killer whales in captivity. Although retaining these majestic creatures may provide statistics and data for scientists and present entertainment for the public‚ others have very dissimilar views on this riveting situation. Orcas have been captured and retained in captivity for over fifty years. Whether it be for entertaining the public or allowing scientific studies to be made‚ many people do not agree with this way of treatment to cetaceans. Killer whales have been withheld in captivity since 1961(WDC
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Call of the Wild is an adventure tale of a dog named Buck who was kidnapped from his pampered life in California‚ taken up north‚ and sold in the black market. He was trained to become a sled dog and served a number of different masters‚ some merciful‚ others cruel. He learned how to live in the frozen north‚ and eventually left all his masters behind and became a wild dog‚ surviving without depending on or serving humans. One of the most striking aspects of The Call of the Wild is that the protagonist
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Many believe by learning from the past‚ to move forward to the future. Mary Oliver’s poem‚ “Wild Geese‚” motivates individuals to join their past with the future in order to bring out the best in themselves. “Wild Geese” first appeared in Oliver’s Dream Work‚ published in 1986. This poem is one out of forty-five poems in Dream Work that encourages self-awareness. She explores the association between nature and the human mind—how the mind transcends through memories‚ separating us from society. She
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For a year‚ we had something special. It wasn’t big. It wasn’t flashy. But it meant a lot to me. Welcome to JTOP: an arcane collectivity within the walls of Lower Merion High School. JTOP stands for Justin Timberlake Operation Project‚ an opaque title chosen to baffle anyone who might overhear us mention the organization. I was inducted as the fifth member in November of 2008‚ joining Maggie‚ Jake‚ Patricia and Sarah. At the time‚ I knew no one in this coterie but Jake‚ who provided me with
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Animals just like humans are a subject of life and therefore this brings about the issue of them having rights too. And having being a subject of life can be justified by them having as much high levels of complexity as humans and therefore much time is needed for one to study them and to get to understand a whole lot of things about them. This is to say getting to know what their preferences are and what they dislike. Animals are aware of their existence and are therefore conscious and make conscious
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My favorite story we’ve read in class was The Call of the Wild. I liked this book because it talked about what the people and animals had to go thru and do in the Klondike gold rush. It had a thrilling theme and was full of shocking twists. The Call of the Wild also includes many abusive parts that made it hard to read. Another reason I like this book is it was filled with many adventurous parts that Buck endures. There was a hateful antagonist named Spitz and a cheerful protagonist named Buck
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The call of the wild Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3 Jack London «The call of the wild» 1 To the north Buck did not read the newspapers. He did not know that trouble was coming for every big dog in California. Men had found gold in the Yukon‚ and these men wanted big‚ strong dogs to work in the cold and snow of the north. Buck lived in Mr Miller’s big house in the sunny Santa Clara valley. There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house‚ and a river nearby. In a big place
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Jeremy Chen Ms. Pat Cessna Grade 10 English 30 October 2008 Symbol of The Wild Symbol of The Wild The Call of The Wild by Jack London tells a story of a dog whose name is Buck. We follow Buck through his adventures in the Klondike. He experiences a transformation as he adapts to the cold temperatures‚ the heavy sled behind him‚ and the savageness of the other dogs. By the end of the story Buck overcomes his obstacles and learns the cruelty in both human nature and nature itself. A symbol
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To what extent is the use of animals in scientific research acceptable? Nowadays‚ using animals in scientific researches becomes more and more popular. There are different opinions‚ for and against‚ relating this controversial issue. Some people agree with this method‚ others try to save animals’ lives. This essay tries to give some arguments to prove that we can not avoid this method in scientific researches. Let us take the medicine as an example. When doctors learn about a new kind of viruses
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Zach Maes English 2 8-30-2011 Call of the Wild 1. Some readers see the hardships and suffering of the dogs in the sled team as symbolic of workers in a Capitalistic system. Identify and explain these similarities. “He had killed man‚ the noblest game of all‚ and he had killed in the face of the law‚ of club and fang” (ch. 7) Capitalism is an economic system in which the workers only
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