Dogs of March by Ernest Hebert

Hebert tries hard, I think, to depict the lives of the native rural denizens -- the Elmans and their friends -- as realistically as possible. What are the characteristics of their lives? What are their values, especially their attitude toward their land and nature? How do you think we are supposed to feel about them -- sympathetic? Are they romanticized in any ways? What effects do they experience from the changes that are happening around them? Can you tell if Hebert's sympathy lies with the natives or the newcomers?

Set in New England the Dogs of March by Ernest Herbert, is a novel about the American Dream giving an emotional drama of characters that live simple lives and depict the common day-to-day turmoil faced by people and the effect that this turmoil has on others. Presented in the quaint hills of New Hampshire the…

Dogs Verses Cats

Dogs and cats are the two most common animals among pet owners. Each provides unconditional love as well as health and emotional benefits for the owners and each are fairly equal regarding responsibility and care, however, dogs and cats each have unique qualities.

There are numerous benefits to pet ownership, whether one owns a dog or a cat. It is reported that pet owners live longer and healthier lives than individuals without pets and that blood pressure can fall to resting levels or below just by petting an animal (Health pp). The cholesterol levels of pet owners are two percent lower and heart attacks are four percent lower in pet owners compared to non-pet owners (Health pp). Moreover, the survival rate of people who have had a heart attack and own pets increased from one in fifteen to one in eighty-seven (Health pp). Petting or stroking a…

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Dog Training

Training a dog requires proper planning and execution of the training methods so as to reinforce and encourage repetition. Proper training calls for the creation of a desire by the dog to please and seek positive attention and feedback from its handler. For a well behaved and trained dog, proper behavior adjustment and obedient command training are needful. This training starts with the sit command and training. The sit command and exercise stands as the most effective beginner training to a dog. The norms in the "sit" training and command to a dog makes it possible for the handler to change a dog's ability to listen and obey easily. The training also orients the dog away from requiring bribes to follow commands.

Training 'Wolph' to "Sit"

Conditioning in Wolph's training response to "sit" is undertaken by giving treats and rubbing on the chest in case the dog demonstrated…

Nursing

Search and escue Dogs

Search and rescue is all about saving lives. And the capability to save a life is regularly dependent upon how quickly a person can be found and accessed (National Association for Search & escue, 2011). Search-and-rescue dogs are smart, nimble and compliant, but their high drive to want to play is what makes them look for a missing person in all kinds of different places and situations. At its most fundamental, the job of a Search and escue (SA) dog has two components. The first is to find the source of a human scent and the second is to let the handler know where it is (Layton, 2011).

The dogs trained for urban search and rescue, utilize their noses to find living victims who are trapped when disastrous events take place like a building collapsing due to an earthquake, hurricane or explosion. Other SA dogs…

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Smakey Dog Foods

Discuss how the SEC has influence (if any) over the audit of Smackey Dog Foods, Inc.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has a significant influence on the audit of Smackey Dog Foods, Inc. By Keller CPAs. The SEC's influence comes primarily by the audit standards that have to be applied to the business and independence is one of the principles of the AICPA. The other principles are responsibilities, the public interest, integrity, objectivity and independence, due care, and scope and nature of services. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 introduced many new requirements. These requirements relate to: the independence of audit committee members; the audit committee's responsibility to select and oversee the issuer's independent accountant; procedures for handling complaints regarding the issuer's accounting practices; the authority of the audit committee to engage advisors; and funding for the independent auditor and any outside advisors engaged by the audit committee…

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Investopedia. (N.d.). Positive Confirmation. Retrieved from Investopedia:  http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/positive-confirmation.asp 

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Smackey Dog Foods

My role at Smackey Dog Food is to apply the audit procedures and objectives to this company. A cursory examination reveals that there are many areas where Smackey's accounting practices can be improved. At times, there are faults with the techniques that are being used. At other times, there are faults just as much with the control systems. Inadequate control systems are often the cause of problems with a company's accounting practices, and ensuring that proper controls are in place is one of the most important roles of the auditor (CSU, 2009). In this analysis, the issues will be taken one at a time, and then some final overarching recommendations will be made to ensure that not only are these problems addressed but that systems are in place to ensure that there are no further problems.

Problem #1 -- aste and Margins

The one-serving packages that are…

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CSU. (2009). Internal controls. California State University. Retrieved April 6, 2012 from  http://www.calstate.edu/audit/internal.shtml 

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ag the Dog

The Public Relations Society of America espouses a code of ethics that includes protecting and advancing the free flow of "accurate and truthful" information ("Ethics"). Likewise, the Public Relations Society of America advocates honesty and accuracy in its core practice guidelines for professionals. In age the Dog, Conrad Bream (Robert DeNiro) deliberately machinates a plan to divert the public's attention away from a presidential sex scandal by hiring movie producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) to manufacture multimedia images for the media. The fake war is an outright, deliberate, and overt affront to the first ethical tenet of the Public Relations Society of America, which would never admit Bream as one of its members. Interestingly, though, Bream does not try to lie about the sex scandal, but only wants to create a lie that will prove more sensational in the media.

Every other example of how Bream violates…

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Baum, Matthew. Soft News Goes to War.

Baum, Matthew A. "Sex, Lies, and War: How Soft News Brings Foreign Policy to the Inattentive Public." American Political Science Review 1, 2002, pp 91-109.

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Levinson, B. "Wag the Dog." In HSC Advanced English.

Bad Owners Not Bad Dogs

Bad Dogs or Bad Owners

Bad Owners, Not Bad Dogs

It is not debatable that some dog breeds are inherently more potentially dangerous and lethal. A pit bull or ottweiler, by its very genetic and physical makeup, is going to win a lot more fights than a Chihuahua or a Maltese. However, the key word in that first sentence was "potentially." There are no bad dogs…just bad owners. While the author of this paper does not argue against ownership restrictions for certain breeds, an outright ban on certain breeds being owned at all is a bridge too far and is symptomatic of laziness on the part of government and other regulatory agencies.

A Common-Sense Solution

As stated in the literature review, punishing owners to the extent of banning dog breeds outright is not the right solution because the true problem in play is the owners…

References

Cohen, J., & Richardson, J. (2002). Pit Bull Panic. Journal Of Popular Culture, 36(2),

285-317. doi:10.1111/1540-5931.00007

Debord, M. (2001). The love of dogs. Artext, (72), 37-39.

Twining, H., Arluke, A., & Patronek, G. (2000). Managing the Stigma of Outlaw Breeds:

Neutering Dogs: it's a Good Thing

It's funny. One of the first things one notices when one travels out of the United States, especially to a "third world" country, is the amazing proliferation of stray dogs. I noticed this on my recent trip to a small village in Central Mexico with a friend. There, literally packs of dogs would wander the street, scattering under the hail of rocks hurled from the small fists of children, and waking me in the middle of the night with their snarls and barks outside my open window. It made me think about the U.S. And how it is actually strange to see a stray dog wandering the streets, let alone packs of dogs. I realized from this how important it is to neuter dogs.

It is true that many people consider it to be inhumane to neuter dogs. However, neutering dogs is immensely important…

Marketing Plan for Caninantics' "Pooch Pantry"

Situational Analysis

It is well documented that Americans love their animals and dogs lead the popularity charts for pets (Watters & uff, 2013). Indeed, many people grieve over the loss of a dog to the same extent they do over the loss of a close human loved one (Watters & uff, 2013). It's estimated that 70-80 million dogs are owned in the United States. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals estimates that there are around 80 million dogs in the United States and that nearly half (47%) of all households in the United States own at least one dog (Facts about pet ownership, 2014).

The dog food-dispensing product developed by Caninantics provides busy pet owners with the ability to feed their dogs during their absences. The device, known as "Pooch Pantry," automatically opens dog food cans and empties the contents…

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Adler, J. (2009, December 2). Start-ups, too dependent on realty, swell failures. American Banker, 173(231), 1.

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Retrieved from  http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-statistics .

Watters, N. & Ruff, R. (2013, September 1). Can a posttraumatic stress disorder be caused by a traumatic injury to a companion pet? International Journal of Psychological Studies,

Their sex life clearly lacks maturity and mutual respect, and Peckinpah makes it clear early in the film that Amy is frustrated with her dull husband.

Straw Dogs is permeated with symbolism, one of the features that makes the film remarkable. The first and most immediate symbol is one that foreshadows the violent climax of the movie: the antique bear trap that Amy purchases. Being trapped is a motif in the movie, as the couple plus Henry Niles are trapped in their house during the film's climax. Hunting is also a theme. David becomes an ironically literal sitting duck when the local lads take him on a duck hunt, leave him alone to sit on a stone and tell him the ducks will just come on out of the woods and jump into his sack. David is emasculated many times in Straw Dogs, adding further nuance to the film's title…

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Peckinpah, Sam. Straw Dogs. (Feature Film) 1971.

Straw Dogs." IMDB. RETRIEVED NOV 19, 2008 at  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067800

Family Dog

Our Family Member, olfie

Our German Shepherd olfie has always been the most popular member of our family. Even though there were four of us, including Mom, Pop, and my little sister, it was olfie that everyone on the street knew best. Even the neighborhood kids loved her and would come over just to play with her. My sister and I did not even have to be home (and if we were that did not necessarily mean we would be asked to come out and play). No, the dog was everyone's favorite. Yet, for some reason, none of us were ever jealous of olfie. She deserved her popularity, after all. This paper will show why our family will always be remembered -- not for what we ourselves did -- but for what our dog did!

From the time olfie was born, she was the most welcome dog to…

Works Cited

"Famous Dog Quotes." Web. 25 Aug 2011.

Marketing Plan

Dog Scrubs a-Go-Go: A Service and Retail Marketing Plan

Dog Scrubs A-Go-Go is a planned portable dog washing/animal grooming service and animal products retail selling business that incorporates the full service array available at a typical grooming establishment with the convenience of at-home service. A large van can be equipped with all of the necessary restraints, equipment, and supplies needed to accomplish most dog washing and animal grooming tasks, and of course maintaining a supply of retail products available for customer purchase would be relatively easy. With this set up and the proper marketing plan, a fair profit margin and a substantial living could be made from this venture. The following paragraphs present a brief marketing plan for the described Dog Scrubs A-Go-Go business that will help develop the brand's recognition and market share.

Situational Analysis

There are millions of pet owners living in the United States, and…

PRSA

Perhaps the clearest violation of the principles of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in ag the Dog is its essential premise: the PR firm is working to create the impression that the U.S. is at war to save the reputation of the current president, even though the country is still at peace. The PR firm deliberately deludes the American public into believing falsehoods based upon the needs of the client. As well as inhibiting the dissemination of truthful information, the PR firm actively stifles open communication by covering up the sex scandal of the president by creating false footage about the supposed war in Albania. The PR firm also collaborates with a movie producer to create fake film footage of the actual war specifically designed to tug at the heartstrings of Americans. hat the public should actually be focused upon (the politician's credibility) is completely changed and…

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"Propaganda -- all devices." 12 May 2014.

 http://www.physics.smu.edu/pseudo/Propaganda/alldevices.html

Behavioral Training for Therapy Dogs:

Therapy dogs basically refers to dogs that are trained to offer affection and comfort to individuals in hospitals, nursing homes, stressful conditions, retirement homes, schools, and mental institutions like disaster areas. Throughout the years, health care professionals have recognized the therapeutic impact of animal companionship like lowering blood pressure, stress relief, and raising spirits. As a result of the huge recognition of the therapeutic influence of animal companionship, the demand for therapy dogs has continued to grow. Actually, in the past few years, therapy dogs have been enrolled to assist children suffering from emotional and speech disorders.

The use of therapy dogs in assisting individuals in the health care facilities and other relevant institutions to provide affection and comfort originates from the human-animal bond. In most cases, the human-animal bond outcomes are based on affection and/or respect. Behavioral training of therapy dogs effect the human-animal…

References:

Bayne, K. (2002). Development of the Human-Research Animal Bond and Its Impact on Animal

Well-being. ILAR Journal, 43(1), 4-9. Retrieved from  http://dels-old.nas.edu/ilar_n/ilarjournal/43_1/v4301Bayne.pdf 

Brown, S. (2004). The Human-Animal Bond and Self-Psychology: Toward a New

Understanding. Society & Animals, 12(1), 67-86. Retrieved from  http://animalsandsociety.org/assets/library/528_s1214.pdf

Obesity in Dogs and Cats

Obesity and Diabetes in Cats and Dogs

Unfortunately, we are not the only species to suffer from our over-indulgences and lack of proper dietary nutrition. Cats and dogs can also become victims of obesity and diabetes. The research has found that there are both genetic and dietary elements to obesity and diabetes within the two species, and that focusing on a proper diet can help vastly reduce an animal's chances of avoiding obesity and also help manage diabetes more effectively.

ecent research on genetics and diet of obesity has uncovered some major elements as to who is prone to obesity, how it comes about in a variety of species, as well as how it can be avoided. ecent research has clearly shown the impact dietary choices have on obesity and later diabetes. One of the latest bits of research that helps clarify the nature of…

References

Beck, Bernard, Richy, Sebastian, & Stricker-Krongrad. (2003). Ghrelin and body weight regulation in the obese Zucker rat in relation to feeding state and dark / light cycle. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 228(10), 1124-1131. Retrieved September 30, 2012 from http://ebm.rsmjournals.com/content/228/10/1124.long

Cook, Audrey K. (2007). The latest management recommendations for cats and dogs with nonketotic diabetes mellitus. Veterinary Medicine. Retrieved September 30, 2012 from  http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Endocrinology/The-latest-management-recommendations-for-cats-and/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/456192

But while wishing to be strong is noble, forgetting the past leads to others repeating mistakes of the past in different contexts -- genocides continue to reoccur.

It is this that has proved the most significant lesson of Balakian's work regarding my perception of the world. I will never look at the signs to 'Save Darfur' the same way, after reading The Black Dog of Fate. Like myself, Balakian grew up at a table groaning with plenty, where his relative's past seemed very far away from Tenafly, New Jersey. In America, even after September 11th, it is easy to feel as though old, ethnic tribal memories and conflicts are very far away, when one is living one's daily existence and is obsessed with the day-to-day demands of one's personal life. Balakian came to learn about his family's history, not in some great, single revelation, like might happen in a made-for-TV…

Raging Bull is a fantastic example of this notion. Jake La Motta is bloodied and beaten repeatedly in the film, but he does not allow himself to fall. "You never got me down, Ray," is all that he says after, arguably, the most violent sports scene in film history (Raging Bull 1980). La Motta is driven by the desire to be a great boxer -- to be the champion -- and it is pleasurable to watch his will overpower physical pain in vain attempts to realize this goal. His toughness, not necessarily his boxing skill, is what makes him an appealing character; and seeing him bloodied supplies the audience's subconscious desire to see the male suffer for an idea.

Similarly, Reservoir Dogs also displays male suffering in adherence to larger social patterns. Mr. hite's commitment to Mr. Orange is completely tied to his belief that Mr. Orange is suffering as…

Works Cited

Neale, Steve. Masculinity as a Spectacle. London: British Film Institute, 2000.

Raging Bull. Feature film. MGM Studios, 1980. 129 min.

Reservoir Dogs. Feature film. Lionsgate Studios, 1992. 100 min.

Yellow Dogs

Allan Shivers served as the governor of exas from 1949 until 1957. Not only did his tenure represent a transformational time in exan politics and culture; Shivers practically catalyzed the changes himself, according to Dobbs in Yellow Dogs and Republicans. exas had been a staunchly Southern Democratic State. Like other Southern States, exas held long-entrenched ideals of White Supremacy, racism, and patriarchy. Conservative Southern politics changed at first due to the Great Depression and the government's response to it. In particular, President Roosevelt's New Deal programs helped exans to mitigate the mire of the Great Depression via essential programs and social services. Southerners started to appreciate federal funding for their woes. However, the differences between old and new ways of life in exas started to reveal a rift developing in the society that could only be solved by diversifying the political landscape. Dobbs claims that Allan Shivers capitalized…

Texans still needed a reason to change their party politics domestically, within state borders. Dobbs credits television for some of the changes that took place in Texan society to alter its political demographics. Prior to 1954, most Texans viewed politics through a local lens. National issues were deemed unimportant, for like other white supremacist Southern state governments, they still felt cut off from the North, hard done by after the downfall of the Confederacy, and underserved by what they perceived as a government that did not have its best interests at heart. Television, however, changed things. Through the tube, wealthy Texan voters were able to tune into presidential politics and recognized the shift that was taking place in Washington. Republicanism in Washington resembled the Democratic Southern ideals of Texans of Shivers' and his parents' generation.

The two-party political landscape prevailed. Shivers propelled himself to the highest executive office in Texas as governor and continued to forge strong ties with Washington through Eisenhower. Shivers remained loyal to his base constituency, by remaining hostile to people of color and friendly to the wealthy elite. Shivercrats slowly aligned themselves with Republican candidates on the local level, but the full transition would take years as both the Democratic and Republican parties completed their trade-off on platform ideals related to race and social justice issues; economic reform and taxation issues; and government regulation issues. In Shivers' lifetime, though, Texan local politics would be uniquely dualistic. Dobbs' analysis of Shivers' political career is astute, as the author links a multitude of personal and political characteristics that ensured the Texan's success as governor. Shivers absolutely prepared the way for two-party politics in Texas, and the alliances that Shivers formed with Washington had an impact on Texans and other Southerners as well. Republican politics in Texas on a domestic or local level were far different from what they are fifty years later; likewise, Democratic Party ideals have changed as well. Essentially, Shivers made it socially, economically, and politically acceptable for a white, wealthy Texan to vote Republican. Now, anything else would be unthinkable.

The legacy of Allan Shivers has been remarkable not only for Texas but also for the nation. Given Texas's sheer size, its role in national politics is a strong one. It is impossible for any presidential candidate to ignore the force of Texas, which has voted for the Republican candidate in all but three elections since Eisenhower in 1952. Republican party politics even started to infiltrate local elections in Texas, thanks to Allan Shivers. Because of Shivers, Texas is practically synonymous with conservative Republicanism.

Cost analysis of Search & Rescue Dogs

Costs and benefits of using search and rescue dogs

Search and rescue dogs "are the hard-working heroes of disaster relief, but it's all a game to these talented canines. Finding a victim brings a reward -- a hug, a treat, a tussle with a favorite toy. The dogs live for the praise, even though it must sometimes be muted in deference to grief" (oolf 2010). Although all dogs can be used in search and rescue efforts, the preferred breeds are 'scent' hounds. These dogs are bred to follow a scent and love getting a chance to be outdoors, using their special ability to great effect.

Dogs used in search and rescue efforts can be of great benefit to other animals. They have been able to find lost pets after natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Their presence also highlights the importance of the human-animal…

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Gunn, Charlotte & Gene Ralston. "Search for drowned man using GPS and search dogs."

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Domestication of Dogs |

Domestication represents a process of wild flora/fauna's genetic reorganization into farmed and domestic forms based on individual interests. To put it very precisely, domestication denotes the foremost stage of mankind's control over untamed fauna and flora. The chief difference between tamed fauna and flora and their wild ancestors who survive in their natural habitat is the former's cultivation, through human efforts, to fulfill particular requirements or fancies. Furthermore, domesticated wildlife adjusts to the constant care and attentiveness meted out to them by humans (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2016).

The domestication process has contributed greatly to human and material cultural growth, and has led to the emergence of farming as an exclusive means of plant cultivation and animal rearing. These domesticated flora and fauna then transformed into objects of agrarian activity and underwent extreme transformations, growing into something entirely different from their untamed ancestors (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2016).

According to…

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Mummification of a Hot Dog

The practice of mummification in Ancient Egypt is probably one of the most famous elements of this ancient culture. Mummification is a technique for preserving the human body after a person has died.

There are many ways to preserve a body after death: in the twentieth century, there have been various forms of embalming (such as Lenin in Russia or Evita Peron in Argentina) and also freezing (such as legendary American baseball player Ted illiams). But the Egyptian form of mummification is a lot older and a lot simpler than these twentieth-century technological solutions.

Egyptian mummification was practiced by the priests of Ancient Egypt, and was in the earliest times reserved only for the Pharaoh or for members of the Pharaoh's inner circle (including pets and symbolic animals). Later -- when the Pharaohs of Egypt had become a colony of Greek and Roman empires --…

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Budge, E.A. Wallis. The Egyptian Book of the Dead. New York: Dover Publications, 1967. Print.

Lucas, A. And Harris, J.R. Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries. New York: Dover Publications, 1999. Print.

It is expected that the business will be able to build a strong base of returning customers, especially at its physical location, and seeking frequent and honest feedback from these customers can also help to ensure that Big Dogs continues to evolve in innovative and customer-serving ways. Hiring creative staff individuals with a true passion for caring for dogs -- and especially large-breed dogs -- will also help the business to continue generating innovative ideas for how to provide a more unique and higher-quality service to customers. The more innovative the business is, the more of a premium can be charged for its services and products without losing customers, thus increasing the profitability of the company while developing more innovative operations (Porter 2005).

Corporate Citizenship and Internal Communications

Though the impact of this business is not expected to be hugely significant on the environment or the economy at large, there…

References

Longnecker, J., Petty, J. & Palich, L. (2009). Small business Management. Mason, OH: Cengage.

McQuarrie, E. (2006). The Market Research Toolbox. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Porter, M. (2005). Generic and grand strategies. Accessed 5 February 2011.  http://www.scribd.com/doc/23866247/Grand-and-Generic-Strategies-2

Cropping the ears and tails of dogs is a bad practice because it is unnecessarily painful and traumatic to the animal, may lead to infection or other health problems, and it interferes with communication with other dogs and people.

Cropping ears and tails on dogs is very painful for the animal, but unlike some procedures which are beneficial and necessary, this pain is unnecessary.

There are no health benefits to ear and tail cropping.

False claims made about the health benefits of cropping

Debunking false claims

The procedure is very painful.

Nerve endings in ears and tail

Painful scarring

Improper anesthesia and procedures are common

Traumatic for the puppy

The pain can be interpreted as betrayal or punishment.

The puppy will be hindered in developing relationship with others

Pain may interfere with puppy's eating or other behaviors at a crucial time in development

Cropping ears and tails can lead to…

“That Day…”
Toby—I didn’t see you there as I was getting ready for work that morning. I saw you—but I didn’t see: I even yelled at you, “Let’s go, Toby! You’re going to make me late for work!” as though my tardiness were all your fault. I should have known better: you weren’t eating or drinking; you didn’t want to move. And here I was forcing you up and out the door for a walk. I didn’t realize the pain you were in. You just stood there on the lawn. You stood and looked at me with sad eyes—and even them I didn’t see. I only wanted to get to work, to get on with my day. I was so impatient, though all the signs were there. Something was wrong—but I barely noticed.
I had so much on my mind already: work, the car, the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. You…

" Haddon's novel illustrates this characteristic of autistic families more clearly than any other of his themes and it is this that makes his work significant.

Library and Information Resource Net. "Autism and Brain's Immune System Linked." AORN Journal, Feb 2005 v81 i2 p341 (1).

Ozonoff, Sally and Geraldine Dawson. A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism. New York: Guilford Press, 2002. (p27-28).

Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. New York: Doubleday, 2003. (p14-15).

See above, no. iii. (p44).

Herrey, a. And Lisa M. Capps. "Understanding Teasing: Lessons from Children ith Autism." Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Feb 2005 v33 i1 p55 (14).

See above, no. iii. (p46).

See above, no. iii. (p140).

Bashe, Patricia Romanowski and Barbara L. Kirby. The Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome. New York: Crown, 2001. (p43).

orks Cited

Bashe, Patricia Romanowski and Barbara L. Kirby. The Oasis Guide…

Works Cited

Bashe, Patricia Romanowski and Barbara L. Kirby. The Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome. New York: Crown, 2001.

Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. New York: Doubleday, 2003.

Herrey, a. And Lisa M. Capps. "Understanding Teasing: Lessons from Children With Autism." Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Feb 2005 v33 i1 p55 (14).

Library and Information Resource Net. "Autism and Brain's Immune System Linked." AORN Journal, Feb 2005 v81 i2 p341 (1).

His view of interactions with others and admonishments is of less importance as compared to that of animals. In my opinion, this explicates the climax of Haddon's plot. The fact that Christopher decides to dig into finding the killer of the dog to erase the predicaments implicated upon him, introduces an interesting turn of the story. To him, tracking down the legitimate killer was exponentially vital to him; a close reflection to Sherlock Holmes inspiration.

In my opinion, the insights from the book exceptionally enlightened my understanding of literature. I gained knowledge concerning fiction's correlation to reality. This is portrayed by the Christopher's brilliance that illustrates his lack of fathom in his personal emotions. Similarly, the funny incidences create a dazzling effect to my understanding as the fascinating sides of Christopher highlights a blessing in disguise nature. This has helped in satisfying the incidental perception of the world of reality.…

But this does not mean that this family cannot be understood as a political constellation. The family members relate to the world with violence, trying to make others conform to their desires with guns and drugs, a path that leads finally to a terrible action. This action transforms the novel from a type of ethnography and the characters from symbols of a certain kind of cultural actors into themselves, into individuals who believe they can no longer hide in the shadows of their culture and their history. The characters step out in front of the landscape, step out of the shadows of generalities, of being movers in a Great Canadian Novel.

Essential to understanding the novel and its characters is to trace the history of the family as it moves from America to Canada, from one geographical and historical site of colonization to another. In their home in British Columbia,…

References

Gilbert, H. & Tompkins, J. (1996). Post-colonial drama: Theory, practice, politics. New York: Routledge.

hooks, b. (1990). Yearning: Race, gender and cultural politics. Boston: South End.

Lane, P. (2006). Red dog. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.

Lady ith the Pet Dog

According to Vladimir Nabokov, "The Lady with the Pet Dog" is referred to be one of the greatest stories ever written. The story was published in 1899, revealing a symbolic suitability according to the era. Chekhov, who was to die within five years, is revealed in the story as reinventing the form for the 20th century. In the context of this short tale, Gurov experiences an unfamiliar and winding course of principled and emotional growth that is not expected by most of the readers.

The author of "The Lady with the Pet Dog" is Anton Chekhov. Realizing the time, the cultures and the two continents transversely, Chekhov narrates tales of concealed love that extends deep into the lives, fears and hopes of men and women who are married. Such pairs struggle to traverse past their marriages that are fruitless and devoid of love in order…

Works Cited

Born Again: A Comparison of Two Tales of "The Lady with the Pet Dog."

www.cappsfamily.hypermart.net

His reaction is honest and real, and shows that he has emotions and feelings as well as logical reactions to his life. He also decides he cannot live with his father when he discovers his father is the one who killed Wellington. These are all emotional reactions to problems, and so he is very capable of love and other strong emotions. His reactions might not be what another person's reactions are, but they are certainly real and important.

In addition, Christopher becomes aware of a terrible hurt inside him because of his father's confession. Haddon writes, "But this hurt was inside my head. And it made me sad to think that I could never become an astronaut" (Haddon 132). That kind of hurt comes from love, and Christopher now knows the pain of loving someone and losing them. This feeling forces him to do things he would never do before,…

References

Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. New York: Vintage Books, 2003.

gaining an understanding of Mary Crow Dog, what did you find most interesting about this chapter? Be sure to explain why you found it most interesting.

This chapter provides a lot of insight into gender roles and norms in the society, beyond learning about how these norms impacted Mary Crow Dog on a personal level. The phenomenon of child marriage, and of the lack of power women had over their own destinies, is evidence from the very first sentence of Chapter 12 "Sioux and Elephants Never Forget." The first sentence is tellingly written in the passive voice, when Mary Crow Dog writes about her marriage to Crow Dog. She writes, "I became Crow Dog's wife," not "I married Crow Dog," which would be the active voice phrasing. Mary Crow Dog purposely uses the passive voice because she was not even eighteen years old when she married. And more than that,…

References

Crow Dog, M. (1990). Lakota Woman. New York: Harper.

Mankiller, W. (1993). Mankiller: A Chief and Her People. New York: St. Martin's.

A description of the entrance of Elmer Stark, father of Eddy and Tony, into the world of the story makes both the masculine and the feminine exotic, other, and unknowable, while at the same time igniting tensions and passions -- outright lust, in fact -- between them in a fetishization of the other. Nettie, the Stark matriarch, is described watching this stranger wash, "his naked shoulders, the gleam of his skin, and the lines of charred bronze where the sun had burned his neck and wrists, the faint red-gold of the hairs that edged from under his belt at his waist" (Lane, p. 144). This description makes it clear that Elmer is not being viewed as a human, but as an other, just as Nettie is creating her own distance and just as distances were created with the native peoples through such objectification. ith such beginnings as these, it is…

Works Cited

Kulperger, Shelley. Familiar Ghosts: Feminist Postcolonial Gothic in Canada. In Unsettled Remains: Canadian Literature and the Postcolonial Gothic, Cynthia Conchita Sugars & Gerry Turcotte, eds. Waterloo, on: Wilfird Laurier University Press, 2009.

Lane, Patrick. Red Dog, Red Dog. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2008.

Segal, Francesca. Ghostly Visions from the Top of an Apple Tree [review]. The Observer, 6 June 2009. Accessed 4 April 2012.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/07/red-dog-red-dog-patrick-lane

Chekhov likened his characters to a child who is just starting to understanding a new concept and meaning of love, leading him to further evaluate himself not just as a lover to Anna, but as a man and individual as he appears to Anna and other people:

He had two lives: one, open, seen and known by all who cared to know…and another life running its course in secret… everything that was essential, of interest and value to him…was hidden from other people; and all that was false in him…all that was open.

While Gurov admitted and acknowledged the hypocritical life he led by carrying on a love affair with Anna while still living with his wife, Anna remained confused and uncertain about herself and her lover in Oates' redevelopment of Chekhov's original short story. Created to complete the missing information on events surrounding Anna and her lover's affair in…

References:

Chekhov, a. The Lady with the Pet Dog. Available at:  http://www.turksheadreview.com/library/texts/chekhov-ladypetdog.html .

Oates, J.C. (2006). The Lady with the Pet Dog. In High Lonesome. NY: HarperCollins.

IONY IN BIECE'S OIL OF DOG

IONY IN OIL OF DOG

IONY IN BIECE'S Oil OF DOG

Ambrose Bierce's Oil of Dog is a dark, macabre and humorous, even though it is a short story it is very rich, compact and filled with irony. The irony which is the dominant and most outstanding element in Oil of Dog functions in several significant and symbolic ways. Bierce presents to the reader an inverted or upside down world where right is wrong and wrong is right. He portrays his parents and their trade which is murder and thievery as honorable while at the same time presenting the righteous as guilty. The constable, a representative or law and order is described like this: "young as I was, I had learned that a constable's acts, of whatever apparent character are prompted by the most reprehensible motives" (12).

He also states that the town's people…

References

Bierce, Abrose. "LibriVox -- The Parenticide Club, by Ambrose Bierce." LibriVox. 10 June 2007. Web. 16 Dec. 2010. .

Talley, Sharon. Ambrose Bierce and the Dance of Death. Knoxville: University of Tennessee, 2009. Print.

Ethics Training for Employees

"ecently we have become aware of massive fraud and abuses that are tolerated and even encouraged by executives in large and formerly reputable organizations" (Lee, 2004). The Enron scandal sent ricochets through corporate America, causing literally thousands of people to lose their jobs and sending a major city into a deeper recession than that experienced by the rest of the country. Even seemingly minor corporate scandals have had a tremendous impact on both corporate America and on consumer confidence in corporations. One need only look at the recent media fury surrounding Martha Stewart's recent release from prison to realize that corporate misbehavior is the hot-button issue of the day. As evidenced by the abundance of "Free Martha" t-shirts, the negative impacts of corporate ethical issues are not always apparent on the surface. However, the fact is that abusive and illegal practices that have been permitted, and…

References

Joseph, J., Wan Veer, L., and McFadden, A. (2004). Ethics in the Workplace. Retrieved 12 Mar. 2005 from Executive Update Online

Web site:  http://www.gwsae.org/executiveupdate/2000/october/ethics.htm 

Lee, W. (2004). Ethics: Compliance vs. Commitment. Retrieved 12 Mar. 2005, from Society for Human Resource Management

Web site:  http://shrm.org/hrresources/whitepapers_published/CMS_011027.pdf