In literature as well as in life, there are attitudes towards life and environment. In the story "The most dangerous game", the author Connell, describes, his characters' having his own attitude of life.

Attitudes In literature as well as in life, there are attitudes towards life and environment. In the story "The most dangerous game", the author Connell, describes, his characters' having his own attitude of life. The author conveying the idea that in a person there are destructive, constructive and merciful attitude. Initially, both character show signs of a constructive attitude. First, Zaroff created the island as a means to find the reasoning animal. He has a constructive attitude, as he wants a challenge in life. Zaroff is also constructive in other ways such as going to other places to have a good challenge. He is also skilled in making traps to trap is opponents. He could identify all the traps that Rainsford set up. Secondly, Rainsford is also very constructive. He is a hunter in many countries of the world. He memorized many tricks and traps to outwit his opponent. To close, both characters demonstrate a constructive attitude towards the environment. Moreover, both characters showed signs of a merciful attitude. First, though Zaroff is a hunter of man, he still lets the winner go to mainland. For example, "My sloop will place you on the mainland near a town"(P.18). This shows that he is merciful. He also is merciful in proving hospitality to those who are lost. He also seems hesitant when Rainsford wanted to start the hunt game because Rainsford was not skilled

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Explore and evaluate the ways in which Orwell presents and structures Old Majors

EXPLORE AND EVALUATE THE WAYS IN WHICH ORWELL PRESENTS AND STRUCTURES OLD MAJORS' SPEECH, AND CONSIDER THE EFFECT ON THE AUDIENCE. There are many different aspects of Old Majors' speech that are presented and structured by Orwell to create an intended effect on the audience of animals which were listening, as well as the readers of 'Animal Farm'. In his speech, Old Major raises the concern that "[animals] are not allowed to reach their natural span" by humans, and thus jumping on the bandwagon to generalise his cause with the concerns of the listeners, the other animals, who would be extremely worried about their life span due to their "laborious" lifestyle; even though Old Major describes himself as one of the "lucky ones" to have lived for "over twelve years". By doing this Orwell presents Old Major as a great leader, who empathises with, and knows the problems of the general population, even if they are not his. However the fact that Old Major is called "Willingdon Beauty" by Orwell, and boasts of his superior lifestyle also presents him as a character who thinks of himself as a cut above the rest; and therefore Orwell plants the seeds of the flaw in the idea of equality between the animals straight away. It can therefore be evaluated that Orwell presents old Major as a good leader through the 'empathy' of old Major, but shows flaws in his idea, for the readers,

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Dipylidium, otherwise known as the Double Pore Tapeworm.

Darchelle Curry 0/17/01 Zoology Period H Dipylidium From the list of endoparasites, I have chosen to learn more about Dipylidium. The common name for Dipylidium is the Double Pore Tapeworm. Dipylidium is in the Animalia kingdom, the phylum Platyhelminths, the class Cestoda, the order Cyclophyllidea, and the family Dipylidiidae. It has the genus Dipylidium, and the species caninum. Dipylidium is an intestinal parasite that is most commonly found in dogs and cats. Rarely, a dog or cat will pass the tapeworm to a human. Infection from Dipylidium is found all over the world. It is the most common tapeworm of dogs and cats in the United States. Human infections have been recorded in Europe, the Philippines, China, Japan, Argentina, and the United States. The life cycle of Dipylidium requires two hosts, an intermediate host and a definitive host. An infected animal's rear end becomes contaminated with eggs and the eggs are passed in the feces. When a flea or louse ingests the eggs from the feces, it becomes the intermediate host. In the louse, the eggs hatch and penetrate the body cavity. There, they begin to develop, and form a cyst. The development of the cyst cannot be completed without the definitive host. When the flea or louse is ingested by a dog or cat, the cyst opens and the parasite is released. The dog or cat becomes the definitive host. The

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Animal Farm Essay

Animal Farm Essay Animal Farm by George Orwell is widely known as a novel that holds many parables to modern society. Whilst it is often interpreted as an allegory to the Russian Revolution, its application may be broadened to include other examples of totalitarianism. George Orwell uses his novel to illustrate the corruptive nature of absolute power, and the hold it is allowed to gain through the use of propaganda, fear and the distortion of language. Throughout the novella, poems, chants and songs are used as propaganda. These pieces serve as an aid to social control. Just like successful propaganda departments in communist countries support the leader's image and lie in order to do so, Squealer takes on the same role in Animal Farm. He is the gossip of the farm that convinces the animals to support Napoleon and manipulates the commandments to promote his task. One such example is the "Beasts of England" song that Old Major heard in his dream and taught to the animals during the gathering in the barn. This song brings out the courage in the animals by its use of the revolutionary language. Squealer worries about the influence of a song of such an idealistic future as shown in the line, "the golden future time." In order to dissuade the hope that the animals start to possess, in the vein of socialism, Squealer makes Minimus write a replacement for the "Beasts..."

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The Use of Language in Animal FarmAnimal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory in which animals are personified to represent the struggles

The Use of Language in Animal Farm Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory in which animals are personified to represent the struggles and conflicts of the Russian Revolution. The main point emphasizes in the novel is that language is a powerful tool, which can be used to manipulate and control people in order to bring about change, whether big or small. In the story the pigs govern everything that happens, whether it is something as miner as eating a meal, or something as major and important as fighting a strategic battle. Napoleon, the foreman, or leader of the pigs is the most powerful of them all. Napoleon and his "side kick", Squealer, abused the powers of language to manipulate the animals of the farm into thinking that the farm was a beautiful society flourishing with life and freedom, when in fact, it was quite the opposite. An example of how language is used is given at the beginning of the story when Major tells all the animals his predictions for the future, and explains that which must occur, in order to have freedom. They all hear what he is saying, and seemingly agree with it. However, when he dies, the other pigs, Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer, are able to take control, and twist his words around to make the farm the way they want it, so that, the other animals can not argue against them without going against the idea of the revolution. They have no

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"Napoleon is a selfish pig who used his comrades for own purpose".

Holiday Assignment "Napoleon is a selfish pig who used his comrades for own purpose". Illustrate how true thus statement is with the reference to Boxer and Snowball. Napoleon, the leader, is very authoritative and selfish. Napoleon is a tyrant. It is very likely Napoleon is conspiring to take over Animal Farm so that he can take advantage of the situation of having many animals at his disposal. He is the one that initiated the violation of established resolutions, and concealed it by altering the resolutions. What satisfies his pleasure the most is what takes precedence over everything-the animals, honesty, commandments, etc. He gives himself the credit for every good thing, without any recognition to the other animals, such as the building of the windmill, which he announces the mill will be named Napoleon Mill, and the victory of the windmill. Snowball, who was chased out of the farm by Napoleon's personal bodyguards, portrayed by dogs, is being used as a scapegoat, "Whenever anything went wrong, it became usual to attribute it to Snowball." When the violent November storm blew the windmill down, Napoleon blamed Snowball for blowing it up instead of admitting that the windmill walls were not thick enough to support it against the strong wind. He even got Squealer to convince the fellow comrades that 'Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start'.

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The Truth behind Animal Rights and Wrongs- Derived from balanced and biased texts.

The Truth behind Animal Rights and Wrongs- Derived from balanced and biased texts. One of the most controversial cruelty issues concerns the future of research and healthcare centred on animal testing. Debates concentrate on whether we should stop animal testing or not. On one hand, coversationists argue that animal research and testing is crucial for our futures healthcare and that what they do can only be through animals. On the other hand, it is argued that like humans; animals have feelings and they don't deserve to be testes on. The two extracts 'Animal Rights and Wrongs' published by the Guardian, and 'Animal Experiments are Bad Science' published by Animal Aid, are both giving us some light on animal testing. Similar topics they may be, one Animal Rights and wrongs' is balanced and gives two perspectives, why testing is good and bad. The Animal Aid leaflet is biased, its only there to persuade us to stop testing, by looking at its every negative points. Rarely does it mention the benefits, when it does it is followed by criticism. By looking at the sub-headings you can clarify the above. 'Animal Rights and Wrongs' is what we call a formal piece of text. The writer is like an encyclopaedia, no feelings, no opinions, only the facts. The opinions that are included, are those made by us, the people, what the public has to say. The Animal Aid leaflet, if you read it you

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1984 by George Orwell is a story of a man's struggle against a totalitarian government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. They use advanced mind reading techniques to discover the thoughts

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) - Struggle Against Totalitarian Government 984 by George Orwell is a story of a man's struggle against a totalitarian government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. They use advanced mind reading techniques to discover the thoughts of the people and punish those who show signs of rebellion against the government. The novel is supposed to be a prophetic story, however, it was somewhat wrong in predicting the date when this government will rein. Although some of the themes described in the book are already a reality, some are not going to happen for some time to come. Perhaps Orwell's purpose for writing 1984 was to express his feelings of how the governments would come to control everything and anything it wished to do. It is also possible that he wanted t tell of how mind control and torture techniques could be used to make an individual or an entire nation do what the government wanted. In his novel Orwell used the image of a man who stood in a shadow that covered his face. This was to make him anonymous and unrecognizable. The figure was called "Big Brother" and this figure was placed on posters and put all over the place with the saying, "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU." This was used to let the people know that no matter where they go the could not escape the watching eyes of the controlling government. The government

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In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, how does Orwell creates a convincing dystopian society?

In the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell creates a convincing dystopian society in which he often combines the mundane and the extreme through the character of Winston Smith, who is living in a Communist state. This novel shows the total control exerted by Big Brother and how the society of today reflects it. The future Orwell creates in Nineteen Eighty-Four combines the everyday with the extreme and shocking. In the first line itself, Orwell begins with an ordinary comment about the weather ‘It was a bright cold day in April…’ and carries on with a remark about the time ‘… and the clocks were striking thirteen’. Everything in that sentence was purposely made to sound as if it was nothing out of the blue, until the last word, ‘thirteen’. At first glance, this sentence seems like the most conventional of openings, before re-reading it, when you realise clocks do not strike thirteen. Mundane until the last word. Orwell uses this technique, combining mundane and extreme, throughout this novel by describing scenes familiar to us such as a ‘hallway smell [ing] of boiled cabbage and old rag mats’ and then startling us with situations like ‘Hate Week’. Orwell uses this technique to show the reader that from the outside this world is not different to ours, until you delve in further which is when you begin to see the corruption they face in Orwell’s

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Would rebelling against Napoleon be just as easy as rebelling against Jones?

Would rebelling against Napoleon be just as easy as rebelling against Jones? In Animal Farm, the animals were inspired by Old Major's speech, and it led to the rebellion against Jones. They had their own vision of their utopia, but slowly they became disillusioned as the reality shattered their dreams. Napoleon turned out to be a cold-hearted and self-seeking tyrant. Would rebelling against Napoleon be just as easy as rebelling against Jones? Based on three factors, including the purge, security measures for Napoleon and his control of the food rations, I believe that rebelling against Napoleon would be more difficult. Firstly, Napoleon would do anything to stop protests and rebellions against him. From different incidents in Animal Farm, Napoleon is proved to be an authoritarian. Every animal has to obey him and follow his orders, or else they would be killed. He is also self-seeking, thereby willing to gain benefits by any means. For example, in chapter five, Snowball is chased out of the farm by the dogs. He has been declared a traitor and Jones' spy. In chapter seven, the hens refuse to give their eggs. Then, Napoleon "orders the hens' rations to be stopped" and the hens are held out. For five days, nine hens have died. Later, there is a purge in Animal Farm. Several pigs and hens admit to different crimes, and they are slaughtered by the dogs. In chapter nine, Boxer is

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