Animal Products
Growing up most children were taught that food comes in four groups:
meats, dairy, fruits and vegetables, and grains. To not obtain food
from each group every day could result in an unhealthy person. One
would assume that it was formed upon firm, scientifically-based
principles. But this is not the case. It was based upon the economics
and politics of dairy and meat production of the time ( Hur 95). The
"Basic Four" was created by the United States Department of
Agriculture in 1956 to increase the production of and create a market
for agricultural products. The human body needs six essential
nutrients: carbohydrates, oils, water, vitamins, minerals, and
protein. All six can be obtained from plant derived sources (Klaper
8). The creation of these four food groups has had a serious effect on
how Americans view nutrition. And unfortunately the effect has been
negative. The consumption of animal products causes both health and
environmental problems.
Because people think that meat and dairy are essential parts of a
healthy diet, there is a high demand for meat, milk, eggs and poultry.
Raising the large numbers of livestock and poultry to meet the demand,
farmers face the problem of waste management. One problem is that
animal waste contains disease causing pathogens that are spread to
humans (Mawdsley et al 1). These illnesses affect 33 million Americans
each year and are responsible for 9000 deaths (Bertron 32). The
pathogens can contaminate water supplies directly from leakage to
drainage systems from wastes in buildings or stores. It can also occur
due to faecees deposited onto pastures during livestock grazing. In
concrete areas that are contaminated with animal...
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... Robin Hur, Food Reform: Our Desperate Need,( Heidelberg Publishers,
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The most pressing issue that is associated with CAFO’s comes from the amount of manure/waste they produce. The manure that results from CAFO’s contains a panoply of potential contaminants. The manure is filled with plant nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, pathogens such as E.coli, growth hormones, antibiotics, chemicals used as additives to the manure or to clean equipment, animal blood, silage...
A drug to treat a type of mental retardation has showed promise. I chose this particular text because it relates to my novel "Flowers for Algernon" this article states that a they’ve discovered a drug that will treat types of mental retardation and this relates to my book because Charlie the main character of "Flowers for Algernon" was a mentally retarted man and a couple of scientists did an experimental operation on him to boost his IQ and intelligence.
Developmental trauma can affect children in a multitude of ways. One of the ways trauma affects a child’s functioning is attachment styles and relationship building (Ziegler, 2012). A child 's relationship with a caregiver is critical, especially in early life. Through these stable relationships with caregivers, children learn to build trust for others, regulate their emotions, and interact with the rest of the world. When relationships with caregivers and important figures are seen as unstable or unpredictable by the child, they start to believe they cannot rely on others (Bratsch-Hines, 2015). Children also start to change the way they view the world after being abused or exploited by a caregiver and may develop a negative perception of
From birth to the age of three, there is immense growth in all areas of a child’s development. The various experiences a child encounters impact on these areas of development to a very large extent. When experiences are predominantly negative, children may develop various developmental problems that persist throughout their lives. A growing body of evidence indicates that child abuse and neglect can alter the process of the social, emotional, and intellectual growth of a child (Egeland & Sroufe, 1981; Hildyard & Wolfe, 2002). This information is consistent with theories of attachment by John Bowlby (1988) and Mary Ainsworth (1970), and Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development (1963). These theories suggest that maltreatment occurring early in life is particularly detrimental to the subsequent development of individuals.
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Are Home Pets caged until starvation? Do they get abandoned or mistreated? Do they get tested on? Many advertisements show us how unfortunate animals are that end up in the wrong home. But why is society not being shown the sheer cruelty of Cosmetic Animal Testing?
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Using dogs in cosmetics testing should be illegal. How many of you have dogs? Well you must have already known that mice and monkeys are used for cosmetics testing. But did you know dogs are used for testing too. Cosmetics like mascara and eyeliner are tested on dogs before they are put on store shelves. More than 65,000 dogs are held in U.S. laboratories each year, with over 25,000 subjected to painful experiments. And 95% of the dogs tested were not protected by the Federal Animal Welfare Act. When testing dogs, they often apply the cosmetics to their eyes and skins to show how it would affect a human. Beagles are the most the popular breed to use because they adapt well to living in cages, and are inexpensive to feed. The laboratories get
Care for patients in their last days, especially people with terminal illnesses poses ethical challenges to physicians and other healthcare providers. Today, Euthanasia remains ethical issue as proponents and opponents of this act offer their arguments in almost equal measure. Euthanasia is the action of intentionally ending one’s life in order to relieve them of pain and misery, and since there are various laws governing this practice in different countries, it is apparent many countries consider Euthanasia an ethical practice today (Have & Welie, 2005).
We often ask the question how does neglect occur? Why does it happen? The most prompting answer to these questions is that most parents who were neglected as a child repeat this cycle in neglecting ones own child. Many parents of CEN children had parenting styles of a self-center viewed (Lutma & Farmer, 2013). For example, parents expected their children to fulfill their needs, rather than the other way around. This self-center viewed by parents had crucial factors for children getting the proper stimulation and protection. In addition, parents provided the basic psychological care (i.e., clothing’s, food, shelter) however, was not able to be responsive to their children emotional needs because they did not receive it from their parents (Lutma & Farmer, 2013). Therefore, CEN parents struggled to recognize their children emotions because of the struggle that they been through growing u...
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A continuing catastrophe of psychological maltreatment is that, when these children get to be parents, they may proceed with the cycle with their own particular kids. The child and parent connection can assume essential part in diminishing the hurtful impact of abuse of the child absolute entirety. All children need acknowledgment, love, support, discipline, consistency, security and positive attention.
Bridget reported a major study that was irrelevant to others in the past 20 years on child abuse and neglect. Through the study, researchers from National Academy of Science reported that damaging consequences of child abuse could reshape a child’s brain and last their entire lifetime. The readings suggest that if untreated child abuse and neglect can profoundly influence a child’s mental and physical health. In addition, the child will have a lower ability to control their emotions, impulses, and ability to establish relationships as children and as an adult. When children are still young, their world often revolves around their parents. Parents are the primary foundation of safety,...
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