Animal testing has been a hotly debated topic for many years among animal rights activists and scientists. Although research scientists claim that there are many benefits that can result from animal testing, it is, nonetheless, cruel and harmful to the animals involved. Many of these animals are tak...

Animal experimentation has been practiced for centuries to further our knowledge of the workings of the human body and to find cures for diseases (Chang 1998, para 1) . There is much contention in regard to animal testing despite its longtime practice in the United States and beyon...

One issue that has been a controversy is the preservation of endangered species. Ever since the 1960's, scientists have been fighting for laws and acts to protect animals and plants in keeping them in good health and their populations high in numbers. The problem is animals and plants are having tro...

Although many people are very familiar with racism and sexism, too many people are unfamiliar with speciesism. Speciesism is the discrimination of one species over another; more specifically, it is the human species in the exploitation of other animals. Animals are forced to participate in many un...

By 6:00 this evening, hundreds of animals will have had their eyes, skin, or gastrointestinal systems burned or destroyed to produce new versions of deodorant, hairspray, lipstick, and nail polish. Anesthesia is rarely administered, and these poor animals can suffer in agony for up to 168 hours. I...

Medicines, household products, food, and basically everything involved in the life of an average person has to under go a form of testing before it islegal to be placed on a shelf and if available to the public. The same tests are performed on every medical procedure that is introduced to surgeons....

The reintroduction a species into a new territory is always controversial. The restoration of wolves into Yellowstone Park and Idaho is no exception. Although the wildlife conservationists fought to save wolves, n the other hand ranchers revolted wolves, killing them every chance they got. The re...

The theory of being able to make a genetic copy (a clone) of another animal has been around for quite a while. In this section as the title reads I will show the history of cloning. 400 million years ago, Plants have been cloning themselves since not to long (as far as the Earth is concerned)...

The spirit catches you and you fall down by Anne Fadiman is a remarkable book, explaining the difficulties faced by Hmong refugees in the United States. Most importantly, Fadiman explains the complications of a system where two cultures try stepping on each other. Although the book describes some ve...

Cloning Cloning. Many people associate it with science-fiction novels, not with real life, but animal cloning is a process that is being attempted today all over the world, and human cloning might be next. But should cloning be made illegal? According to the Washington Post, cloning should be...

In this paper, evidence will show how ozone layer depletion is a problem. Harmful chemicals, produced by man, and nature, effect the ozone layer, a part of the earth\'s atmosphere. The earth has environmental problems, and ozone layer depletion is just one of them. The ozone layer is a layer of ir...

Reef Destruction and Conservation Efforts Recent government studies have shown that coral reefs and marine fish are in great danger. Researchers have determined that within fifty years coral reefs existence will be cut in half. Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and biologically productive e...

On February 24, 1997, the birth of a cloned sheep shocked the public of the United States . The prospects of human cloning and the uses of cloning technology in genetic engineering quickly became a highly debated issue. The sides to the debate were easily drawn. Many felt that the use of cloning wo...

"Every journey into the past is complicated by delusions, false memories, false namings of real events" (Adrienne Rich). All a person knows is what one is told or subjected to. So when it comes to learning history, how does one know what is true and what is false? To distinguish between...

Population, the total number of inhabitants constituting a particular race, class, or group in a specified area. All of our lives we have heard many things involving population, such as baby booms, mini booms, death decreases, and they used to mean good things, but today they are placing o...

Cloning, the scientific reproduction of cells, could be a helpful discovery for the world, yet it may be the most disastrous, one eventually destroying all of mankind as we know it. Researchers are devoting much time to studying the cloning human beings, while animal cloning is currently underway in...

The term "euthanasia" conjures up thoughts of the family pet having adignified death, but it is not the same when it comes to loved ones andfamily members. While it may be accepted practice to end the suffering ofan animal that cannot express its' wishes, it is not accepted practice tomurder ...

The Human Clay"On the sixth day God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man i...

Over the last one hundred years global temperature has increased between 0.6 and 1.1 degrees Fahrenheit, glaciers over the world have decreased in size and worldwide sea level has risen 10 to 20 centimeters. (Global Warming Opposing Viewpoints) Are these changes due to human behavior or natural...

Look around at the local surroundings. How many objects are made of or just contain a bit of plastic? There is a high amount of plastic being used for all kinds of objects for daily use. Plastic is used all the time and most people never really think twice about it. Plastic is becoming too common in...

The atmosphere is a blanket that covers the world and allows the living creatures of the world to survive. It holds in our oxygen and keeps the harmful UV rays away from the planet. Due to pollution and other causes, this blanket has been torn. Now we are not protected at the same level as before. O...

The complexion of farming is changing radically. The land cannot support as many farm families as it did in an earlier time. Small farms are being consolidated into larger ones. General farms, with several kinds of crops and a barnyard of farm animals, are yielding to specialty farms that concentrat...

There is no longer a question of whether or not a bioterrorist will attack, but rather the question remains, when will they attack? "It is highly likely that a terrorist group could threaten or attack Americans with germs within the next few years," according to President Clinton. (Solomon) Biologi...

The Industrial Revolution was a period of extreme transition. It had a quite positive effect on the living and working conditions. People benefited mainly through the inventions of machines, which replaced hard labor, and also wages were increased which provided families with better households to li...

When Mark Dayton was sworn in as Minnesota's newest U.S. Senator in January 2001, it was the latest stop in a career that has kept public service to Minnesota and to the nation as its top priority. In more than three decades of service, in a variety of capacities, Mark has worked to use his skills a...