A sheepdog is not just someone that fights against terrorists or criminals—they are somebody who fights for what they believe in. As a youth pastor, Shane believed that there is hope for everyone; no matter how much of a hold the Devil has on them. This stout Italian has cooked many meals for teenagers he doesn’t even know, and watched them grow into God-loving, driven adults. Some of these were drug addicts, gothics, and other ill-fitting characters. When his marriage was on the verge of destruction, Shane seemed to harness the same skills that allowed him to change teenagers’ lives, but used it on his wife, Wendy. Because he never gave up, Shane Minné is a sheepdog.
Wendy was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at a young age. When she
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This being said, Shane was sheep-like, but also wolf-like. While trying to win Wendy back, he made her uncomfortable. He pushed her to talk, to listen, and to understand. In other words, he was an emotional wolf. Even though these things could be considered emotional abuse, they worked and were applicable in their situation. To beat bipolar disorder, Shane had to find the Wendy he knew within the madness, and that required some digging, pushing, and shoving. Of course that might have been uncomfortable and unsettling for Wendy, but it was worthwhile in the end. It was because of this searching that Wendy came to terms with herself, moved back home, restored her family, and continued to be happily married to Shane Minné. Without Shane’s wolf-like actions, Wendy might still be taken over by bipolar disorder and breaking her family apart. Shane valued their relationship, and didn’t see any good reason to let it fall apart. He knew it was worth his while to fight for what he believes in, so he did. He never gave up, and he never …show more content…
Shane felt constantly defeated and broken. He endured more pain in this one experience than some of us will our entire lives. Wendy was attacked from the inside out, leading Shane to become the victim. He lost more than just his marriage’s security. His dignity and pride were both lost in order to gain back his wife. Her condition also led him to give up things like time and money, in the instance of the car situation. Sacrificing all this for one cause is what really sets Shane in the sheepdog category. He let go of his normal, comfortable life to gain back what he wanted and what he was committed to. He could have just sat back and let the situation take its hold, but Shane was determined to set his wife free from the enemy, gain her back, and reestablish his marriage. He didn’t take the easy way out and let it lead to destruction of everything he’s ever accomplished. Their two children’s futures depended on his decision to fight, making it worth so much more than his comfort or even just
...ater in the book Rick is no longer jealous of Todd and he isn’t afraid to confront him at the party. As quoted on page 143 “Don’t push me, I warned. If it comes down to you or Jake, I choose Jake. I’ll rat you out!” This doesn’t end well with how Nelson strangled Jake, considering Didi had to hit him over the head with a champagne bottle to save Jakes life. Nelson had to go to the hospital and it turns out that Jake takes the blame for Didi when the cops arrive, so in the end the jealousy wasn’t worth it.
His mother was Karen Ringquist and his father Randy Ringquist. Karen was the jewel of the community, all loved her but the delicate flower was often stomped on. Randy Ringquist was an abusive, alcoholic, racist and savagely beat Karen, who could not leave him because of finical problems and not having any nearby family members. Things only got worse when Jeremy returned home. Jeremy had a fiery temper and often had a helping hand in tormenting his mother.
An increasing number of pit bull attacks have occurred over past decade. People who are attacked by pit bulls always suffer serious injuries because of the pit bulls’ sharp teeth and strong muscles. In October 19, 2009, Dr Hugh Wirth who is the RSPCA’s Victorian president renewed calls for American pit bull terriers to be bred out of Australia. The current laws require owners of pit bulls to register their pit bull. While some people are satisfied with the laws because they think that they are safe, others disagree. From my own perspective, the laws should be improved. The government should ban these fierce dogs and wipe them out instead of just registering them. In my opinion, there are three reasons why I am in favour of Dr Wirth’s proposal.
In the beginning of the story, Marian just thinks of Shane as a guest, she cooks and cleans for him and makes sure he is at home. However, from the start she was drawn to him. He was as she said “ dangerous”, and she liked that. Marian liked that Shane was different and unfamiliar, and was impressed by his ...
... got to the woods where Kenny wanted to hunt. Tub was trying for somewhere different; two years in a row they'd been up and down this land and hadn't seen a thing. Frank didn't care one way or another, he just wanted to get out of the goddamned truck" (Wolff 76). Kenny is in charge. He gives only one reason why they have to hunt at that place and the other two give up. Tub wants to make a change. He puts himself out there by making a suggestion to Kenny and is immediately shot down. Frank is indifferent. He is a product of his surroundings. He is cruel to Tub when he is with Kenny. When he is with Tub he is himself. The unspoken bond between the two men spurs the realization not to take Kenny to the hospital. The both make the decision that Kenny was asking to be shot the whole day. Kenny's treatment of Tub and Frank justify his murder in their eyes.
It is hard to imagine all the things he did in the five days he was out of prison. On his first day back, he saw Erline Price and saw how grown up she’d become. Later on they drink together and they go back to his place. The book says, “He did it slow long and hard and even when he saw that she was bleeding he kept on” (115). It takes a special kind of evil to do what he did. He was careful to not hurt her in a way that could be seen by other which is almost more damaging because it means that no one will no, nobody will ask where she got hurt, she has no reason to tell people because they will not ask and she will not tell unless they do. His actions where thought out and methodical, it didn 't happen in the heat of the moment. The only time he shows any decency is when he lets the fish go because it was pretty and it had never done anything to him. In five days he did hundreds of things and out of all of those this was the only good thing he did. Bobby on the other hand did no wrong in this book. He even let Byers have a moment with his dad. When he did become sheriff he even tried to give Glen as many chances as he could but it was useless. Bobby was everything Glen couldn 't be. It might be due to who they were both raised by but a person’s personality can only be affected a limited amount by environment. Bobby is the one who fixes what Glen ruins.
Humanity has relied heavily on animals for millennia, for everything from food to transport, companionship and entertainment, and as such animal welfare is a topic that is hugely important to us as a society. My passion for the preservation of animal health coupled with my love of science has set me up perfectly for a career as a veterinary surgeon.
But it is more important to know when to stop and think of others first. When her trips began, Brooke was extremely selfish and does not consider the consequences of her actions, especially on her second trip. Her goal was to save Branson, no matter what it took and although that may seem like a selfless act, Brooke was doing it mainly for herself. She could not bare a life without Branson's, which caused her to make many rash decisions. For example, she had manipulated events so that the damage to the roof of the hardware store would not be discovered. This was solely for the fact that Branson could have caught the disease from working there. However, when doing this, she did not consider what might happen due to the owners not knowing of the damaged roof. When she returned from the second trip, Brooke discovered that her selfishness had cause the wife of the store to die. Another case of her selfishness was when she dragged Charlie into everything. She was aware of how unstable she was and when Branson had died yet again, she had shut everyone else out. Including Charlie. This had caused him to go through unnecessary pain of not being able to help Brooke, “it’s taken months to get to the point where I feel nothing” (167). Brooke had made many mistakes simply because she was too focused on herself. But by the third trip, Brooke had grown as a person and redeemed herself. She had “resolved to make sure the
“JUDAS!” Eli screamed as he ran up to Yossi. Eli and his inmates ganged up on Yossi. Yossi admitted he was sorry, and just wanted to live a better life, and he promised he would share his food with everyone, and he was doing everything in his power for them to forgive him. But, they did not care, they just wanted revenge, and nothing else, no food, no sharing, but sweet, sweet, revenge. Yossi was trembling, trying to get up, but his savage inmates kicked him back down onto the ground. Yossi was spat on, and soon, he was beaten to
However, in this story it is a random violence that counteracts the hopes of redemption and grace (O’Connor 938). The Misfit does not appear in the story till the end leaving the beginning of the story to seem positive and humorous. O’Connor then uses the Misfit as a contrast to the beginning of the story and the grandmother with his belief that “Jesus [had] thrown everything off balance”(A Good Man). The Misfit becomes an obvious stubbornness with his relentless non acceptance of Christ and grace. His stubborn violence is a symbol for the actions of the unmoral human race and how relentless some people are to harm others. The selfish nature of humanity is highlighted through the Misfit and how it's our nature to recoil from the opportunity of grace (A Good Man). After the Misfit kills the grandmother, his lack of remorse is seen when he says to take her off to where her family had been thrown (O’Connor 950). Showing that one rather keep committing sin than have to rethink and repent from the wrong they have
What makes us who we are? To answer that question we must establish what we are. We are the most advanced generation of human being the world has ever seen. We as a people come up with new innovations and inventions every day that make life easier. It’s fairly easy to get caught up in what we are as a society and just think that who we are as well but, this isn 't the case. Who we are is also known as our personal identity and there are many aspects of this identity, so many in fact that focusing on only a few comprehensive aspects and going into depth on these aspects will provide a coherent view of what goes into making us who we are.
“Toward morning she died with a rapid series of hiccoughs that sounded like a piece of clockwork running down”.(Pg.282) After Trina taunted him with her money and not being able to even have a cent, his inner beast came out. Frank Norris made a statement that within all humans are animal inherited traits that can not be controlled. When Trina and mcteague first met McTeague was an independent generous man who wouldn’t have hurt a fly. Trina pushed his brute within to project and Mcteague not only stole all of the money but killed his own wife, without an instant guilty regret.
Some medical professionals do not believe that mental health patients can benefit from therapy dogs and go as far as saying it is a risk far as to say that it is a to the patient and compromise the patients ability to take care of the dog. When people who suffer with mental health issues qualify to get a therapy dog. The mental health patient is tested to see if they are capable of taking care of the dog. Those in need of assistance should use therapy dogs frequently do to the part of the benefits to using these pets to improve mental and emotional health as and physical health. Therapy dogs are beneficial to people who suffer from mental health issues by providing companionship as well as support. Some people with mental health issues have a hard time trusting others and need someone to talk to; Service dogs are important because to make they people with mental health problems feel better and help people with these disorders deal with their emotions.
She embodies a stereotypical female as she is devious and manipulative as well. Carol serves as a constant friend and counselor to Rick. She advises him with the most logical and smart move for the group. Matter taken into her hands does not affect the way she operates. She is also a great liar from time to time, and she has showed in an attempt to hide her more devious side. Whichever way suits her best, she will take. She still retains her sanity in situations in order for the group to believe her. She is also portrayed to be a housewife and be a nurturing mother. She makes people think that she is a weak woman, but this is not the case. Carol has a more manipulative side that makes her a force to be reckoned with. She embodies many characteristics of a stereotypical woman. She makes the group believe that she is the ideal woman for their team, because manipulation is what works best for her. In addition, she sports short hair which goes against the stereotypical norm of a
He constantly provokes Rick, urges him to do the unthinkable (at the time) in order to survive), reaches his breaking point with Rick's decision-making and decides he has to kill Rick. He thinks Rick is weak and is slow to shake his idealistic view of what is right (something he struggles with throughout the show). Shane, on the other hand, has quickly adjusted to the new world in which they are living and is in full survivor mode already. The two continuously butt heads regarding the best course of action for the group, with Shane growing increasingly irritated by Rick's approach to things. One night, Shane stages a threat to the group in order to lure Rick deep into the woods. It doesn't take long for Rick to suspect that the man who used to be his best friend is going to make an attempt on his life. Rick realizes he can’t be the good guy anymore. He confronts Shane under the moonlight and ultimately rushes him with a blade and stabs him to death while screaming “Damn you for this making me do this! This is you, not me!” With no other choice, Rick decides to use Shane as a test to confirm Dr. Jenner’s (from the event at the CDC) troubling information. After Shane turns, Rick fully understands the world he lives in and becomes aware of his and everyone’s ultimate fate. Rick’s son, Carl, shoots Shane and the two run away from the oncoming horde of