Meadows English 101 4/1/2012 Cosmetic Animal Testing: Scientifically and Unethically Inaccurate Animal testing is still done by cosmetic companies even though it is unethical and scientifically inaccurate. The various tests carried out on animals is not a guarantee for using cosmetics on our skin since animals react differently to certain chemicals as compared to humans. Cosmetics companies kill millions of animals every year in pursuit of profit. The animals that suffer and die in these laboratories
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whether I think it is necessary to test chemicals on animals for the sake of humans. There are a countless number of pros and cons that I will be discussing in this essay. I will discuss with you some of the pros of testing on animals. Some people believe that it is necessary to test chemicals on living harmless animals; they trust that it is the right thing to do as it helps researchers to find drugs and treatments; this then helps researchers in finding drugs to advance health and medicine which
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to Your Own Opinion”‚ Patrick Stokes suggests that while you can express an opinion‚ if you expect others to listen‚ you need to provide an informed argument. He describes Plato’s distinction between opinion or belief and knowledge. An opinion of personal preference is unarguable. However‚ a personal opinion on technical-based issues is sometimes confused with knowledge and is presented to others as an undeniable fact. In this case‚ amateurs think they have the right to give dissenting views on a scientific
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application of propaganda‚ people can be made to see paradise as hell and also the other way around to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise”. Propaganda can become very dangerous depending on who is using it and what their intentions are. In Animal Farm there is a manipulative dictator named Napoleon‚ he uses propaganda to gain power over the other animals. He makes hell look like paradise by using propaganda and changing the mindset of the animals. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell portrays
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"I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers." This is a quote by an unknown author referring to the inaccuracy of animal testing. So our question is‚ why do companies and industries spend thousands of dollars a year on these tests? That is something I would like to know‚ along with many other people. Rodents are typically the animals that are used in cancer research‚ however‚ rats are only 37% effective in determining the cause of cancer in humans. Today
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Animals being used as entertainment‚ cruel or not? Every year 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter shelters‚ and 3 to 4 million shelter dogs and cats are killed. A case involving quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons‚ Michael Vick‚ in 2007 made national news when he was indicted of running a dog fighting ring. After the judge convicted him‚ he served 23 months in jail for cruelty to animals. America needs to realize that the use of animals for entertainment is wrong‚ and causes animals to suffer.
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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 and the
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What do you think about the view that there are no women in ‘The Great Gatsby’ with whom the reader can sympathise? I believe that Fitzgerald constructs characters such as: Myrtle Wilson‚ Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker which manipulates the reader to perceive these women as sinful‚ lustful and provocative. However‚ Fitzgerald may have done this due to the radiant times of the ‘Jazz Age’ (Roaring Twenties). Although‚ throughout the novel the reader is able to notice that everyone is superficial
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Cruelty Involved in Animal Testing Hobbes‚ the cat‚ has been under experimentation for most of his life. This is probably the last time that he will ever have to be experimented on again. Why? Because he is probably not going to make it through this time. The makers of Herbal Essences are about to force shampoo down his throat to see what happens to its organs. Even if the cat lives through the process‚ they will have to kill it to see which organs were affected by the toxic chemicals. If this
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God uses imperfect people. God can and often does use imperfect people to accomplish his purposes. Look at the lineage of Jesus in Matthew 1:3[->0]. “Judah the father of Perez and Zerah‚ whose mother was Tamar.” Read Genesis 38[->1] about how Judah fathered Perez with his daughter-in-law Tamar. She dressed up as a prostitute to get pregnant when Judah had money to spend after selling the wool from his sheep. David committed adultery with Bathsheba. (II Samuel chapter 11[->2]) David had her husband
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