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    and warfare aspects of the Vietnam conflict. The Deer Hunter, directed by Michael Cimino, concerns conventional domestic life in the United States during the war, and the impact serving in the war had on men who returned to conventional life after enduring extraordinary horrors. The film has become a critical and commercial success, celebrated for its, “tender – and even optimistic – depiction of the human capacity to endure,” (“After 36 years, The Deer Hunter remains one of the most fascinating…

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    signal, to attract passing ships or planes. The elected authority figure at the time, Ralph, is not amused, as he repeats “You let the fire out.” (Golding, 73) multiple times; each time, the messages not resonating in Jack’s ears, who feels that hunting is more important. After daily nagging from Ralph to gather basic survival needs, Jack decides to start his own tribe, “I’m going off by myself. … Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too.” (Golding, 140). With no real authority figure to…

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    Once an animal becomes extinct there is no bringing it back, it is gone for good. That is why it is important that people do not delay and start to use proper care and help protect these species that are endangered in North Carolina. The ecosystem is a fragile system and the strain caused by a certain animal going extinct could possibly cause the entire ecosystem to collapse Which would be a tragic thing; it would not just affect the environment, but it could also affect humans and their daily…

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    characters play a vital role in how the story will begin and end. Sanger Rainsford was an American from New York City who was an avid hunter who loved the sport and was very good at what he did. Rainsford not only was good at hunting but he published many books about his hunting experiences. This story brings to light many of Rainsford’s talents like how to survive in the wild, extensive knowledge of traps, and mimicking animal behavior. These actions set him up for the many dangers that he will…

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    waiting for a moment to decide where to stab him” (Golding 31). This proves that Jack is tentative to kill the pig, but gets a taste for hunting. While he did not perform a savage act, this situation is foreshadowing for more events to come that will encourage jack to embrace his primitive side. Secondly, Jack becomes more confident with his talent for hunting later in the novel. For example, when jack and the hunters come across a nursing pig, the see that it is easy for them to kill her…

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    Poachers kill them mainly for their horns and tails. People would pay about $50,000 for two horns from one single black rhino. That’s a lot of money involved so poachers can’t resist it. In some cultures, superstition also plays a roll for black rhino’s body parts; the people used to hang one of their tails in a room where a woman is giving birth and it’s suppose to help ease with labor pains. Since some people believe in that they would go out and buy a rhino’s tail. Black rhinos are like…

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    The Battle Between Man Versus Man Nothing is more thrilling than reading a story packed with conflict. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, conflict is the heart of the story. At the beginning, most readers aren’t sure what to expect, but as the story and conflict develops, readers get a better idea what the story is going to be able and what they can expect. Conflict not only contributes to a better experience for readers, it also contributes to character development, a very vital…

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    They were very mobile and the men mostly hunted for food, their food was divided between the group and most important the mother of their offspring which mostly cared for the offspring, while the men were out hunting. In Maynes and Waltner, they describe that archeologists found, evidence was shown from artifacts that show female figurines that seem to empathize procreation sites (1). Men would then have to go provide food for himself as well as the others to…

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    “ I’ve read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet… ” (21). Rainsford has written books on his hunts, and is a very talented and well-known hunter. If Zaroff can beat Rainsford no other animal should give him a problem in the hunt. Also, “ God makes some men poets. Some he makes Kings, some beggars. Me he made a hunter. My hand was made for the trigger… ” (23) As well as, “ Hunting was beginning to bore me; and hunting remember, had been my life ” (24). Hunting is Zaroff’s life, he was…

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    Housing Management of Maali the Elephant Mikelle Theresa C. Flores Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Sciences, De La Salle Araneta University Abstract A 42 year-old female Asian Elephant was long been kept in captivity in the Manila Zoo. Many organizations such as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been proposing the release of Maali due to the improper environment present in the zoo for the elephant. According to the…

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