The writer tells us that Soweto “has come to symbolise uprising against oppression” (line 3). Write down one expression from the next paragraph (lines 4 – 7) which continues the idea of uprising‚ and one which continues the idea of oppression. 2U Uprising: “took to the streets”/“march”/“(in) protest” Oppression: “(under the) apartheid regime” (or “apartheid” or “regime” alone) or “opened fire” 3. Explain in your own words (a) what the marchers were objecting to‚ according to lines
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Animal Testing: The Destruction of Animals Animal testing‚ also known as animal experimentation‚ is the use of non-human animals in experiments and development project‚ usually to determine toxicity‚ dosing and efficacy of drugs before proceeding to human clinical trials (Biology online). These tests are to examine new products‚ such as vaccines‚ shampoos‚ household products‚ cosmetics‚ foods‚ and personal care products on the animals so they are “safer” for the consumer‚ which never is an absolute
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100 million animals are used in animal testing every single year to further the understanding of species and the impact of different modern medicines. There are many organizations that are extremely against the use of these animals in medicine‚ saying that it is “cruel and inhumane”. Compare these 100 million to the 56 billion animals slaughtered for food for humans. Those 100 million almost seem like a small amount‚ don’t they? The animals used in scientific testing have contributed to many life-saving
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spends $14 billion out of their $31 billion annual budget on animal researching(Humane Society International; Conlee; US National Institutes of Health). Animal testing has become a very controversial topic to discuss. Experimenting on animals is cruel because even though there are alternative ways to test people still believe that testing on the animals is a better way to do things. Acts of cruelty against the animals‚ and the fact that animals are different from humans seem to be big issues in the controversy
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Imagine‚ being an animal locked in a to small cage‚ poisoned with cancer‚ drugged‚ and wishing you were dead. Animals being tested on have all these bad things happening to them and much‚ much‚ more. Many products such as cosmetics‚ chemicals and even bath products are tested on animals. Sometimes it gets in their eyes and can harm them enough to make them lose hair or even their lives. On the other side of the debate‚ people will argue that people should be allowed to experiment on animals because it helps
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Animals have been used for the testing of medicines‚ cosmetics‚ and medical procedures for many years. The use of animals for research is cruel and inhumane. There is much evidence showing how the difference of the genetic makeup between humans and animals can cause a conflict of these test results. Animal testing shouldn’t be allowed because millions of animals suffer and die as a result of testing‚ animal tests can be dangerous to the human health‚ and there are much more effective ways to experiment
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I’m an animal rights activist at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)‚ and I am here today to tell you about the cruelty of animal testing. So‚ what’s the deal with humans? What’s the deal with animals? What’s the deal with humans.. TESTING on animals? What has bothered me for a while is the controversial topic of animal testing and how people are completely unaware of the harm innocent animals go through. Currently‚ millions of mice‚ rats‚ primates‚ and other animals are locked inside
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Professor Parker Persuasive Speech Animal Testing Topic: The inhumane use of animals fore testing. Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that animal testing should be eliminated. Central idea: As a citizen of this society‚ we need to support the elimination of animal testing. Introduction Attention getter: Did you know that‚ “About 20 million animals are experimented on and killed annually‚ three-fourths for medical purposes
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Brazil is the largest country in both South America and the Latin America region. It is the world’s fifth largest country‚ both by geographical area and by population‚ with over 197 million people. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. It is spoken by about 99% of the population‚ making it one of the strongest elements of national identity. The first European to explore Brazil was Pedro Álvares Cabral in the year of 1500 under the sponsorship of Portugal. From the 16th to the 19th
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Animal testing goes all the way back to the ancient times of the Greeks and Romans. Doctors would dissect animals in hopes of obtaining new knowledge. These animals lived a life of daily confinement. The only change in their lives came from being called into a research experiment that would eventually end in death. During the research and testing these animals would be subjected to experiments‚ including everything from injecting with new diseases‚ poisoning the animals‚ burning their skin along
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