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In the United States people around the country, no matter the the color of their skin, religion, race, or gender, everyone is considered equal under the eyes of the law, the constitution and the bill of rights, however not everything is included in it. Animals have been the long discussed and most argued in weather or not they should be carrying a bill of rights, personally I agree. Images, videos, and the entire internet web has shown proof and facts showing the cruelty and exploitation of…

The human-animal relationship has evolved after a long evolutionary history based upon mutual benefits. Such benefits still exist today, particularly for humans. However, the benefits in modern society go beyond those associated with the animal’s original purpose, which leads to relationship inequalities. This stems from the conflicting interests of humans and animals, where the benefits to one rarely occur without detriment to the other. The fact that these benefits are usually only short term,…

When we see a type violence occur in front of us we have an immediate reaction to it whether it is in disgust, appreciation, or fear. Nixon gives us the definition of “slow violence”, which is what I will discuss, slow violence is “…a violence that occurs gradually and out of sight, a violence of delayed destruction that is dispersed across time and space, an attritional violence that is typically not viewed as violence at all” (2). In the article “Slow violence” written by Nixon and “Boundary…

Everything Wrong With Perfection The case of human perfection. With technology advancements in this day and age, being able to alter the genes of humans to create perfect people is not so far away. In fact, scientists have already begun to work on this experiment and it is said to be coming about smoothly, according to the internet, and in the near future, we will be able to pay for the genetically perfect race. Although this seems to be a good idea, not having to worry about failure, health…

A human, according to TheFreeDictionary.com, is “a member of the primate genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other apes by a large brain and the capacity for speech. Because homo sapiens have larger brains and the capacity for speech, we see ourselves as superior - and in many ways we are. We, as a species, have created all that the material world has to offer and have constantly proven, to ourselves, that there is not much that we aren’t capable of…

Power: Animal Farm vs. Marked Power, power is the ability to do something. The word itself can mean a lot, as in the ability to complete something, the ability to influence, the ability to even move others and make them feel differently which can be both, good or bad. The power itself can also land in different hands, if it lands in good hands, good things will sure come as it will benefit people around that particular person or group. If the power lands in evil hands, it will be abused and it…

Ishmael is a captivating story written by Daniel Quinn about a teacher, a gorilla named Ishmael who has the ability to speak telepathically, and a student with an eager desire to learn. Ishmael and the student begin to meet regularly while Ishmael teaches the student about the history of his culture and how things came to be. Throughout the story, Quinn successfully managed to completely change my opinion and outlook on how we, as humans, should take care of our world and the people who live on…

Cockatoos Information on behavior and diet for the larger species. African Grey Photo Gallery Information on the African grey, and hundreds of photos submitted by owners from all over the world. Alfie Cockatoo and Company A trained parrot act. Includes booking information, pictures, and other general information. All Macaws by Chris Petrosh Breeder of blue and golds, greenwings, and hyacinths. Avian Companions…

Human beings are always being compared to other animals. How are we similar? How are we different? One of the most compared features between humans and other animals is self-awareness. Self-awareness is the ability of an individual who knows that they have a distinct identity that separates them from others. As children and infants we do not possesses we have no awareness of self and cannot tell the differences between other humans and material objects. Only gradually do we as children start to…

Man from Monkey? Easton Montgomery Did man evolve from a monkey? That’s a question science has been trying to unravel for years. Science is known as understanding knowledge about the natural world that is based on facts learned through experiments and observation. But can you make assumptions as big as facts if you have no evidence from the time when these events actually occurred? Apes Let’s begin with the facts that we do know. Apes also known by their scientific name Hominoidea are a…