number of those taken captive varied greatly as more hostages were seized in numerous raids on the island of Basilan‚ therefore a total of those taken prisoner at some point may be impossible to determine‚however news reports suggest at least 100 hostages were taken and around 20 murdered in just over a year up until the final assault and freeing of Gracia Burnham on June 7‚ 2002.Even some local and foreign journalists covering the high-profile kidnappings were themselves held captive for some time. Abduction
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zoos were indeed primarily for entertainment‚ over time‚ most zoos have “transformed from commercial competitors into cooperating members of zoological organizations whose mission became wildlife conservation‚ research‚ education of the public‚ and captive breeding of endangered species” (Cobb‚ 2013). Zoos today concentrate heavily on teaching about the conservation of both the animals themselves and the habitats they come from‚ as well as taking active conservation roles around the world. In fact
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Odysseus also finds himself under the attack of wicked temptresses. Circe and Calypso are considered wicked temptresses in The Odyssey. Circe turns half of Odysseus’ crew into pigs and holds them captive. Odysseus comes to the rescue and convinces Circe to turn them back into men. Sadly‚ they are still held captive for a year. Finally‚ they leave the island. Next is Calypso. Calypso is an island nymph. She
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reflects and parallels the Biblical story of Satan’s fall when he became too proud and thought of himself higher than God. This epic poem goes into detail on Satan’s attitude and thoughts of his fall. In the beginning of the poem Satan is chained and captive in the Lake of Fire and it is only through God’s allowance that Satan can be free and devise plans. As the poem continues Satan goes through the process of acceptance of this state he is in and plans a way to take revenge on what God has done to him;
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Shuhao Lai Mrs. Nigro Ap Language and Composition 22 May‚ 2017 Blackfish Reflection Questions 1. “Blackfish” is a documentary that exposes how seaWorld mistreats orcas and details the orcas’ violent response to being captives. The documentary criticizes seaWorld in order to deter seaWorld’s customers; ultimately‚ the film wants to put seaWorld out of business and end its exploitation of orcas. This film strongly believes that containing orcas in seaWorld is altering their behavior and possibly
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Why Zoos Have A Negative Effect On Animals What effect do zoos really have on animals? Do zoos have a negative effect on the animals? When a animal is captured and brought to a zoo‚ does it negatively affect their behavior? With the first zoo being created in 1874 this has been an almost 150 year issue that has sparked controversy among many zoologists and common people as many say that the zoo is like a prison towards the animals as they are put into an enclosure for most of their lives. Although
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uses anaphora repeating “cognoverant (line 13) and “cognosci” (line 17)‚ which means to learn. He states that the Gauls were learning from the “captivos” (line 13)‚ the Roman captives. The Roman captives had to teach the Gauls how to build the “vallo” and the “fossā” (line 11.) Caesar emphasizes the idea that the Roman captives had to teach the Gauls how to build the rampart and the trench to portray how ignorant and savage they are. He does this to contrast the Romans with the Gauls‚ illustrating
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Shefferly notes that captive chimpanzees tend to accumulate more weight; the top weight recorded was 80kg‚ 176.37lbs‚ for a male and 68kg‚ 149.91lbs‚ for a female. In general‚ the male chimpanzees are larger than the female chimpanzees. The chimpanzee is capable of brachiating
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places of the earth to capture the natives and work for the white man. In the first stanza‚ “Go bind your sons to exile‚ to serve your captives’ need;” The author‚ Kipling‚ speaks to the parents letting them know that their child is basically barred from their native country to only feed and take care of their new captives. The author also mentions that these captives are uncivilized‚ half-devil‚ half-child and sullen people‚ which to a normal person may seem like only the insane can take care of the
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Marmosets are exclusively arboreal‚ and one would assume that auditory signals are a particular important tool for communication‚ owing to the low visibility in trees. Within a repertoire of vocalizations‚ individual calls are often associated with specific behaviours. Information about the age‚ sex‚ group identity‚ motivational state‚ body size‚ affective state and reproductive status of a vocalizing individual‚ and clear considerations of the behavioral and environmental context of the vocalization
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