After I had fed Bailey and heated up a dinner for my dad and I, we went into the family room and watched an episode of American Idol. I put one of Bailey’s new dog beds at the edge of the carpet and laid down next to it. He trotted over and lay down on it.

After the show was over, I picked up my tired puppy and grabbed the bed, then I took them both upstairs into my bedroom. I put the dog bed on the floor up by the head of my bed, then I set Bailey on top of it. I changed into my pajamas then climbed into bed.  I faced Bailey’s bed and watched him as he sat up. I figured that he was just checking things out, but then he started to whine, softly at first, but the sound just kept growing.

“Shhhh Bailey. Go to bed before dad comes in here.” I whispered.

He kept this behavior up, with me shushing him, for almost five minutes before I’d had enough. I leaned over the side of the bed and scooped him up, then put him at the end of my bed. After doing this, I tried to sleep, but Bailey started to whine again. Not wanting to listen to this all night, I picked him up again and plopped him next to me and under the covers.  After nestling into my side, he promptly fell fast asleep.

“Wow that was easy.” I thought to myself before following suit and also falling asleep.

On September 20, 2014, Emma Watson is addressed men and women all around the world about the problem of gender equality at an event for HeForShe. She wanted her audience to agree with her opinions about HeForShe and also to participate with the movement. Emma wants to “end gender inequality” and to do this she “needs everyone [to be] involved.” She wanted the audience to feel the need to help with this worldwide problem, and to be part of this project.  The speaker used ethos “Hillary Clinton made a famous speech…” and pathos “Both men and women should feel free to feel sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to feel strong.” to prove the point of her speech. As a a well known female, Emma plays a strong role in the advertising of the new project.

When I looked into the trunk of my dad’s car, I found that there way everything for Bailey that anyone could possibly imagine.  From fluffy beds to puppy chow to rope toys. Bailey must have fed off of my excitement because he yelped with joy.  I took out a rawhide bone from the trunk and tossed it into the yard with Bailey chasing after it.

As I turned toward the house with an armful of puppy things, I saw my dad smiling proudly in the doorway.

“Thank you so much dad!!!  This is a better surprise that I could have ever imagined!!” I called to him.

“Your welcome Em, you deserve it!!!” He yelled back.

He walked out to the car and with his help, we got all of Bailey’s new thing into the house. Just as we finished he came trotting in, done with his bone and set out on a mission to scout out his new home. I grabbed one of his brand new dog bowls and filled it with water, then I took another one and filled it with one cup of kibble.

“I love you Bailey.” I thought to myself.

How would you feel if you were hurt and people kindly recused you and nursed you back to health, but even after you recovered they forced you to stay? This is what is happening with wild animals all over the world. Zoos and aquariums capture injured animals then keep them to entertain tourists. I believe that places such as SeaWorld and The Wild Animal Park should not hold animals in captivity because animals are meant to be in the wild, where they live much longer, and can be happier in their natural environment.

I think that these tourist attractions should rescue the animals when they are hurt then let them go once they fully recover. “Wild animals in zoos suffer physically and mentally as their complex social, behavioral and physical needs cannot be met in unnatural manmade environments,” says the Captive Animal Protection Society. Another problem is that because most of the food is no longer alive, they get nowhere near the nutritional value living food would give the animals.

On the other hand, people might say that if you let the animals go they would die because they don’t know how to survive. Now I’m not saying that this is false, but a solution is to stop the breeding the adults and to teach them how to do vital things for living alone such as catching their own food. Another thing people might say is that they are being better cared for by humans than they would be in the wild. I disagree with this assumption because in the wild animals can roam free of barriers. Animals cannot be kept in small enclosures because they need so much more room than can be provided. Marine animals “are housed in small enclosures, unable to swim in a straight line for very long or dive deeply” awionline.org tells us.

Animals have a much better life in the wild than when they are in man-made enclosures. In zoos and aquariums all over the world animals are being held captive and being treated badly. They would be so much happier if they could be let free and live in their natural habitat. Some ways that you can stop these horrible actions are: Stop going to SeaWorld and the Zoo. Write a letter to someone such as an executive person at one of thee places. You could also tell your friends and family to take these steps with you. These animals could really use your help to change their lives.

When I saw the golden puppy wagging his fluffy tail, and my dad grinning with excitement of the surprise, I screamed at the top of my lungs. The golden retriever, who was wagging his tail with excitement, ran toward my and leaped into my arms.

“He’s yours. You deserve it Emily, you’ve done so well with me working more and seeing Lucy so often. No matter what, I want you to know that I love you Em,” my dad told me.

I ran to him and enveloped him in a bear hug along with my new puppy. Then I sat down and started to think of names for my new dog. “Max, no, Duke, no, Oliver, no, OH I GOT IT!!!!! Bailey!!!” The puppy cocked his head at me and seemed to approve. “Alright Bailey, time for a run to Petco to get you some new puppy things!”

Just as I said that My dad interrupted me by telling me, “Hold up Em, Get the keys and look in the trunk of my car. There you will find everything he needs.”

I walked outside, with Bailey right at my heels, and opened the trunk of my dad’s car. I gasped with shock at I saw what was inside.

.                                                            My Heart Hurts.

.                                                                    It Wants To Be Free.

.                                                                                Longing To Inspire.

.                                                                                          Other People.

.                                                                             With The Memories.

.                                                                    That It Holds.

.                                                                                                                                within.