To what extent is animal captivity immoral? Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include, for example, farms, private homes, zoos and laboratories. Animals are shipped to and from different locations all over the world, and held in captivity for the rest of their lives for our viewing pleasure. We can ask: is this practice and…
The main focus of all my research on Washington Irving, a Yankee living in New York, was to learn how the first American author pictured the world. Irving is widely considered the first American author not because he was the first author in North America, but because he is the first person in America to write stories “by heart”. What I mean by writing with heart was that Irving wrote with a passion, as he considered his work written for the reason of what he loved the most, humor. Irving wrote…
INTRODUCTION The United States (U.S.) space program began in a period of history when numerous nations were at war with each other. During this period, one of the biggest enemies of the U.S. was Germany. The Germans seemed to have rocketry just about mastered. Their V-1 and V-2 rockets, designed by Werner von Braun, rained terror across Europe. The U.S. was well aware of this and took actions to seize the German rocket technology. In late 1945 as WWII was winding down, the U.S.…
Desert Safari is an escapade that keeps your adrenaline pumping so hard that you forget normal life. What you’ll experience is without a doubt, the best and one of the most surreal encounters ever. The Dubai desert safari is sure to give you a memory that would last till perpetuity. An activity in the vast desert could be lot more than just riding camels. Haven’t you always wanted to experience the unique feeling of solitude and wildness by floating gently through the calm yet vast desert on a…
A large majority of older Americans depend on Social Security income (SSI) as their majority income source! This allows them to be better quality customers/clients/consumers/citizens. Currently Social Security is considered a pension and benefit program that is causing difficulties in creating a solution and public understanding. Social Security is NOT an actuarial pension system! It is a recirculation-tax and transfer system. SSI takes from the workers making about $118,500 or less (this…
on a winter’s day, and I did not want to separate from him. "You do know the stories behind it?" "According to some, these skulls existed in pre-Columbian civilizations and were given as gifts from the gods. Others believe they are remnants of Atlantis. Others think they are fake and were fabricated as artificial pre-Columbian artifacts, which could very well be the case. Since the nineteenth century, when some were put on display, the world has been fascinated with them. Either way, they…