Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing‚ 5th Edition Laurie Kirszner and Stephen Mandell Table of Contents Preface 1. Understanding Literature Imaginative Literature Conventional Themes The Literary Canon Luisa Valenzuela‚ “All about Suicide” Wole Soyinka‚ “Telephone Conversation” Thinking Critically Interpreting Literature Evaluating Literature The Function of Literary Criticism Checklist: Evaluating Literary Criticism 2. Reading and Writing About Literature
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monkeys‚ birds and other innocent animals endure physical and verbal abuse in labatories for animal medical research and experimentation. Their rights and freedom are seized‚ they weaken in pain as well as being carelessly handled to have unfamiliar products tested on them. These occurrences could well and truly lead to animal cruelty. Firstly‚ animals’ rights and freedom are breached when they are used in research. Any animal should receive respectful treatment. Animals and people are alike in many
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Animal testing is a methodology implemented to identify the effectiveness of a drug on any animal before issuing it to humans. Animal testing was commonly practiced from the age of Greeks themselves. Some historical figureheads who made use of animal testing are Aristotle‚ Erasistratus and Galen (Hajar‚R.‚ 2011). Without animal testing there can be severe consequences‚ for example‚ in 1937 a pharmaceutical establishment in the USA manufactured a medicine. The manufacturer did not know that one of
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1723801 English 103-276 January 17‚ 2011-01-17 Two Kinds Amy Tan In the short story “Two Kinds”‚ Amy Tan uses the narrator’s point of view to share a mother’s attempt to control her daughter’s dreams and ambitions. Tan`s short story is an example of how differing personalities cause struggles between a parent and child. Children often fall victim to a parent trying too hard or expectations being too high‚ and in the case of "Two Kinds‚" we see Jing Mei’s mother trying to live her life through
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Should Animals be used in Scientific Research? Animal testing is a method of testing drugs and cosmetics on animals to predict the possible reactions on humans and to evaluate the products if they are safe for human use or not. While animal testing seems a beneficial practice‚ there is a hidden side that some people might not take in to consideration. Bentham “The question is not‚ "Can they reason?" nor‚ "Can they talk?" but rather‚ "Can they suffer?"” (‚ year). If animals can speak‚ only then
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The story “Two Kinds‚” written by Amy Tan‚ has a plot that many people can relate to while growing up as a child. The theme of the story is that there are two kinds of people: the one the mother wants her to be and the one Jing-mei (the protagonist and narrator of the story) strives to be. Both mother and daughter in the story have a very complicated relationship. The mother believes that you could become anything you wanted in America. The author emphasizes that Jing-mei’s mother tries to dominate
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After the liberation of slaves and then women‚ now the lights are being shed upon the subject of animal rights for public discussion. As the world population grew‚ so did the demand for animals. However‚ not all animals get the same treatment from humans. Some animals are caressed with love and care by their owners during their entire lives‚ while some others are kept in tiny cubicles where they do not even have enough space to turn around‚ only to be slaughtered for food after a few months‚ and
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grounds for many fish and other animals. Many ocean fish raise their young in mangroves. Murky water in the mangroves can provide camouflage for young fish‚ making it difficult for predators to find them. Also‚ cavity between the roots of the Rhizophora tree can protect young fish from predators which are too large to enter through the roots of the tree. These ‘nurseries’ are very important for marine life. Mangroves also provide rich food sources for the animals. Mangrove plants produce lots
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plus animals equals… a disaster. I believe pets should not be allowed in schools. Animals in the classroom creates health problems for the pets and the students. Also‚ pets in the class can be neglected. Even though some people believe that pets in schools is a great idea‚ I think that pets shouldn’t be allowed in the classroom. First of all‚ having pets in the class is a bad idea because it creates health issues for the pets and students. To illustrate‚ according to article #3‚ many animals die
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mandatory military service protects the United States‚ ultimately in reality it sacrifices numerous of our fellow young citizens to death. Therefore‚ we should not have mandatory military service even as a proposition. Till this day there is a huge debate about whether or not people of a certain age should be forced to go to war. People question‚ should young men and women attend the military service? Is it really worth it? Supporters of the military service say that it is a course through which young
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