more than likely‚ the dog did indeed descend from the gray wolf. Although the oldest fossils of a domesticated dog are from a 14‚000-year-old dog grave‚ DNA evidence suggests dogs diverged from wolves much earlier than that (with estimates ranging from 15‚000 to more than 100‚000 years ago) [source: Wade]. Regardless‚ historians agree that humans domesticated dogs before any other animal -- making dog man’s oldest friend‚ if not his best. Scientists can only guess how dogs and humans first became
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Argumentative Essay; Why Neuter-Spay is the way to go: Neutering and Spaying* your dogs are a must‚ yet pet owners generally overlook this easy and simple responsibility. Not only does it prevent overpopulation but it allows the pet owner to relax when it comes to health risks. Although obesity is a down side to neutering and spaying‚ there is a simple way to avoid it. This is why neutering and spaying your animals (dogs in specific)‚ are the way(s) to go. Without your animal being neutered or spayed
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Erin Brewton Rosemary Royston ENGL 2601 21 October 2012 Mood in Porphyria’s Lover Robert Browning uses powerful moments of personification and imagery that linger in a reader’s mind. However‚ the one craft that truly stands out is the mood of the poem. Browning uses specific word choice‚ imagery‚ and tone to shape the mood into what can best be described as haunting. Given the topic of the piece‚ the reaction to find the piece haunting only seems natural. But Browning uses some very interesting
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"The Demon Lover” is a confusing short story because it can be interpreted in different ways. Some people might consider it a ghost story. Others might think it is a psychological thriller‚ which makes sense due to the fact that Mrs. Drover presents signals of having a mental problem. However‚ I decided to go with the ghost story for two reasons: it makes it more fun and I feel like there’s more evidence I could use to support that statement‚ even though I do agree she has some kind of mental problem
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Unrequited Love in "Porphyria ’s Lover" In Robert Browning ’s dramatic monologue "Porphyria ’s Lover‚" he introduces the persona‚ a twisted and abnormally possessive lover whose dealings are influenced by the perceived deliberation of others actions. As the monologue begins‚ a terrible‚ almost intentional storm sets upon the persona‚ who awaits his love‚ Porphyria. His lover "glide[s] in" (l 6) from a "gay feast" (l 27) and attempts to calm her angry love. This leads to a disastrous end‚ either
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"Porphyria’s Lover." The poem is a dramatic monologue of sorts‚ though different from Browning’s most famous dramatic monologue‚ "My Last Duchess." In contrast to "My Last Duchess" in which the Duke regales a Count’s envoy with tales of his former duchess‚ Porphyria’s lover is not addressing any other living person. Of course‚ this makes the monologue of Porphyria’s lover all the more dramatic. In keeping with the most important quality of dramatic monologues‚ the character of Porphyria’s lover is adequately
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Michelle Padgett English 102 Ms. Riggs 3 March 2013 Critical Analysis of “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning Robert Browning wrote “Porphyria’s Lover” in the 1830s. The speaker is Porphyria’s lover and he speaks in a very solemn tone. The poem never divulges the two characters’ real names. The mood is grim and despondent throughout the whole poem. The speaker in the poem shows through many ways that Porphyria yearned for her death‚ through the spontaneity of her murder‚ his solemn demeanor
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DEMON’S WRATH Elizabeth Bowens "The Demon Lover" is the story of Kathleen Drover’s repressed fear driving her to psychotic madness. The story shows us that what you create in your mind is a reflection of who you are inside. Kathleen Drover is an indirect casualty of war. When she was 19‚ Kathleen had lost her fiancé to the First World War. After she heard of his death‚ she had entered a state of depression that lasted 13 years. During this time‚ the pledge of binding love that they had made
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In Robert’s Browning’s Porphyria’s Lover‚ published in 1836‚ what seems to be a normal love poem takes a shocking turn when the narrator strangles his lover. Naturally‚ critics of Porphyria’s Lover tend to discuss the speaker’s psychotic state as he shifts between reality and fantasy during his tale of murder. In her critical essay‚ Uma Kukathas argues that the speaker cannot be trusted to present with total accuracy the events he describes because of his psychotic state‚ which requires the reader
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madness being an inherently female characteristic - in ‘Porphyria’s Lover’. In ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ it seems that traditional gender roles have been reversed in that Porphyria and her partner is entitled as her “lover”. In this sense‚ the ownership is put completely on her because Browning has chosen to entitle the poem ‘Porphyria’s Lover’‚ using a possessive apostrophe. However‚ throughout the poem‚ the emphasis is put on her lover‚ rather than Porphyria‚ this‚ therefore‚ nullifies any preconceptions
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