Let It Be

Benjamin greatly contributes to the problem of totalitarianism on the farm by being passive and not voicing his opinion on Animalism. Although an intelligent animal, Benjamin chooses not to use his intelligence to challenge the new, corrupt government. Furthermore, he doesn't question their authority and by not doing so, causes the new way of life to remain in place. When asked by the animals what he thinks of the building of the windmill, he refuses to have an opinion on it. The animals are…

The definition of power is the capacity to control or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. “Power is ethically neutral - it can be used for constructive or destructive purposes, self-interest or the good of others, or both at the same time. Power… triggers intense emotions - fear, envy, jealousy, greed.” We learn that in the real world, power is a very strong but also fragile commodity. In the poem ‘Men of England’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley, the goal was to send out a message…

Animal testing has been used for 150 years, various tests can be performed, and all have many different purposes. During the 17th century, William Harvey was one of the first, recorded people to conduct a studies on animals. His objective was to conduct several studies on animal to pinpoint how blood circulated. During the 19th century the use of animals, for scientific research had boomed, along with anesthetics. Due to this, in 1876, the Cruelty to Animals Act was passed, making it the first…

In the Chipotle super bowl ad, there is a wave of depressing feelings being portrayed as the ad shows a farmer, who has just started a family, and seems like a nice guy that soon turns into a farmer that begins caging up all of these farm animals and injecting chemicals and other inhumane things into them. Luckily, the farmer comes to a realization towards the end as to what he has done and is able to 'save' the farm animals by undoing all the horrible things he began doing in the beginning. I…

A brief overview of the issue The notion of Animal Welfare is one that has been the subject of constant deliberation throughout both the 20th and 21st centuries, and continues to be of relevance in contemporary Australian society. This growing awareness of animal welfare has permeated throughout public opinion, which is slowly shifting to respect the inherent rights of animals. As a result, there is a greater call for commercial industries and government practises to change in accordance. Not…

In ways Animal farm and Chicken Run are different but are alike at the same time because both stories have the same plot which is being neglected by owners. One farm stays and realizes the mistakes they have made. And the other goes over a fence to live a better life with their families. They both meet their goals but is one farm actually happy about the decision they choose? The reason why Animal Farm failed was because they were not in control of the situation they were not supervisors or…

The book “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917 though most know it as a story which that explains Communism. The story starts with a barnyard of animals feeling abused by their owners and wanting their lives to be different, not long after we hear about that we meet an older boar on the farm named “Old Major” who tells the animals about a dream he had where unless the animals rebel most of them will die within the year. Shortly after Old Major dies and…

One of the most important symbols in Animal Farm is personification. Personification is used all around on Animal Farm, making all the animals talk and giving them human characteristics. By personifying the animals, Orwell was able to satirize some of the most serious political figures of the era. A well-respected pig, Old Major, like Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx, is idealistic about the workers coming together and living a communist lifestyle instead of being satisfied with hard labor that…

Napoleon and Squealer Napoleon is the main leader of Animal farm and even though Squealer is a pig, so that also makes him a leader however his actions and his personality shows him as more of a follower than anything else. In the story Napoleon is the mastermind that made the animals change their motivation from being free to surviving. At first Napoleon was helping the animals live a free and happy life. Even though the animals were not treated right they still craved their freedom…

Animal testing is used for many things. It may be used for testing medical products and just the everyday makeup that women feel the need for. Animals are also used for determining the level of toxicity of medications and checking for the safety of medications for humans. (Should) What if there was a drug that could cure cancer and we did not know if it was safe for humans to take. As mankind we would want to test the new drug on something that has a similar genetic makeup to humans just to make…