Topic: Animal testing is unjust and unnecessary. I. Ineffective a. Results don’t apply to humans 1. 92% tested drugs fail phase 1 human clinical trial 2. Cured cancer in mice – no cure for humans 3. Barbiturates for stroke effective for animals – not for humans 4. HIV/AIDS vaccines effective for all 85 monkeys – not for humans 5. Nimodipine no effect on cats and baboons – effect on humans b. Animals hard to predict 1. Difficult to show headache, amnesia, nausea, depression, allergies
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the best films of the year. As he has done at least a dozen times before, Spielberg captures the arc of a man who is caught up in something bigger than himself and somehow rises to the occasion. The “Man Under Pressure” this time is Jim Donovan (Tom Hanks), an insurance lawyer called into duty by his government when the aforementioned painter, a man named Rudolph Abel (Mark Rylance), is captured for the crime of espionage against the United States on behalf of the USSR. It is 1957, and the Cold
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Finn was playing dead in the last paragraph, “By and by she come along, and she drifted in so close that they could a run out a plank and walked ashore. Most everybody was on the boat. Pap, and Judge Thatcher, and Bessie Thatcher, and Jo Harper, and Tom Sawyer, and his old Aunt Polly, and Sid and Mary, and plenty more” the boat looking for him was very close and they can find Huck Finn by a reach. Huck can even
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“Clash of the Cultures” In the story, Blue Winds Dancing, by Tom Whitecloud, the plot is driven by the conflict the narrator faces. Whitecloud, reveals distinctions between Indian and white cultures by examining his narrator’s view on civilization in order to show how identity is constructed and influenced by our societies. Moreover, the conflict is rooted in the narrators opposing views of the two cultures to which he belongs. His views are much more tranquil compared to those of the society where
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contribute to the perception of the black community in Los Angeles. First printed in 1881, the Los Angeles Times now boasts its title as the most widely distributed metropolitan newspaper in the United States. During the election and first term of Mayor Tom Bradley in 1973, the newspaper closely followed the historic developments. Authors grappled with the relationship between racism, prejudice, and indifference during this event, attempting to navigate the fine line between public opinion and target audience
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At the beginning of his adventures, Huckleberry Finn did not understand how his actions affect the world around him. Originally, he went around without thinking about how the things he was doing could negatively influence the people he cares about. As Huck began to travel and experience the world with Jim and the people they meet along the way, Huck had a variety of epiphanies that assisted him in developing a sort of moral awareness. Once he gained a broader view of the world, Huck was finally able
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“The Adventure of huckleberry Finn” is one of the greatest of American literature book by Mark Twain. As far as we know, this book has been heated debate in America whether it should be taught in school or not. Many people challenged and banned this book. But I think it should be taught in school because it teaches kids about racism and slavery of that time period. People who against this book misunderstand what important information Twain wants to talk about, they criticize Mark Twain
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make friends with. Tom Sawyer, whom we met in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is Huck’s good friend. Although they are good friends, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer have very different qualities. Huck and Tom have had very different childhoods, they have different character traits, and the roles in their friendship also differ greatly. Huckleberry Finn has had a very unconventional childhood. With the absence of his father, Huck has been taking care of himself most of his life. Tom on the other hand
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As Forrest Gump once said himself, "I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is." Forrest Gump showed viewers can love without any requirements. Many people thought Forrest couldn’t love the same or do the same things because of his lack of intelligence. In most cases, Forrest was taught how to love before he returned the favor. Forrest’s unconditional love showed throughout the whole movie. Unconditional love is something Forrest was taught at a very young by his mother. In the 1950s being a single
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what I have learned about Huck through Ch. 29, this is not an accurate description of him. This is because he is a good person with some admirable traits such as judging others fairly and being loyal to his friends. In the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, Huck is described as being fair to judge others. Some examples include Muff Potter and Uncle Jake in which he judges them fairly and he doesn’t base his judgement on what society thinks of them. He judges Muff based on what he has done for
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