English 121 March 17‚ 2011 In your Journal: “A reply to Rifkin” The embryonic cloning debate touches down ethical issues that are each debatable. One is the debate whether it is healthy and or ethical to obtain eggs from a woman for stem cells. It calls for hormone treatment and surgery. With all surgeries‚ there is always a risk‚ but with this one it’s an ethical debate if it is right or not. Another reason why is that people are afraid that we will fall down a slippery slope into human cloning
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Joel Rifkin – “Joel the Ripper” Joel David Rifkin‚ also known as “Joel the Ripper”‚ who was born on January 20‚ 1959 is a serial killer convicted of the murder of nine women. Although it is believed he killed as many as 17 drug addicted prostitutes‚ between 1989 and 1993 in New York City and Long Island. He is suspected by some to be responsible for some of the Long Island prostitutes whose remains were found in March and April 2011. In an April 2011 prison interview with Newsday‚ Rifkin denied
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Jeremy Rifkin‚ an American economist‚ writer and public speaker‚ is founder and president of the Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET). In his article‚ “A Change of Heart about Animals‚” published in the Los Angeles Times (2003)‚ suggests that animals are more like humans in the sense that they are capable of feeling emotions as well as comprehending concepts much like we’ve never expected. He supports his claim by providing a series of statistics‚ facts and rhetorical questions‚ all of which have
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Karenne Uribe Mrs. Ponce English 12.6 13 December 2014 In this article‚ “A Change of Heart about Animals‚” Jeremy Rifkin argues that animals are the same as humans because they have emotions‚ cognitive abilities and are self-aware. Rifkin supports his argument by using the rhetorical tools of comparing and pathos. His purpose is to encourage people to take action in order to treat animals more humanely. His audience is people who read the LA Times and his tone is compassionate. Rifkin’s purpose
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Jeremy Lin: A Hero Personified My hero’s name is Jeremy Lin. He is a Taiwanese born NBA player. When he was growing up nobody ever expected him to become a successful basketball player. After Jeremy Lin graduated high school he went to Harvard. Harvard is a very academic-based school and to see a Harvard graduate choose a path of basketball is astonishing. Jeremy Lin rose to stardom on February 4th‚ 2012. He had a career night‚ finishing with 25 points‚ 7 assists‚ and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Lin showed
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Chink in the Chain Webster’s Dictionary defines success as the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors‚ or‚ successful performance or achievement. On February 4th 2012 Jeremy Lin made his NBA debut against the New Jersey Nets. Twelve minutes into the game‚ the non-starter Guard entered the game to make his debut as a New York Knick. To everyone’s surprise Lin came off the bench cold to put up big numbers against the Nets that would both change the pace of the game and give
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I have chosen Jeremy Bailon to be the person that I will leave my legacy on. I’m good friends with Jeremy’s brother‚ Joshua Bailon‚ but I’ve never taken the time to get to know Jeremy. We were both apart of the cross country team at Gilbert Christian High School (GCHS)‚ but we had our own group of friends on the team. This is one of the reason that I chose Jeremy. We knew each other beforehand‚ but we never actually engaged in any meaningful conversation. This project will provide me with the perfect
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Jeremy Bentham was born in London in 1748. The son of a lawyer and a scholar‚ Bentham attended Queen ’s College‚ Oxford at the age of twelve and went on to Lincoln ’s Inn at the age of fifteen. Bentham did not enjoy making public speeches and therefore left Lincoln Inn to concentrate on his writing. His father gave Bentham £90 annually from which Bentham was able to produced a series of books on philosophy‚ economics and politics. Bentham ’s family was very conservative and for the first part of
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Jeremy Lin Jeremy Lin is probably one of the most talked about athletes in the NBA today and his name keeps getting bigger and bigger each day. With all of his extensive publicity Jeremy Lin has a great deal of weight on his shoulder only to be become heavier as time goes by. Many critics and commentators have anticipated Jeremy Lin’s fame to only exist because of his race and ethnicity; others believe that his success in the NBA is earned. Although Lin’s is young and apprehensive
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815198 Mrs. Salgado English 4p October 16‚ 2012 A Change of Heart About Rifkin Jeremy Rifkin in the article “A Change of Heart About Animals” describes how the lives of animals are all for the benefit of the human race and how animals deserve more respect. Many concerned and caring people believe that animals should be treated with love and respect. The reality of this is that Rifkin seizes to comprehend that the life without using animals as a benefit is highly unlikely and would just
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