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    should NOT be held in captivity. Marine mammals are a part of nature and should not be bought‚ sold or thrown in an aquarium. I believe that they have the right to be kept in their natural environment. I have many convincing reasons to support my opinion. Captivity causes many health problems in marine mammals. Many tanks have water full of chemicals and bacteria; this results in blindness and many skin problems in dolphins and other marine mammals. Marine mammals in captivity die from pneumonia‚

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    Persepolis; Perceptions of the veil [Satrapi‚ (b) p52] “And say to the believing woman that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty...that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty...” Sūrah 24:31 The autobiographical novel “Persepolis” depicts the early stages of its author‚ Marjane Satrapi’s life. It shows her growing up in Iran‚ to her studies in Vienna‚ and her return. In an interview in 2008‚ she stated that she composed

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    Animal Captivity Essay

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    up around the world is animals in captivity. There are many downfalls to having animals kept in captivity like being apart from their families‚ not in their natural enviornment/habitat‚ and simply that animals belong in the wild. But besides all the negativity behind animals in captivity‚ there are some advantages. Some advantages would be: protecting a species from endangerment‚ proper diet‚ and a safe haven for animals in need. Animals held in captivity usually needed some help at some

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    Slavery is the captivity of another person for servitude without that person willing consent. Slavery made its mark on American History. The pain that slaves endured was cruel and harsh. They gave their lives so that we‚ African Americans could live in this world but many of us take that for granted. My interpretation of what slavery was is a simple‚ people being apart from their families and being owned and told what to do and being put to work for little of no wage. Slaves had no rights. Some people

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    Persuasive Speech Outline The Effects of Captivity on Killer Whales Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that holding killer whales in captivity is harmful to the mammal. Central Idea: Holding killer whales in captivity is a harmful problem to the mammal that requires action from both the government and the public. Introduction On February 24‚ 2010 couples and families were seated in the stadiums at SeaWorld in Orlando‚ Florida for one of the most popular shows at the theme park

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    Death. This is captivity. Orcas‚ or commonly known as killer whales‚ have been held in captivity since 1961. Marine parks‚ like SeaWorld and Marineland‚ tear orca families apart by plucking whales from the ocean and selling them for millions of dollars or trapping them in tanks for entertainment. Most of the times‚ there are orcas that are sometimes aggressive towards the other orcas in the tanks and are forced to do tricks and entertain an audience in order to get food. Captivity is flat out cruel

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    here is where some would claim that the pull of nurture outweighs the effects of nature. This can be exemplified through the influence that the environment which author Marjane Satrapi was exposed to as a child and how her experiences revealed in Persepolis‚ her memoir in the form of a graphic novel‚ influenced her maturity into womanhood.

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    adversity. This same theme of resilience is shown in the graphic novel Persepolis and the tragedy Antigone. In Marjane Satrapis’ Persepolis and Sophocles’ Antigone both protagonists are faced with insurmountable obstacles but various factors allow one to give up and the other to be resilient. In both stories‚ the protagonists face issues: they are not able to do things that should be their unalienable right. For example‚ in Persepolis the protagonist Marji cannot wear certain things‚ and Antigone’s protagonist

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    Persepolis Photo Essay The Islamic revolution lasted one year with as many as 3‚000 casualties. Afterwards a strict government‚ of Islamic fundamentalists‚ took control of Iran. This government enforced many strict laws against women‚ men‚ schools‚ and everyday life. Persepolis is a story of how a young girl and her family survived this horrific event. Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis presents how she grew up in Iran dealing with a revolution‚ the dangers in Iran‚ and her own religion. Marjane grew

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    Persepolis (Old Persian: ’Parseh’‚ New Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه‚ ’Takht-e Jamshid’) was an ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. The largest and most complex building in Persepolis was the audience hall‚ or Apadana with 72 columns. Persepolis is situated some 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of Iran (Persia). In contemporary Persian language the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh. To the ancient Persians‚ the city was known

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