"The Next of Kin": Bilingual and Bicultural
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A 6 page paper which discusses how Washoe, from Roger Fouts' "The Next of Kin," written with assistance along with Stephen Tukel Mills, is bilingual and bicultural. The paper also discusses how this challenges the powerful notion, and existence, of European ethnocentrism. No additional sources cited.
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A Career as a Veterinarian
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This 3 page paper looks at the career of a vet, what the job entails, qualifications and licensing, working conditions and salary. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEvetnrn.rtf

Alewife Management And Ecology
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10 pages in length. The water sources of late are clearly demonstrating the consequences of overwhelming pollution and encroachment by killing off a significant percentage of alewife, which, in turn, serves to threaten those species that depend upon the fish species as a primary food source. What is being done to correct this drastic situation is too little too late according to critics, who contend that the alewife population, once so plentiful that the only implement necessary to catch them was a spoon, struggles for survival against pollution and man's encroachment upon fast disappearing spawning grounds. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Alice Walker: Am I Blue.
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(3 pp) In literature or the arts we used to hear of something being "banned in Boston," supposedly one of our more "ethical" appreciators of good taste. Can you think what it must be liked, in current times, to be banned in California? That happened to the work of Walker's we will examine, Am I Blue.
Filename: BBawlkrb.doc

Alligator Control In Florida
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Florida's citizens are more greatly threatened by alligators than citizens anywhere else. In this 5 page report, the writer discusses dangers to humans, to the alligators themselves, and the overall ecological benefit of keeping alligators alive and thriving in the state of Florida. Bibliography lists approximately 10 sources.
Filename: Alligato.wps

Animal Communication / Human Behavior
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A 10 page discussion of animal communication and its relevance to human communication & behavior. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Animal Cruelty And Problems With Humane Society
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5 pages in length. Mankind has deceived its furry, finned and scaled friends by its disgraceful disregard for their basic rights as living beings. Nowhere is it written that humans, while perhaps the most developed of all species, are the rulers over their nonspeaking counterparts. Whether or not a person believes animals have the same rights as humans is not the issue: The issue is that animals have the same innate right to a life free of pain, suffering and exploitation as man does, regardless if they are lower on the life chain. Animals have no one to defend them; mankind must adopt the role of their caretaker or prepare to suffer the consequences. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Animal Experimentation / Against
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In 5 pages, the author takes a position against animal experimentation, presenting three reasons for this stance. Animal experimentation is unnecessary. It is unethical. It is morally wrong. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PCaea.doc

Animal Facilitated Therapy
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5 pages. Social work theories have repeatedly demonstrated the beneficial connection between pets and people, primarily with those who are confined to residential and nursing homes due to either age or illness. Their lives have been essentially stripped away from them, so it would seem the last thing they need is for their beloved pet to be forcibly taken from them, as well. What scientific studies continue to show is how animals provide physical and emotional benefits just with their mere presence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAanith.rtf

Animal Rights
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14 pages on Animal Rights; legal and ethical issues. Writer argues that we should put ourselves before animals and continue using them for medical research. Bibliography lists 12 references.
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Animal Rights # 2
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A variety of animal rights issues are addressed in this 5 page essay. Arguments on both sides of the fence are considered. Activists such as Peter Singer and Tom Regan are noted and their positions stated. Morality is considered as the basis for many of the arguments and the paper concludes that perhaps a compromise in treatment of animals in society can be reached. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Animal Rights # 3
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12 pages in length. Mankind's arrogance has created a world of pain and suffering for his animal counterparts. From research and testing to animals in entertainment to the seemingly innocent "sport" of recreational fishing, animals constantly forfeit their intrinsic rights to a life free of pain, suffering and exploitation. The writer addresses several aspects where animals are forced to relinquish their rights as living beings. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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