The following is an excerpt from a memoir by British explorer and naturalist Samuel White Baker. During his
career, he founded an agricultural settlement in Ceylon
which is modern-day Sri Lanka. This anecdote is one of his
many observations on animal behavior.
This story is told from the perspective of a
nineteenth-century British officer and explorer.
How might the story have been different if it had
been told from the perspective of someone from
the twenty-first century?
Excerpt from
"The Elephants That Struck"
by Samuel White Baker
The author might have been less concerned about
the impact on the environment.
The author might have provided more insight into
the elephants' attitude.
I remember an occasion, many years ago,
when in Ceylon, l, in connection with my
brother, had organized a scheme for the
development of a mountain sanitarium at
Newera Ellia. We had a couple of tame
elephants employed in various works, but it
was necessary to obtain the assistance of
The author might have suggested using modern
technology to solve the problem.
The author might have been less willing to consider
the well-being of the elephants.
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normally working animals are domesticated and ruled by a master, a domesticator (tamer), to perform basic and important functions on a farm, for example. the value used in this context is animal labor in exchange for food. it is not so much a contrast to the story told by napoleon and the pigs, since the animals of that particular farm also performed functions on the farm through domestication. the only thing is that in this case, who rules them is a pig, also an animal, but very respected, to whom the other animals lent him submission. that's about a strong relationship of dependency between animal and owner.

d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.

b

explanation:

amaterasu is my sister! wow so rude!