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By abigail.bezdek BRONZE
Roseville, California

For generations the only world people have lived in, is a world where animals are put on display for public entertainment. What differs my parents generation from mine is we are...
abigail.bezdek BRONZE, Roseville, California
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#3692 Opinion
liveasiFeel BRONZE, Cleveland, Ohio
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&quot;When you lose don&#039;t lose the lesson.&quot;<br /> - His Holiness the Daili Lama

#3693 Opinion
drhorriblylate BRONZE, Stanwood, Washington
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#3694 Opinion
By Peter Stroud BRONZE
Tempe, Arizona
Peter Stroud BRONZE, Tempe, Arizona
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#3695 Opinion
cforetia SILVER, Silver Spring, Maryland
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Closed mouths don&#039;t get fed.

RaniaMichaela PLATINUM, Abu Dhabi, Other
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"Don't watch what they say, watch what they do." ~ Rachel Maddow

#3698 Opinion
JesseR. BRONZE, Austin, Texas
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"The world keeps spinning. Time goes on."<br /> -My cousin Alicia.

#3699 Opinion
Wolf_Howl BRONZE, Sugar Land, Texas
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Lovely essay; dripping with pathos and missing the strong flavor of logos. <br /> <br /> Sorry, but such an essay fails to move me. I just submitted an essay today about Animal Rights and why is is wrong, so hopefully that will be submitted and prevent me from having to explain everything here. <br /> <br /> Anyway, do you have any source that says that people aren&#039;t made to eat meat? Because, while I have heard it before, I have never seen any such proof of this claim. Let&#039;s say your claim is true, please then, explain why we - humans - have hydrochloric acid in our stomachs - something herbivores lack? Or how about why we have protruding canines like that of many carnivores? And if you want to go the path of evolution, we did evolve from primates; the closest relative to us by up to 96 percent of the same DNA is the chimpanzee, which have strongly protruded canines (as well as being omnivorous like humans).<br /> <br /> Lastly, I think PETA is a complete fallacy. How can they be pushing for the &#039;ethical&#039; treatment of animals if they don&#039;t first care about mankind? My favorite quote noted from PETA is: &rsquo;[PETA] would rather have medical experiments done on our children than on animals&#039;, which is a close second to &#039;if animal test produced a cure for AIDS, [PETA] would be against it.&#039; I honestly don&#039;t think I need to even comment about these quotes; they tell the message themselves. <br /> <br /> Anyway, I do so hope that your vegetarianism goes well, but I also hope you realize how weak your argument is and how Animal Rights are not logically possible. I will link my essay once it is submitted for you to look over if you wish. <br /> <br /> Farewell, <br /> <br /> Wolf<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> P.S. I date a vegetarian. ;P

#3700 Opinion
Chen Chen BRONZE, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
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