In “Attack of the Man-Eaters” and “Meet the Lion Whisperer” the author says that there is a tragedy or sad fate for the lions. In “Attack of the Man-Eaters” the author says it is a tragedy because, the lions of Tsavo were struggling to survive do to a variety of problems. In “Meet the Lion Whisperer” the authors say it is a sad fate because, the lions that outgrow the petting farm, will be sold, hunted, or held in captivity. These two examples show why the authors would say there is a tragedy or sad fate for the lions. In “Attack of the Man-Eaters” the lions are in a tragedy because they are struggling to survive. The lions needed to eat to stay alive. In the text it states, “They were naturally aggressive animals with a variety of problems-injuries, drought, and a shortage of prey (19).” In Tsavo during this time there was a drought, which caused a lot of animals to move out, causing a shortage in the amount of prey for the lions. One lion was also suffering from a mouth injury which made it hard for it to eat larger animals. In the lions struggle to survive they were killed by their own prey. …show more content…
The text states, “Some end up in zoos and circuses; others are sent to Asia, where their bones are used in folk medicine (21).” It also states, “The rest end up as trophies in what are known as ‘canned hunts,’ in which lions are placed in fenced-in areas and sometimes sedated to make them easier targets (21).” The lions that are raised on these farms have difficult lives because they cannot be released into the wild, because they have been raised outside of the wild. That is why they are sold, hunted or held in circuses or
“…seeing the creature [Leopard Man] there in a perfectly animal attitude, with the light gleaming in its eyes, and its imperfectly human dace distorted with terror, I realized again the fact of its humanity. In another moment other of its pursuers would see it, and it would be overpowered and captured, to experience once more the horrible tortures of the enclosure. Abruptly I slipped out my revolver, aimed between his terror-struck eyes and fired” (Wells 72-73).
“Don’t Blame the Eater” is an article by David Zinczenko that explains to Americans, specifically overweight young Americans, about the risks eating at fast food restaurants and its cause of affecting one’s health. In his article, he tries to address the issue about America’s food industries by using literal devices such as tone, logos, ethos, diction, and organization in order to spread his message. He begins his article by addressing the topic and as he continues writing, he supports his topic by writing about personal experience and moves onto the reasons why his topic in a serious issue. Although he shows an overall clear progress, he does tend to have a few problems with his writing that could be improved.
In American, has an obesity epidemic that is growing year after year. According to the CDC more than one third 34.9% or 78.6 million U.S adults are obese and it continues grow. In the FDA recorders people that are obese usually have type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, asthma, heartburn and other digestive and mental health problems. The author David Zinczenko, the author of the article “Don’t blame the eater” thinks that fast food restaurants does not have alternative foods and not labeling their food products. Then there is Radley Balko the author of the article “What you eat is Your Business” believes that law makers should allow insurance companies to charge higher premium on obese people for their unhealthy eating habits. After reading both article, I disagree with Zinczenko idea of fast food restaurants not having fast food alternatives because fast food chains do have other alternative and they also label their food products
The article “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko, is an article aimed to bring attention to the ever increasing obesity rates in the United States, which he believes has been caused be the ever increasing amount of fast food restaurants in the United States.
Summary/Response Essay 1 In David Zinczenko’s article “Don’t Blame the Eater,” Zinczenko explains that during his childhood, which was in the mid 1980’s, his parents split up and he lived with his mom. Her income was barely enough to pay the bills, so they lived paycheck to paycheck. Under this circumstance, fast food was the only food that they could afford to buy in large quantities because it is generally cheaper than most other restaurants. Due to eating fast food for both lunch and dinner on a daily basis for his entire childhood, when he was 15 years old, Zinczenko weighed 212 pounds.
...f her son. She starts to feel the poison and she warns Hamlet of it before she dies. It is too late though, the poisonous sword had cut Hamlet. In anger, Hamlet steals the poisoned sword and runs it into Laertes. He then charges Claudius and runs it into him. He also takes the wine and forces Claudius to drink from it. Both Claudius and Laertes die before Hamlet. Hamlet regains his throne for a few seconds, until the poison sets in and takes his life. The Lion King has a happy ending. Simba returns to his kingdom and he finds Scar. He tells Scar that he knows about his father’s death. Scar lies to Simba by telling him that the Hyenas were the ones who killed Mufasa. This upsets the Hyenas. They leave Scar to fight Simba by himself. Simba wins the fight and throws Scar off a cliff, into the herd of the Hyenas. The hyenas show no remorse for Scar and they trample over him, killing him. Once Simba takes back the throne, the whole kingdom becomes beautiful again and everyone is happy.
“In your opinion, can this book be justifiably taught at your grade level, or not?” In fact, yes. I feel that most of the students in my grade can handle the content, but some of them will think of it as an inappropriate novel. All grades above 8th should be mature enough to read this book. The Pigman is an exciting novel by the author Paul Zindel. This novel always left me in suspense. The two main characters in the novel, John and Lorraine, were hilarious, kind, sneaky and generous. Some parents may think this book would be not appropriate for their kids. There are a couple of themes that would indicate why theses parents would not like The Pigman. Themes such as Drugs, Alcohol, Mortality, and Guilt are described in detail throughout
The Lion King is a story based around the betrayal of a king by his brother. The brother’s ambition of becoming the king leads to him killing the true and current king. In The Lion King, Scar betrays his brother by killing him to gain the throne for himself. Through Psychoanalytic Theory, it is clear that Scar feels shame because he is not the king and the next in line for the throne is his nephew. This shame eventually leads to Scar betraying his brother because of his ambition.
Ray Bradbury uses the imagery of the African veldt’s powerful predator, the lion, to suggest there is danger
The act of cannibalism is sometimes committed as criminal act, and in some blizzard cases survival, which is considered taboo. Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. (Cannibalism, Wikipedia) Plane crashes; shipwrecks and religious ceremonies are assimilated with these acts against humanity. The act of cannibalism has made headlines across boarders in Japan, Australia, Russia, Pacific Island, Siberia and the United States. Therefore, the main question is: Is cannibalism ever acceptable? The dilemma involve, imagine that one waiter, Daley Smith, 18, single and 5 white collar American businessmen, Brian Daley, 36 married, Jim Carey 24, single, Steve Hugo, 28, single,
Lions are one of the world’s most famous predators. Their preys ranges from insects to giraffes; but they prefer large animals such as zebras and wildebeast. The lion will cautiously stalk its prey until it is within close range and it will sprint reaching speeds about 50 to 60 km/h. The lion will usually take its prey down by the neck using its huge jaws and razor sharp claws. The female is the hunter and will have the first meat, soon after the male comes to share the meat.
In the Attack of the Man Eaters and the other article, they both explained how the story played out in Africa. Both of the articles are about lions and that they both mentioned the hunting of lions. In The Lion Whisperer the article talked about conservations started to protect lions from being hunted down for bones or for a trophy. According to text,”Up to 1,000 lions are killed in these hunts each year.”
the lion and the eagle are fierce animals, whereas the sparrow and the hare are very weak. They can easily be killed.
Many people in America love to get greasy, high calorie fast food from many places such as McDonalds and its competitors, but in the article “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko, he reveals the health problems associated with these fatty, salty meals. His articles are affective with its well organized layout, rhetorical appeals and tone which give it a very convincing argument. As you read through the article the author reveals the underlying problems with eating fast food and how there are no warnings of such problems posted. As a former obese child who grew up to diet and watch what he ate he sets a credible stance for the argument.
And this isn’t the only time a captive animal has turned on its trainer. Working with a predator that kills even when it’s not hunting is taking a risk lions can be trained but they cannot be tamed. in 2010 two lions turned on their trainer Oleksie Pinko during a show in the Ukraine, Pinko walked away with only minor injuries. No matter how long you work with exotic animals they will always be unpredictable and dangerous, Roy Horn of the Siegfried and Roy duo worked with tigers for most of his life, but however in 2003 Roy was attacked by a seven year old white tiger named Montecore. In 2008, a liger at Safari's Animal Sanctuary in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma killed a volunteer, thirty-two year old Peter Getz.