Alan was by all definitions an ordianary Human nobleman. He was tortured daily by the affairs of the court which he enjoyed and hated at the same time. He was a member of Rundil family which was semi-famous and not really special for anything. Actually their most recognisable trait was how normal they were. At least for standards of Alaverian nobility. That was the reason why they all had to work hard to gain recognition and an important rank within the noble society. Alan wasn't doing a bad job himself. He was hardworking, unlike the rest of the nobility, and he was smart. Not like super intelligent but smart enough to manuver through court plots and conspiracies. And those who are familiar with nobles, especially Human nobles, will know that this is actually quite a feat.
Alan's life was normal just like he was. He had his routine. Getting up early, breakfast, lollygagging, work, chatting with nobles, lollygaging, attending latest noble party, working in his study, sleep. In thirty years of his life nothing disturbed his sequence. His routine went on and common people were sure that Alan left traces in the ground from regularly walking down the same path, through the same street, over the same sidewalk.
Strangely enough he wasn't unhappy with his life like he thought he will be in the beginning. He of course knew that there are better things in life but since he himself never experienced anything but noble comfort and one safe routine he didn't know much about it.
But that was soon to change. His whole life was about to turn itself inside out and explode scattering all the blue-blooded squierles around. If that even makes any sense. Since this is a story about the nobility it probably doesn't. They tend to be like that. All ...
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Yet he didn't let go. He didn't have to. Life isn't about letting things go it's about accepting them. Like Alan and his wolf became one.
And the wolf run as far as he could. He run until he heard howls of his kind. Other wild beasts. The souls of those who broke all the bonds. Shook off the chains. By turning into a wolf, a savage creature, Alan became more human than any Human he knew ever was.
Because what is the standard by which we define what and who is or isn't humane? Does the fact that we are born as a specific creature make us such or is it something else? Is it some virtue we have to learn or gain? Or is the only important thing to just run freely and let the others do the same?
The howls were heard throughout the night. Some souls felt chills runing through their bones. And others felt the cold night air in their lungs bringing them to life.
He hadn't been able to live his life the way he wanted and only
“The night has been unruly. Where we lay,/ Our Chimneys were blown down, and, as they say, / Lamentings heard i’ the air, strange screams of death,/ And prophesying, with accents terrible,/ Of dire combustion and confused events/ New hatched to the woeful time. the obscure bird/ Clamored the livelong night. Some say the earth/ was feverous and did shake.” (2.3.58-65)
These changes getting older weaker, act as a metaphor for a larger portion of Neddy’s life than the literal journey he undertakes on this afternoon. He has lost his social standing, his money, his wife and children and possibly his mind. In other words, his entire life.
A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, occurs in two cities, Paris and London, during the commencement of the French Revolution. Revolution is a major theme in this novel, which makes it one of his most gloomy stories. Dickens’ portrayal of the French Revolution proves the inhumanity of humans towards one another. Although the theme of revolution carries a dark tone, Dickens uses his expertise to include happy moments that lighten the story. A Tale of Two Cities incorporates the theme of inhumanity through many metaphors, such as “the great blue flies,” knitting, and the sea.
Millions of years of evolution have taken us from a single cell to a genetically unique animal we now call humans. This progression and advancement has taken us from beings with no language or sense of thought, to what is now an extremely advanced human race, exploring the world as we know it. In Human Dignity, Francis Fukuyama explains the concepts of what makes an animal human. This can be a very hard concept to grasp and even Fukuyama cannot give a clear answer. Fukuyama agrees that there is not solely one characteristic that makes an animal human, it a group of elements, which he calls Factor X. These elements are what should ultimately give animals the right to be treated with dignity, honor, and respect. If animals can develop an advanced
...wn by the fact that in one of the books found with his corpse a he had written: “Happiness only real when shared (186).” One could interpret this as remorse, as him realizing—unfortunately too late—that he had made a tremendous mistake. At least he was man enough to face up to it, rather than to allow himself to die in denial; this merely vouches for his noble ways, because no arrogant imbecile would be able to admit a fault, even to themselves. This says it all, really: “Personal perception of perfection is like that. You see only what you want to see. After a while you just see what you need to (Good, 23).”
...to perspective for him. He finally got to understand that he was the last one left. If he did not share anything and everything he knew about his tribe, they would perish forever.
was and found happiness in his life. In general, Chris knew that the only way he could
...accepts his wife’s life of royalty, and assimilates into an unfamiliar family, ending his journey.
but was a cheerful man all his life because of his wife and kids. This
would not want to live. His father, the King, was murdered by his brother, who
...d, learn how to forgive himself, and he had to understand what is wrong with using love in the wrong ways. Thus, through his journey he has learned that he can, on his own, make the right choices of love through his own free will because God gave us a will to choose.
This view, that humans are of special moral status, is constantly attempted to be rationalized in various ways. One such defense is that we are not morally wrong to prioritize our needs before the needs of nonhuman animals for “the members of any species may legitimately give their fellows more weight than they give members of other species (or at least more weight than a neutral view would grant them). Lions, too, if they were moral agents, could not then be criticized for putting other lions first” (Nozick, 79). This argument, that we naturally prefer our own kind, is based on the same fallacy used by racists while defending their intolerant beliefs and therefore should be shown to have no logical merit.
... concept. An animal cannot follow our rules of morality, “Perhaps most crucially, what other species can be held morally accontable” (Scully 44). As a race humans must be humane to those that cannot grasp the concept. Animals do not posess human rights but they posess the right to welfare and proper treatment by their handlers.