Casey Staubitser Dr. T. Wilson Research Topics in College Writing 19 September 2011 Volunteering in Costa Rica A significant event in my life‚ that has recently passed‚ was when I traveled to Costa Rica. At the end of my junior year of high school‚ I decided that I wanted to graduate a half year early and travel to do a volunteer project. After my early graduation I traveled with a volunteer group out of Europe to Costa Rica for two months. This event has taught me many
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Wilderness Versus Wildness Wilderness and wildness are two words that present two different views of how nature effects civilizations. Wilderness has a positive connotation‚ meaning the forest and the beautiful aspects of nature. Wildness means living with no rules‚ and relying on the basic human instinct to survive. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur has displayed contradictory views on New Britain‚ and how the people living there conduct themselves. Both wilderness and wildness are concepts that
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People have been enchanted by the idea that even the wildest animals can befriend the right person. In reality‚ keeping a wild animal as a pet often has disastrous results for the animals and the people‚ yet wild and exotic animals continue to be imported into the US and sold to incompetent owners. While the opposition will argue that exotic pet ownership can provide safe and fulfilling environments for the animals. pet ownership should be banned because home captivity is unhealthy for the animals
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Ethical Issues Report By: SeaWorld is a public company that is facing a significant ethical issue right now‚ mostly in part to the release of the documentary Blackfish. This documentary takes viewers inside the capture‚ training and marketing of these Killer Whales for the sole profit of the company. It also highlights the breeding‚ training and housing of these magnificent mammals. It brings many ethical issues to the table. 1) Should
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The Sacrifice of Humanization When people are told they are something over and over and over‚ they may begin to believe that it is true‚ and indeed they begin to become it. In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel there is a use of a heavy symbolism. The most redundant and most important symbols that are used throughout his memoir are those of animals. In this memoir the constant comparison of the Jews to animals is used in a negative connotation and so that we see how the Nazi’s really were dehumanizing
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Pets? We all consider our pets as members of the family. Some people even consider them more like their children or their best friends. We spoil our pets with treats‚ cozy beds‚ toys‚ and often cook for them. However‚ everyone has a different idea of what an ideal pet is. Normally when you say the word “pet” you think of a dog or house cat. There are however‚ people that believe snakes‚ tigers‚ bears‚ monkeys‚ and many other wild animals to be their pet. Keeping wild animals as pets can be
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Buck is a dear and happy dog who lives comfortably in a California home with his caring owner. Buck is described as a one fourty pound dog to which added the dignity that comes of good living and universal respect‚ enabled him to carry himself in a right royal fashion. Buck was unfamiliar with the wilderness and his instincts of being a wild animal. After being dognapped‚ Buck’s life takes a total spin where he is challenged to new places and experiences.Three events that helped Buck become a wild
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Many wild animals across the world are removed from their natural habitats and forced into captivity. Many are subject to abuse all for entertainment and profit. Unfortunately‚ many people who say they “love animals” may actually be contributing to the suffering of these animals because they are unaware of the things going on behind the scenes. Whether it’s simply seeing animals at the zoo‚ watching the whale shows at SeaWorld‚ riding elephants‚ or swimming with dolphins; people see these as fun
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While visiting exotic animals in zoos ‚ automatically thinking zoos handle the animals in proper conditions. Researchers proven that wild animals suffer abuse or commonly known as animal cruelty. Animal cruelty as human infliction of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal‚ for purposes other than self defense or survival(dictionary.com). States have documented laws agaisnt animal abuse in certain extents( The Humane Society). Many people have not adapted the fact that zoos conduct cruelty upon
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“Animals are not ours to eat‚ wear‚ experiment on‚ use for entertainment‚ or abuse in any other ways.” (Peta) The topic I chose to protest for is animal abuse. Not just any animal abuse but circus animal abuse. Animals are fun and to see them do things animals don’t really do. The thing you don’t see is how these circus animals are treated just to do the things you do see. These animals go through a lot believe it or not. Animals get parted from their family. They have no free wild time. They spend
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