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Speciesism And Animal Rights
Words: 2264 - Pages: 9.... will be affected by the standard system. Furthermore, the standard value system that is devised takes into account the species feelings and also the species purpose in life, and thereby all is fair. Speciesism prevents us from valuing human life over animal life and it gives animals equal rights to consideration, which is also known as the principle of equal consideration of interests. Finally, the term speciesism is a form of bigotry if we show unwarranted concern for one species over another. It is used to make us aware of all groups and realize that humans are important but other species are or can be just as important.
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Language Conflict In Canda
Words: 956 - Pages: 4.... the political and cultural aspect of the independent Canada. They relied on the democratic government of England and to some extent to those of the United States, which guaranteed equal rights. Their vision of national identity included English as the primary language and the English culture as the standard for all of Canada.
Two different types of nationalisms were then formed. The first was an ethnic nationalism in which French-speaking citizen felt that they owed their loyalty to the French community. The second was a civic nationalism in which the English-speaking citizens felt that they owed their loyalty to the entire natio .....
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The Old Ball Game
Words: 1615 - Pages: 6.... physically
and mentally. Among these countries was Japan. Countless numbers of Japanese
people were dead, and land, buildings, and entire cities were destroyed. For
the first time in Japan's history, their "God" had spoken to the public
destroying his immortal reputation. During the postwar years, Japan looked to
the major powers of the world to develop a foundation for a new country.
Included in this foundation was a need for new ideas and dreams. Of course
Japan did not completely erase thousands of years of tradition and culture, but
Japan did take many international ideas and transformed them into her own. In
the Movie Mr .....
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The Newbury Centralized School
Words: 1703 - Pages: 7.... great school, however,
building the school and getting the vote for permission to build the school
were slow in coming. These goals were delayed due to a couple of reasons.
One of the reasons is that the community did not want to pay for the school.
At first, in 1925, the future school’s price was calculated at $85,000.
This calculation was reached by an architect, whose name was Walter A.
Rabold, was hired by the Board of Education to draw up plans and reach an
estimate (Bottger Newbury’s One Room Schools) . This price was beyond
what the community was willing to pay for it. They were unwilling to pay
as proof shown by a vote w .....
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Benefits Of Pet Ownership
Words: 689 - Pages: 3.... “Researchers into the impact of animals on our health points to a clear relationship between the presence of pets and significantly better physical and emotional well-being” (Witherell 76). Pet owners reported fewer headaches, fewer bouts of indigestion, and less difficulty sleeping in one study (Avanzino). Also, interaction with animals is shown to reduce blood pressure and heart rate, subtle changes with enormous health benefits (Whitaker; Schellenberg 2). For example, a large Australian study reported in 1992 indicated that pet owners are at lower risk for heart disease than non-pet owners because of lower total cholesterol a .....
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Why Was Jesus Executed
Words: 960 - Pages: 4.... mad. Most obviously were the chief priests in the temple because he did it during Passover (one of the holiest holidays), knowing Pontius Pilate was around for crowd control, and to announce so liberally that the freedom of their people was at hand, would incite a threat to the Roman stronghold. It is known that Pontius Pilate was not a nice guy to begin with, and he was not happy to be in Jerusalem during its most crowded time of the year. Passover is a holiday celebrating the Jews freedom from slavery, so he was there as crowd control. Paula Fredrickson states in an interview: “He had a reputation for crucifying untried prisone .....
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Internet Groups
Words: 806 - Pages: 3.... miles away and yet this group, along with many other groups, is concentrated in one particular area. Location can be a very important resource shared between users, some people are more willing to help out their neighbors rather than someone on the other side of the country. And that is important in this case because giving and receiving help is what this group is all about.
They are a cybernetwork group "dedicated to computer users helping other users." The shared interest between users is simply computer users who either need help, or are willing to lend help to their fellow members. CEBUG holds nine meetings each year at a local high .....
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Compaq
Words: 870 - Pages: 4.... resized the former Digital Equipment Canada Limited into a configuration center. This was apart of 's operation to consolidate manufacturing operation amongst its worldwide facilities.
The configuration center is necessary to integrate manufacturing operations into a single cohesive organization. The objective is to deliver 95 percent of all products anywhere in the world within five days or less.
The merge with Digital will create the largest network channel in the world delivering over 80 percent of its products and solutions to customers. 's field resource will continue to complement the strong reseller channel, focusing on building .....
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Origin Of Surnames
Words: 909 - Pages: 4.... fifteenth century by small villages. The reason that no surnames were used before this time was the fact that most people were illiterate, living in small villages in a country atmosphere. Living out in the country these people had no reason to learn to read or write, because their lives were lived off the land. They did not need surnames to signify who they we’re or what they did. In these small villages they went by their first names, people all had different first names, so they did not need surnames to tell people apart. But when the population of the villages grew, it became important to have surnames to identify two people with .....
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An Explanation Of
Words: 909 - Pages: 4.... fall in the beginning when he asks his father, “Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me” (8-9). He wants his inheritance in advance, which seems inappropriate and is an obvious foreshadowing of the mistakes that are to come.
It quickly becomes evident that the boy’s inexperience with money will lead to his downfall when Jesus tells that he gathers all together and takes “his journey to a far country” (9). He is out to live the good life as he wastes “his substance with riotous living” (9). This sinful life he is living would bring shame to his family, especially his father. This father/son relationship can .....
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