The Lowest Animal Analysis

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We are all animals, indeed a special type: humans. The human race is always developing and making changes to the world. We are making quick advancements in technology, science, and among other things. Yet, we are affecting our world with every decision, whether it is pollution, destruction, or recycling. It is amazing how we are influential and so destructive that it is upsetting. It is our world, a human world, that rules over all the species. Additionally, we find similarities with animals, and communicate with them in different ways, so some may consider them as a friend or essential to their life. After doing more research, it can prove to others that humans and animals are similar to a certain extent, and that humans differ in their reasoning. …show more content…
An English naturalist of the nineteenth century, Charles Darwin, made a theory of human evolution. Darwin published his work called The Descent of Man, he suggests the origin of man came from a lower form. Mark Twain, an American writer of the nineteenth century, set out to test Darwin’s theory of human evolution. In his essay “The Lowest Animal,” Twain explains why humans descend from higher animals. Darwin uses deductive reasoning because he gives examples that are logical to us in the present time, but uncertain to those in his time, still he makes it easy to understand. Twain uses inductive reasoning by using observations from his experiment with different animals together, but then again it is satirical since it seems strange as to how easily he gathers the …show more content…
She writes in her book, “They are the shared feelings of a shared world. An elephant approaches water anticipated the relief of refreshment and the pleasures of mud… when my dogs aren’t hungry, they enjoy a treat. They enjoy a treat” (34). Carl is providing examples that seem normal, but she emphasizes the word, ‘enjoy’, to show animals are with a soul that appreciates life too. They express affection like humans and towards other species. Animals are curious to see what other species are about, so either they’ll try to interact with or avoid them. Some species are significant to some people and others love to eat, beat, experiment them. The FACE (Foundation for Animal Care and Education) foundation shows that we care for animals because of how impactful they have been to a member and founder of it. Only animal lovers would understand that they too are like

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