How many innocent animals have to be killed or hurt from experimenting before animal testing is banned? Studies have shown that at least 100 million rats and mice are being killed in laboratories every year (“Mice and Rats in Laboratories”). Every animal that is hurt is equal to one of three people in the U.S. These mice are used in a wide range of experiments from toxicology to depression (“Mice and Laboratories”). Cancer research‚ drug research‚ and psychological experiments are just a few of the
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Abstract: Background: How is Cannabis used in the medical field and should it be legalized for recreational purposes as well as medical use? Medical marijuana has been used for many years in the medical field. According to AAMC‚ adjunctive therapy with cannabis has helped patients deal with their symptoms of disease or disorders. A study was done by University of California medical researchers in which they placed “an ingredient in chili peppers beneath the skin of marijuana smokers to see if it
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Animal testings should be abolished since they are another form of brutal animal abuse‚ aren’t accurate due to difference in human and animal DNAs and are no longer necessary with the presence of new technology resulting better outcomes. It is in fact one of the most misunderstood concepts in modern science. According to Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) the number has increased to more than 72% of the people opposing Animal Testing but some still support Animal Testing believing
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As humans‚ we have been naturally inclined to eat meat since the start of our existence. But many people believe that using an animal for our own personal gain is very unethical. One such group‚ PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)‚ published “Animals Used for Food” in 2016 on their organizational website‚ they argue that animals are compassionate just like we are and that people need to be their heroes. PETA’s audience incorporates everyday people in a global aspect. This article combines
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Should Animal Testing Remain Legal? ************** ECPI University Every year millions of animals are subjected to horrible unethical experimentations in order to advance medical science. Dogs‚ cats‚ monkeys‚ mice‚ and other animals are kept in dark rooms in cages while being exposed to various toxic and poisonous substances daily in order to test how the substance may react in humans. These poor creatures suffer from inhumane treatments and are denied any form of happiness‚ and these experiments
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Should Medical Marijuana Be a Medical Option? Janette Fritz Brandman University Professor Gess January 27‚ 2013 Abstract: In the debate over medical marijuana‚ the primary justification advanced by its supporters is that marijuana use‚ especially by terminally ill patients‚ diminishes their "suffering from unnecessary chronic and unbearable pain that persists until death." Currently‚ Washington D.C. and eighteen states have approved and finalized medical marijuana rules: Alaska‚ Arizona
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Should referendums be more widely used? Referendum can be defined as when the citizens either all or those in specific regions vote on a specific issue of public importance and it is conducted nationally‚ regionally‚ and locally an example of a referendum is the 2011 referendum on changing the current first past the post system to proportional representative. The public have one vote each on a specific issue and the referendum focuses on a single question with a yes/no answer. Many countries such
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There are trigger warnings debates on whether they should be used in class or not. In the New York Times‚ Room for Debate blog‚ three authors support trigger warnings or do not support it. I think that trigger warnings are helpful. I have been in the situation and can relate. I think this because some of the students can participate more in their classes. They are especially beneficial to those who have had traumatic experiences. Trigger warnings are helpful because it is beneficial for students
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How is Research used in Psychology? * Research in Psychology as in all fields of science has two focuses of interest. * Basic Research = is concern with the quest for knowledge regardless of whether it has immediate practical value. * Applied Research = seeks to improve the human condition by discovering something that can be put to practical used. * When the scientist work‚ strive to find relationships between observable variables. For example‚ Robert Boyle found a direct relationship
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Legalization of Medical Marijuana A. I researched the social trend of legalizing medical Marijuana. In the 1800’s‚ physicians in the United States gave their patients marijuana to treat anything from excessive menstrual bleeding to tetanus. Now days there are other ways to treat and prevent both issues‚ but what about the horrid disease‚ cancer. Marijuana went from being a very common "prescription" to illegal. My view on this is that it should not be legal in regards to recreational use‚ but it should be available
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