Excelsior College Abstract Cats have been known to delight their owners for many years. A recent study indicated cat owners are less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than people who do not own cats. (McClatchy Newspapers‚ 2008). While that statistic is interesting‚ people do not adopt cats because of their health benefits. Many people‚ like me‚ are life long ailurophiles. We just cannot get enough of the furry little creatures. Cats are known to be persnickety‚ willful
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Maturity Maturity. What is maturity? When is one mature? How does one measure maturity? These are questions that are too often neglected in today’s society. We often talk about maturity with little understanding of what it is. "Jeremy is very mature for his age." "Sarah is so intelligent‚ but she can be so immature! She needs to grow up." Although this word is common piece of most everybody’s vocabulary‚ little time is given to truly understanding it. You don’t learn maturity in a high school
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The Ringtail Cat is a small creature in the Musteloidea Superfamily –meaning it is related to large weasel-like creatures‚ otters‚ badgers‚ raccoons‚ etc.– (Timm‚ 2008). Ringtails are about 24 to 32 inches long –half of that length being its tail- and weighing in around 30 to 39 ounces (Williams‚ 2002) making it smaller than the average adult cat. It adheres to the six requirements of the Anna Karenina principle‚ with an omnivorous
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addicted and this will prevent him from doing other important activities he should be doing. For Instance‚ a cartoon called tom and jerry‚ which I loved to watch when I was young‚ is very addictive‚ is based on a cat and mouse fight where the cat always tries to catch the mouse. In most cases the cat fails to do this‚ however. you learn violence from this‚ in confidence and inability to try to reach your goal. In conclusion‚ Televison can lead to benefits or bad effects on children depending on hoe its
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British Shorthair vs Dragon Li Cats are amazing animals and pets. They are domestic animals belonging to different species like British Shorthair “my cat Max” and Dragon Li “my cousin’s cat Tiger”. The cat belongs to the feline family‚ and it is one of the most popular pets. You may think that you really know everything about cats and all are similar. In fact‚ there are several similarities‚ but at the same time they are different and each one has his personality. In the beginning‚ we will discuss
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Declawing is Inhumane People mistakenly believe that declawing their cat(s) is a harmless "quick fix" for unwanted scratching. “31% of cat owners in the United States have their cats declawed.”(Dougherty) People think declawing is a simple surgery to remove a cat’s nails— the equivalent to having your fingernails trimmed. The Humane Society is against declawing except on the rare occasion that it is necessary for medical purposes; for example‚ the removal of cancerous nail bed tumors.(The Humane
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of Art‚ I observed many masterpieces created by Ancient Egyptians. Among the works of art‚ the statuette titled “Cat with Kittens” grabbed my attention. I chose that particular piece to write about in this assignment. “Cat with Kittens” was made in the South of Egypt during the late Ptolemaic period‚ 664-30 B.C.E. Dynasty 26 was ruling the Egypt at that particular time. Mother cat and four kittens are made of bronze and the group is on semi-circular bronze base‚ set into a wooden base. Black
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understandable that many pet owners worry when their pet dog or cat eats grass‚ only to throw up later. However‚ you really don’t need to worry at all because grass is good for your pet. Their bodies need it and it’s the way of nature. See animals like dogs and cats have been eating grass forever. There’s even a grass names after dogs! It’s called dog grass‚ quackweek or couch grass. Grass is like a pet purifier or a detox treatment. When your cat or dog eats grass‚ they’re cleansing their insides. Eating
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description about a church‚ and going in to the emptiest one so she could have silence and so she could hear her heart beat while she prayed‚ or that’s how it came off to me. It reminded me of the times where I sit in my room staring at a picture of my dead cat‚ it may sound incredibly strange but when I stare at my photo of Zeus‚ I am more relaxed just sitting there in silence. I like the feeling of being calm and relaxed‚ and the first paragraph kind of showed the beginning of the journey for her. I don’t
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Alexis Tarafa Professor Wolfe English Comp. 2 7 October 2014 Rites to Allay the Dead In the poem “Rites to Allay the Dead‚” by Amit Majmudar‚ it shows us conventional and unconventional images that are combined together providing examples to explain how this poem is for the living rather than the dead. The dominant images throughout the poem create an intense awareness with a key point to not let death remain near for it is hungry and will haunt us. There are many symbols in the poem to help
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