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    change; sometimes the change is positive, other times it is negative; either way, there is no avoiding change. Animals are really fun to have around, fun to play with, and always find a way to put a smile on your face. In her autobiography, Temple Grandin shares how animals are the best thing that anyone could ever ask for for example in (p.1 pp. 3) it says ‘’emotional problems’’ it says I started to fall in love with animals in high school when my mother sent me to a special boarding school for

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    movies Temple Grandin and Invictus are the focus of now. Claire Danes who played Temple Grandin, an autistic woman and Morgan freeman who played Nelson Mandela a president were both great actress/actor that each portray the characters with great acting skills of emotions, feelings and being able to connect an important idea to the audience. Although, they were both able to show those skills, they were both also different in some other criteria. Claire Danes who played as Temple Grandin

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    Thinking in Pictures, Temple Grandin describes autism from the perspective of an engineer, animal enthusiast, scientist, and autistic activist. By providing a balanced discussion of the disorder’s deficits and abilities, her autism is portrayed in a refreshingly positive light. Grandin highlights the special heightened abilities that people with autism possess and repeatedly emphasizes the importance of cultivating skills and channeling interests. When discussing deficits, Grandin does not only state

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    There is beauty in all of us, a beauty that some of us have already figured out. Sometimes that beauty is unforeseen through us, other times that beauty is seen differently. For example, in Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures, the author, Temple Grandin, tells us his view of slaughter houses, and how they can be viewed through his eyes by using the beautiful gift he has been given from God. The gift of Autism. While reading his "This I Believe" passage, it caught me off guard. I tried to put

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    Temple Grandin was able to do amazing things for agriculture even though she struggled with severe autism. She also changed many things in the way animals were handled and treated. Temple was able to set standards higher not only for those who had autism to lead better lives, but also for animals to getter the treatment and care they deserve. Temple was diagnosed with autism in 1950 and her parents were told that she had it bad. Institutionalizing her would be best, but her parents decided not to

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    changing their lives. ¨I think it's also true, though in a different way, that all animals make us human (Grandin, pg 153, pp 2).¨ Animals make our lives easier. Animals were impacted by this changed in humans because they show that they are being helpful. Animals also learned new ways how they can teach humans. A story that is similar is, My Story, written by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson. Temple stated, ¨I went to Nantasket Park

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    Agriculture the on thing that ties the world together, its our way of life whether you’re a farmer, biologist, or just enjoy eating a good steak. Dr. Grandin has accomplished extraordinary ideas which influenced food and animal agriculture industry's. She has personally influenced my life by what she has had to overcome. Temple Grandin advanced the food industry and animal ag industry by her unique understanding of animals due to her diagnosis of Autism. Since she has Autism her need for a stress

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    Comparison: Temple Grandin vs. Invictus The film Invictus tells the story of a divided nation and its president who tries to heal old wounds prevalent from decades of racial segregation by way of the apartheid laws in South Africa, and his relationship with the nation’s rugby team. The film Temple Grandin is about the life of a young woman of the same name, born with autism in a time when the condition was understood very little and respected even less so, and how she overcomes the obstacles of

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    Autism has made some people's lives living nightmares, but most learned to deal with the exceptions. There are even some people that used their autism for the good and helped many people. Einstein and temple grandin are two of the many that successfully functioned with autism. Their brilliance helped redefine the capabilities of autism.     The elements of the research process range from finding a problem to presenting the research. One of the elements that was shown was finding a problem, which

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    Autism Before completing the assignment of reading “Thinking in Pictures,” by Temple Grandin, I did not have much knowledge about autism. My only understanding was autism was some sort of neurological disorder that is seen similar to mentally handicapped individuals to someone with little understanding, like myself. I am very thankful to have been given an assignment like this one that gives me more knowledge of something I should already have in my line of work (though I am sure that was the whole

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