Actively Resisting Cruelty!

DON'T BUY PUPPIES FROM A PET SHOP!
Pet shops buy puppies from puppy mills to try to make as much profit as possible. To further profits, the dogs at the puppy mills are used until they can no longer breed or give birth to more litters, they are given inadequate amounts of food, water and care, they are kept in small wire cages for their whole lives, and they suffer health issues such as rotting teeth and ulcers in their eyes. Many puppies that come from puppy mills have health problems or genetic disorders because of the poor conditions.
Every time you buy a puppy from a pet store, you are most likely supporting the puppy mill that dog came from and therefore supporting the abuse and exploitation of thousands of dogs.
Patti, Claire, and I greatly dislike puppy mills. To protest, we borrowed Claire's neighbor's dog (whom was adopted from a shelter), put a sign on him that said "Adopt a puppy," and walked around Claire's neighborhood informing people of the puppy mills and the better alternative of adopting from a shelter.
I have very strong feelings on this subject partly because I have a dog and I love him very much. I feel that dogs are like babies in the sense that, in the human world, they are helpless and need our support to survive. Therefore, when humans take away the right for a dog to live comfortably, i feel that that is as bad as treating a baby poorly. No one would lock up a baby in a wire cage for the rest of his or her life, would they? if anyone did do that, the person would be locked up in jail. Why shouldn't dogs be held on the same pedestal? They are as helpless as human babies. Just because an animal's life is "less significant" than a human's life does not give people the right to openly abuse animals. I understand that, if in a life or death situation, the human comes first. But when there is the luxury of treating both existences equally, what would prevent you from doing that?
I don't know of many pet stores around here that sell puppies (if you know one, tell me please:]) but next time i plan to go to one of those stores and inform the customers about puppy mills if they plan to buy a puppy. I want to be able to make a real difference.

Lysistrata Blog 10

This play was considerably happier, less morbid, and funnier than the house of bernarda alba and Hedda Gabler.
You've got the women in Lysistrata; thinking about sex, abstinence, and the right thing to do for the greater good. they took action and did something positive. Hedda and Adela took action too, but that ended badly. And the women in The House of Bernarda Alba and Hedda Gabler were portrayed almost negatively. The women in Lysistrata were headstrong and willing to do something good. The women in the House of Bernarda Alba were constantly bickering with each other, gossiping, and off being scandalous. The women in Hedda Gabler were either your typical motherly woman type, obedient wife type, or socially defiant crazy type who goes and kills herself in the end.
Overall, Lysistrata was positive in both categories: The way women were portrayed (slightly sex-addictive but we'll forgive aristophanes for that one) and the ending. The House of Bernarda Alba and Hedda Gabler epically fail in those categories because the other characters continue as if nothing happened which means Adela and Hedda died for nothing.

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Was it ethical of Lysistrata to use Peace (the girl) as a sacrifice to negotiate the treaty?
First of all, how old was this girl?? I hope she wasn't like 16. That's just wrong. But i have a feeling that she was unusually young.
Did she consent? you can't just offer other people as a "gift" for the men to ogle at. well, i guess she wasn't really a part of the treaty, she was more of a distraction. but at what price? it's kind of dehumanizing and humiliating. whoever this Peace girl was, she had a lot of influence. Probably partly because she was naked. but anyway, on page 101 Lysistrata asks Peace to lead the Spartans and the Athenians close together. Here comes the pun again. Peace was able to bring the two opposing forces together as well as peace, the concept. Since the two sides were at war, the only way to stop it was to have peace. Peace was calming and was able to effectively lead them close to Lysistrata.
She also never talks. That makes her seem as if she was just an object; something pretty to look at. How could Lysistrata do that to a fellow woman? wasn't that sort of demeaning sexism she was fighting against? She only supported it. I'm disappointed in you, Lysistrata.

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"She left our home, and happiness went with her. Now pain is the tenant. Oh, to enter that wifeless house, to sense that awful emptiness, to eat that tasteless, joyless food- it makes it hard I tell you. Harder all the time" Kinesias says this when trying to get Lysistrata to send Myrrhine down(81).
Does Kinesias say this because he truly loves and misses Myrrhine?
I don't believe he does. His last statements back up the fact that he only wants to see his wife so he can have sex with her. And it also backs up Myrrhine's assumption that Kinesias does not want her love.
It's interesting that Kinesias would approach the women in this manner. He tries to seem approachable and agreeable; willing to compromise just to see his wife. It's almost sweet, if it wasn't so fake. Apparently men can't fend for themselves. They can't cook or even change a baby's diaper on their own. And the house seems "empty" and sad without a woman which would be really touching if he didn't mean that now he couldn't have sex.
But maybe it's not fake. Maybe Myrrhine really is Kinesias' happiness and soulmate. and this also allows insight into the lives of the people at this time. Men today can cook but men back then would starve without women, i guess. and babies will go without baths or food.

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Why did Lysistrata bring the girl Peace along when meeting with the Spartans and Athenians?
I think it was to distract the men but also keep them focused at the same time. as crazy as that may sound, i think it might have worked. The men were after Peace, not the concept. but if Peace were not there, the men might not have wanted to compromise to get peace. This pun is almost too perfect to explain.
Peace might also have distracted the men from what they actually wanted to compromise for. The men were desperate for sex and they agreed to everything. So Lysistrata distracted them to keep them focused.

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I think this play had just too much happening in such a short time. First it starts with the men and women fighting. then they get along. Then the fight again. and then they make up. And i think it's outrageous that it was ONLY A DAY!! oh my god, these people don't wait for much, nor can they. they needed sex and that's why they compromised so fast.
It was quite comical though. But there were a lot of random things happening. maybe it was the translator's fault. it was shocking that he said he put in metaphors to make up for the ones he took out and stuff like that. doesn't that change the whole meaning and purpose of the play? imagine how much we might have missed because we couldn't read the original copy. That's just a little disappointing. Language jokes are the funniest but you can't fully understand those jokes unless you really know the language.

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I saw the Boycott yesterday and it was inspiring. First of all, Kathryn Blume is an amazing actress. She was so well composed and seemed to know her lines so well. She also performed amazingly. if they had actually made the play into a movie, i'm sure it would have been awesome because she already made us see props that weren't actually there and feel the tension between two people even though she was the only one performing.
The play was pretty much a parody of Lysistrata except that Lysistrata in itself is already really funny. I'm amazed that there are people that are able to practice so much environmentally friendly things. I wish we could. It's hard for an individual to keep up with these kind of things because it's easy to forget. and it's really inconvenient. Say you're the only one who doesn't use plastic. Imagine what life would be like if you wanted apple juice! You would have to pick and apple (organic, of course) and then use the juice squeezer and... ohh it's just too much work. well, there has to be something we can do. since the juice squeezer would be made of plastic.

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How significant is the women's disobedience in Lysistrata?
When the women in Lysistrata display their defiance and work against the men of the city it shows their strong will and nature and their capability to be equal to men in ideas and rights. The women show that they can fight against men equally and prove their strength in taking the objects that are considered "feminine", such as cooking utensils, and using them against the men. This defiance shows that even familiar and seemingly safe objects (or people) can become dangerous in a matter of seconds.
The women show their capability to organize a revolt. They broke out of their social hierarchy, a brave decision, to improve their life for everyone. It also shows the extent to which they want to advocate peace over war. They are showing the men that their slogan is "make love, not war" but, ironically, use violence to get peace.
The status quo for women is being a housewife in a private sphere. They only have power within the house, not publicly. The men's status quo is war and having power in public. The women use violence and abstinence from sex to show that they can be on the same level as the men.

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"Make love, not war"
The over-used phrase during times of war that probably originated from Lysistrata. If people today used tactics like that, would the war in Iraq come to a peaceful end?
I don't think it would be very effective; the people who are serving in the war are overseas and are not able to see their husbands/wives/boyfriends/girlfriends until they could come home. People today don't value their relationships as much as the people in Lysistrata did. The troops could probably pay for a prostitute or something :o not trying to be bogus or anything.
But say everyone really did abstain. I still don't think that would be very effective. People can't be that desperate for sex. I mean, sure the people in Lysistrata couldn't last one day without sex but that's just for humor, right? There are people that are celibate their whole lives. I think they can handle a few years in order to finish a war. Unless it's a stupid war. Then maybe the leaders would try to quickly compromise.

Lysistrata Blog 2

"Oh, I do love him! I'm mad about him! But he doesn't want my love" (81). Myrrhine says this when Kinesias comes to visit her in an attempt to have sex with her.
It's kinda sad that the women all love their husbands but they know that their husbands want only the sex aspect of the relationship. That makes me angry that the women would put up with something like that. They know that the men only want sex but they continue those relationships.
if these relationships are based on sex, i wonder what happened after the truce; were the men angry at their wives? Were the relationships fixed? Did the men respect their wives more?

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What would have happened if the men didn't agree to end the war? would the women have been able to continue to abstain or would they have given in? I believe that the women would have given in because they were also desperate for sex. The women even try running away by giving excuses such as taking care of the wool in the house, peeling flax, and even not wanting to give birth on forbidden ground (70-72). This shows that the women are very desperate to get out of Athenes and back to their husbands. They already showed signs of reluctance to agree to the oath in the beginning. Kleonike says, " there's nothing like it, Lysistrata!" (26). And Myrrhine would rather "walk through fire" (26).
However, the women were able to tempt the men without giving in. In pages 81 to 90, Myrrhine tempts Kinesias but then leaves him uncomfortable and alone on the cot. This shows her strong will because she said before the encounter, "Oh, I do love him! I'm mad about him!" (81).
Overall though, i believe that the women would have given in and the war would go on if the men didn't agree to end the war first.

Hedda Blog Broj 10

Act Four is full of so many deaths. There's Aunt Rina, Lovborg, and Hedda. It's also, ironically, the beginning of many new relationships such as Thea's and Tesman's partnership in remaking the manuscript. And also Judge Brack's uselessness in Tesman's affairs.
I think act four is funny because everyone ignores Hedda. She has lost all the attention she desired to receive. For example, she tries playing the piano but Tesman (even Tesman!) ordered her to stop playing the piano. "But Hedda dearest-don't go playing dance music tonight! Think of Auntie Rina! And Eilert, too!" (303). Also, Hedda is useless and unwanted. Hedda asks Tesman and Thea, "Is there nothing the two of you can use me for here?" (303). And Tesman answers, "No, nothing in the world" (303) which pretty much means he's telling her that there is absolutely nothing Hedda can do that would help Tesman and Thea. Hedda no longer plays a prominent role in this play any longer. She is now the least important and most useless person in that room. She can't handle that fact and shortly kills herself afterwards.

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Act three was filled with a lot of drama but a lot more talking as well. The characters liked to dramatize everything thing and make matters more important than they really were. For example, Lovborg's escapades at the whore house. The story could've been told in a few sentences: "Lovborg was at Mademoiselle Diana's parlor, accused someone of stealing something, got in a fight and was dragged out of the parlor."
It took Judge Brack about 40 sentences to say that.
And it took Thea and Lovborg about 2 pages to discuss the fate of the manuscript. The events themselves are very important but they don't require so much discussion on the one aspect of it. I suppose it is important to know how all the stories tie together but does there honestly have to be so much dialogue involved?

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"Do you find it so very surprising that a young girl- if there's no chance of anyone knowing- that she'd like some glimpse of a world that she's forbidden to know anything about" (265).
Hedda says this in response to Lovborg asking why Hedda asked such questions when they were younger. This metaphor of "glimpsing into another world" can link directly with the glass door. Hedda always seems to go through the glass door and close and open the curtains. Perhaps every time she opens the curtains or walks through the door, she feels more powerful or in control. But every time the curtain is closed, the room is dark and her control is lost. Therefore the glass door is the doorway through which Hedda sees the masculine world, something that is so close that she can see it but is shielded by an invisible (the glass) barrier.

Hedda Blog Αριθμός 7

Act Two was much better than Act One; both in length and action. My favorite line of this play is in this act: "And now, Judge, I'm going to shoot you!"
This is the act where the action really starts to build up; Judge Brack reveals a part of his true identity and intentions which is to become a regular affair of Hedda and Tesman and to be the one in charge of all of their family matters. This act is also interesting because of Lovborg's entrance and the relationship that is revealed between Hedda and Lovborg. Oh, unrequited love! Of course, Thea enters the room and Lovborg tries to make Hedda jealous by treating Thea like an object and acting as if he and Thea were very intimate with each other as he states, "...we really are true companions. We trust each other completely. We can talk things out together without any reservations-" (267). Why does he mention that he can share anything with Thea? Because Hedda had an open relationship with Lovborg. She said to him earlier in the act, "You, especially, were so open with me" (264).

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Act One: 26 pages of fluffy description and dramatic foreshadowing. by the end of the first act of hedda gabler, i was already bored. The act starts out with a promising opening; a beautifully detailed description of an elegant drawing room. I could feel the sunshine warm my feet. And I could imagine Aunt Julie giving me a hug and a cookie (yay cookies!). Then enters Hedda. First impressions are everything and Hedda gave me the impression of a stuck-up sub-human that has no soul. nothing important happened in this act, though. other thann the comically rude scene with aunt julie's hat. There were some brief references to other characters that might later affect the plot. There's just too much talking and not enough action.

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Hedda controls people to get what she wants. For example, she manipulates thea to obtain information about lovborg. and before that, hedda manipulated lovborg and learned about the masculine mind. however, she may be controlling people because she is bored or because she is from a family of a higher social class and feels the right to control others. whichever way it is, hedda believes the people around her should listen to her and that she should be the center of attention. ironically, the play ends with no one, not even george, listening or wanting to listen to her. George even tells hedda to stop playing the piano and he pays more attention to thea, seeing as they are both working on the manuscript. hedda only gains attention after she shoots herself and doesn't even get much attention at that. she gets a few "imagine that!"s and cries of surprise but not much grieving.

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thea has an ability to control her own life as well as lovborg's and hedda is jealous of that. Hedda neither has control over her own life nor over george's life, which is what she desires very much. Hedda tries to influence George but he is mainly clueless and naive when she uses reverse psychology and her passive-aggressive statements. For example, when she tries to make george feel guilty/buy things for her at the end of act one, she makes statements that, to the oblivious listener, make her seem as if she is satisfied with the fact that she can't have what she wants. george truly believes that hedda is alright with the fact that he can't provide her the nice things she wants.
On the other hand, thea seems to have complete control over lovborg and his manuscript. she inspired him and, in my opinion, wrote the script for him. This is the type of underhanded control that hedda wants, strives towards, but fails to achieve. she solves this problem by killing herself. good job, hedda >_>

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The relationship between lovborg and hedda is interpreted differently between the two characters. lovborg thinks their relationship is a romantic one whereas hedda only viewed lovborg as a close friend. lovborg was able to confide his deepest secrets in hedda and he misinterpreted that confidentiality with romance and attraction. hedda is not jealous that thea shows interest in lovborg, however, hedda does not want thea to share the same relationship with lovborg as hedda's relationship with him. she also does not want thea to have so much control over him

Hedda Blog Numar 2

Hedda is just plain mean and manipulative. she feigns friendliness to get what she wants. for example, she was nice to thea just so that she could get information about lovborg. on the other hand, hedda is bluntly unfamiliar with aunt julie because hedda believes there is nothing to be gained from her friendship with julie. aunt julie already gave george and hedda the house, what more can she give? hedda also may be manipulative because she is bored as she states in response to brack's questioning, "because, i've told you, i'm bored!" (256).

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I don't believe that Hedda truly loves Tesman because her behavior towards him and Lovborg are peculiar. She seems polite and reserved to Tesman and he seems oblivious to her actual feelings. For example, the dialogue exchange between the two at the end of Act one almost implies that Hedda expects material security from Tesman. She never calls Tesman by his frist name until act 4 and she is never physically close to tesman in the scenes in which they are together. she is pregnant as well but she does not want ms. tesman to know that she is going to have George's child. This implies that she is ashamed of having a child with tesman. Hedda also seems to have feelings for Lovborg because she was very interested in hearing about his well-being.

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