Essays on Zoos

The novel Life of Pi tells of an interesting story of a boy who survived a shipwreck after being in see for months with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. As a young boy, Pi grew up in Pondicherry, India with his family. His father is a zoo owner who taught Pi and his brother Ravi about the true nature of animals. Seeing how friendly Pi sometimes gets with the animals, his father taught them not to think or treat animals as people. Through his formative years, Pi subscribed to three different religions, namely Hinduism, Catholicism, and Islam, which

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Zoos are an important and highly valued cultural institution of the civilized world; the 10,000 zoos found around the world are often claimed to be responsible for many of the conditions by which we learn about wildlife, ecology and a number of other attributes (Paskesen, 2014). To that end, the idea of releasing animals from zoos would change a fundamental aspect of our civilization, particularly regarding the welfare of animals. However, given more recent, modern concerns about the welfare of animals, and the reevaluation about the utility and benefits of zoos as a sanctuary for endangered species, it

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The Los Angeles Zoo has a number of primate species. Background information indicates that there are a number of species of monkeys and apes in the zoo. The New World Monkeys are located in the South American section of the zoo and include the Black-handed spider monkey, the crested capuchin monkey, the black-howler monkey and the squirrel monkey. Of the four species of great apes, three that are exhibited at the Zoo include chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas. In the “Red Ape Rain Forest”, the orangutans are divided into a couple of groups. An in-depth observation shows that each group

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Speech about Omaha City in Nebraska, USA

Specific Purpose: After my speech, the audience will know how to make a trip to Omaha City in Nebraska more interesting.

Intended Audience:
Introduction
- Attention Getting Device: "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware, (Hobo Traveler)" even in the City of Omaha in the State of Nebraska. Most people come to Omaha for its many sports events to experience the rush, the excitement, and energy of cheering and jeering fans in one of its large stadiums. Nevertheless, not everyone would stay longer to go around and get a feel of the city, which boasts

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The practice of holding animals in captivity (particularly in zoo contexts) is barbaric, and should be prohibited as a practice. The proposed research paper will utilize an ethical argument to advocate against the keeping of animals in captivity. The primary goal of the research paper will be to argue for this belief, not as a call to take specific action against it.
This argument falls into the category of an ethical argument as it is mostly based around the importance of the welfare of defenseless creatures against a far superior and controlling force (i.e. humanity). Therefore, the main conceptual

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- Analyze whether Patty can establish a prima facie case of harassment. Cite at least one case from the book in your response.
Harassment such as continuous sexual banter that is not directed at anyone in particular and in which both male and female employees are involved cannot be subjected to law . In one of the cases (Faragher at 808-09) presented at the Supreme Court where both males and females were subjected to the same conditions at work place, it was concluded that a sexually offensive work atmosphere in the workplace cannot be considered as sexual discrimination unless one

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Zoos are locations that are set aside for the purposes of offering opportunities of people viewing animals. In this context, Zoos is oriented in such a way that, animals that are of interest to the public are reared so as to quench the desires of the same public. According to Regan’s theory on the rights of Animals, the right that is directed towards animals is oriented along cartoons of rationality. In essence, his works justify the existence of Zoos. He also dictates that, animals such as gazelles that are placed in the zoos do not have rights that

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As of this moment, animals’ being kept in captivity is a habitual practice for most world countries. The state of affairs in wild nature is such that humanity has already come as near as could be to almost completely exterminating separate species, with natural habitats being either fragmented or destroyed in the aftermath of human encroachment. In order for rare wild animals that are on the point of becoming extinct to be saved they are placed in sanctuaries, zoos, and theme parks where they are put on display. Theme parks are thematic entertainment places like Safari Park in San

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1. “I know zoos are no longer freedom plague them both” (Martel 21).
Apparently, the above quote reflects how closely relatable the subjects of zoology and religion are, at least in Pi’s mind. He compares zoo animals to people of faith and the animals in the wild to people who have no faith. In both cases, the animals and the people with no religious system of belief are considered “free,” but according to Pi that freedom is nothing an illusion because of which zoos and religion have gotten a bad name. The truth is that animals in the

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The moral permissibility of zoos turns on two major issues, utilitarian issues and animal rights issues. Those who concur with the animal rights issues hold that the assessment of a zoo should be done with considerations of how the animals are being treated, better still their rights. It also turns on the second issue that is the utilitarian grounds. From this perspective, the interests of the animals in the zoo must factor in when carrying out an assessment of a zoo. These particular interests include the interests of the animals in terms of freedom of movement as well as

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Safety: Another pressing issue is that of the presence of animals in the lifeboat at the beginning of Pi’s journey. It emphasizes on the need to reach a certain level of security so that Pi would reach land unharmed.
Love/Belonging: The scene where Santosh (Pi’s father) taught his sons fear of animalsby showing them a grotesque scene where the tiger Mahisha eats a goat. It can be seen as a form of tough love where the father is simply showing his concern and worry for his children.
Esteem: As the book is written in the protagonist’s

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Introduction

The giant panda is a member of the bear family living in mountainous terrain in China. An article entitled “Giant panda fact file” (n.d.) contains much useful information about the animal, including its Latin name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca. Adults are mostly solitary in habit, meeting mainly in the mating season, which is between March and May, when they utter loud calls to each other through the mountainous forests. Unlike some other members of the bear family, giant pandas do not hibernate; they tend to relocate to lower altitudes to avoid the worst of the winter weather, and may also move

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Introduction

This case study paper explores the shipping and transportation management of potatoes from distribution center to the retail center in a cost effective manner.

Statement Of Study

The purpose of this study is to look into the features, elements, problems, and challenges of transportation from production center to distribution center, and then from distribution center to retail center. Keeping this fact and challenges into account, it also needs to issue advices and instructions to the management professionals for effective and efficient management of raw materials.

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For the supply strategy to be effective it should be cheap and client conscious. Once the potatoes are in the distribution centers, the different retail stores should first be determined. The recommended strategy works on proximity of the retail centers to the nearest distribution channel. In California there are widespread retail stores for the potatoes. However, the stores can be arrangement in term of distance from a distribution center. Retail stores in one particular area should be supplied from the same distribution channel. This joint distribution strategy will also provide accuracy on the quantity of potatoes to be supplied

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A Plan to Protect Equusg grevi

Introduction
The Equus grevi is an endangered species. It is endangered because of destruction of its natural habitat; the semi arid grasslands common in Kenyan national parks and Ethiopian game reserves. The source of this destruction is competition for limited natural resources in form of pasture and water points by neighboring communities. The paper proposes to stop this destruction by finding alternative settlement for neighboring communities.

Background information

The Equus grevi lives in semi arid grasslands which are in Kenya and Ethiopia. This species of zebra can be differentiated from several others by looking at the pattern of the stripes on

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Environmental review is necessary to determine the success factors to consider when starting a business. Apart from the microeconomic factors such as suppliers, customers, competitors and government policies that are to be taken into account on incubation of a business opportunity, the macro environment shapes opportunities and poses threat to a business.

One such factor is the demographic environment, which primarily involves the people who make up the target market. As such, any change in demographic factors has significant implications for any business. Thus in marketing close track should be kept on demographic trends and developments in the target

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Part I. The men in Trifles act like they are professional detectives who are on the track of a deadly killer. Unfortunately, in their haste to look impressive, they forget to check out items in the kitchen, such as the ruined preserves and the dead canary that is wrapped up in the quilting material. These “trifles” would have given them insight into the personality of the murderer, as well as some of the emotional influences she had been undergoing. Rather than look at the “kitchen things,” the men dismiss them, saying that “women are used to worrying over trifles” (

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Introduction

Accountability of a person or a nation lies in being disciplined to the fundamental needs of environment, human beings, and humanity. In my view, no one or nothing should be placed above the universal right of a person to live in a clean and green environment, and lead a peaceful and an honorable life in this world. Of the given options to discuss the issues with reference to entertainment businesses in zoos, it is in violations of the dignity and decorum of living being to use them as objects of display for animals and birds to the public. The

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Keeping animals in zoos has been a contested issue for several decades now. As more information has been learned regarding animal health and welfare, along with it has come an increased concern in the animals, and not just in the entertainment of people who want to see wild animals in close proximity. Zoos appear to be contributing positively to education and awareness of wildlife, but it is clear that life in a zoo is not in the best interests of the individual animals concerned.

Many zoos claim that they work in the interests of education and conservation. As Bristol

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Psychological principles

It was during our usual visit to the park and after a long walk, we decided to take some cold drinks at a nearby restaurant. While we were taking our drinks with my friend, we saw some interesting news on the local paper Cedar Rapids (AP) and we decided to borrow the paper so that we can get the news clearly. According to the paper, detectives had arrested a second person who was believed to have been involved in the slaying of 50 ducks at a children’s Zoo in Cedar Rapids. This news was

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