mountainous terrain of southern Alberta led me to this trip from hell. The consistently flowing streams were a hunter’s dream in early winter as the snow pushed herds of the beautiful beasts down from the top of the mountains. It took patience and experience to bring down these prestigious, heavily hunted animals.…
the following: “testing new drugs to infecting with diseases, poisoning for toxicity testing, burning skin, causing brain damage, implanting electrodes into the brain, maiming, blinding, and other painful and invasive procedures” (“Harm and Suffering”). Animals have pain sensors and are able to experience just as much distress as we do, but cannot express it. Plus, companies are still able to undergo tests without the help of animal testing. Human cells and computer mechanisms can be used as…
example of the cold; when cool temperatures are felt, it can be very bothersome, however, the idea of cold does not cause us any problems (“Locke, 186”). Similarly, if you break a bone, it is excruciatingly painful in that particular time, however, the memory of you breaking a bone will not be accompanied with those painful feelings. Locke’s last major premise of his argument states that there are two ways of justifying his idea that material objects could exist. He first claims that his senses…
testing is a controversial issue that has been occurring in the United States for many years. Over 100 million animals are used for every year for chemical, drug, food, and cosmetic testing. These animals are kept in poor living conditions and experience pain and suffering. Animal testing is wrong and unethical and alternative methods exist that could help prevent this testing. The way animal testing is exercised in America today is inhumane. Everyday hundreds of thousands of mice, rats,…
how an “underdog” caterpillar would ever be able to dance in the sky, but I was ascertained that I would do anything to become that beautiful butterfly. My remarkable life-metamorphosis, undergoes a painful stage of transformation and it creates a verdant future…
common but it can be very painful. Osteoarthritis affects the bones and joints. There are two types “wear and tear” and the specific cause osteoarthritis. Wear and tear osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage begins to break down over time. Cartilage is important because it is the tissue that protects the joints. Without cartilage, the bones will start to rub against each other which will cause pain, swelling, and maybe even the loss of motion. Over time it could lead to bone spurs and the…
fear that carries over into our older years. We stop visiting the dentist’s office for fear of them hurting us and we let our teeth diminish in strength, cavities start to form, and an infection starts to grow that will flare up later by that tooth breaking. No matter the fear of seeing a dentist, things need to be done…
Selfless Love?"). Agape is sometimes referenced with religious ideas and believes. These lovers view their lover as a blessings for them to conserve, and they expect less in receiving and tend more in giving. Breaking up or losing their lover is consider as one of the most painful experience in their love, so they will remain faithful to their partner to avoid anything…
American Dream, complete with adorable Disney cartoon characters. Yet, the reality of the American Dream looks much more like a nightmare, filled with ignorance and hate. A land where citizens achieve ultimate greed by breaking the backs of the less fortunate and using their bones as ladders to ascend to the heaven of…
This is the most severe type of abuse in my opinion. In the book Breaking the Deadly Embrace of Child Abuse, the author, Jorgensen, gives the clearest definition for emotional abuse. What is emotional abuse? "Consists of actions on the part of the parents or caretakers that are depreciating of the child, make the child…