Anthropomorphism

threaten their safety. This led to the birth of animism, where in their eyes, movement was seen as a sign of life. Additionally, objects and phenomena were assigned human tendencies by our nomadic ancestors and this phenomenon was defined as anthropomorphism. A combination of factors such as Hypersensitivity and the almost nonexistent knowledge of how the world worked led early humans to create and assign causes or agents for specific…

The picture that they had noted with this statement was when Tilikum had been placed into a medical pool. Blackfish uses anthropomorphism throughout its film, one specific incident being when they mentioned how the orcas were “screaming” due to being separated from their calf. Basic biology of these animals debunks this as orcas do not have vocal cords and are completely incapable…

I think Gorgias is trying to illustrate what makes incantations powerful. In his arguments, he explains that inspired incantations have a double fold effect: relieving pain and pouring pleasure to an individual’s soul thereby making it easy to persuade and change one’s opinion regarding a certain matter. He asserts that incantations also takes advantage of the weaknesses in one’s soul and unearths the true intentions of a person. I also tend to think that the author is attempting to describe how…

Individuals who have transitioned and experienced growth have undergone changes and been confronted with obstacles which they must overcome and in doing so, provides them with new insights and new knowledge regarding growth and development. Successful transitions are evident in Stephen Daldry’s film ‘Billy Elliot’, Hans Christian Andersen’s story ‘The Ugly Duckling’ and Anthony Browne’s picture book ‘The Piggybook’, where the themes of support and finding of one’s identity, societal values and…

Discoveries can be self-driven initiatives, or thrust upon us through unwitting circumstances, compelling us to examine core beliefs about ourselves and ultimately renewing our perceptions of the world around us (epistemological). Ang Lee’s film Life of Pi (2012) is not merely a triumphant masterpiece of cinematic diversity but a fantastical trajectory of the human soul from a position of spiritual and emotional disorientation (theological) and into a habitat of inner clarity and gratification,…

speaker personifies not only the snake, but all animals with human traits by saying that they know him as well. When we talk about psychological criticism it seems as though this man may be a little crazy. The man is giving the animals a type of anthropomorphism, which is dreadfully out of the norm. Next, the man says “I feel for them a transport/Of Cordiality” (lines 19-20). So in other words this man feels a great sense of pleasure when he cares for the animals with his own hospitality. From a…

to scuba divers using communication equipment has contributed to NOC developing speech mimicking capabilities. Due to these instances, NOC’s caretakers began recording his speech mimicking both under and above the surface of the water. Through these recordings, it was found that the rhythm of NOC’s speech amplitude and vocal bursts were similar to that of a human’s. Additionally, NOC would make, on average, three vocalizations per second with a break of 0.05 to 0.5 seconds between each.…

In this time of Radiolab, levels of cross-species announcement. When we look into the eyes of a rough animal, or smooth a beloved pet, can we forever really distinguish what they might be rational? This time of Radiolab centers around a frightening question: in what way well can you ever really distinguish the folks about you? We conversation to neuroscientists, primatologists, actors, zookeepers, and ancestors who are all annoying to get inside another’s mind--from in what way a new sees his…

The texts to be discussed are as follow: ‘District 9’, ‘The Sentinel’ and ‘Victory Unintentional’. These texts are of the theme Humans vs Aliens. The self/other binary concept is conformed and challenged in these texts. For instance, in ‘District 9’ the self/other binary is followed and it is suddenly challenged as Wikus undergoes a transition. Another example is in ‘The Sentinel’ where the self/other binary is inverted as humans are seen as the ‘other’ and the aliens as the ‘self’ due to…

the world with a connection between nature’s and women’s oppression. It should be noted that the human-centered approach which defined that humanity is what causes ecological problems was defined by ecofeminists differently. They switched from anthropomorphism to andocentrism, stating that males are the main enemies of the nature and our…