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    Preservation Society‚ Sri Lanka. 390pp. Philips‚ W. W. A. 1984. Manual of mammals of Sri Lanka. 2nd ed. Wildlife and Nature Preservation Society‚ Sri Lanka Pocock‚ R Pocock‚ R. I. 1941. . Fauna of British India‚ including Ceylon and Burma. (Vol. 1‚ Primates and Carnivora in part)‚ Taylor and Francis‚ London. 463pp. Prater‚ S. H. 1971. Book of Indian Animals. 3rd ed. Bombay Natural History Society‚ Bombay‚ India. Roberts‚ T. J. 1987. Reflections upon the distribution of Indian mammals. J. Bombay. nat

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    In-Vitro Fertilization Should it be implemented in society today? Introduction “Infertility‚ also known as primary infertility‚ is the inability of a couple to become pregnant (regardless of cause) after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse using no birth control methods. Similarly‚ secondary infertility refers to the inability to maintain pregnancy until birth” (Emedicinehealth‚ 2012). Statistics have shown that within Australia a staggering one in six couples is infertile. With 40% of

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    the early 1980s‚ scientists first shed light to an all-new illness. AIDS and HIV‚ for over twenty years‚ have been a discussion and fierce debate among many social groups. Many conspiracy theories have come amongst topics‚ ranging from non-human primates to vaccines and lastly‚ a government created experiment. In this essay‚ I will provide a deeper look into the origin of HIV and AIDS‚ and ultimately explaining why it may not be from chimpanzees‚ but rather an experiment that got out of hand. The

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    ENGLISH 120 MID-TERM Alice Miller explored several themes in her book Banished Knowledge. The main idea of the book is the effect of childhood trauma‚ such as‚ emotional blindness and disconnection from one’s real self and feelings and the need for an enlightened witness in order to begin the healing process. In Banished Knowledge‚ Alice Miller states that trauma suffered in our childhood is remembered by the body and is manifested later in the abused child’s adult life often in a destructive

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    someone who is aware of their own existence over time‚ and who is aware enough to realize that they are the same being who lived previously and who can expect to keep living into the future.”(Singer 2008) he goes on to give details of what constitutes personhood by stating that infants are not persons because they have not yet become self-aware‚ but a chimpanzee is a person because it can recognize itself in a mirror. He also states that humans with severe brain damage or someone who is intellectually impaired

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    also seeing how the human body functions. While supporters trust it is a vital practice‚ those contradicted to creature testing trust that it includes the torment and Suffering of Animals. At this moment‚ a large number of mice‚ rats‚ rabbits‚ primates‚ felines‚ canines‚ and different animals are secured inside infertile confines research centers the nation over. They grieve in torment‚ hurt with forlornness‚ and long to be free. Rather‚ everything they can do is sit and hold up in apprehension

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    There is estimated that 26 animals are used for testing‚ research and education in the US each year. More than 70.000 of them are nonhuman primates. Using animals as research subject in medical experiments is broadly condemned on two parts. The first one is because it wrongly violates the rights of animals‚ and second one‚ because it wrongly impose on sentient creatures much avoidable suffering. These two grounds are both deserve definitive dismissal. People using animals for medical experiments

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    the Kitwood model to promote love and affection. To be of any use to their residents they believe the model should be built on: Relationships & Daily experiences. Difficulties in introducing the model: Staff will have to make personhood‚ relationships and daily experiences a priority instead of ADL. Effects of introducing the model: Dementia care staff will take a personal interest in the resident welfare and build relationships with relatives.

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    Denisha Smallwood Quiz 4 1 )The relationship between Thompson’s and Marquis’ arguments are very different‚ but I believe both are compatible with each other. They both take the personhood out of the question‚ so there is no debate on if the fetus is a human in the womb. Marquis discusses voluntary conception and Thompson does not really discuss that. Thompson’s conclusion deals more with the exceptional cases that Marquis doesn’t explain at all. Thompson weighs the rights of the individuals involved

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    Swap Intuition Alfred Lent argues that the simple mind body swap overlooks the personal history that comes with a body. He also puts on the table the question that does transplanting a brain from one body to a donor body preserve the original personhood. Lent focuses on what makes a person and what qualifies as a person. Also he discusses how much a person can change‚ i.e. lose or gain body parts‚ memory etc.‚ and remain the same person. He uses the book “Who is Julia” as an example of the simple

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