In the most literal sense, the "Heart of Darkness " is referring to the mysterious jungles of Africa that Marlow and his crew are entering. ... "Heart of Darkness " can also refer to the practice of ivory trade itself. ... Looking deeper, "Heart of Darkness " also alludes to the mysterious vibe that Africa puts out. ... All around him, he sees practices that are seemingly illogical: the artificial hole in the side of the cliff, the tame cannibals and crazy ˜pilgrims' during the attack on the boat, and the fact that the ship's foghorn is its best method of defense. ... Even "He...

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The humanitarian regime would be at the heart of such a set of rules because of the legitimacy that derives from the assumption of human equality" (Kaldor 396). ... He says, "If a macaque is attacked by a dominant member of its troop it will turn around to redirect aggression against a vulnerable, younger relative of its attacker" (de Waal 657). De Waal also shows how the desire for revenge runs deep roots in one's heart with an example of a camel that kills a young boy who has been mistreating him (de Waal 657). ...

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Many researchers have high hopes that one day they may be able to use this special property of stem cells to help cure people with severe illnesses such as heart disease, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer by creating replacement cells and even organs from these stem cells. ... One of the successes of adult stem cell treatment was in July 2001 when German doctors reported that a patient's own adult stem cells from bone marrow were used to regenerate damaged tissue from a heart attack the patient had suffered earlier. ...

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Since Western society was disgusted by this "primitive- behavior, it provided a ploy to attack and conquer. ... Soon, greedy rubber barons hired gunmen to attack Wari' villages to drive them off their land. As a result, the Wari' retaliated with bow-and-arrow attacks on Brazilians near the edges of their territory, thus escalating the tension between the Brazilian government and the Wari'. ...

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They also gave $1.9 million to Ohio State University for heart attack experiments on dogs, and $16 million to Harvard University to introduce drug addiction to monkeys (Swa, Reduction on Animal Testing). ... Scientist can grow any type of tissue out of any person, for example, brain, heart or liver, creating this way, a personalized model for each individual. ...

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If the human body is taken as an analogy, then we are not in danger of a heart attack (which ironically Western medicine excels at curing) but it is the other vital organs which suffer from slow, chronic poisoning; and in order to bring health back to optimal condition requires sacrifice, long-term thinking, careful planning and cooperation. ...

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If the human body is taken as an analogy, then we are not in danger of a heart attack (which ironically Western medicine excels at curing) but it is the other vital organs which suffer from slow, chronic poisoning; and in order to bring health back to optimal condition requires sacrifice, long-term thinking, careful planning and cooperation. ...

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