Throughout history, it has always been said dogs are “man’s best friend”, but what would happen if we started to hunt man’s best friend? The following two texts revolve around the controversy of hunting animals as a sport, and present themselves as two opposing sides of the human spectrum. The African Safari advertisement is persuading “clients” to come to Africa and to experience a unique safari, which revolves around the opportunity to hunt many magnificent trophy animals in the vast beauty of the country. On the other hand, the League against Animal Cruelty advertisement is informing the general public of the dangers and effects that animal cruelty can have on a society, and asks for support in their endeavor to end the sport of hunting. Though the two texts may have different purposes, in the following commentary each text’s significance of context, audience, and use of stylistic features will be analyzed and compared to one another. The stylistic technique that both texts share is the use of sensory key words and images that not only appeal to the emotion of the reader, but help...
Style in literature is essential to create proper perception from the reader. This is equally as important as establishing appropriate tone. For this propose Ethel Wilson compliments such standards in her works “The Fog”, “Hurry, Hurry” and “The Window.” Wilson’s stylistic techniques are unmatched in uniqueness or assessing human nature versus physical nature. In the fore mentioned texts, Ethel Wilson composes her style from elements of symbolism, motif and character development to flourish understanding of the central idea of responsibility in the human mind when hidden behind nature.
Regan, Tom. “The Case for Animal Rights.” In Defense of Animals. Ed. Peter Singer. New York:
In “A Change of Heart about Animals”, by Jeremy Rifkin, he attempts to argues that we should protect animals because of the suffering and pain they experience. While merely glazed at the surface, this article does point out that animals do experience pain, but while dissected at a deeper level, Rifkin’s hypocrisy is exposed.
Philosophers and scholars have long debated the human moral and ethical obligations towards non-human animals. The opposing paradigms of animal ethics a...
Throughout the many forms and language of literature, responders are able to create and visualise images within their mind. It is through the power of the images one creates, that enables reader’s understandings to be questioned and furthermore, structures meaning towards the array of experiences being evoked. This is, ‘The Distinctively Visual’.
Armstrong, Susan Jean, and Richard George Botzler. The Animal Ethics Reader. London ;New York, NY: Routledge, 2008. Print.
Animals are not harvested out of necessity for food, pelts, or medicine. Trophy hunts capitalize on the exploitation and slaughter of wild animals for consumer means. Hunters are often wealthy foreign tourists who do not understand the ecological ramifications of their actions. Thus, trophy hunting is consumer at its finest, satisfying the entertainment needs of wealthy tourists with little regard for wildlife and environmental integrity. Lin summarizes, “most people who argue in favor of hunting are not arguing in favor of trophy hunting–the practice of killing an animal simply to show off its head and pelt. Trophy hunting is, in fact, abhorred by the majority of the public” (Lin). Banning trophy hunting is not an attack on traditional hunting for meat or population control. Rather, trophy hunting is an unethical practice that is not governed by mainstream conservation principles. Many hunters view trophy hunting as a poor and unfair representation of hunting. The negative stigma attached to this outdated practice can impact the manner in which all hunting is viewed. Thus, banning trophy hunting is a point that both conservationist and traditional hunters can unite
The world constantly reminds us there are practices that exceed the limits of animal cruelty. Some acts committed by man against animals are so heinous that it makes us rethink the concept of human intelligence;
Cecil the lion was a beloved and iconic figure in Africa, but when he was illegally killed by a big game hunter, it flared up the argument of whether or not hunting is help or hurts conservation efforts, but because hunting is beneficiary to the environment it needs to stay legal. However, even with hunting’s positive effects, there are people that do not support hunting because it kills animals. Hunting helps keep the population of animals in control, removes predatory animals that are attacking villagers and livestock, and gives money earned from hunters and the permits required and uses it for conservation efforts.
In her essay, “The Difficulty of Reality and the Difficulty of Philosophy,” the American philosopher Cora Diamond discusses animal rights and our obligations as human beings to nonhuman animals. Diamond has a fascinating philosophical take on the matter of animal rights. She is concerned with reminding people that they are animals. They are just another species among a plenty of others. Diamond uses the idea of the existential other to remind us of our animality, because it is in our shared mortality that humans and animals are alike. Furthermore, our morality is simply a human construction that allows us to talk about others from a distance as Diamond calls it the “language-game” (Diamond, 45). In essence, we view ourselves as different, separate or better than those animals because of the separation that we emphasize between mind and body, forgetting that we are animal as well. By placing the animal in a position of equality which is the place of the other, we should find compassion and sympathy for it.
“Only when the last of the animals horns, tusks, skin[sic] and bones are sold, will mankind realize that money can never buy back our wildlife” (Anonymous). Throughout history there have been individuals who killed innocent, sparsely populated species of animals for the sole purpose of making money. Those ungrateful human beings performed this sordid task without considering the outcome and everlasting effects on which will be played out. One such animal that was illegally hunted to near extinction was the African lion, the world’s most majestic creature, which sits on a thrown overshadowing all other creatures known to man. The population of the african lion had roughly decreased 50 percent since 1990 (Leake, 2016). The innocent killing of
DeMello, Margo. Animals and Society: An Introduction to Human-animal Studies. New York: Columbia UP, 2012. Print.
In conclusion, Prose bond people to the world around them through the use of word play. This is meant to ignite the mind's eye, whether it is through poetry, short stories, or even drama. It’s the ability to draw a vivid picture while reading is one component that keeps a reader wanting more. Along with the various types of irony which give the story a twist. There are certain concepts one should understand in order to interrupt the various works. The idea is to read a story or poem and gain an understanding of what the author is stating. Reading material should move you in one way or another, whether it is to love or hate. One should experience some level of emotion through reading. The purpose of this essay is to survey a few different works of literature and compare the genres by the use of some elements of literature.
This article provides many examples that revoke many critics’ validity against animal rights. This information could be used to explain why animals may be different but still deserve the basic rights that humans possess. Including more factual evidence and persuasion rather than discussing animal’s souls and human’s magnitude of evil could improve this source.
Animals are used for people 's entertainment or own benefits, but the question is what benefits do they get? Do they even get any? This paper tells about the things animals go through to help or just entertain us in life. For example the tiny cramped places animals are forced into. If the animals don 't perform well in zoos or circuses a lot of times they simple won 't feed them. The owners beating them for nothing. Lastly experiments on them and they can not even defend themselves. Animals should not be used for human benefit. Using animals for any kind of entertainment or experiment can be considered against the law especially if they are put in poor conditions and harmed. Animals have rights that should be taken seriously. Animals also have