Shades of gray

In André Alexis’ novel, Fifteen Dogs, it is demonstrated that having an intellectual advantage can negatively impact one’s life. The canines in this novel aspire to be regular dogs, having been granted the “gift” of intelligence; however, this “gift” is anything but that. The “gift” of human consciousness and language allows the dogs to analyze situations and feel emotions, which they were not able to do before. The introduction of these abilities to the dogs’ lives causes them to be…

Killing Wolves The idea of killing a wolf is a controversial issue among many Americans today. A writer and film producer, Sherry Simpson, wrote, “Killing Wolves,” published in 1996 in the Creative nonfiction website, she writes about her experience in Fairbanks, Alaska while in a two-day Wolf Trapping School and the meaning of a wolfs life being taken away. Simpson builds her credibility by giving her personal experience, other sources in her class, applying emotional appeals, and ultimately…

Why did God Make a Dog? Throughout the script So God Made a Dog, the author focuses on enhancing why dogs are in this world, and how they affect humans in a positive way. The author utilizes pathos, appeal to emotion, ethos, or ethics, and logos, or reason, to further elaborate and illustrate why dogs are in human’s lives and the positive outcomes that they bring. First is the use of pathos within the script. With the use of dogs and puppies, the author automatically catches reader’s loving,…

Why Everyone Should Own a Dog Do you own a dog? If you said “yes” great, but if you said “no” then let’s think about why not? When people ask why dogs are said to be one of the best pets you can have, a common response is that a dog is a companion, a teacher, and a guardian. A dog helps teach responsibility and can also be a courageous protector no matter how big or small. A dog will always love you and your family completely. The responsibility a dog teaches is a life lesson and will help with…

started to grow and understanding of how this friendship between dog and man grew to be at that time. It says in the article “How the wolf became the dog”, “There are many mysteries. One thing is certain though: All dogs share a common on ancestors, the gray wolf.”(How the wolf became the dog). In this line it shows that wolves were in our past, and that now they have evolved into what is known as the modern-day dog. Unlike our cute and fluffy dogs today, your dog Stuffy would have eaten your…

London’s novella Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck’s transformation from a domesticated pet on a vast Santa Clara Valley estate to the primal killer he becomes in the bitter regions of the Klondike wilderness. London delivers Buck’s journey in a plot consisting of only three simple, but major, events and uses settings and narration to tell the story in a way that allows a reader to easily become invested in Buck’s character from the viewpoint of a loyal and lovable pet, as well as, that…

There are several types of bears in North America For example, there is the brown bear, black bear, grizzly bear, and the polar bear. Scientists think that the brown bear and the grizzly bear are the same, but they are different in sizes and where they lives. First of all, there is the brown bear which is similar to the grizzly bear but it's different in sizes and in where it lives . The brown brown bear likes to live in the forests and mountains. The scientific name for the black bear is…

Taste of the Wild is a family-owned manufacturer of premium pet food dedicated to connecting your dog to ancient canines through equally ancient recipes loaded with modern day nutrients. In this article, we’re going to be looking at some of Taste of the Wild’s most popular, nourishing, and, of course, delicious formulas so your dog can honor its ancestors every mealtime. Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Is your dog constantly climbing on the furniture? Transport them to their true terrain…

Karan Russell “St. Lucy Home for Girls’ Raised by Wolves” is an abstruse baffling short story that embrace a human-like wolf pack to be taught into a human. The pack consist of three main captivating characters: Claudette, Jeanette, and Mirabella. Claudette, the narrator of this story is an average normal wolf girl that is “...Not great and not terrible, solidly middle of the pack” (232). This illusive narrative contains five stages that is written through the handbook, The Jesuit Handbook on…

One night many thousands of years ago, Og and his hunting buddies were sitting around a fire that illuminated a small spot in what must have been a huge, dark, and very scary world. As long as the fire burned, wolves, bears and saber-toothed tigers remained at bay. But Og noticed a small wolf hovering at the edge of the light. He threw a small Mastodon bone at the wolf to scare it off. But to Og's surprise, the wolf picked up the bone and brought it back! Og repeated the toss several times and…