. The Script guideline: I. Attention: Close your eyes and step into the world of an individual. You are born into a world where nights and days are never constant (attention getter). You are fed three to five times a day, but no one is there to nurture you. Not even the numerous others crammed into your living space. You grow...
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...Animal Farm is a novel that appears at first glance like a children's book metaphor to represent Russia, but it's much broader than that, it's the mistakes of all men with absolute power. Animal Farm is a historical novel that illustrates the idea that absolute power corrupts absolutely and with corruption comes lack of equality among the people. George Orwell uses: metaphors, fables, satire, illusion, and characterization to convey the ideas that men make mistakes with too much power. Animal Farm, like a metaphor, conveys a deeper level of meaning beneath the children’s story about animals on a farm. One main point Orwell was trying to show his audience is too much power can corrupt any government. This can be viewed through the character Napoleon. As the story progresses, the pigs gradually obtain more power, which they used to take advantage of the less intelligent animals on the farm. When the animals were weeding the turnip field, "They worked diligently, hardly raising their faces from the ground, and not knowing whether to be more frightened of the pigs or of the human visitors" (Orwell, p.52). This shows how Orwell was trying to warn the audience that no matter what the person's intentions are, power can corrupt anyone. Animal Farm can also be a fable that is used to teach lessons on morality. One lesson can be that greed brings out the worst in everyone. For example, the pigs were driven by their own personal interests until they became just as bad as their enemies...
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...Ethan Bruck Professor Smith EN-101-137 10 September 2013 Summary of “Animal Suffering: Learning Not to Care and Not to Know” “Animal Suffering: Learning Not to Care and Not to Know,” by William Crain addresses the issue humans have created in relation to raising children and killing animals for meat. The topic of killing animals, even for food, is always in debate. It becomes evident at a young age that children have a profound love for animals. In a specific 1999 study performed by Psychologist David Foulkes, it was found that kids under the age of seven tend to dream about animals, in one way or another. Most children understand that animals are their own beings and should be treated with respect, but what they don’t understand is that meat comes from many of the animals they care about so deeply. When kids find out about animals dying in order for meat to be produced, they immediately want to become a vegetarian. Due to their ages, these decisions are highly irrational, but still require parents to spend hours convincing their kids to abandon vegetarianism. Animals and people struggle to live in peace together, and young children dream of a harmless world. There is not enough research on the subject matter of how children react to choices made by adults with respect to animals and food. Going through life allows children to transform from a caring child to a detached adult. This transformation is crucial to understand the practices and lifestyles followed by the human...
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...On one specific night, farmer Jones had drunk much more than was healthy and he returned very late, noon the next day. Neglecting to feed the animals, he went straight to sleep. He slept long through the afternoon and evening. The animals had finally had enough. After not being fed for an entire day, they broke into the barn and began to devour the food. Farmer Jones and his men tried in vain to drive back the animals, but after being kicked and bit were finally driven from the farm. The farmer's wife quickly fled after them, leaving the farm to the animals. The victorious animals rejoiced in the successful rebellion and charged over their newfound territory with zest. The pigs, the smartest of the animals, immediately rose to the top of the...
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...Write a Critical Literary Analysis Essay When writing a literary analysis essay, your main objective is not to write a simple summary. Rather, your goal is to write an essay that discusses your interpretation and critique of the literature. There are a few general guidelines you should keep in mind when writing a literary analysis essay. Remember, there often is no right or wrong answer – what really matters is proving your thesis with evidence! One tip you should keep in mind while writing a literary analysis essay is that you should always write in the present tense and never in the past tense. For example, you might write “In George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm,’ the animals take over the farm and develop their own independent society” rather than “In George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm,’ the animals took over the farm and developed their own independent society.” Another tip is you should also avoid putting yourself into the literary analysis. This means you should write in the third person and never use the words “I” or “you.” There may be exceptions to this rule, however, depending upon your instructor. In fact, some will request a more informal literary analysis that will include the usage of these words. When in doubt, however, it is safer to use the third person. Since literary analysis essays are not meant to simply be a book review or summary of the book, you should not retell the story in your essay. Rather, you need to form a thesis about the piece of literature and then...
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...Chapter I Summary As the novella opens, Mr. Jones, the proprietor and overseer of the Manor Farm, has just stumbled drunkenly to bed after forgetting to secure his farm buildings properly. As soon as his bedroom light goes out, all of the farm animals except Moses, Mr. Jones’s tame raven, convene in the big barn to hear a speech by Old Major, a prize boar and pillar of the animal community. Sensing that his long life is about to come to an end, Major wishes to impart to the rest of the farm animals a distillation of the wisdom that he has acquired during his lifetime. As the animals listen raptly, Old Major delivers up the fruits of his years of quiet contemplation in his stall. The plain truth, he says, is that the lives of his fellow animals are “miserable, laborious, and short.” Animals are born into the world as slaves, worked incessantly from the time they can walk, fed only enough to keep breath in their bodies, and then slaughtered mercilessly when they are no longer useful. He notes that the land upon which the animals live possesses enough resources to support many times the present population in luxury; there is no natural reason for the animals’ poverty and misery. Major blames the animals’ suffering solely on their human oppressors. Mr. Jones and his ilk have been exploiting animals for ages, Major says, taking all of the products of their labor—eggs, milk, dung, foals—for themselves and producing nothing of value to offer the animals in return. Old Major relates...
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...Assignment 1.2 Summary and Personal Response – Revision Mike Sopkowiak Anna Cahill English 115 08/12/2013 Assignment 1.2 Summary and Personal Response Final Draft In the essay “Farm Girl” Written by Jessica Hemauer I think one of the main points in the story is the work ethics that are taught at a young age turns to make them successful at life. A family of three girls Jessica who the story is told from her perspective. And Sisters Angie, Melissa and one boy Nick that work on the farm to provide for themselves. They all do chores get up two hours before school and start milking the cows feeding the calves and cleaning up the barn. When there are done with their morning chores and get cleaned up they are rewarded with a hot breakfast. Hemauer, j. Farm Girl While attending school Jessica express a desire to be like the city kids get up an hour before school, attend before and after school functions. She doesn’t tell her friend’s that she has to do all the chores at home and that’s why she doesn’t play basketball or any other sports. Her dad has a family meeting letting them know the farm is growing and more chores will need to be done. Hemauer, j. Farm Girl In eight grade she pleaded with her dad to let her play basketball and he said yes just make sure your chores get done. She quickly became the team’s starting point guard, she was thrilled to be on a team and still kept her word with her father. She did her chores in morning and after basketball, she felt she was...
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...Animal Farm Written by: George Orwell Report by: ---- Animal Farm is a satirical novella written by George Orwell and was first published by Secker and Warburg and copyrighted 1945 in London. It has 112 pages. The Author George Orwell is an English writer famous for his book Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm. Born as Eric Arthur Blair, Orwell was a political writer and journalist who became popular for his allegorical approach to totalitarianism and inequality. His work has continued to influenced our culture today with the terms, Orwellian –an adjective that describes an idea or situation deemed as damaging to a open and free society. Summary The novella opens with an introduction to Manor Farm owned by Mr Jones drunkenly making his way to bed. Earlier that day word has been spreading that Old Major; the highly-regarded Middle White boar had a strange dream and wished to communicate it to the other animals. In the dark of night, all the animals from the farm gathered to the Big Barn to listen to Old Major. The neglected animals listen to Old Major talk about a society where animals rule the farm, and no human could take advantage of them. He encourages them to rebel and live equally. He teaches them the song Beasts of England which became their hymn. Not long after the meeting, Old Major dies and the animals prepare themselves for the rebellion. The rebellion, led by the pigs Snowball and Napoleon, started during the night when Mr Jones passes out drunk and...
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...Rozeboom (Animal Science) Prepared by: Victoria Campbell-Arvai Department of CARRS, Michigan State University August 17, 2009 Literature Review: A Comparison of Dairy Production Systems SUMMARY This literature review focused on studies comparing the effects of dairy production systems (pasture-based, conventional/confinement1, and mixed) on (i) environmental issues, (ii) social issues, (iii) economic issues, (iv) human health issues, and (v) animal welfare issues. The review was based on peer-reviewed research papers identified by experts at MSU, as well as (where specifically suggested) non peer-reviewed university and government reports. Additional studies were identified from the reference section of recommended papers, as well as via their citation index (primarily Google Scholar). A synopsis of each section is available below, as well as at the end of each section. There is a great deal of research –much of it based in the United States- on the environmental effects of all types of dairy farming, including intensive/confinement, mixed, pasture-based, and management-intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) operations. The vast majority of studies identified for this review focused on the fate and management of excess nitrogen and phosphorous, their effects on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and contributions to air quality and climate change. Many environmental mitigation efforts were suggested, including balancing nutrient inputs/outputs at the level of the farm, the watershed...
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...Food Inc. Summary and Response Mark Pearsall I’ve always been skeptical of the food on the shelves at the supermarket that claim they’re “100% Fresh!” or “Made from Real _____’s!” My response is “Shouldn’t you be fresh?” and “Shouldn’t you be made from that?” The movie “Food Inc.” examines the corporate effect on the food industry. This documentary ranges from discussing the meat packing industry and its effects on people, to the laws surrounding the use of corn and seed in farming. No topic in the food industry goes untouched in this movie and shortcut taken goes uncovered by director Robert Kenner. The secrets we have feared but have never known are told and shown to us in this movie. The first segment of the movie shows the corporate side of the meat packing industry. The advertising for clean farms where animals are raised to their highest maturity levels and then slaughtered is proven false as the movie shows factories with animals on what resemble assembly lines going on for miles. Chicken factories are shown where hundreds of baby chickens are put on conveyor belts taken through the factories where they are led to their end. But the factories aren’t as bad as the farms where hundreds of thousands chickens live in a dark farm where they defecate all over each other and haven’t ever seen light. This segment brings up the issue of animal treatment and health in the slaughterhouse. I personally don’t have a preference on how my animals are killed; the truth is that...
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...Marie Jackson: Renfield Farms Revitalization By: Anthony J. Mayo & Heather Beckham Group D Latoya Reed & Alma Shaw MADM 701: Organizational Behavior Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Case Summary 3 Major Issues 3 Analysis of Issues 4 Action Alternatives 7 Analysis of Alternatives 8 Recommendations 11 Implementation of Issues 12 References 13 Executive Summary Case Summary Donald Franklin, a profound farmer and businessman, founded the organic and dairy Renfield Farms in Maine in 1964. Franklin was a passionate businessman, who developed a strong business culture that cultivated continuous innovation, healthy living, and producing nutritional and wholesome food products. Due to these stimulating values, Renfield Farms grew from a local to a nationwide dairy supplier, known for its strong brands and ideals. However, after Franklin retired in 2002, the company began facing many difficulties. Renfield Farms’ successors were not as inspiring as Franklin and could not measure up to his leadership skills. Renfield Farms was obviously in bad shape due to declining sales and consumers losing trust in the company’s product brands. Something had to be done. Marie Jackson was an external hire, who was appointed as the company’s new CEO in 2013 in order to revitalize Renfield Farms’ unsatisfactory performance. Though a strong leadership with a great vision for the company, Jackson faced many oppositions, predominately overcoming employees’ resistance to change...
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...Section 17
Agriculture
This section presents statistics on farms
and farm operators; land use; farm
income, expenditures, and debt; farm
output, productivity, and marketings;
foreign trade in agricultural products;
specific crops; and livestock, poultry, and
their products.
The principal sources are the reports
issued by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) and the
Economic Research Service (ERS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The information from the 2007 Census of
Agriculture is available in printed form in
the Volume 1, Geographic Area Series; in
electronic format on CD-ROM; and on the
Internet at
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