for the use of animal captivity will include those from Immanuel Kant, Aristotle, Carl Cohen and Ernest Partridge. I will also share my results from the questionnaire I conducted and the interview I was lucky enough to have with the Zoo Manager at Flamingo Land to see if his outlook could show animal captivity from a different, possibly more positive light. I will conclude by sharing my own views on the topic and decide whether my research has altered my initial standpoint, which was that all…
According to the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, there are over 10,000 zoos worldwide. It is amazing that there are so many organizations out there that are completely dedicated to the well-being of these incredible animals. Zoos are well loved by children and adults all over the world because of their exotic wildlife, but, in reality, zoos do much more than just take care of animals. There is a lot of behind-the-scenes work that goes into these organizations, and they have become a…
INTRODUCTION: The meaning of Tourism is the limited period travelling for recreation, leisure, and family visiting purposes. Tourism is generally concise with trans-national travel, but it is also associate with travel of some other region within the country (John Swarbrooke, 2001). Tourism becomes the popular recreation activity now days around the globe. It relates to both domestic and international. International tourism create a good influence on country's balance of payments either it is…
“Ewwww… she looks gross. So not natural.” “Her feet are only 3 inches long! How can she walk?” “Her head is way too big for her neck. She looks freaky.” These and many other comments could be heard as students put the finishing touches on their life-sized Barbie. As part of a Project-Based Social Justice Mathematics (PB-SJM) pedagogy, students investigated body image as portrayed by childhood toys by scaling Barbie dolls to their height (Mukhopadhyay, 2014). Students used the concept of…