Rabies

Edgar Allan Poe and Kate Chopin are two very influential and talented writers. Their short stories and poems have influenced readers and writers worldwide. Although they both wrote short stories, their works differed in technique and intent. Edgar Alan Poe and Kate Chopin 's short stories contrast greatly because of the way their personal background, the influence their unique experiences, and intentions had on their work. Poe had a harsh childhood, and experienced deep loss. Both of his parents…

From their dead eyes to their rotting bodies, the image of the zombie has become an icon in today’s society. Surpassing other horror characters, zombies over the years have become prevalent across a multitude of medias and genres. Although these brain-eating creatures are a work of fiction, author Chuck Klosterman argues that the life of the zombie apocalypse does not stray as far away from today’s society as some would think. Through his essay, My Zombie, Myself, Klosterman discusses the…

Critical Book Review (The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down) The United States is known as the most powerful nation on earth. Most people immigrating to America can significantly improve their standards of living, as well as pursue an education if they wish to do so. Even though the gap between the rich and poor has continued to periodically increase, the average American is seen as rich and very fortunate when compared to the average person living in central Africa or Latin America. Over a…

confinement, and the actions of characters. The plots of Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Tempest contain various nefarious plots. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the main character, Janie, kills her husband, Tea Cake, after he is driven mad by a rabies infection. Janie is tried for murdering Tea Cake…

In Zora Neale Hurston's book Their Eyes were Watching God, the inner voices inside Janie changes her throughout her life to finally break free when she knows what she wants. This story that Janie tells her good friend Pheoby is her life story of how she transformed over her life from a woman that is silent to someone that speaks her mind as an equal. Beginning with her childhood where she was forced into a marriage being threatened and disrespected, to being silenced and put to work, and…

The first vaccine was created in 1796 by innovations of Edward Jenner, who used materials of the cowpox to create immunity from the smallpox (The College of Physicians of Philadelphia 2015). This continued with Louis Pasteur’s rabies vaccine in 1885, and continued with more vaccines to immunize against diphtheria, tetanus, anthrax, cholera, plague, typhoid, tuberculosis, and more in the 1930’s (The College of Physicians of Philadelphia 2015). Vaccines develop immunity by imitating…

When it comes to the topic of animal testing, most of us will readily agree that it is a very debatable discussion. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question whether it helps researchers to find new drugs and treatments suitable for humans. Whereas some are convinced that animal testing does help researchers find new effective drugs and treatments, others maintain that some drugs tested on animals are ineffective or even safe for human consumption. In my perspective the…

Vivisection: Necessity or Brutality? Introduction/Explanation of Issues From the ancient times of the Greek and Romans to modern society, experimenting on living organisms is a concept yet to be outdated. Rather than testing on people, animals have become the primary subjects who endeavor rigorous scientific experimenting; ultimately because it is inhumane to test on a person with such serve trials. Vivisectionists, scientists who conduct experimental trials on living creatures, defend their…

Animal testing has improved the life expectancy of humans by 97 percent since a hundred years ago. Animal research is used all over the United States by veterinarians and scientist. When people think of animals they generally think of house pets. Many can relate to animals as being their friends. Researchers use mice, rats, dogs, cats and monkeys to test most of the medicine on before the public gets the vaccines. Typically society thinks that it is wrong to have animals as a model for health…

How we all grew up According to PETA, “Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. Many of us bought our beloved “pets” at pet shops, had guinea pigs, and kept beautiful birds in cages” (PETA). We ate McDonald’s burgers, and fished, to all of us it seemed like the normal thing to do. Our parents taught us the importance of treating every animal with dignity, but it was not until we got older that we became aware of how animals where used in experiment…