Letter to the Editor In “A Change of Heart about Animals”‚ Jeremy Rifkin says that animals are more like us than we imagined and that we should treat them the same way we treat humans. Although Rifkin’s background is impressive‚ and he is probably very knowledgeable about economic trends in Washington DC‚ there is little evidence provided that he has much expertise in the areas of animal emotions and their cognitive abilities. I feel that Rifkin’s argument is weakly supported by irrelevant
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Name: Amr Mohamed El Sayed Teacher: Ghada el Shimi A Change Of Heart About Animals Breakthroughs in biotechnology‚ nanotechnology‚ and more universal questions like the age of our universe‚ inside the lab a bigger story is revealed‚ one which will influence how we think forever. The researchers are finding that many of zoo animals we visit have a lot of common human traits‚ more than one may think. Ironically‚ companies that invested in these projects are fast food companies‚
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capable of standing up for ourselves. Animals aren’t able to do that so they are treated unfairly‚ like if they didn’t feel any pain at all. Although many believe that animals shouldn’t be treated like humans‚ my goal is to convince my classmates that we should improve the way we treat animals. To begin with‚ why should we make animals suffer before killing them? In the article “A Change of Heart about Animals” Jeremy Rifkin states “And for the thousands of animals subjected each year to painful laboratory
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Letter to the Editor Jeremy Rifkin ’s article‚ “A Change of Heart About Animals” argues that animals are more like humans than we imagine and as a result should be treated with the care that they deserve. Rifkin develops and supports his argument using facts about the animals and these facts end up touching hearts. In order for Rifkin to get his point across he uses a smart technique by using pathos and plays with the emotions of his audience. Rifkin loves animals and his passion and love evokes
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In the article “ A change of Heart about Animals” by Rifkin‚ he states “ They feel pain‚ suffer‚ and experiences stress‚ affection‚ excitement and even love--and these findings are changing how we view animals.” These characteristics are just like any human being they feel pain just as we feel pain‚ they suffer just like we do too therefore i agree that they should have the same rights as us humans. Although many other people might say they’re just animals but they realize they are species just like
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Editor‚ Jeremy Rifkin exposes in his writing of “A Change of Heart About Animals” that our hearts should be transformed into a bound of compassion for animals and that we should see them with new eyes that envision equality. Although he carries great insights toward his stand‚ many of it is weak and could be easily broken through an argument. Rifkin up raises his view that all animals deserve love and should be comforted‚ but this view alone creates a great discomfort to the hearts of many
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Many people believe that animals have feelings and that they are able to feel what a human feels such love‚ suffering‚ stress even some people think that we share similar characteristics. in the article "A Change of Heart About Animals ’’ the author Jeremy Rifkin argument that animals are the same as human beings and that we should also treat them with love and respect. For some reasons‚ activists and some law schools believe in animals rights and they want to protect animals but if there were a bill
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non humans. Both article “A Change of Heart about Animal” by Jeremy Rifkin and “Hooked on a myth” by Victoria Braithwaite states that humans don’t really care for animals and want change to treat animals fairly. However‚ humans do not feel any type of emotions‚ take for granted and treated them unright; therefore Bill of Rights for the for the U.S should be created for animals because they could be happy‚ safe and treat them right. Indeed‚ Raising the issues of animal welfare is impossible to develop
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ear Editor‚ In “A Change of Heart about Animals” by Jeremy Rifkin‚ he says that “Animals are more like us than we could imagine” and I think I’m kind of on this middle plane where I can see both sides of the argument. Cause while I do realize that animals are living things and how they have all the components of one‚ I still believe it is ok to farm and use them for our needs. I say that in a good and humane way‚ as to make sure the animals are brought up in the right way. Now to get this out
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Re "A Change of Heart About Animals‚" Commentary‚ Sept. 1: Jeremy Rifkin argues that science has shown that the differences between animals and humans are less than we think and that we should exte nd more “empathy” to animals. I disagree. In nature‚ animals naturally kill and eat each other. If the hawk does not care about the feelings of the rabbit that it eats‚ why should humans be any different? Is Rifkin saying that nature is wrong? Rifkin goes so far as to say that pigs need social
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