Capstone Project: Day 7

Time spent: 3 Hr 15 min
Total time:  16 Hours

It has been over a week since I have visited Muttville. When to Muttville on Wednesday and yesterday as well to visit the dogs. On Wednesday, there were so many dogs that you couldn't even walk around the place without being licked or jumped on by the dogs. Usually, more dogs mean that we have more cleaning and walking to do. It was interesting to see that a lot of dogs were just neutered or just came back from being shaved down. It makes me sad sometimes when i see a dog with stitches on  the bottom of the stomach and the dogs with cones around the neck so that they can't lick themselves after the surgery. Dogs like that can't be carried or touched because they are in a fragile stage and it isn't comfortable for them to be held around with. I walked a dog named Maxwell and I can say that this is the most obedient, caring, and sweetest dog that i ever encountered. Putting on a harness was so easy and Maxwell stood still, even when other dogs were barking and calling for attention, he didn't seem to mind. Taking Maxwell on walks along Alabama street was wonderful, he is indeed friendly and such a good dog overall. I had a great time walking Maxwell and taking care of it the whole day. After walking dogs, I went to an cleaned the dog bowls that were just fed to the dogs for dinner time. Changing the water of the mop is part of out duty too and it is part of the Muttville volunteering process to do so.

Welcome to Oceania.

In the land of Oceania, where it was once called England is now run by a totalitarian government. What seems to be Winston Smith's biggest conflict so far is the telescreen, which is always showing propaganda while the Thought Police monitor actions of the citizens. It is the fact that he is an insignificant official in the party and he is consistently being watched and what is conflicting him is that he can't write in his journal feeling safe. He is just a normal man who wants to write down his feelings into a diary that he just purchased. Writing down the words, "Down with Big Brother"over and over in his journal, he soon realized that he just committed a thought-crime.  This affects the way Winston expresses himself and how he thinks because he is being watched while he is committing a crime. It may be scary and a bit risky, but rebellious towards his hatred with the party oppression. Lastly, the dream that Winston had about being with his mom on a sinking ship, which he feels that it is his fault for his mother's disappearance in a political purge that happened twenty years ago. And then another dream about a rebellious girl that runs to Winston which is an act of freedom. His conflict is that the dreams, the notebook, and the telescreen, is ways the government works that bothers Winston and his own beliefs. The fact that he can't do certain things without being watched or told to do, makes him want to believe that freedom is possible and he could dream about what could, would or will happen.

Stranger Than Fiction

       What it means to be an author and narrator is simple. Authors tend to speak as if the story has already happened and factors of what happened along with the story and is one who writes the story. A narrator is the one who is telling the story as a third person and understands everything that is going on, and is the voice of the story. The differences that i see between these those two is that one is the one who writes the story and the other is the third person who sees what is going on. For example, Caroline was the one who is writing the book. She doesn't know that she is narrating Harold's life which is the difference.
       The role that i played in writing my research paper was how i didn't tell a story but state facts about it. I narrated it by the way the research platform that i created myself. I didn't include anything about my life and my experiences to the paper but i talked about the different effects that would happen. Yes i gave information about the expense that would happen to a group of people if a change didn't occur. It did make a big impact to the people that will read it because it influences them as well and it isn't just a problem, it is an issue that needs to be solved immediately.

Capstone Project: Day 6

Time spent: 3 hours
Total time: 15 hr and 45 min

Today at Muttville, there were not many dogs. Strangely, there were only the small breed dogs and no medium sized dogs or anything. It was a very peaceful day but we managed to take all of the dogs out for a walk and surprisingly all of the dogs were in a mood for a walk and didn't stop. Now that Muttville was not as occupied, we were able to clean most of the areas of where the dogs lived and also find the right size harness for dogs. Because when these dogs are adopted or fostered, they will need the right size for the dog they are taking home and it is more convenient to send home a dog with the right harness and supplies to taker care of a dog. Today was more of a clean up day because i spent majority of time time in the kitchen watching all of the water bowls in hot water and the dishes from cooking the food. I wasn't able to interact with dogs as much as I did from my previous visits but it was a fun experience. What i found pretty interested was how one Pomeranian wasn't neutered and the other dogs would keep bothering it because there was something interesting going on apparently and it had a distinct smell to it. Also, the Pomeranian/terrier mix that i was playing with was around 12 years old and i noticed that the breath wasn't the best smelling thing. Apparently one of the volunteers pointed out that when dogs get to a certain age, their teeth rot and it starts to smell, so you would need to have it taken to the vet to have it cleaned. Overall, I had a fun and interesting day at Mutville, but i hope that there could be more dogs, not that i don't want them to be adopted or anything but it would be nice to have more dogs for the others to play with.

Capstone Project: Day 5

Time spent: 2 Hours
Total time: 12 hr 45 min

On Saturday, Muttville was hosting a Senior Rescue dog event where dogs were being adopted and fostered. By the time I arrived, I was just helping to clean out the left over food and setting everything back in place. The place was pretty hectic, dogs were barking and whining. So I decided to take one of the dogs, Arnie, a Pomeranian. The moment we stepped out of the room and to the stairs, i noticed that Arnie didn't want to leave the doggy loft. I was tugging the leash a little but he stood there and had its feed glued to the ground. The only was was to carry him down and out to Alabama street. I put down Arnie when we got out of the building and it walked a few steps, then instantly ran back to front entrance of Muttville. So, I carried Arnie half a block and put it down, it made its way back to the entrance. This shows that the dog didn't want to leave the home that it's been situated in. Because Arnie had a rough past and wasn't sheltered, it was important to him that he knew his way back home and didn't want to leave it. Even though it was frustrating to walk Arnie, I learned a lot about this dog and in general, the feelings of a dog. They don't want to be separated from home they they're finally comfortable with and they will know its' way back home. When we got back to Muttville, there were two new dogs that were new and the founder of Muttville, Sherri that was there also. We helped name the two new senior dogs and welcomed them to the family.