Eye of The Tiger
When I was age four, my mom and I read the Encyclopedia of Animals together. Turning through one by one, she pointed to the pictures of the animals like adelie penguin and African Bush elephant, the adelie penguin I always remembered mostly because it’s name was brought down to a few coherent syllables as I was too young to say adelie correctly. The book eventually became my favorite thing to become transfixed with when it came time to read. I refused other books if I did not see the distinct tiger on the cover. Later on my mom noticed my added interest in stuffed animals and the neighbors’ dogs and cats. Today, I have concluded that my literacy of animals blossomed from the Encyclopedia of Animals. Skipping ahead to age seven, I got my first book filled with dog breeds. One, Affenpinscher. Two, Afghan Hound. Three, Airedale Terrier. So on and so forth. I went on memorizing the book and testing my memory every time my mom would walk me to City Park. So
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Majoring in Animal Science with a concentration in Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Here, I know I can extend my knowledge even more and continue on my track of pursuing my dreams. In a way, books are my major steps to becoming what I want to be in life. Every book I study for my classes and every paper I write about animal cells or what different milk comes from certain cows is a step to me acquiring more knowledge and literacy of animals. I know that my literacy of animals may not be as extensive as as it should be for a veterinarian wanna-be. Some may even say that I am not literate of animals at all. But I do know that through the books and endless hours of the “Animals” interest on StumbleUpon.com I have managed to give myself what I need to know as of now. While knowing the things I do know about animals, I can help an animal sufficiently enough until I can get it to proper care and to me, that means another dog or cat or rabbit
Secondly, you can see many different animals. At my grandpa’s house he had a box turtle in his backyard. We would wake up early to see him come out of his den. When we would go to the Gulf of Mexico, the manatees would come next to the dock. They also had alligators all over. At the zoo, they had animals
biology, I realized that I wanted to actually apply knowledge that is learned into the
Author Anthony Douglas Williams once said, “We have more to learn from animals than animals have to learn from us,” (A-Z Quotes), but what most people fail to assimilate is that animals have given humans erudition on many subjects. Throughout history, animals have helped with advancements in science, contributing to new ideas to keep people safe and healthy. Moreover, they continue to help humankind every second of the day, and will continue to do so as science and technology evolve.
After reading Jeremy Rifkin’s article, “A Change of Heart about Animals”, I discovered more about animals than I had ever known before. As a former pet owner I know how much owners care for their pets and consider them to be a part of the family, almost like a child to them, so they are treated with kindness and are loved to the fullest. What I did not know was how intelligent animals actually are. Rifkin does a great job at expressing this by demonstrating to the audience facts that they had possibly not known or heard of before. For example, he describes how crows can make tools out of a wire, gorillas can learn sign language and have an average score on an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) test, and how pigs can often feel lonely and go into depression.
I got my very first animal in September of 2009. It was a dog and we named him Buddy. I walking into shelter trying to find the right dog to bring home. I was so excited to get my first dog! Thinking which one is going to be the one. When we walked in all we could here was barking. Walking by cages of cute puppies, then we found just the right one, Buddy!
In college, I was proficient in science courses especially when it came to analyzing data and coming to a conclusion. Therefore, my desire was to become a research scientist. While in school, I worked as the head veterinary technician at an animal hospital. During this time, I formed a respectable and valuable relationship with the doctor. Working for him was like getting paid for learning. He took every opportunity to explain and teach the details of a disease or diagnosis. I learned something new every day and I loved it. While treating the animals at the hospital was the main priority, forming relationships with the clients was also of vital importance. A favored responsibility of mine was client education. This gave me a chance to have direct human interaction by teaching clients how to care for their sick pet at home. Demonstrations included diabetes
My first memory of my dog was in the living room. I was sitting down watching tv, when I heard her big paws running towards me. she came running and sat on my lap and started licking me. I was so happy. I was lighthearted, because that was her first time ever licking me.
I started to fall in love with animals in high school when my mother sent me to a special boarding school for gifted children with emotional problems. .'' quoted by temple in ''MyStory, from Animals in Translation''. I think animals are making us emore caring by them showin there reactions to certent events like protecting a
Since as far back as I can remember, I have loved animals; especially cats and dogs. At first, I wanted to work as a cashier at Petsmart. As I aged, I realized it’s very difficult to make a good living as a cashier anywhere. I set my sights a little bit higher: Becoming a veterinarian. Ever since I made this decision in elementary school, I have worked exceptionally hard to achieve this goal. I recently graduated high school as a valedictorian in a class of nearly 400. Through my senior year of high school, I shadowed at my local veterinary clinic to better understand what I will be doing for the rest of my life. The experience just made me even surer that helping animals is definitely what I want to do for my career.
“One cannot look deeply into the eyes of an animal and not see the same depth, complexity and feeling we humans lay exclusive claim to.” – Nan Sea Love. The discussion of the persona of animals and humans is an ongoing topic. Today, scientists with diverse worldviews influence both the young and old minds of individuals with their theories and philosophies based on observations and statistics. Society, as a whole, struggles with the connotation of animals portraying human traits and vice versa.
I got my first dog at the Humane Society when I was nine years old. Pepper being a cairn terrier, she has become an animal I have become
The book is very rich in many ways, the “touch and feel” aspect, the combination of playful cartoon like images and beautiful photography for the animals in bold illustrations with multi layered text which introduce what each animal says or love along with an invite to feel a part of each animal. This detail allows children to make the connection and lead to captivate and stimulate babies and young children in many ways. Moreover, the book introduces the animals to babies through delightful illustrations and endearing text, allowing the babies to explore new listening, seeing and touching
Reading with Rover is a community-based literacy program that takes place in libraries, schools, and bookstores within the state of Washington. In this program, children with reading difficulties are given the opportunity to independently read aloud to therapy dogs. Participants and educators filmed on When Animals Talk (2005) described all sorts of academic and emotional benefits that child readers experienced from reading to the dogs. They reported an increase in children’s confidence, motivation and interest in reading, and improved reading ability. The program’s success should not have come as a surprise to me considering that much of recent research has shown the positive impact of animals as companions on humans’ physical and emotional well-being. As I investigated further, I found that research specifically makes connections to the positive associations of children’s development and the interactions with animals. These positive associations occur both in life in general and specifically academically. Young children often exhibit their fascination and captivation with animals in their “dreams, wishes, fantasies, drawings, and writings” (Jalongo, Astorino, & Bomboy, 2004, p. 15). So, what are the effects of children’s relationships and interactions with animals? Below are descriptions of several research findings specific to children’s socio-emotional development and academic performance. Also included are genuine liabilities and safety issues and concerns when proposing such
For fifth grade I chose to do a very structured assignment. I chose to have fifth grade represent assigned research projects. I really limited the amount of creativity for this grade level by assigning an animal for the student to research. Last semester I was placed in a fifth grade classroom and this was the exact assignment given. They were assigned an animal and then supposed to write a two paged paper on what they learned. For this assignment I had to research a tiger. I chose a tiger because it is a rather common animal yet not my favorite. I wanted to replicate an animal an actual student may be assigned. I was dreading this assignment most out of all of the ones chosen. I hate reading and researching involves a lot of reading. My hatred
When I was twenty-two years old, I answered an advertisement in the paper for free Labrador puppies. Driving up to the house, I saw all the little critters running around and having a ball of a time. I got into the pen with the pups, and finally decided on the shy runt who spent the majority of his time hiding under a board. I loved his personality and instantly