Temple Grandin Assignment
What was, for you, the most powerful image you saw in the film, Temple Grandin? Why did you find it powerful? Answer in a short paragraph of about 100 to 125 words.
For "Temple Grandin: The Non-Whisperer" answer the following:
Write about anything that stays on your mind after reading. Quote John Allemang once in your answer. Write about 100 to 125 words.
Bring your work, word processed, to class next Wednesday, please. See you then.
34 comments:
The image I find most powerful is of Temple Grandin’s hand, fingers splayed out, as she slides it along a cow’s flank and then feels its heart beat. The heartbeat makes the tips of her fingers move a little along with the powerful rhythm (and the sound of the heart dominates, too). The image occurs twice, once when she first spends time with cows at the ranch and again at a stylized slaughterhouse near the end of the film. For me it is a clear reminder that a cow is a living breathing creature, one that we choose to eat and that makes me agree more strongly with her saying, “Nature is cruel, but we don’t need to be.”—119 words
After reading John Allemang's piece, I recalled that my daughter had pet gerbils when she was young and we believed we had treated them humanely. In fact, I remember well seeing them digging (happily, I thought at the time) in the corner of the cage with “wood shavings flying.” That we were actually being cruel is something I had never considered. That the cute little gerbils were “desperate to hide” makes me wonder if we hadn’t shortened their lives somehow by making them waste all that energy! In that, Temple Grandin has helped me to be more human, for what is more human than wanting to alleviate and prevent unnecessary suffering?—111 words
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The image I find most powerful is of Temple Gardin`s mind visualizing, strange images and pictures. She saw everything with images and it was very intersting. When she observed something strange she took pictures in her mind and after that draw them on paper.In an early scene in the film she goes to visit her aunt at a ranch in Arizona; she gets off the plane startled and fearful as a fragile animal.The desert was in flames and she could hear the shouting of the frightened people around her. The white lines she used to draw, represented these geometric pictures that were truly amazing. It was unbelievable to see a human make such complicated calculation and representations of mathematical schemes.-119 words
After reading John Allemang`s piece, I realized an autistic person it is totally different from a normal individual. They vizualize the all world by pictures, just like animals. I knew some autistic persons in my country , they learned everything through visual images.They have a strong visual memory especially for colors and shapes. Many people with autism use their brains differently from regular people, which may explain why some have extraordinary abilities to remember and draw objects in details. However, I think, they can find it hard to understand and interpret social things, like facial expressions . I believe many individuals diagnosed with autism have the ability to perform speed calculations , photographic memory and they have calendar skills.-120words
Temple Grandin’s design of friendly pathway to the slaughterhouse was an eye opener. In the ranch she observed details of animals’ behaviour not seen by others. They moved around in group and turning direction in curve motion. If animals are disturbed by a loud sound or by a stranger, they become fearful and start moving erratically with screaming sounds. These observations led her to design a project.
The enclosed circular pathway was designed so that it relaxes the cows as they walk in a friendly curve and as they take steps downward before plunging into the water and going up to be slaughtered. There was a fierce opposition at first but with Miss Temple’s temper and persistence she was finally understood.
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“ If you figure out which emotional system is striving that behaviour, it makes it easier to solve.” Miss Grandin’s statement came from her own experience. Her feeling of isolation made her fearful.
Coincidentally, in 1980 I had a mongrel breed dog for 15 years that I considered as my best friend. It slept on the floor as I was on my bed. Day in and day out Ranjo (dog) would play in the backyard and inside our house. Would you believe that I knew exactly if Ranjo was in pain, playful or angry mood just by looking at the dog.
If we know what causes a problem, then we know how to fix the specific area of concern.
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The most powerful image which hit me in the film, Temple Grandin, was her way of thinking in pictures. Her brain has found the only way how she can put surrounded chaos in order - to preset it as the system where the laws of geometry and mechanics operate. The teacher of science in the school helps her to transform her illness, autism, in her power, so she sees logic, vectors of force and motion where an ordinary person doesn’t. Using her abilities, she improves the gate in her aunt’s rancho, makes the hug machine, her medicine against stresses, and invents curved corrals for cows reducing their worry. I like math and sometime think in digits, but never in diagrams like she does.
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Reading John Allemang’s article, I was stopped by author’s banality that “we try to explain animals in logical terms, as if they were slightly slower versions of ourselves.” Firstly, we frequently cannot understand behavior of an individual, because the person acts on the basis not only rationality but also under the influence of emotions and feelings. Secondly, we divide the animal world into three parts; pets, live stock, and wildlife, so people look at each groups different ways; friends, food, and something strange. Also, Prof. Grandin gives her interpretation of animal behavior which is different from the general accepted, but who knows which point of view is right, maybe both are wrong.
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Still, I am thinking about Temple Grandin's hug machine .With every squeeze on Temple's body by machine , my heart was squeezed. . when medical science is unable to suggest a cure for autistic people ,she realizes the tranquillizing effect of the machine. During panic attack ,when she needs the kind, warm, soft and tight arms, she goes to the course, cold and senseless arms of a wooden device. Certainly she needed a relaxed mind to study and work. Cruel autism doesn't want it's victims to cuddle or to be cuddled. We can't ignore the significant role of this device for temple's achievements in her life..
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”It's so hard for normal people to think like animals" Temple Grandin says. I am wondering what would animals think. I don't know because I am a normal person but Temple knows. An autistic person with these great achievement can't be a normal person. She reads the mind of a puppy when he gets separated from his mom, she knows the groaning of livestocks for a better feedlots and the fear of a gerbil when he digs. Temple believes" we owe the animals respect". We eat their meat as a main part of a nutritious regime. We might pay back by preparing a good environment for their living and use painless technique for their killing.
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Temple Grandin movie had some significant, beautiful scenes. One of the must powerful images was when the gate-guard did not let her to go into the ranch because women were not permitted to go there. She had an amazing vision to see an obstacle and over come it even though the problem (like discrimination for her sex) did not have any result. She had intelligence and knowledge to resolve a problem in several ways. For example, she tried to hidden her own female appearance from the gate-guard’s eyes with cowboy dress and a muddy truck. She was an assiduous, diligent girl, and as her mother said,” She is different from other gays but not less.”
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Reading the article of John Allemang made me reflect on my childhood experience with the chicks. I remember a summer day when my brother bought two chicks for me. I was very happy to have pets at home, but my mother was disagreed with that. I have never forgotten when she told me,” Chicks need to be with their mother like you.” I did not understand “ what she really wanted us to do” at that time. After a week, the chicks died because a famished cat caught them. That cruel scene was sculpted in my mind by a sad, unforgettable feeling. Now, I understand (my mother’s main) that she wants me “to see and feel the world completely as they (pets) do.”
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For me, the most powerful image in the film is the discussion between the determined Temple’s mother and wise Dr Carlock, her later mentor; when she fights for her daughter Temple to be accepted at the school. “ –she is different, but not less.” This desperate but hopeful quotation unlocked the doors that Temple will be opening to overcome every new challenge in her life. Later, Temple repeats the statement, in front of the Autism Convention, where she appears as a miracle promise for ones immersed in their absent worlds because of this terrible illness. When she says it again, it is not only, the recognition for all Autistics’ acceptance, but also the tribute to her mother’s faithful work. 119 Words
Jorh Allemang reading. It is interesting the closing of his article “She has found a world she is comfortable in, her fears have subsided – and she still can’t stop digging.” There is a comparison between Temple and animals acting in a “normal” human world. She has surmounted her autistic life and accomplished her researching despite the society misunderstandings. Allemang portrays people being cruel; even though, they in their ignorance believe be acting with compassion, another misunderstanding. In fact, the act to pet animals, it is the mutilation of free animal’s development, “their emotional development has been arrested in an eternal childhood state.” Grandin says. No matter how animals live with people their “primary response is fear.” 116 Words
The scene of Temple Grandin approaching to the wild, black horse in the stall, amazed me most. The terrible sound the angry horse did, not scared Grandin who was resolute to touch him. She looked directly in his eyes and touched his heart with her fingers, knowing immediately how he feels. Grandin was a rare person who respects animals and their feelings – most people ignore the fact that people can be very cruel and egoist and, you can rarely find an animal to kill someone from pleasure like many people may do (animals usually kill because they are hungry or scared). Eyes are the mirror of the soul and whether is a human being or living creature we should always look them at closely.
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One sentence in the article by John Allemang “These guys are really having good time”, brought me to a day when I was in the zoo with my daughter. She found herself in my arms crying. “Mum, these animals are so sad." I answered gently, “You are wrong. They are secured, fed well and have a place for roaming.” Through sobbing she replied to me “But they cannot go where they like as us. They are prisoners.” Suddenly I realized what my daughter was telling me. On that day she opened my eyes. Those guys there don’t “really having good time”; they are only a device to amuse us-human being.
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The image I find most powerful of Temple Grandin was brain visualizing which gave me a strange feeling while I was watching the film. It was interesting for me to see how clearly she could see images and pictures which she had never seen them before. She even absorbed the images and drew them on the paper in clear version. I am amazed by people like Temple Grandin because they are special and different. Also, we don’t have many of this type of people in the world. It is incredible to see someone who has the talent to visualize complicated numbers. Words - 105
After reading the John Allemang writing I found one quote in which he said “that a simple chair should terrify a dog”. This quote reminds me of my own dog. I noticed how cruel I was to my puppy. Long time a go when I was eight years old I had a little cute puppy. Once at night my mom got mad and kept him under a huge pot all night because he was making noise. I thought he should be happy because the place was warm and cozy, and I didn’t read him well at that time. Now I feel bad that he was suffering all night.
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“Nature is cruel, but we don’t have to be. (Animals) deserve respect.” When she, Grandin, says it on the film, I was quite and shocked because not most people can talk about animals in that way, I certainly can’t and I know most people can’t either. While she speaks about it, she feels no shame to talk about it. Of course, I know autistic child gives frank speech that people sometimes would be embarrassed to talk. To talk anything you want to talk about regardless of what people might think. But I adore for that, wouldn’t you? -103 words.
I was quite astonished because I didn’t know until now why animals are acting so weird when it comes to a simple task because according to Grandin’s answer, they’re visual thinkers. This means they, including Grandin, think in picture. But majority of people think in word basis. Take dogs, for example, they start to bark whenever their owners seem to far away because they fear, and they continue to do it because they “arrested in an eternal childhood state,” they fear that their owners are going to go away again. And take gerbils, for example, they seem to digging away, but in fact they’re trying to hide from predators. -117 words.
The image that is stained in my mind from the Temple Grandin film, is when she designed the slaughterhouse for cows. I caught my attention because Temple understood the connection between cows (animals in general) and autistic people. She understood that cows have the same reaction to sound and light as autistic people do. By understanding this Temple was about to apply the knowledge from being autistic to how the cows mind works, which gave her the ability to design the perfect slaughterhouse. Despite all the people (ignorant cowboys) that made it hard for her to be successful. She stood for what she believed and made it happen.
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While i was reading John Allemang’s article, the quote “Fear is the primary response” by Temple Grandin caught my attention first. It caught my attention because Temple understands why cows react the way they do when they are scared. She found that when cows feel comfortable in their environment, it helps keep the meat unbruised.
I feel that in a sense Temple being autistic gives her the upper hand, because she can see things that people with out autism can not catch right off the bat. I am one of those people that have always looked at cows as just meat. Temple helped change my perspective on things. For this i have to thank her for opening my eyes.
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The image I find most powerful is of Temple Grandin being cocooned inside her hug machine, feeling it enclose around her, receiving warmth, and being comforted in the environment. The side texture of the hug machine is soft cushioning that protects and makes her relax; there is a pneumatic lever that she pulls to hug her and a release accompanied by a relaxing sound of air being released in the protective cradle. The image occurs three times throughout the movie. We see it at the ranch where her aunt lives, at her college, and at the end of the movie. For me it is a reminder that we can all receive hugs in different ways.
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After reading John Allemang’s article, I remembered my pet fish; I would tap hard on the side surface of the rectangular glass aquarium screaming “fishy, fishy, fishy!” I believed I was treating the fishy with love and affection. As they swam for their lives to the opposite side of the tank, I ran to chase them down in a hurry. I never realized “to approach them on their own terms, then on ours”. As the fish’s “primal emotion” such as “fear” was increasing, my emotion to them was decreasing. I was not thinking like an animal, or that they feared me. Ultimately I never realized I was making it worse. Temple Grandin has helped me to become more understanding of how animals are scared, and to prevent them from being frightened.
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The scene, which stays in my mind as the most powerful is the one, when Temple Grandin runs into the cows’ cage and pleads her aunt to “lock” her in. It was very difficult to watch desperation and panic on Temple’s face. It looked like she was running from her self and her internal turmoil to the space which could rescue her from the unbearable hypersensitivity, which was tearing her apart. I was feeling uncomfortable while watching that scene, because I could empathize with the emotional horror that she was going through. However, I was glad that being in the cage helped her to calm down, and gave her the idea to build a “hug machine” (a substitute for human hug).
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After reading Jonh Allemang’s article, I realized that sometimes I have a heartless approach to my love bird. I have always thought about myself as a perfect pet owner. Knowing that love birds have “the ancient urge” to nest in the tree cavities in the wild, I bought a tent for my bird. I used to force my bird to go to sleep in the tent by manipulating with her “primal emotions such as fear.” Every time when I wanted her to go to sleep, I would put a black glove on my hand and show it to her; immediately she would quickly run into her tent. Temple Grandin helped me to stop scaring my bird; also, she persuaded me to start thinking about animals’ feelings.
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The most powerful image that touched me was seeing Mrs. grandin’s tears when temple gives an inspiring speech at the autism assembly about learning differently. She talks about how she achieved a lot so far and the reason for it was her mother, who pushed temple to become self-sufficient and says “I knew I was different but not less!”. Temple hated being around people and having physical contact and whenever she needed to calm down, the only thing that worked for her was the hug machine. Temple tells her mother that she wont be able to feel love or enjoy being around people but in the end, Temple overcomes her fear. She says “ I became aware of how precious life is.” -121 words
After reading john allemang’s piece, I couldn’t agree more to john stating, “ what she really wants us to do is to approach them more on their terms than on ours - to see and feel the world completely as they do”. In the movie, Temple utilizes the scientific method which is by observing (how the cows react), ask questions (e.g. why do the cows walk in a circle while entering the curb?), form a possible explanation on what she observed, tests an experiment on herself (writes little details), revises (to see if she feels the same)and makes conclusions. Therefore, based on the conclusion, she builds a better place for the cows. Even though temple has autism, she is more prominent than a normal human being. -125 words
The image I find the most powerful is of Temple Gardin’s strong visionary mind and creative illusion. In the movie when she walks, she is surrounded with white lines, and these lines looks like as if she is in a picture framed. The second scene images occurred when she is with a group of students, and a professor is explaining about the cows’ slaughterhouse.
Immediately, she draws lines about cows move through a curved ramp easy and allowed less stress; this will provides a good quality of meat. Also, the cows will be slaughtered as humanely. Lastly, just before the end of the movie she says “Nature is cruel, but we don’t need to be”. --- (116 words)
Reading John Allemang’s article is very true that people will never understand what animals think. For example, our next door neighbour has a rabbit. Every evening she comes to our garden and spent whole night. She eats bananas, cookies, and crackers. In the beginning, I used to get scared, but not any more. I feed her cookie from my hand in her mouth and pet her. Also, I have learned about rabbit’s trust between her and myself. Now she feels that she is not only protected by me but also, from other animals because my house is full of fences and iron gates. I wish I can learn animals’ behaviour so I can help my Nobby (rabbit).
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The most powerful image I see in the film, Temple Grandin, is the hug that Temple gave her mother when they were at the funeral of one of Temple’s high school teachers. Technically, that was not a hug; she only allowed his mother to touch her. However, for her mother, that has been the most intimate connection with her daughter since she was diagnosed as having high-functioning autism. Although her mother’s love is unconditional, harvesting such a surprise gift especially after giving so much in her life made her eyes full of tears. That was the most valuable reward she ever got. This scene appeared only several seconds on the screen, but it gave me the deeper meaning of mother’s love. –121 words
I had a bad experience with a dog when I was little. On the way home I saw a dog staring at me. I was terrified and picked a stone throwing towards him. He started barking, then rushed at me and attacked me with his front claws. I was saved, but a scar was left on my belly. Since then I tried to be away from dogs because I was the victim of these unreasonable animals. However, according to Prof. Grandin’s theory, the dog was a victim, too. He sensed danger when I stoned him; fear and rage drove him to fight off a predator that was me. I wish I could understand these earlier, nevertheless; I don’t need to be afraid of them anymore because they are reasonable. –129 words
The most powerful image I saw in the film Temple Grandin was that she had such an amazing imagination and that everything she imagined she could put it on paper or actually create it. This is a unique talent which very rarely is seen in people. It’s also so powerful to me because Temple is an Autistic girl, and when most people think of an autistic person we think someone incapable or mentally disabled. But Temple managed to prove that wrong and showed that being an autistic person she can go so far in life, and excelled and became successful in life-102 words
After reading “The Non Whisperer” something that stayed on my mind was the statement given by Temple Grandin “It’s so hard for normal people to think like animals” and John Allemang stated that “do normal people even try” These quotes really made me think that when we have pets we don’t take them very seriously. It reminded me of the time I had my pet fish and how after some time I started to be negligent toward taking care of them. For example when I had to do the weekly cleaning I would skip it and prolong it, or I would only feed them once a day. But when my first fish Daisy died it made me change how I took care of my pets.-125 words
The picture of Temple Grandin turning into a cow undoubtedly impresses me most. As she kneed down, a cow appeared for a second. Even it changed back to Temple Grandin, but she just did exactly what the cows did. She climbed into the chute and saw the light and shadow, the reflections on puddle and the chain and buttons glinting in the sun. She immediately understands why the cattle balked when they went through the chute.
I could not hold to think about that have anyone transformed ourselves into animals when we approach them? If the answer is no, we will just see a plan other than “walking through the whole plant.” -113words
My misconceptions about animals are dispelled by the feature of Temple Grandin written by John Allemang. My friend had a shepherd dog called lucky, who only saw his owner most of time when my friend fed him with bones in the evening. Smart Lucky got out the high-fenced yard and run away many times. After lucky was sent back, my friend always punished him.
I never wondered that my friend’s punishment only made things worse. Because we did not think about that “the animal world is all sensory –based,” which is different from us; we did not consider that “which emotional system was driving that behavior?” We only assumed that what works on human beings also works on dogs.- 119 words
“We are the same, you have sounds, and I have pictures,” said Temple Grandin to her blind roommate, this was my favorite scene. Knowing what kind of person you are and what you are capable of, can lead you to the highest level of life, just like Temple. The fact that she thinks in pictures and connect them together made her different from others in school and society, but not less, as her mother mentioned it too. It’s unbelievable how her brain can figure things out. She successfully invented her hug machine and pathway for caws, and it was just because she knew herself and her qualification better than anyone else.” I see them in the pictures,” was repeated answer that Temple gave to who was shocked of her works. (130 words)
It was 5am that I heard my dog barking very load in living room, so I went to check on her, but everything was normal. After ten minutes she started barking again, so this time I decided to move her out of the home. I picked her up without giving her any attention, and she felt my angriness,” The animals world is all sensory-based,” so from the fear that I appeared for her, she went out of control and started to pie on my new rug. Now, after reading John Allemang writing, I became to an agreement with Prof. Grandin when she says,” What you see as aggression might in fact be fear, and if you punish it, you make it worse.” (122 words)
The image that I find most powerful about Temple Granding is that she keeps imagining a closed door as her obstacles. In the film, Dr. Carlock, her science teacher in high school,affected Temple the most. He has suggested Temple Granding, who is an autistic person to attend college. Dr.Carlock also asked Temple to see the college as a closed door.From that on, Temple keeps visualizing closed doors for every competition that comes up with. The way of how Temple thinks, can see many things that other people are blinded. In the future I might just have come up with one simple answer with a question. However, if I use Temple’s way, I might be able to find many different kinds of answers. It is very significant for me to know that I have to view things in heterogeneous angles.
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After reading John Allenmang's article, I recalled that my dog peed in the house once, when nobody was home. Then my parents punished the dog by locking him in a cage for one or two hours. On the next day, when everybody was out of the house again, nobody in my family members would ever imagine the dog would have that much anger after being punished. The dog dug three holes on the wall, peed on sofa, and pooped on my mom’s bed. It was just like Temple Granding said, “What you see as aggression might in fact be fear, and if you punish it, you make it worse." If I had read the article earlier, I wouldn't have let my parents to punish the dog.
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Temple Grandin
The most powerful image to me were the doors that Temple Grandin had to go through psychologically, to overcome the obstacles that she had encountered. It was really inspiring to see her go through the process and successfully grasp greater achievements, such as, receiving a Master’s Degree in Animal Husbandry which is astonishing for an individual with a case of autism. Never ignored the fact that at the time, discrimination against women were at high when it comes to education and work.
I have watched the movie twice yet it still hits me—we will all encounter our own unique doors ourselves as we advance through our lives.
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Temple Grandin: The Non-Whisperer
When John Allemang mentioned dogs, it reminded me of my cousin’s little chihuahua named “Taco”. Whenever I come over to my cousin’s house, her dog always barks at me for some reason. I never really understood why, because as John Allemang said, I never really tried. I only knew simple things like when a dog wags its tail, its having fun. When it growls, it doesn’t like you.
The other day I started caressing Taco’s head to see if it will stop barking at me, to no avail he still did.
John said, “dogs will bark if you leave them alone all day. but many breeds are inclined to bark even when they get attention”. I guess little Taco was part of that breed.
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The reflection I find the most powerful is of Temple Grandin’s, special mind that makes extraordinary visualizing and her special understanding of animals. Considering, to the scene where she putted all her vision and words to function a picture that could explain her thoughts of understanding. Also, the second highlighted part for me was when she lay down on the ground in the middle of the crowded cows, while they run away from her and then knowing the feelings of the cows being afraid with their curio city. As a result it’s fascinating to see her magical connection with those animals because she understands them more but, the greatest part is she could feel and see things differently than others.
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After reading the story by John Allemang the quote that was stack in my mind is “It’s so hard for normal people to think like animals,” Temple Grandin says. I believe it’s completely challenging to see the world like animals; we can’t think like them unless we’re different. However, we all have one thing in common with animals; we breathe to live life and people like Temple Grandin have the knowledge of (thinking like animals). Meanwhile, I think people who have autism are different with their own unique mind. Even thou they are scared, sensitive, or having hard time, they still make it through each day knowing they’re absolutely facing the world with their decisions just like everybody else.
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The image I found most powerful is of Temple Grandin’s “squeeze machine”. I was amazed how a device that hugs the cows to "gentle them" can also work for a Human being. Because, she had a Sensory integration dysfunction and disliked physical affection by people, she created a squeeze machine that immediately calms her down whenever she has a panic attack. It is inspiring to see how creative and different she was. For me this opened my eyes, Animals are not just a piece of meat ready to be eaten. And, temple who was fascinated by them understood they “thought like her”. (103)
Allemang’s article, Reminded me of my friend’s Pit ball and how it was mistreated. Because of the stereotype, a pit ball being aggressive and scary my friend wanted to have control over it. As a matter of fact, most people hurt an animal because they think by hurting them, they gain control or show the animal “who is the boss.” Similarly, when we get a pet does not mean we have ownership over them; such as we do not own any person in our life. As a result, I learn pit balls are just like any other dogs and we are the one who misunderstood them. Grandin says “what you see as aggression might in fact be fear.” Temple thought me to be more understanding and believe it is never their fault.
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When Temple Grandin was at the national autism convention, she spoke to other autistic children about her experience and how she overcame her obstacles. In addition to that she said, “I knew I was different but not less”, which made me realize she was capable of doing anything like everyone else despite being autistic. Even when she presented her machine to the contractors they doubted her. One of the guys interrupted her by asking “Do you have any idea what the cost is on this? While another guy tells her “it’s clear you don’t have the experience”. Regardless of what they thought she knew how important it was to care for these animals because like her all she wanted was to be cared for and understood.
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After reading John Allemang article, I tried to look at how it may be hard for normal people to think like animals. In many ways though, animals are often like us: they cry, they play, they breathe, they sleep, but some people choose to be ignorant and rather think of them as being lazy, annoying, or sometimes useless. I remember once when I first had my cat a couple of years ago, she was shy and always hid. Over a month period of time she got closer to us. She would follow us to the kitchen; she slept when we slept etc. Some might argue that animals are less like humans but I believe there very much like us; they too need to be cared for and understood.
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In the movie “Temple Grandin”, one of the most powerful images to me is that when Temple was talking with her blind roommate. She can actually make friends and be so close with someone, feeling free to share thoughts and feelings. Temple held her roommate to the room to watch TV with others and she was explaining everything to her roommate. Often in time you make friends with someone that you have something common with. They both have some obstacles that not alot of people may experience and understand the pain, but those obstacles may not cause any difference! It can be benificial too, so that you have a different point of view as others just like Temple. (121)
After reading the piece “The Non-whisperer”, I think animals are just like us, who actually has feelings and thoughts, and they are actually all around us! Alot of us like to keep dog, cat, fish ect.. as pets. Do we love them? Yes we do, but we might not really understand what they’re actually thinking about or what they need, sometimes what you defined as love may be a danger to them. It’s definetly better, if we could think more in their point of views, and pay more attention to them, that way we could have better relationships with them! (107)
Temple Grandin's most powerful image comes after another of my favorite moment in the movie,where her aunt and she,sitting in the back of a truck discuss how temple has difficulties to understand and showing her feelings to other people.In that following scene she lies down,looking at the sky and smiling,in the middle of a cow flock surrounding her ,overcome by a great feelings of happiness.The feelings of happiness,liberty,harmony and ultimately joy and satisfaction conveyed by this moment are poetry.It is as if the energy joy of Temple was transferred to the cow flock who answered to it by its magnificent circular procession.As if at the center of the world she felt in perfect harmony with it.This Wonderful image touched me and indeed moved me more than any word could achieve;as to say one picture is worth thousand of words.
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Our inability to understand animals and their behaviors is what remains of my readings of John Allemang's text.Our desire to use animals for our own good leads us not to remark their needs and emotions. As a result our ability to connect with them and to make them happy considerably diminished;which results in unjustified sufferings for them and more difficulty for us"to use them". In that way the example used by John Allemang about gerbils stroke me.Whereas we think they dig for their own gerbils,in fact, dig to protect themselves against a potential predator even in a safe place where they should not to.John Allemang's sentence toward the end of the article,summarizes it all when saying"Give a gerbil a protective burrow system and it will stop all digging". Indeed Human do not understand animals.
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The image I find most powerful is when Temple Grandin was observing the cows and in her mind she was able to figure out a better system to calm the cows down. She was able to notice every thing that distracts the cows and how they move, noticing them with extreme detail. When Temple Grandins invention was being showed to numerous people and farmers. They had thought that she was joking and was way to expensive but she amazingly convince them that it would be better and cheaper to use the invention. So with her amazing gift that she received from her autism she was able to help the cows have a better and calm life even though they’re still going to be killed.
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After reading John Allemang’s piece, it makes me think what animals or pets are thinking and seeing, and how they behave according to our actions. Like what Temple Grandin said “if you figure out which emotional system is driving that behaviour, it makes it easier to solve. What you see as aggression might in fact be fear, and if you punish it, you make it worse.” I believe this is true, because like animals or pets, when we want to do something but cant because some is telling us not to do so, would make us grumpy, angry, sad, etc.
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The image I find most powerful is Temple Grandin's staring in one point picturing things as images. She reminds me my friends autistic son , when he stares at one point.It is interesting that she pictured the book they were reading in a class room.She was reading it with out looking her book.It impressed me ,when her teacher asked her she said" I pictured it in my mind" . The way Temple's was different than anyone else in the classroom made me feel interesting , some of the autistic persons unique understanding and visualizing things as a picture or images.
After reading John Allegens article ,I imagined that how humans are cruel to animals. We thing we make them feel safe , when we lock them up in the zoo or a cage.He said" those of the cruelly confined pigs that go crazy chewing on their bars or the tiger that paces endlessly in the zoo". After I read the article as humans , It thought me that anything that breaths should be respected as they are creatures.
There were a lot of powerful scenes, while watching the movie, which had caught my attention, but shockingly the image which interested me the most was when temple was at the Christmas party. She was upset after talking to some of their friends who had asked her questions. “There are too many people and they keep giving each other looks, and I don’t know what they mean”, she said. At first, to me, it seemed like she had no idea what was going on around her, but after seeing a few scenes where she would get upset about how others treated her caught my attention. “I will be able to understand people?” she asked, but she acted as if she didn’t care about people’s reaction to her autism at all.
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After reading THE NON-WHISPERER, the following by Temple took me back to the movie. “What you see as aggression might in fact be fear, and if you punish it, you make it worse”. When Temple was at the slaughterhouse she was observing the reaction of the cows that were forced to go through a tunnel to swim. The cowboys at the slaughterhouse took the fear of the cows as misbehavior, and what they did to solve the problem was, to push the cows into the water. Whereas Temple on the very first day of her arrival at the slaughterhouse, tried to observe the cause of the animals’ behavior so that she could solve the problem for their misbehavior, which was their fear of drowning.
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The first scene of Temple’s vision showing how the farm’s gate swings open hit me really hard. There was too much information in just one picture, and that was why those similar scenes almost drove me crazy; I got overwhelmed. I chocked for unable to response to the surroundings. All of a sudden I was in Temple’s shoes and I realized how hard it is for her to socialize with “ordinary people”, even with her dearest mother. She calmed when she looked at static objects or repetitive actions since those were more like “replays” so she had time to react to them, I supposed. The movie successfully visualized the autistic way of thinking in my opinion. – 116 words
I like watching “The Dog Whisperer” on the National Geographical Channel. The real case of “immersion course in animal emotion” mentioned in John Allemang’s article to help us understanding dogs that “frustrate and confound us” as much as they “please and serve.” The host’s motto “I rehabilitate dogs, I train people.” is my favourite part of the show. It proves to me that we can communicate with other creatures, as long as we know how the brains work differently. Even human’s brains differ in the ways of functioning. By comprehending that the diversity exists individually, we are able to treat animals with the respect they deserve, and make us more human. – 111 words
“The nature is cruel, but we don’t have to be.” What a great statement and what a great way of thinking! Temple Grandin is mentioning that two times and for the second time when she is meeting that lady in the supermarket who was helping her out from a difficult situation. There, Grandin is forgetting completely about her own fears and sufferings and is eagerly talking about finding ways to stop those “cruelties” as much as she can. Stopping cruelty, be it toward animals or toward herself, was one of the main goals that Grandin was fighting for to achieve. And maybe there is the connection that she sees between herself and those animals.
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Understanding the feeling of animal in a world where there is no complete understanding for the feeling of fellow human beings, even with its immense importance, might not sound a primary concerns for many people for very obvious reasons. Despite the presence of many initiatives and organizations that are concentrated in advocating acknowledgment and preserving the rights of animals, if we consider it deeper and worldwide, this phenomena is still in its very primary stages. The strong words “reducing their terror has to be better than simply wishing that it didn’t exist in the first place” has not yet applied completely to fellow human, let alone animals. Still a long way to go.
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The image I find most powerful is of the hug machine. In her first college, the students derided her as she made lots of mistakes. She felt so sad and angry, and then she invented her first invention-hug machine. It made her calm and relax. When the president did not allow her to have the machine in the dormitory, she insisted to have it and survey the feeling of lying on the machine. The result is that everyone feels very relaxed. This is a different way to feel hug. In the whole film, the scene occurs several times. When she felt scared, angry, or relax, she always loves to enjoy it.
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After reading John Allemang’s article, I recalled that my 4 years old son played with my neighbor’s dogs. When he saw a puppy, he would like to approach and pet it. When a huge dog passed by him, he immediately hid in my back. “Fear is the primary response-it motivates them to not get eaten”, Prof. Grandin says. A reflection of human and animals is the same. They are all scared that others are stronger than them. But in fact, I think most of animals are kind if they are not hungry. We just need to find a best way to live with them.
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The image I found most powerful was when Temple went into the barn with the horses. The first two horses were comfortable with Temple’s presence and petting, but Chestnut wasn’t so thrilled and stood-up on its hind legs. This interaction between Temple and Chestnut appeared to me to be very similar to Temple’s daily interactions with humans, except this time Temple was cautious, persevered the awkward feelings and stayed calm. This set the stage for Temple feeling the heartbeat of the horse when she caressed the chest of the now tranquil horse. This “meeting of the minds” would enable Temple to apply the same courage and determination to her daily routine with the “humans” in her life.
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“Yes, the animals still die, but reducing their terror has to be better than simply wishing that it didn’t exist in the first place.” This principle of imagining that things aren’t happening or simply “wishing that it didn’t exist” struck a chord with me as I feel many decisions are based under the guise that “it’s” not really happening. Whatever the “it” is. This intolerance to see the truth behind the insanity of a few, suppresses the livelihood of the majority of people around the planet. Has it not occurred to people of luxury (the western world) that we enable the so-called developing countries to live like in poverty and chaos, so we can live like this.
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