Purebred

Barry Humphries, better known to some by the names of his alter-egos Sir Les Patterson, Dame Edna Everage, and Sandy Stone, among others, has been called “the greatest comic genius of our age”, and even “the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin” (Ann Pender). Others might call him a crude abomination____. Either way, nearly everyone who has heard of Barry Humphries has something to say about him. Australians, “Poms”, and Americans alike are enraged and captivated by his…

Shorthorn cattle are one of the highest ranking cattle in the world. Shorthorn cattle have been mostly know in Northumberland, Durham, York,, and Lincoln. Shorthorns have been around since the early pioneers and have been in the western in the United States. The important thing about shorthorn is that they are a multi breed. Shorthorn cattle have had a long history, a lot of early breeder, and different characteristic and statistics. In the Valley of the Tees River in 1600 is were the first…

Like religion and politics, the world of animal rights has its extremes: those that are charged with the care of animals and treat them horribly, and those that claim to value all furry lives, but really only accept the cutest, healthiest animals. Recently there is a new heated debate in the animal rights world: if high kill shelters should be allowed to use animal euthanasia to control animal overpopulation. In the past eight years, animal euthanasia has changed from being used only to assist…

The Great Gatsby is one of the most influential pieces in today’s society, detailing what it was like to live in 1920s New York. We learn about this time in history class and learn about the power and privilege of the aristocracy, but this novel details how that privilege comes with a price and how that you may appear powerful, but that power is just a facade for they may be just as powerless as the people in the lower class. That is the case for a young Myrtle Wilson for although she is a…

Change is unavoidable, especially in culture. Culture is not purebred, but rather a hybrid. It is a collection of the traditions, histories, and beliefs influenced by other cultures. In Watters’ words, “…cultural beliefs about depression and the self are malleable and responsive to messages that can be exported from…

Lima Ranch is one of the many commercial Dairy farms in California that provides 21.3% of the United States milk supply. Lima Ranch has been in business for 3 generations and the producer of this diary was not there, so Dr. Frank Mitloehner delivered the tour. The tour of this facility entailed many incites to how one dairy facility can successfully run a dairy farm. This facility uses only Holstein cows for their milk production and have 1,500 milking cows. This ranch also has 1,200 heifers and…

What is okay to do in the name of science and its advances? The debate on animal testing has always been around but more and more people are starting to disagree with it. So if so many people disagree with it, why is animal testing still happening? There are places like China where it is actually illegal not to test on animals before selling cosmetics to the public and other places like Europe where it is completely illegal to test on animals for cosmetics. So who’s right? There is the morality…

In Growing Up Nisei, David K. Yoo argues that Japanese Americans “contended with such themes within a crucible of time marked by racial subordination,economic depression, a world war, and mass incarceration.” A key theme of the book is emphasises on the mass incarceration that the Japanese people faced during the time before and during World War II. David Yoo introduces the idea of racism that has been passed down from the Chinese to the Japanese. Like the Chinese, Japanese were upheld to the…

The first age of colonization, puts a spotlight on the birth of European exploration of the Americas and the peoples who inhabited them. Numerous countries of Europe sent adventurers to explore, with primary intentions to discover resources, to trade, and spread Catholicism to the “uncivilized” natives of the areas. Spain, after the Reconquista, started their golden age. After Columbus’ discovery of the new world, explorers and treasure ships made their way to the Americas. The Spanish conquest…

animals to be domesticated by humans. Humans and dogs share a long intertwined history. DNA evidence suggests domestic dogs most likely diverged from wolves as long as 135,000 years ago (Udell and Wynne). The American Kennel Club (AKC), a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States, recognizes 167 breeds. Being that dogs are one of the most common household pets owned by humans, it is important to understand their physiology for proper care and nutrition. Physiology is the way living…