Animal testing is a subject which has been opposed by millions of people for a number of years. ... People including scientists argue that they are only using animal testing for the benefit of the human race, but I believe that we do not have the right to take animals from their homes and use them for research. ... Firstly, they are kept in horrific conditions by the people who take them for medical purposes. ... Animal testing is cruelty. ... There are many arguments that make animal testing seem like the ˜only way', but these are just people who are not concerned about the way...

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Animal testing may be cruel, but it's a vital part of research. ... The people that are protesting against testing medicine on animals are, usually, the same people that are using these medicines when they get sick. In the article, "How much does Animal Testing Tell Us?... People that have lived through a severe illness will tell you how grateful they are for the medications that saved their lives. ... Many people remember the great men and women that have traveled through space, but not many remember the animals that were first sent into space before those astronauts. ...

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People are able to have a better quality of life due to scientific advancements that are made possible by animal research. Animal research creates controversy between people who agree with animal research and the people who believe research with animals is cruelty. ... Due to testing of vaccines or antibiotics many animals were treated and cured of their diseases. ... These drugs are tested on animals so that humans can be cured on certain disease. And lastly animals are also benefitted from these testings because they are also cured of their diseases by testing human vaccines or antibiotics. ...

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In this modern world there is no place for this barbaric practice that is "animal testing". ... The journalist makes her point that vivisection is morally justifiable by saying "Sorry, I think a dying people are more important than dumb animals". ... This is well backed up by a Mr Hamilton stating, "Most of these tests are unnecessary". This also shows us that the tests are carried out with little, if any success. ... I would ask people who are for animal testing- would you offer your family pet for vivisection? ...

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Technology plays a critical role in this respect, where increased understanding of human genetics helps to more efficiently find which people may be at risk. ... There are tests available that detect mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. ... There are obvious benefits to being genetically tested for being at risk for cancer. ... However, there are negative effects to genetic testing of cancer predisposition. ... They are responsible for explaining the ups and downs of genetic testing to potential participants. ...

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Although researchers have depended on animal test data to achieve medical advances, there should be other means of research because testing on animals is cruel, inhumane, and often unnecessary. ... Many AIDS patients have said they are willing to try out new drugs, so why not let them volunteer for testing. In most cases the drugs will need to be tested on humans before the FDA will approve them anyway. ... Many of the ways animals are treated would never be acceptable towards people. We understand that people have certain rights that keep them from being experimented on by other people. ...

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Medical Testing On Animals Essay written by Anonymous Animals have been used in medical research for centuries. ... Although researchers have depended on animal test data to achieve medical advances, there should be other means of research because testing on animals is cruel, inhumane, and often unnecessary. ... In most cases the drugs will need to be tested on humans before the FDA will approve them anyway and it is a known fact that not all drugs work the same on humans as they do on animals. Most of what we do to animals we would never do to people. We understand that people have ...

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Since scientific research has been undertaken using the human embryo as a test subject a number of issues have been raised which cause controversy and divide opinion. It is an issue which is more important in society today than ever before as medical advances cause implications for many people. ... Most people agree that no testing should take place if the embryo is older than fourteen days, before this the fertilised egg is known as a pre-embryo, however the views that an individual holds on this question will largely determine their view on embryo research. Personal experience will usuall...

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If I had the chance to cheat on a test I would not do it. ... Cheating off someone's test would not help me or benefit my needs anymore than failing the test. I would learn more by failing the test, to see what I missed and what I needed to study more, than to cheat. ... People will kill themselves to avoid punishment. 2) If we could get away with crimes, we would commit them. ... (Benko, notes) We should behave justly even if there were no gods because people would get along better, there would be less violence, and plus why would people want to behav...

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Although researchers have depended on animal test data to achieve medical advances, there should be other means of research because testing on animals is cruel, inhumane, and often unnecessary. ... In most cases the drugs will need to be tested on humans before the FDA will approve them anyway and it is a known fact that not all drugs work the same on humans as they do on animals. Most of what we do to animals we would never do to people. We understand that people have certain rights that keep them from being experimented on by other people. ...

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Kant offers a formula to test an action, to see whether or not it is a pure motive resulting in moral worth. ... People must apply moral laws to many different situations and circumstances and developing a clear understanding of moral principles can help people keep track of their moral obligations. ... Rational ideas that make sense to all people, they are universal. ... These questions are answered by putting your maxim through the categorical imperative test. ... If you respect your own reason, you"ll respect other people's reasons. ...

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If you were dying in a hospital and doctor told you that they wanted to take samples of your tissues to run tests would you willingly volunteer? ... These people can be sued by their patients if they were to be found out like one man had tried to do, his name was John Moore. ... NFIP created the vaccine but to be tested they used monkeys but they were too expensive to use on this scale and died in the process. ... The CDC has given the people infected a drug that has yet to go through human testing. I understand that they don't want to have this turn into an outbreak, but given these peop...

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But despite these exceptions, the process Kant describes of converting maxims to universal laws to test their moral permissibility serves, in general, as a useful guide to and system of ethics and morality. ... Kant describes taking a possible action, a maxim, and testing whether it is morally permissible for a person to act in that manner by seeing if it would be morally permissible for all people in all times to act in that same manner. ... In fact, parts of the theory even say that it is one's moral duty to act on these universalizable maxims, and th...

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He plays basketball for his high school and so people believe that this is his only one true talent. ... The sub issues that Jamal had to deal with include breaking into Forrester's home and disrespecting his property as well as stealing from him or to be chicken and not follow through with his friend's dare; believing the story that William is a killer and to not become close to him; to do well in school or be accepted as a winning basketball player; do well on the test to show what he can do or keep it hidden and do bad; to go to the private school and leave his friends behind so t...

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(Shelley p60) As we all know there is no universal morality guiding us through life nor is there a set of moral principle that we all have to follow but to what extent are we going to test our own conscience? Frankenstein has tested his conscience to a whole new level, what he did have far pass his own moral judgment of right and wrong. ... Each and ever person has their own set principle of morality but lets just hope that people don't let their judgments win over their morals....

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Milgram developed a laboratory experiment to test obedience. ... Milgram believed that most people except for an aberrant few, would not obey the experimenter once they realized they were causing the learner pain. ... As many as 65% of the test subjects obediently completed the experiment, believing that they were administering a 450 volt shock to an unwilling participant. ...

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She shows statistics that all types of placement test scores have been falling while the average high school GPA's have been rising. ... Jennings uses examples of young people that she knows and interacts with to prove her point, most notably her daughter and the college classes that she teaches. ...

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Reckless" containment theory says there are predispositions that make people commit crimes. ... I think it's hard to test, because we"re talking about a lot of inner questions like morals and goals. ...

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In our lives, people are facing different ethical decisions. ... "I ought to walk up and within, say, twenty-five yards of the elephant and test his behavior" (144). ... Orwell's dilemma is similar to what people may face today. ... The answer is quite different among different people's perspectives. ... Otherwise people may think he killed the elephant for another reason and disrespect him. ...

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() Do people believe same-sex couples have another motivation other than adopting simply because they believe it is the right thing to do? The theory would also require the testing of the categorical imperative. ... The second version of the categorical imperative states that we must treat people, including oneself, as an ends and not merely as a means. ... This may be due to the social construction that people with sexual orientation preferences of the same-sex is not a choice, but if someone chooses this than it must be due to a mental illness. ...

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But herein lies the problem and the flaw: for most people, that filtering (or censoring) process is not internal. ... As a people, our morals and our code of ethics are not contained within our reasoning minds, but in religious dogma and criminal law. ... We should be learning that Life is a celebtation of endless diversity and possibilities and that the only cost of admission is respect for others people's rights. ... They need not worry about their own happiness and well-being because this life is merely a test that's passed through self-sacrifice and servility. ...

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He also dismissed learning about "dead people" from the bible. These conventions were put to the test when Huck ran away from his father and began to live on Jackson Island. ... They stole food and lied to people they encountered. ... To protect Jim and himself, Huck had to lie to many people so that he would not be returned to his father and Jim would not be returned to Miss Watson and sold to New Orleans. ...

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Many people, one of which John Locke, believe that in every person there is a mind (not the brain). ... That kind of attitude is a problem in getting people to think of animals as objects of moral value." ... A.I. takes Singers ideas to the next level, for Singer never had the ability to truly test his theories since he could never take the physical form of a non-human organism. ...

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In these testing situations the character's core beliefs and values they have acquired through life are shown throughout the story as well as in their horrific, climactic moment. ... The author uses the grandmother to portray a generic version of elderly people in this day and time. ... He also has a contradicting way of treating people. ...

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It is here, in the trenches of our battles, when integrity, bone, and sinew are tested and we are revealed to the hardships we must face and overcome. ... For example, a soldier's duty is to defend our freedom, our land and our bases and our people and county. ...

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