The closest living relative to humans are primates. The study of primates and their behaviors is primatology. Primatology provides a better understanding of the many aspects of the research‚ preservation and conservation of primates. The field of primatology has been fortunate to have several outstanding scientists‚ among them Jane Goodall‚ the late Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas. Each of them has accomplished considerable works documenting and interpreting the lives of chimpanzees‚ gorillas
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Movies and novels such as "Planet of the Apes" and 2001: A Space Odyssey are called Science Fiction because they portray situations that seem extremely unrealistic concurrent with contemporary philosophy. "Planet of the Apes" depicts a world where apes rule while humans are subjected to servitude and confinement. These apes speak intelligibly and are human-like in appearance and behavior. In 2001: A Space Odyssey‚ the highly advanced computer‚ HAL 9000‚ an acronym for "Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic
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In “Digging up the Roots”‚ Jane Goodall (1994) argues that people should stop destroying the world and start caring about nature. She also talks about how love and care should not be for humans only‚ but also for anything that lives around you such as nature. Goodall then sadly mentions how people are killing the living things around them including themselves without feeling guilty or responsible for it. Goodall describes her relation toward nature with passionate feelings joined with a sound of
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Instructor Crooks English 1A September 9 2014 Assignment Two: Argumentative Essay In the article “Why Animals Deserve Legal Rights”‚ Author Steven M. Wise argues in favor of animal rights based on the premise that all animals are autonomous. Furthermore he states that the term ‘rights’ has been widely debated and is arguably not affordable to all humans. Wise research indicates that rights are widely believed to be based on autonomy. And Wise does not believe we have an accurate grasp on the
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A Rhetorical Analysis of "On Liberty" John Stuart Mill‚ an English philosopher and a political economist‚ had an important part in forming liberal thought in the 19th century. Mill published his best-known work‚ _On Liberty‚_ in 1859. This foundational book discusses the concept of liberty. It talks about the nature and the limits of the power performed by society over an individual. The book also deals with the freedom of people to engage in whatever they wish as long as it does not harm other
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the planet of the Apes is about a scientist who is trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s by testing chimps with various treatments. One of the treatments works‚ a little too well‚ and lets the chimp learn things on a faster scale than human themselves. The chimp is at first obedient and loved by the scientist‚ until the authorities take him away to a facility where he feels abused and neglected. He then creates his own “army” of chimps to rebel against the
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As the years progress‚ there have been many advancments in technology . Technology has made it easier for humans to be able to communicate‚ discover‚ translate‚ and develop the unimaginable. As of right now‚ sociable robots are made to fulfill the needs of human companionship for many who lack human intimacy. In “Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other” Sherry Turkle describes the many ways interactive robots shape the lives of children and adults because of the
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Should we treat pets as our family members? Good morning‚ everybody‚ today I’d like to talk about pets. As a saying goes “pets are human’s best friends.” From the beginning‚ people have kept pets for purpose like security‚ guiding or just fun. But as time went by‚ to regard them as our friends or even our family members. So there comes a question: “ should we treat pets as our family members?” To that question‚ my response is positive. I do concern pets as family members. Firstly‚ the good
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The Effect of Animal Ownership on Stress The ability to deal with stress is important if only for health-related reasons. Stress causes many illnesses and complications. Individuals differ greatly in this respect. What they perceive as a source of stress and how they react to the intensity of it also seems to be an individual trait. Stressful life events can contribute to much higher utilization rates that intertwine with psychological distress (Rahe & Arthur‚ 1978). Physical and mental stress can
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Animals should not be used for the benefit of human beings‚ unless there is evidence that the animals do not suffer in any way. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? There is a lot of controversy about using animals for human needs. Animal rights activists are trying to stop all modern and traditional activities‚ which involve killing animals or cause their suffering. Traditionalists are trying to convince the community that using living creatures for men’s needs is natural
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