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“Hana’s suitcase”, written by Karen Levine, records a painful memory of a Toronto resident, Gorge Brady, to his lost younger sister in the World War II (WWII), Hana Brady. This memory is provoked by an unexpected package from Japan. Which tells him they are exhibiting his sister’s suitcase as well as her drawing photographs in Tokyo Holocaust Center for a purpose of education about the Holocaust to the Japanese children. And they hope to get more information about his sister, Hana Brady’s life. In the continuing communication with the Japanese children, Gorge gives them all the details about Hana’s short life, and what happens to her in the WWII.

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan follows multiple Chinese-American women who struggle with their self-identity and creating a balance between American and Chinese culture. Because of their immigration and many hardships in life, many of the women feel like they cannot truly tell who they are anymore, and throughout the novel these women are portrayed as ghosts. Ghosts are used to symbolize these women because they share many parallels including being only a remnant of who they once were, or who they could be. Ying-ying St. Clair is one of the women, who has a daughter named Lena St. Clair, she has had a troubled past in China, which has made her lose her fighting spirit, and her spirit in general. Ying-ying is fully aware of her loss of spirit and is embarrassed because she considers ghosts to be shameful and weak, and wants to save her daughter, Lena, from her fate.

“An Animal’s Place” written by, Michael Pollan is an article on rather animals should have the same constitutional rights as humans. Pollan explains in the article that, “Zogby poll found that fifty-one percent of Americans believe that primates are entitled to the same rights as human children”. Pg. 362 meaning, people want to stand up for how animals are being treated in factories. More and more animals are treated like they are machines and not animals. Pollan goes on to explain how he went to a few of the animal factories in the United States, to see how they operate. We found he was displeasing. They cage thousands of hens and pigs to the point that they become depressed. They start producing less and some resort in eating cannibalizing.

The novel, Fifteen Dogs, written by André Alexis tells the story of fifteen dogs with their newfound human intelligence. Each dog respectively follows their own paths and holds their own thoughts. The journey each pup encounters is easily said to be defined by the cultural beliefs of the canadians present. The importance of the reader’s cultural beliefs play a large role in the appreciation of the novel as it influences their overall apprehension. This being said, as this particular society rules that dogs are “man’s best friend”, they get treated fairly friendly by most, apart for a few exceptions. In order to gain a more global perception of this topic, comparisons between various cultures and situations in the book will be made.

Self-actualization is the greatness achieved by someone through his or her full potential. This can be done through one’s creativity, a deeper understanding of the real world and gaining independence. In Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal Dreams, The story focuses on the journey of self- actualization with the main character Codi. She was able to connect with peacocks to aid in finding her true self. She was also able to become more confident in herself through the love she receives from a boyfriend. Lastly, through the kidnapping of Codi’s sister, she was able to learn how to become an independent woman.

Martel gives us the hyena to show us just how clever, cowardly, and greedy one can be when in drastic measures. At the beginning of the novel, the hyena, Pi and the other animals are thrown on the lifeboat to survive with little to nothing. The hyena takes it upon himself to attack the zebra’s wounded leg, “[he bit] it off and dragged it to the stern” (Martel 120). The hyena strategically aims for the most vulnerable part of the zebra, still keeping in mind that the tiger must have a source of nutrition, therefore the hyena is still on acceptable terms with the tiger, but also keeps his priorities accounted for. Likewise hyena’s in the wild are logical when it comes to hunting, deciding whether to pursue scraps left by other predators, or scavenge

Dave Eggers defamiliarizes how a Steven, a dog, runs. Eggers writes, “weaving like a missile between trees and around bushes. [And] I run to feel the cool air cool through my fur. I run to feel the cold water come from my eyes. I run to feel my jaw slacken and my tongue come loose and flap from the side of my mouth.” When you think of a dog running you do not think of the cool air that is going through his fur or a dog’s tongue coming loos and flapping from the side of his mouth. Eggers continues from the point of view from Steven, the dog, stating, “Sometimes I am a machine, moving so fast, a machine with everything working perfectly, my claws grabbing at the earth like I'm the one making it turn.” No one thinks when they are running that

The time I adopted my dog bella, I knew it would be a mystical time. I adopted her when she needed a place to stay in October. She’s a Poodle and her fur white as snow and a brown nose, “she’s beautiful” I said the first time I saw her. She has colored eyes and sleeps with me at night. She runs towards me when I get home. She cries for I can give her food.She just loves when I call her “Beladora”.I love her so much she sometimes prefers me than food and if you know her she loves food a lot to much sometimes.She will always love me as I will always love her even when she steals food out of my hands.

Abuse is a very common act within our society today, and there are many different types of abuse that a person can come encounter with. As a culture we send powerful messages makes it seem as though women are obligated to fill roles in their relationships that will keep them dependent on their partners for as long as they are together. Domestic abuse is popular within families and parents are putting their lives, as well as their children’s lives in a great amount of danger because they cannot seem to shake their bad habits or they have the desire to fulfill the needs of their partner. The “Home to Perfect” by Erica Naone is a fictional short story about a mother that puts up with abuse from the father of her children, and she is so bonded to the man that eventually, she is content with her way of living (http://everydayfiction.com). The mother in the story is so used to being abused that she endangers herself, and her children for the sake of a man she is in love with! There are many reasons why women deal with this type of abuse.

I the story “The Last Dog” by Katherine Patterson, a boy named Brock leaves the dome and wants to go explore. I like this story because there are a lot of interesting things that happen in this story. I also like it because brock is one of the first people to ever leave the dome.

“Your dreams, what you hope for and all that, it’s not separate from your life. It grows right up out of it.” --Loyd Peregrina

In A Dog's Purpose the main conflict is centered around a dog who reincarnates several times in order to search out and discover what a dog's true purpose is, and what makes the life of a dog - and his owner - meaningful. In his first life he is Toby, a mutt. In the second, he is Bailey, a Golden Retriever. In the third, he is Ellie, a femal this time around, much to his surprise. In the fourth and final reincarnation he becomes a black lab called Buddy.

I loved the book To Dance With The White Dog, by Terry Kay. When I first

Before reading We The Animals, I expected the novel to be somewhat interesting because of the title. I envisioned a group of boys, due to the cover, behaving in animalistic ways of some sort. Additionally, I expected the story and its meanings to be straightforward. However, that was not the case. Author, Justin Torres, used subtle phrases to refer to how certain behaviors in his family were like animals. There were times where I understood what he meant and times when I did not. So far my expectations did not align with most of the events that occurred in the novel, but it does not bother me. In actuality, it makes me want to continue reading the novel to the end.

The Vancouver Aquarium uses dolphins and belugas to provide entertainment and utilizes the profit gained, to aid them in research. In The Case for Animal Rights, Tom Regan’s moral principles state that there should be total abolition of the use of animals in science as well as for entertainment purposes (337). Moreover, he claims that humans and animals have equal values and rights. Based on this principle, I argue that the practices of the Vancouver Aquarium of using belugas and dolphins for scientific and entertainment purposes is immoral and thus unjustified.