east is Burchell’s‚ also known as the common or plains zebra. The other is Grevy’s zebra‚ named for Jules Grevy‚ a president of France in the 1880s who received one from Abyssinia as a gift‚ and now found mostly in northern Kenya. (The third species‚ Equus zebra‚ is the mountain zebra‚ found in southern and southwestern Africa.) Physical Characteristics The long-legged Grevy’s zebra‚ the biggest of the wild equids‚ is taller and heavier than the Burchell’s‚ with a massive head and large ears.
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In Equus‚ Shaffer uses Dysart’s monologue to explore whether it is better to rehabilitate or incarcerate children whom commit crimes‚ while in Border Crossing‚ Barker uses dialogue. Shaffer uses Dysart’s opening monologue to show that while rehabilitation seems more effective than incarceration‚ it can leave people with no worship or imagination. Dysart states that ‘[he’s] officiating at some... ritual sacrifice… the sacrifice is a herd of children‚’ indicating that Dysart knows that although he
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Diego Avelar Psychology Mini Paper #3 Nov. 19th‚ 2013 Dr. Kenneth Anich The movie Equus by Peter Shaffer is psychological thriller‚ in which Freudian psychology is vividly portrayed; Self-Defense Mechanisms‚ interpretations of dreams‚ the pleasure principle‚ and death drive (Thanatos). The main character‚ 17-year-old Alan Strang‚ is sent to psychiatrist Martin Dysart‚ after he gouges out the eyes of 6 horses. Throughout the movie‚ Dysart struggles with the possibility of curing Alan‚ stripping
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Compare and contrast the ways in which ‘The Crucible’ and Equus’ follow when religious faith turns into religious mania. How far does the two text attempt to present a more positive attitude to a life lived in faith? The plays ‘Equus’ and ‘The Crucible’ both explore the positive aspects of religion and its damaging qualities. The critic Mitchel Hay suggests that ‘The parental‚ adolescent and professional conflicts exhibited by Peter Shaffer’s Equus need not be disruptive. They can be fed into a crucible
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The popularity of the equestrian sport is on the rise‚ unfortunately‚ keeping your equine friend healthy is harder than it looks. Although large‚ horses have very sensitive skin and are prone to developing infected wounds or skin related illnesses. One common cause of skin issues for horses is something that too many horse owners ignore- mud. Mud is quick to form‚ slow to leave‚ and can be the reason for your horses health mishaps! Luckily‚ there are a few ways to prevent mud‚ and/or keep horses
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Peter Shaffer’s Equus is neither great theatre nor bad psychology‚ but it has elements of both. It is an exhilarating play: a remarkable blend of delayed exposition and theatrical effect‚ of melodrama and circus‚ which has inspired huge ticket sales and adoring critical reviews. And it is that increasingly rare serious drama which capitalizes on lurid events while maintaining a devotion to ‘‘ideas.’’ Yet‚ in spite of its wide popular acclaim‚ Equus is difficult to sort out even when all the clues
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What do you get when you mix a cow and a buffalo? A beefalo. What do you get when you mix a zebra and a horse? A zorse‚ of course. These may sound like silly jokes told by a preschooler‚ but these animals do exist and there are many other combinations of animals. A hybrid animal is the offspring of two different species or populations (Wikipedia). There are already hybrid animals in existence that occur in nature and some that are being created by science. In this paper‚ some examples‚ characteristics
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