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    Animal Captivity

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    Honors English 9 Keeping Animals Captive There are many animals in captivity all around the world. The animals that are in captivity usually live in zoos or on reserves. A main contributor on helping animals become captive is Animal Rescue. Many animals die or get injured badly in the wild‚ and being in captivity helps heal the injured animals. Animal captivity can help endangered animals stay alive. Breeding animals in captivity can help preserve the species. Zoos and animal reserves breed animals

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    of more than $1 million per year. It is questionable whether the profits are being directed toward panda-conservation efforts at all. Also‚ because tigers are the most favorable “crowd pleasers‚” recent studies prove that there are more tigers in captivity than those that exist in the wild. There are thought to be between 5‚000 and 10‚000 tigers in U.S. cages and 90% of them are in miserable roadside zoos‚ backyard breeder facilities‚ circus wagons and pet homes. Before long‚ the few tigers left in

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    Animals In Captivity

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    In previous years‚ we have witnessed that animals are not the only ones who suffer from captivity. Tilikum‚ the largest male orca in captivity‚ alone has killed three people and been involved in other accidents (Blackfish). Captivity alters animal’s behavior and as a consequence human lives our lost. “Zoochois” can be a result of abnormal and self-destructive behavior seen in these animals because of their living conditions. (PETA) For example‚ Tilikum’s sperm has been used to conceive 50% of SeaWorld’s

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    The Unicorn is a particularly beautiful creature once widespread throughout the northern hemisphere. Known under different names in different countries‚ it is now popularly known by its Latin appellation deriving from unus=one and cornus=horn. The Unicornus sinoensis roams the forests of China‚ Japan and Indonesia; The Unicornus runiferous however‚ is found throughout Arabia‚ India‚ North Africa and much of the middle east; The Unicornus europa lives in most European countries; and the Unicornus

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    Williams represents this with Laura Wingfield‚ one of the characters. Laura faces the standards in the society in which she lives. They affect her and she responds to these standards. The most important inanimate object in the play is her broken glass unicorn. Laura is a part of all these. Her actions are solely in response to these high expectations and she finds comfort in her material glass menagerie. In Laura’s society‚ affairs are different from today. Marriage is an immense value in the 1930s. The

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    French during their history. 3. Why is the Irish harp featured on the Coat of Arms? An Irish harp appears on the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom to represent Ireland’s place in the UK. 4. What does the unicorn represent? Why would the rulers of England choose a unicorn to support their shield? The unicorn represent extreme courage; virtue and strength. Rulers chose a unicorn because I stands for courage. 5. Why does the unicorn have a chain around its neck? The unicorn is chained because

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    role in the Garden of Eden‚ describing how the unicorn and its mate refused to enter the ark. “Some accounts say that the unicorn drowned in the Flood‚ but others say that he survived by swimming until the waters went down” (South 1987:18). South’s tale is unique because it acts as a reasonable explanation for many people as to why unicorns are not present in the world anymore: they were wiped out by the flood. The religious symbolism of the unicorn did not only impact works of literature. “Late

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    Whales in Captivity

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    Killer Whales Deserve Freedom Kimberly Hall COM 155 November 27‚ 2011 Mara Galvez Killer Whales Deserve Freedom Orcas are complex social creatures deserving freedom and respect‚ not captivity in theme parks under the guise of public education and entertainment. Aquarium staffs say captive whales are priceless educational tools. However‚ people can educate their children by bringing them to the wild instead of bringing the wild to them at the expense of the Orcas health and well-being. "The

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    Animals in Captivity

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    At this very moment somewhere‚ far or not too far from us‚ there is an animal being held captive and raid out of its wild natural habitat. It’s also a fact to say that during these actions of captivity to slavery animals suffer extraneous torture‚ discomfort‚ fear and in a lot of cases food deprivation leading to agonizing deaths. Despite of the struggle of several pro animal rights organizations against these horrific procedures‚ there is an intrinsic bizarre human instinct that keeps these heinous

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    within society.’’ Signs include‚ among others‚ sounds‚ images‚ words‚ odors‚ objects; they are concepts that stand for something else in a system of signification. They allow us to communicate a concept or an idea while it is physically absent. In art history‚ the simplest description of semiology consists of the translation of an image into words. Two prominent founders of the contemporary sign theories are Peirce and Saussure. Although they focus on the same methodology‚ both philosophers explain the

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