Purebred

The second part of the problem is: Consumers purchase puppies from pet stores or on the Internet without actually knowing the history behind this puppy. 1. According to the Humane Society of the United States and the Companion Animal Protection Society, approximately nine out of every ten puppies that are sold in pet stores come from puppy mills. The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council states that pet stores sell approximately 300,000 to 400,000 puppies each year in the United States. (from…

“Was” is a short story written by William Faulkner that embodies the white South at this time, around 1859. Slavery is still going on, and the story focuses on slave, Tomey’s Turl. This slave is front and center. He controls most of the story and his masters’, Uncle Buck and Uncle Buddy, actions. I think Faulkner lets Tomey’s Turl dominate the story to allow his readers to step inside Tomey’s Turl’s mind. We see that nothing really phases Tomey’s Turl, except the affection of his girlfriend…

Saving Millions Every Year Every year 2.7 million animals are adopted from shelters and 2.7 million are euthanized across the United States. This is a problem because 7.6 million animals enter these shelters and some never find their forever home (“A Dose of Reality”). All shelters and rescues have a common purpose, the millions of animals are safe and off the streets and to help loving families find their “perfect” pet. Animal shelters or as some people prefer to call them pounds, are a place…

What does it mean to be American? Images fast to jump to mind consist of anything from pioneers to gold miners, The Great Gatsby to the Great Depression. Who are Americans? Who gets to be American, and what qualifications does one need to earn that title, if they do not get it by default simply by being born here? America is almost synonymous with freedom. That is the vision our forefathers had for us. However, they were really only thinking of a certain representation of the population: the…

The Significance of Class and Desire and Their Relationship in The Great Gatsby In The Great Gatsby, By F. Scott Fitzgerald, social and economic class play a large role in a person’s reputation, daily life, and acquaintances. However, In cases such as Tom Buchanan’s, class is sometimes tarnished by the strong grip of lust, and selfishness. Often when it comes to class one desires the opposite of their own identity. However love is one of the only things that can not cross the boundary of…

H.P. Lovecraft and W.E.B. DuBois portray their views of racism in significantly different ways based on discerned racial polarities. In the Early 20th Century, racism centered around white supremacy and social identity. Power was given to people based on their worth. Much of racism can be defined by fear in which both authors demonstrate extreme xenophobic tendencies, hidden bias and social identity. Winter’s defines xenophobia as people being conditioned to fear others who are different from…

During the summer of 2017, my English teacher had several requirements that we had to complete over the course of the 2017 summer. Two of the Requirements politely asked us to read two novels, The Tortilla Curtain and Ceremony. These two books had many modern conflicts dealing with War, Immigration,Traditional medicine versus modern technology, and the general feelings towards the aliens of our culture. With all the controversy in these two books both books had a similar connection. Dante…

Waking after such terrifying events, Rainsford was astonished to find Zaroff gone, upon looking through the window he saw that the dogs had dragged him off, that’s when he knew he had to get off of that terrible island. Quickly, he thought over all that had happened over the past few days on the island with General Zaroff. He even puzzled with the idea of how he survived the extraordinary trials he went through. “How will I ever find Whitney?” thought Rainsford as he stumbled around the chateau…

Buying from a pet store vs animal shelter Who doesn 't love adding an adorable puppy to the family? It’s always so exciting when getting a new dog. In Hawaii, you can buy your new furry friend a couple different ways. People can go to pet stores that sell dogs, the animals there are usually pure bred and come from puppy mills. Or you can go to the Humane Society, where there is a large selection of different dogs from different backgrounds that are looking for a safe home . Both have so many…

An Analysis of Three Upside-Down features by Jesus Christ Jesus reveals the kingdom of God in a new direction that appears upside-down in the lessons of love, social interactions, and social ladder from chapters nine, ten, and eleven in The Upside-Down Kingdom, by Donald Kraybill. The idea of the upside-down kingdom derived from a student of Kraybill, who reacted enthusiastically to Jesus’ teachings as, “Everything here is so upside down!” (Kraybill, 2011, p. 9). This statement stimulated…