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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

- 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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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. Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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” ( Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

Introduction 3

Park Profile 4
PEST Analysis 4
Political Environment 4
Economic Environment 6
Social Environment 7
The Impact of Technology 7
Analysis of Space 8
Marketing mix 8
Areas of Improvement 9
Financial Considerations 10
Estimated Impact of the analyzed solutions 11
Conclusions 11

References 12

Introduction
Environmental protection is one of the hottest issues on the contemporary political and social agendas. Although this priority has been challenged by many countries, the need to preserve wildlife and restore the populations of endangered species has been recognized by the international community as one the most essential New Millennium Goals. The governments took a Continue reading...

Introduction

Polar bears are a range of bears from the family Ursidae and genus Ursus that natively lie within the boundaries of the Arctic Circle which well includes the landmasses and surrounding seas around the Arctic Ocean . Considering the native geographical location where the polar bears reside, it can be safely assumed that these creatures live in a predominantly cold weather environment . In terms of general physical features, a male adult polar bear should weight somewhere around 770 to 1,500 lbs. ; a female adult on the other hand should be somewhere around half of this size . Polar bears are Continue reading...

Introduction

The novel “The Life of Pi” by Yann Martel tells the story of one boy’s adventures in the Pacific Ocean with an Orangutan tiger. Pi is an Indian boy who lives with his parents in India. His parents own a zoo and, therefore, according to Indian standards, they are considered to be quite affluent. Being the common religion in India, Pi is brought up as Hindu but during his teenage years, he becomes interested in the other two religions that characterize his nation, Islam and Christianity. It is here that he makes the constant decision to follow all Continue reading...

Captive Breeding of Marine Mammals: Challenges and Mitigating Measures

Introduction
The growing demand to sustain the current lifestyle of the human population puts an added strain to the natural resources of the world. The increase in the exploitation of tropical forests and marine communities leads to a series of habitat destruction thereby leaving thousands of species of both terrestrial and marine animal homeless (Soule et al., 1986). Since 1986, there are already about nineteen percent and nine percent of the world’s mammals and birds respectively that are bread by zoos as per the International Zoo Yearbook Census. Based on the International Species Inventory System, there are about Continue reading...

Introduction

Currently the distribution of tigers extends from the Pacific coast of Russia to West and Southern India, continuing East into the Malayan Peninsula and Sumatra. They inhabit a wide range of habitats from impenetrable tropical forest of Sumatra to the semi-arid tracts of Western India and the human dominated agricultural landscapes of the Gangetic Plains of India. The tiger (any sub-species) is always the top carnivore and the apex predator of any ecosystem wherever it is present. Being on top the food chain, they regulate the population of other predators, prey species (herbivores) and in turn the plant population Continue reading...

Michigan is the state in the Midwestern part of the United States, in the Great Lakes region. It is surrounded by the great Canadian city of Ontario on its northern and eastern border, and by Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, the strait of Mackinac, Ohio and Indiana on its southern side. Illinois and Wisconsin states border in the west. A total area of the state is 58,527 square miles. Michigan state is also known as the Great Lake State because it is surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. Continue reading...

Introduction

The cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus) is the fastest land animal with a widely quoted speed of 71 miles per hour or 32ms-1 however time trials under controlled circumstances show that the top speed is somewhere around 29ms-1 or 64 miles per hour (Sharpp, 1997). The Cheetah is uniquely adapted for speed and very few other land mammals can boast of such physiological specializations. Cheetah is a member of the group Felidae and they are unique in many ways. To start with, the African cheetah is the only species in the genus Acinonyx. Out of the 37 species in the cat Continue reading...

Introduction

Stanley Park is a public park covering 1,001-acre land in Canada. The park is located in downtown Vancouver and is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean waters. Stanley Park is established in a land that was originally inhabited by indigenous people, long before colonization by the British. After colonization, the park that was blessed with abundant resources become home to aboriginal settlers. When the city recuperated in 1886, it was turned into the prime park of Vancouver. The name “Stanley” comes from a British politician, Lord Stanley, the governor general of the area at that time. The unique thing Continue reading...

Introduction

This paper seeks to evaluate the play Bengal Tiger in Baghdad presenting different angles from which the play write presents his case on human interaction and reaction to circumstance. Themes in the play are of sin and redemption that arise due to continuous violence unto its conclusion.

Body

The play is set in the year 2003 in Baghdad backdrop of the Iraq war. It aims to explore themes that are universal in nature. This are themes to do with sin and redemption caught up in a sequence of unending violence that is realized from the beginning of the play set Continue reading...

Introduction

Animal rights can also be referred to as animal liberation. Animal rights are the proponents of the fact that animals that are not human beings should be given equal consideration for basic interests just like human beings. Animal right activists use different approaches to argue that animals deserve to be accorded consideration and basic interests like human beings. To date, there has been a raging debate and disagreement on whether animals have rights or not. Animal experimentation is the use of non human animals for research purposes. Animals such as mice, rats, dogs, rabbits, monkeys and apes have all Continue reading...

Background of the study

The vast lowland forests of central Africa host the western lowland gorilla, which is scientifically referred to as the ‘gorilla gorilla gorilla.’ This is the most widespread and common of the four distinct subspecies of gorillas. Accurate and reliable estimations of their numbers are so far not possible because these primates live in some of the most remote and densest parts of Africa’s rainforests (Berthelet & Chavaillon, 1993). Regardless the total population of these primates was approximated at 100000 individuals in 1980s and has been declining ever since then.
Golden lion tamarins are another group of the primate family. Continue reading...

Western Australian museum

The western Australian museum was established in the old Perth goal in the year 1891. It consisted of geological collection and was therefore known as the geological museum Biological and ethnological exhibitions were added and in the year 1892. It was pronounced the western Australian museum and art Gallery in the year1897. The Museum was recognized under the Museum act 1969. Within the art portfolio, Western Australian museum is a statutory authority. It is the premier organization of the state. It houses western Australian’s cultural and scientific collection. For the past 120 years, the museum has been making Continue reading...

The Themes Addressed on Bastard of the Party and their Relation to the Rest of the Work Engaged in the Entire Program

The concept of war as an ultimate resolution in the documentary Bastards of the party has been highlighted prominently. This has been reflected on regard to the approaches considered by the listed gangs towards the address of their social disparities. The concept of war being deployed in the settling of such disputes extends further to the involvement of security forces. Their approaches, as elucidated in addressing the gang wars, seems to be advised from the same concept Continue reading...

William Faulner’s ‘As I Lay Dying’ is a literature piece depicting the social interaction in a family setting. The literature piece involves the use of many symbolic applications in the unreal world and other factors from human characters. Faulkner expands his imagination beyond the human character. However, Faulkner uses each and every symbolism in the novel in relation to human character. Furthermore, characterization in the novel is based on human character that can be compared or symbolized through another non-human character. This ability ensures the continuity of the plot as the characters are developed under different archetypes.
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Introduction

Unlike what is suggested by its name, the long-finned pilot whale, known by the scientific name: Globicephala melas, is not really a whale but belongs to the family of dolphins. It is classified under the order Cetacea (cetaceans, whales), the suborder Odontoceti (suborder of toothed whales) and the family Delphinidea (dolphins). This species is classified under “Data Deficient (DD)” and on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list (Dolphin Fund, 2011). This species is mostly threatened by the activities of man but other threats such as diseases and ingestion of heavy metals exist. Usually, the Continue reading...

C.S. Lewis
- Introduction
C.S. Lewis was one of the most renowned Christians in the early 1900s. Various history magazines at this time compared him to influential individuals such as Luther King Jnr and Pope John XXIII. Lewis’s popularity as a Christian rose because of his conversion from atheism to become one of the most ardent supporters of Christianity. This paper will look at how C.S. Lewis found God and converted to Christianity.
- C.S. Lewis Background
Lewis was referred to as Jack by his close friends and members of his family. Lewis was a university professor. He Continue reading...

In the story The Life of Pi, by Yann Martel, Pi shapes animals to represent people to lessen the anguish of the loss of his family: the orangutan being his mother, the hyena is the cook, and most uniquely, Richard Parker, a tiger, as Pi's will to survive.
Piscine Molitor Patel represents his character as a tiger and as Richard Parker. He is the protagonist of the story and he is a shy person who tells how a shipwreck happened when he was young. As Pi, he is a lonely child who spends most of his time in the Continue reading...

Dian Fossey was an American woman whose love for animals drove her in interest in zoology. Her study of Mountain Gorillas changed how we understand the connection between humans and other primates. Her conservation efforts brought attention to the plight of this endangered species that she so diligently studied. Due to her extensive research and hand on approach she became one of the most renowned women scientists of the twentieth century.

The Early Life of Dian Fossey

Dian was born in 1932 in San Francisco, California (Mowat, 1987). She had a relatively normal childhood, although her parents separated early in her life. As a young Continue reading...

Abbreviations
DOS – Disk Operating System
PCs - Personal Computers

Introduction

General information about virtual experience
According to Ross, Donnelly, & Dobreva (2003), technology has led to a lot of development in the area of digital forum regarding the culture heritage. Continue reading...

The life of Pi is a story about a young boy named Piscine Molitor Patel who experiences immeasurable hardships while at sea. Patel is a zoo keeper’s son born in Pondicherry, India. When growing up Piscine was always teased about his name that he decided to shorten it so that he was known as Pi, just like π, the Mathematical symbol. At age sixteen, Pi survives on a life boat while at sea for 227 days after a shipwreck that makes him lose all his family members. The story therefore centers on Pi’s attempts at survival and explores Continue reading...