Monday, January 6, 2020
Twain Lowest Animal W Annotating - 2783 Words
Predict. What might be an example of a ââ¬Å"lowâ⬠animal? Predict. What might be an example of a ââ¬Å"lowâ⬠animal? The Lowest Animal (1896) Mark Twain Whatââ¬â¢s Twainââ¬â¢s thesis? (the main argument he is proposing) Whatââ¬â¢s Twainââ¬â¢s thesis? (the main argument he is proposing) 1 I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the lower animals (so-called), and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me. For it obliges me to renounce my allegiance to the Darwinian theory of the Ascent of Man from the Lower Animals, since it now seems plain to me that that theory ought to be vacated in favor of a new and truer one, this new and truer one to be named the Descent of Man from the Higherâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦4 I was aware that many men who have accumulated more millions of money than they can ever use have shown a rabid hunger for more, and have not scrupled to cheat the ignorant and the helpless out of their poor servings in order to partially appease that appetite. I furnished a hundred different kinds of wild and tame animals the opportunity to accumulate vast stores of food, but none of them would do it. The squirrels and bees and certain birds made accumulations, but stopped when t hey had gathered a winter supply, and could not be persuaded to add to it either honestly or by chicane. In order to bolster up a tottering reputation, the ant pretended to store up supplies, but I was not deceived. I know the ant. These experiments convinced me that there is this difference between man and the higher animals: he is avaricious and miserly; they are not. Paraphrase the main idea of this paragraph Paraphrase the main idea of this paragraph 5 In the course of my experiments I convinced myself that among the animals man is the only one that harbors insults and injuries, broods over them, waits till a chance offers, then takes revenge. The passion of revenge is unknown to the higher animals. By comparing man to roosters, what specific flaws in human behavior is Twain highlighting? (Focus on how we are different from roosters) By comparing man to roosters, what specific flaws in human behavior is Twain highlighting? (Focus on how we are different from
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