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    and directed by Francis Lawrence‚ “Water for Elephants”‚ takes place in 1931 and tells the story of a young veterinary student who loses everything after his parents’ death. While on the search for a solution to his newfound homelessness and poverty‚ he happens to hop the train of a traveling circus where he puts his almost completed veterinary degree to use taking care of the animals in the circuses menagerie‚ and most importantly‚ Rosie‚ the new elephant. This job proves to be much more challenging

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    on Sunday they went to the zoo but it took 1 hour in the ramshackle car. Outside the zoo they saw a man on his motorbike it was mikes dads friend. Finaly they got to the zoo and they saw some birds also mike spotide out the lion. His dad saw an elephant with huge ears however it had very long tusks. After they went to the zoo they went to subway for lunch. For a treat they went to asda meanwhile mike chose a football and his dad got it for him gbjsdbhdjfsohjdsodsffffffff gjkrgjkrog

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    In George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant” (1936)‚ he reveals that he despises the very idea of imperialism. Orwell shows this by using an extended metaphor throughout the entire essay. The metaphor is shown through the story of him shooting an elephant. He is representing the entire British nation‚ and their imperialistic values. He shows that he does not really want to shoot this elephant if it is not necessary but the Burmese people keep pressuring him to do something and to do it right

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    Water For Elephants Literature may be a world away from home— getting caught up in the ballad of love or whisked away in the adventure. Despite that‚ one of the best qualities of it is also how much a person can take away from that story‚ regardless of the reality of it. Many books call for action; others provide a unique perspective that the reader can learn from‚ and moreover‚ just as history has foretold‚ it’s imperative to shift a tunnel-vision view to a funnel-vision view. What Sara Gruen may

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    phrase‚ “ An elephant never forgets.”‚ but elephants have a lot more special qualities according to Plotnik and Morell. While reading it is revealed elephants can have similar behaviors‚ although the authors have contrasting purposes for writing. The authors present elephants unique behaviors by explaining‚ they are intelligent‚ empathetic‚ and can understand cooperation. Although‚ Morell and Plotnik both provided information on elephant behavior‚ Morell showed compassion for elephant intelligence

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    reasons for elephant and rhino population decline incredibly fast. Also poaching is causing many baby elephants and rhinos to become orphaned. Elephants and rhinos are slowly starting to vanish due to poaching. Until people know what poaching is

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    Elephants Just in the past 10 years‚ ten thousands of elephants have been slaughtered. Sometimes the killers don’t wait till the elephants are dead to take the ivory. This causes the elephant to suffer greatly. Elephants are endangered. Many baby elephants are killed for their tiny stubs of ivory‚ how to save them‚ and the origins of elephant abuse. Some devastating facts about elephants are that they have been dropping 62% over the last decade. (Pg1) About 100 African elephants are killed a day

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    the article “Elephants Can Lend A Helping Trunk”‚ and the passage “Elephants Know When They Need A Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task” they both talk about how the elephants try to achieve a collective goal. The elephants worked with a helping trunk to test and achieve this goal and the mahouts‚ or elephant trainers would test how the elephants use their cooperative skills. Their task was to use their and rope-pulling skills and work together as a team. Overall‚ in the article “Elephants Can Lend A

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    As Tammy just discussed‚ elephants have the intrinsic right to exist. The suggested problem with the carrying capacity is a completely legitimate motivation for the practice of culling; however‚ we must consider the way that culling is done and the ethical impacts that it has. I know we’re all animal science majors and probably have a soft spot in our hearts for animals--you probably wouldn’t ask “why would an animal‚ in this case the elephant‚ have rights like humans do?”--but it is a question

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    Joe Portaro Scott Tenney Project 2b "Shooting an elephant" The main purpose of George Orwell’s story “shooting an elephant” is not to show how or explain how to actually kill an elephant; his work demonstrates how people will react to a imperialistic situation‚ will they follow the crowd or will they hold their own beliefs and not let others change them. In Orwell’s case he had no intention of killing the elephant but because the crowd behind him was one he wanted‚ instead of being made fun of

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