Brian Regan

Tom Regan “The Case for Animal Rights” The term inherent value is a state in which a being is more than just an object; it professes that any being has inherent value equally. Tom Regan uses the inherent value term to defend his case for animal rights by stating that animals possess these inherent rights and that it is justifiable to abolish the use of animals in science, hunting, and agriculture, etc. There are three main views to argue Regan’s inherent values term. One can argue against him…

PETA to the Extreme Extremism can be defined as; an ideology considered to be far outside the mainstream attitudes of a society or to violate common moral standards. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA, is a non-profit organization with the motto: “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment” (“The Issues”). PETA has expressed these extreme tendencies in many of their outlandish campaigns over the years. This evidence shows that PETA goes to…

Mindless Eating: Why we Eat More Than We Think was written by nutritional scientist, Brian Wansink. As a nutritional scientist, Professor Wansink studied the psychology behind why people actually eat and what influences over eating. He has spent the entirety of his career studying and trying to comprehend the “hidden cues” that determine what, why, and how humans eat, his study is targeted toward the American population. In the beginning of the book Wansink takes the time to explain that this is…

a place where humans segregate each other by skin color. However, we created this place. We built a society that tolerates racism. In the articles, “Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgements” by Robert L. Heilbroner and Not a Genuine Black Man by Brian Copeland, we discover why humans tend to stereotype others and how being profiled can make a person feel isolated, humiliated, and question their existence. Stereotypes make it almost impossible to see a person for who they really are because we…

Magic In Our Hearts It still seems like it was just yesterday. The smell of the roses, the cloud of hairspray covering my home from left to right. People running around trying to get ready. Somehow everything seemed to be passing by so slow for me. I felt such calmness and peace going through me. I looked down and could see I was only half ready, still wearing my blue basketball shorts and Pink Floyd t-shirt. Make up was already done and hair was almost done just needed a few…

Everyone see the world depending on the prescription of their glasses, and those glasses vary from one person to another; affected by personal experiences, worldviews, culture, art, and most importantly, literature. “The Big Here and Long Now” by Brian Eno is a masterpiece that deals with two concepts that influence the way humans see the world. In this essay, here is not only a place or a position, it has a broader meaning that includes behavior, lifestyle, and mind. Likewise, now is not…

written in 1986 by Brian Jacques. It has 352 pages and was published by The Berkley publishing Group, a member of Penguin Putnam, Inc. Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool, England and as a young boy he went to school at St. John’s school. At one time he was given an assignment to write a short story about animals and he wrote about a bird that cleaned a crocodile’s teeth. His teacher said that he copied the story from somewhere because the story Brian wrote was so good. Brian always loved to…

When it comes to race, no ethnic group is left out. The African American is community is a commonly targeted group. In the show, Brian, the family dog, tends to be racist against blacks and in an episode when asked by Stewie: “what kind of man would I be if I ran off now?”, Brian responds: “Well, you’d be a black man.” (“Chick Cancer”) I think Family Guy does a good job pointing out that racism is not in the past and keeps popping out daily. Some may not…

Introduction R&B break-up songs have captured the audience’s attention since they have been around. These breakup songs have been able to captive and grasp the attention of their audience. Burn by Usher, End of The Road by Boyz II Men, and Anytime by Brian McKnight are examples of the sub-genre R&B breakup songs. Does the song End of the Road successfully fulfill the characteristics of this genre effectively compared to the two other songs provided? Artifacts Burn – Usher Burn is a breakup…

Father Jack ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ is a play written by Brian Friel which was first published in 1990. The play is about five Irish sisters and their struggles in a 1930’s Ireland. With reference to the way Friel present Father Jack, how far do you agree that he deserves our sympathy? Friel first presents Jack as an almost god-like figure and a war a hero. Our first impression of Jack is positive, we look up to and admire him, because he is presented in such a hero manner we don’t think we…