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NATASHA JURADO ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM LEVEL 6 YACHAY TECH, ECUADOR
STEP BY STEP IN MY ENGLISH LEARNING BY NATASHAJURADO
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM
YACHAY TECH UNIVERSITY
LEVEL 6-019
TEACHER: ERCILIA DELANCER
JANUARY 10,2017
IBARRA ECUADOR
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1. PORTFOLIO LETTER 2. RESPONSE ESSAY 3. EXPLORATION/INVESTIGATION ESSAY 4. INTERPRETATION ESSAY 5. ARGUMENTATION ESSAY 6. FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT ESSAY 7. FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT PRESENTATION 8. REFLECTIONS 9. THANK YOU LETTER
Natasha Jurado One Yachay Way Yachay Tech University Urcuqui, Imbabura, Ecuador
06/12/2016
Dear Reader: My name is Natasha Jurado. Thank you to read my English language portfolio. It is a summary of my best experiences in the level six English class, and it shows the skills that I have been able to achieve at Yachay Tech. My reflective letter is made of the most interesting experiences and things that I have learned from four months in the level six English course. I can say that I have done a good performance during all level six this level represents one of the main stages in my academy education. I have been receiving English since I was 5 years first in the school then in the high school and finally at the university. But is clear that the place where I learn English in a strong way is in the university because since I came to Yachay, English class has been one of the most important subjects for the university. So since three years ago I have been in an intensive program of English, and I feel that each day I have been improving. I started from level 2 In the English language program at Yachay, and I think that is a good idea create a system that allows you learn of a big form a language and then you have the opportunity to practice and make of this new language part of your life. Now I am in level six and the English language is an important part of my life because all of my classes are in English, so I need to learn a lot of vocabulary and practice a lot English to pass my subjects. When the level six English course started, I felt a bit worried because I participated in the crash course program during the summer, so I didn’t know if I was completely ready to have the class in English. Because in this semester I started all the subjects of my major in English so I thought that maybe could be very difficult all the subjects but fortunately I have understood all the subjects.
For this semester I had many expectations and many goals in mi mind. Because as this is the last semester of English I thought that during this level I was going to beef up all the doubts and empties that I have been accumulated during the period of learning English. Also, I was sure that in this semester I was going to be able to write and speak in a better way. When start the semester I knew that I have some problems to speak and to write. I was sure that my principal problem was that I didn’t know a lot of vocabularies as can express all of my ideas so I used to be a little scared because always I had problems to express my idea completely. But since I have written more and we have done presentations and papers my knowledge improve because now I know the new vocabulary and I feel surer of my knowledge. Now, I feel surer because I feel that I am able of express of a better way my ideas and knowledge and I feel that the people understand the things that I say. One of the best things is that now I am able of express my ideas with fluency when someone asks me something. I think that is important feel safe and able for can express something I think that the help of the teacher and classmates have been fundamental, because of this way is easy to learn and correct mistakes. The best way to learn is working collaboratively because everybody in the group can contribute to the work and you can learn about skills of your classmates and achieve a good work. It is for this reason that the interpretation essay and presentation was my favorites during level six. Another interesting way to learn is to read and write essays because reading you learn faster vocabulary and writing you practice as put your ideas and you learn to think in English, and this things was presents during the all the level because we wrote many essays as response essay, literary analysis, interpretation essay and argumentation essay. I think that presentations are the best way to learn to speak in public and transmit your ideas to the audience of this form you can improve your abilities for speak. My first presentation was about how to be a good citizen, and I feel that was a regular presentation because I was very nervous and I was scare talking in front of all the class, But in my last presentation that was about violation of ethical rules in animal experiments, I felt very good, and trustful also I didn’t feel afraid. So I feel that I improve my knowledge about presentations because I am able to express all my ideas with the knowledge that I have. The activity that has helped me the most are the presentation because is the more complete activity because to do a presentation first, you need read a lot about a topic. Second, you need
to create a little summary with the information. Third, you need to present your work and transmit the principal ideas about a topic. So of this form is easier learn and improve. I think that with the English language program at Yachay I learned a lot, from basic things to the most complex because It have English every day for two hours is a good method to learn because of this form you are in contact with the English language always. For me the English language is very important because is the principal language in the world and to know English can open new opportunities. It is for this reason that after this level, I plan to continue to study English every day to achieve a good English that permit me to feel sure when I talk this language. Thank you for reading my portfolio. I hope it was an interesting experience and you have could enjoy the content of my portfolio. Also, I hope that my experiences and ideas have been to your liking. I hope that all the time and effort that I have put in this portfolio, give me a good result in my learning to English.
Gratefully,
Natasha Jurado
RESPONSE ESSAY
Running head: CAN COLLEGE EDUCATION GUARANTEE SUCCESS?
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Can College Education Guarantee Success? Natasha Jurado Yachay University of Experimental Technology and Research
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CAN COLLEGE EDUCATION GUARANTEE SUCCESS?
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Can College Education Guarantee Success? “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” Albert Einstein. College education is an important tool that people use for their professional life, but the problem in the actuality is that although a person finishes his career, this doesn’t assure the success. Many times people manage to finish the university, but they do not acquire the required knowledge, they only approve the subjects without to learn the important things that will be the tools for the future. In his article Don't Buy the Hype, College Education is Not an Investment George Leef says (2013) that “If a college degree were a regulated investment opportunity, it would have to bear the standard warning that past performance is no guarantee of future". Therefore, learn is more important than to approve the subjects, because of the people will judge you, by yours skills and ingenuity, not by your degrees. According to the article, the college education is questionable because do not all the people that study the college to obtain the same results (Leef, 2013). Exist many cases where people that study the college don’t find a good job and have economy problems. In other hand exist many people that don't study anything, only work with basic things that they learned over the years, and they have success. As consequence, people start to ask themselves if it is necessary to take a college to have success. It is important to have in mind that is more probably to get success for people who are prepared because they have more tools to find success. The principal reason by people don't have job is because not all the people that finish the college are prepared to confront with a real job where they going to need all the tools that received in the college, and this is consequence of the lack of dedication when
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they were in the college, because many times the people complete the college without learn all the necessary things to can work. This is a consequence of when people, when are studying only, want to complete the college without caring about the consequences of their actions in the long term, they forget the importance that have to learn. The times have changing and all the things that were important in the past to reach success, now don’t represent anything. In the actuality, the conditions change so the academic rigor and labor market is different. Now many people study the college, so in the future to get a job going to be very difficult. Which is true because before employers were only looking for people who have completed College because 40 years ago very few people studying, but in the actuality, the employers are looking for people with high degree of knowledge and experience (Leef, 2013). While people have more degrees, it is more probably will get a good job and a good salary. But is important remember, that many people in the actuality want to study, so to get a job becomes a difficult struggle. In which the most important things are abilities and capacities. The main reason for which the people must prepared in the college, is because in this place the people can increase their knowledge level and skills. These things are basic tools that going to help the personal development of the people and these tools going to be present all the time in each thing that occur in the world. The education degree doesn’t assure the success but does more possible the success. The most important are the efforts that the people do, because if you put all your dedication in anything that you do, you are going to have success. In the ted talk video, Till H. Groß (2014) opines that” if you want to become really good at something, needs developing skill, and the best way to achieve this skill is to work hard and create new things”. Which is real because the most important things
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that you can learn in the college are the skills like read, write, have critical thinking and team working. These are tools that support the life of people and will be present always in the college, work and in many aspects of the life. All the people can do the same, but the most important difference is that don’t always the people are committed and dedication that the success need. According to the video, I feel People must take the education into your own hands because each person is responsible for its future and the things that want reach in the future. All depend on the dedication and effort (Groß, 2014).The limits only stay in the head of the people that don’t want struggle for their dreams and are accustomed to living with the things that the life gives them. The success is for the people that want fight for their dreams and never give up. Success is completely independent of if you are studying or not because succeed isn't easy to achieve but neither is impossible. In conclusion, study allows that people have more opportunities to get a good job and maybe a good financial situation in the life. Study permit that the people see the life from another perspective clearer, it is important remember that all the success always depended on personal performance, Although the education do not give good results in all the case, but it's undeniable that the education college help to increase the personal development, So to study prepares you to face the life of a better way.
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References Leef, G. (2013, 12 June). Don't Buy the Hype, College Education is Not an Investment Forbes opinion. TEDx Talks. (2014, October, 20). Forget university? 4 steps to design your own education. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUnpSYMNEhY.
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EXPLORATION/ INVESTIGATION ESSAY
Natasha Jurado 13-10-2016 L6-019 The Story of an Hour Literacy Criticism In her story “the story of an hour” Kate Chopin-related an interesting story about a woman which to becomes a widow woman, because her husband died in a transit accident. The story reflects how were marriages before, around the nineteenth century, so shows how the machismo influence of a strong way in the society and for this reason, the rights of the woman wasn't respected. It is clear that the woman of the story was not happy with her marriage, so when she thought that her husband died she felt free. The story is based in a century which the man and women were treated in a different way also marriage was based in a different way than now. In the story, the writer says that “Louise was going , with a fair , calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even certain strength”(Chopin,1894), which express that after of the death of her husband she felt good, relaxed and with calm, maybe because she didn’t feel bad about the death of her husband because her marriage was like a prison for her without liberty, because in that century didn’t exist the equality between woman and man, so this influence a lot in the society and as result of this the woman was despised and her rights wasn't respected. Another important part of the story, is the part where the writer says that “the personage of Louise said it over and over under hte breath: “free, free, free!” her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body “(Chopin, 1894). Which is clear that the writer wants to express that the woman was very happy
with the report of her husband’s death. So she only thought of the idea of living with liberty, happy and relaxed because maybe when she was married she didn’t have liberty to do all the things that she wants. So the death of her husband represents a new opportunity for living for her and start a new life. She would live for herself. The writer says that “free! Body and soul free!”(Chopin, 1894), the writer want expresses that the woman although sometimes love her husband, sometimes doesn’t love him, so the rare sensation of loving or not loving that the woman felt for his husband because with the marriage that we can suppose between these persons we can say that they had a bad marriage with the rules of the society imposed in the past. In conclusion, we can say that the story is based on the suffering of a woman, who lived in a century where the machismo rules were imposed. The woman and the man weren’t equal and as result of this, the rights of women were violated. So the writer wrote this story thinking maybe in a situation that she passed when she lived in that time. So maybe this story was based on her personal story and of this way she wanted to show to everyone as many women felt during that time.
Reference Chopin, K. (1894). Chopin’s The Story of an Hour. The Explicator. Retrieved from: http://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/.
INTERPRETATION ESSAY
Running head: “2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY”
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Interpretation Essay: Essential Reasons for Considering “2001: A Space Odyssey” as a Masterpiece Eduardo López, Natasha Jurado, and Alex Imba Yachay University of Experimental Technology and Research
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“If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed” (Stanley Kubrick). One of kind of art most complete is the cinema; it is because this art includes almost all others. In cinema, a lot of people work in several ways and in different kinds of arts, and as a final result delivered a piece of art. It can be seen in the movie “2001 A Space Odyssey” that was directed by Stanley Kubrick. The director of this movie was born at 1928 in New York, also he was a scriptwriter, producer and photographer. He is considered as one of the most influential filmmakers of the twentieth century because he stood out for his technical precision, the great stylization of his films and marked symbolism. The movie was filmed in 1968 by a time where the special effects are not developed, as they are now. The gender of this movie is science fiction, but also it is considered a cult movie by the impact that generates through the time. The movie is considered a milestone in the gender of sci-fi because it defines this kind of productions by the innovation of the scientific realism. As a result, to analysis this work developing more about: special effects and scientific realism, the evolution of the intelligence through of visual communication and analysis and interpretations of the end of the movie. The movie had special effects so advanced that earned it an Oscar in this category. The special effects in a movie are very important because the greatest special effects open the doors to the possibilities to create another kind of stories. Kubrick worked many hours a day by 4 years to prepare the film, he was obsessed with realism in this film. He spent months studying photographs of the Moon, so that the image of our satellite in 2001 was rigorously faithful to the latest scientific findings and with help of technological advances could represent his view. He tried to make even the smallest detail of the film authentic. For example, he decided to give voice to HAL 9000, the supercomputer that plays a crucial role in the plot, because the American and English experts in computers assured him that such machines would speak before the end of the twentieth century. This rigor in the approach forced him to decide on a
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series of issues, more delicate than it seems at first sight. The special effects and scientific realism in the details give to this piece of art its charm and status. The evolution of the intelligence through of visual communication was an important element during the film. We are interested in three parts of evolution represented in the film, which are a reflection of the changes of the era in the history of mankind. These are: monkeys, humans, and artificial intelligence. The film initially focuses on the monkeys, because it shows one of the main stages through which the man passed a long time ago. It also shows how these animals were developing intellectual capabilities at a basic level, so as to be able to think and create tools to survive in a better way, with which we can note great changes that had to suffer the human race to be able to reach its current form. Then you can see the evolution that has reached the man until now because he has developed his intellectual capacities completely. Therefore of this, he is able to think and analyze, as a result of this can create machines and manipulated them. For that time, human beings had evolved enough to develop a space flight and the technologies necessary for a travel of this kind. Finally, the evolution of man comes to the point of being able to create artificial intelligence, which is created with the objective of replacing the real intelligence of man by a machine because it is thought that this could be more accurate and efficient than that of men. The intelligence is the main characteristic of man and of this depends on the creation and development of artificial intelligence. In addition with the time, the man is still evolving and acquiring new skills and unique features that a machine could never achieve. Even though there are multiple analysis and interpretations of the end of the movie, it only depends on of self-criticism. After of the new release of the movie “2001 A Space Odyssey” in 1968, a lot of real and non-real interpretations were ascribed to this movie; however, the end of the movie caused different analysis. Therefore, to understand the meaning of the end it is essential to make a quickly summarize of the end of the movie.
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Thus, according to Dolan Reynolds in an article called What Does The Ending Of 2001: A Space Odyssey Really Mean? says: “ In the last 30 minutes of the film Dave is given all the knowledge of the universe and has been transformed into an immortal, all knowing being. Dave is now the films version of God sent back to advance his race further than they ever could have by themselves”. Now, a catholic interpretation can be attached in the fact that the movie expresses the chase of God; and at the moment when Dave receive all knowledge, it seems as a supremum God that is irrefutable and almighty. But, as the director of the movie Stanley Kubrick “You are free to speculate, as you wish, about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of ‘2001’.” So, as the first sentence of this paragraph says after that someone sees the movie, the interpretation only depends on of the self-criticism. In 1991, 2001: A Space Odyssey was annexed in the National Registry of Recordings of the Library of Congress of the United States because of its cultural or historical significance in American life. This work means several things for different people and this was possible by every person that work in the movie in special to Stanley Kubrick. The special effects are the most important visual part of the movie, this combined with scientific realism made possible this movie. Also, the evolution of the intelligence was one of the most important elements of the movie, because it could show the importance that has the human intelligence because all the technological discoveries that exist now and going to appear in the future are formed from this. Which shows that human intelligence is something unique and irreplaceable. At the end of the movie, various kinds of interpretation and analysis can be made; from a catholic point of view it seems to be the case of a search of a true God; it is because of all knowledge is shared to one character. Nevertheless, the director of the film claims that the viewer is free to interpret and analyze the meaning of the movie.
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References Kubrick, S. (2012). 2001: A Space Odyssey - Trailer [1968] HD. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2UWOeBcsJI [Accessed 15 Nov. 2016]. H. (2013, February 25). What Does The Ending Of 2001: A Space Odyssey Really Mean? Retrieved November 14, 2016, from http://whatculture.com/film/what-does-theending-of-2001-a-space-odyssey-really-mean Kubrick, S.(producer and director). (1968). 2001: A Space Odyssey. [Film]. United States: Metro-Golden-Mayer. Joyce, P. (director). (2001). 2001: The Making of a Myth. [Documentary film]. United Kingdom.
ARGUMENTATION ESSAY
Natasha Jurado 01-12-2016 L6-019 Legalize it all “Drug misuse is not a disease, it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call that not a disease but an error of judgment� Philip K. Dick. Drugs are a controversial topic because there are many points of view in favor and against of drugs. Drugs are substances that are formed by many dangerous elements for the health however, there are drugs that are legal and are sell in pharmacies and also there are other drugs that are prohibited by the government and the unique way to obtain this kind of drugs is the illicit way. Some drugs are legal in some countries because in these countries the people think that legalize drugs could solve some problems as the elimination of the black market, reduce the violence and could reduce the government investment in the fight against drugs, but this point of view has some mistakes because although disappear the black market, and the government reduce the money that is investment in the fight against drugs, society going to have other stronger problems because all action has strong result and in these case the principal problems that going to be present as result of free drugs are the increase of disabled people, more violence by the consumers and drug dealers of drugs and damage in future generations. First, as consequence of legalization of drugs people are going to consume more drugs than before of legalization, because the drugs are going to be cheaper and the access to these substances going to be easier. As consequence, the society is going to have more disabled people by consumption of drugs. Drugs have strong results in the health of people. The main results are brain damage, addiction, depression and others diseases as the aftermath of excessive consumption of drugs. According to Dan Baum in his article,
legalize it all says that “Addiction is a chronic illness during which relapses or flare-ups can occur, as with diabetes, gout, and high blood pressure. And drug dependence can be as hard to friends and family as it is on the afflicted”, so the consumption of drugs don’t cause damage only in the consumer's in addition also cause damage in all the people that is around of consumer. Second, Dan Baum says that “Most of what hate and fear about drugs – the violence the overdose, the criminality- derives from prohibition, not drugs” (Baum, 2016) which is false because although the government permission the legalization of drugs, in society would exist a lot of violence for new reasons, for example, the consumers who don't have enough money to buy drugs would become in delinquent to obtain money. Also, the drug dealers too would cause violence because the ingress of money could be less because all the people could sell drugs so for the drug dealers could think that the sell of drugs aren't a profitable business and this could push them to search new methods to obtain money, as the delinquency. Third, the legalization of drugs is going to cause a big damage in future generations. If we have in mind as the society has reacted with the permission of some drugs that are sell in the pharmacies, we can say that the people reacted in a bad way because exist many people that are addicted to legal drugs, and if in the future the drugs are legalized is clear that society going to be very damaged to the new generations. Dan Baum says “decriminalization of drugs don’t do enough to stop the consumption of drugs” (Baum,2016), many people judge the prohibition of drugs don’t care the criminalization and it is for this reason that while the time pass, drugs are more accepted by society. In conclusion, the consumption of drugs mustn't be legalized because could cause a big damage society and become the society in a dangerous place to live and as a
consequence of a violent society, the new generations going to be affected. For this reason, the best thing that can do the government to fight against the consumption of drugs is Promoting a campaign against of drugs for young people and adults, with the objective of raising the people about of future problems that drugs can generate.
Reference Baum, D. (April, 2016). Legalize it all: How to Win the war on drugs. Harpers' Magazine, . Retrieved from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7eGjW3-dW8QzFxMk9uT2RuRVk/view
FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT ESSAY
Running head: VIOLATION OF ETHICAL RULES IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION 1
Violation of Ethical Rules in Animal Experimentation Natasha Jurado Yachay University of Experimental Technology and Research
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Abstract This paper discusses why the animal experimentation method should be replaced because it is a method that violates the ethical rules that exist in favor of the life of animals. The main reason that the animal experimentation must be eliminated is because the animals are injured and suffer a lot, also the solutions that are obtained in the animals are not applicable in humans. It is for this reason that the animal experimentation must be replace to another method that respects the life and the rights of animals. This shows how big the double morality is for the humans because they want respect for their lives but do not respect the rights of animals. Key words: experiments, replaced, rights, life, suffer.
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Violation of Ethical Rules in Animal Experimentation “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” (Mahatma Gandhi). Some scientists have experimented on animals for a long time because they think that animals are the best option to try new medicines and treatments. However, scientists do not have in mind that it is violating the rights of animals because they do not respect their right to life also, the scientists do not have any kind of method to reduce suffering during experimentation this is proved by the big quantity of animals die that have been registered in many of the laboratories of experimentation, which is cruel because animals die after to suffer a lot. So this is a controversial topic in the society because there is a strong contrast between the right thing and the necessary thing where clearly the right thing must be the most important. So the animal experimentation must be replaced for three main reasons. First, the animals suffer a lot during the animal experimentation. Second, the results obtained in the animal experimentation hardly ever gives good results in the humans. Third, there are more effective testing methods that can replace animal testing. Animals suffer and are injured during the animal experimentation and as consequence, they have many problems to survive after experimentation. Although some investigations affirm that animals are cared properly, to ensure good results during the animal experimentation. According to website procon.org (2016)” the animals are treat humanely and are cared by veterinarians to ensure their well-being because stressed or crowded animals produce unreliable research results” .But it is confirmed that in the most of the cases the animals do not care, so they are forcibly fed, are submitted to the forced inhalation, food, and water deprivation. Additionality the animals remain burned and injured a lot of time without any kind of attention. According to website Cruelty-free international (2016) “money, time and animals live being wasted” Which is true because the majority of animals who are used for
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experimentation die, and the rest of animals that don't die, finish their lives as disabled animals and suffer a lot. The results obtained in the animal experimentation hardly ever gives good results in the humans. Because although the animals are very similar to humans, share some organs and operate biologically equal, they aren’t be completely equal. For example, “the chimpanzees share 99%of their DNA with humans, and mice are 98%genetically similar to humans” (Procon.org, 2016). It has confirmed that animal experimentation is a practice that is ineffective because many times doesn’t give the expected results. The principal reason of this is that many of the diseases that are presented in the humans aren’t be in the animals, so scientific induce artificially these diseases in those animals with the object to imitate the human disease, but the most of the experiments in animals fail (Cruelty Free International, 2016). “Is proven that the 95% of the drugs proven in animals, don’t give results in humans” (Cruelty Free International, 2016). Also, the secondary effects are not the same in animals that in humans, so the results obtained by animal experimentation must not be applied in human beings. There are new methods that can replace the animal testing because of this is one of the most violent methods, and although some investigations affirm that must not change the method because the animals get benefits of this. "Animal testing has also been instrumental in saving endangered species from extinction” (Procon.org, 2016) so this shows that although this method has negatives aspects also can be positive changes that improve the life of animals. But it is possible to apply another method that helps the animals and additionally do not kill animals. Exist some new methods that can replace the animal experimentation, one of the most interesting is a method that consist “In vitro (in glass) testing, such as studying cell cultures in a petri dish, can produce more relevant results than animal testing because human cells can be used” (Procon.org, 2016) this method is very useful and the better about this is that doesn’t imply kill many animals to save the life of others animals.
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In conclusion, the animal experimentation is a method that it doesn’t respect the rights of animal’s life, it is violent and cruel. Animal experimentation kills each year a lot of animals in a big quantity because the animals that are subjected to this kind of experiment aren't treated in the form that they deserve, so the animals are injured all the time. Also, this experiment many times doesn’t give the expected result because although the humans and animals have the similar features many of the results obtained in animals can't be applied to the humans because they aren’t completely equal. Additionally, the animal testing can be replaced by another method that does not put at risk the life of many animals because animals have the same rights that humans.
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References Cruelty Free International. (n.d.). Retrieved from Arguments against animal testing: https://www.crueltyfreeinternational.org/why-we-do-it/arguments-against-animaltesting Procon.org. (2016, April 24). Retrieved from should animals be used for scientific or commercial testing: http://animal-testing.procon.org/
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FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT PRESENTATION
VIOLATION OF ETHICAL RULES IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION REVIEWER: NATASHA JURADO TEACHER: ERCILIA DELANCER
OUTLINE 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF ANIMAL TESTING 2. PROBLEM AND SOLUTION ABOUT ANIMAL TESTING a) ANIMAL SUFFERING b) INVALID RESULTS IN HUMANS c) NEW TESTING METHODS 3. CONCLUSION
• “THE GREATNESS OF A NATION AND ITS MORAL
PROGRESS CAN BE JUDGED BY THE WAY ITS ANIMALS ARE TREATED” MAHATMA GANDHI
BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF ANIMAL TESTING SOME SCIENTISTS HAVE EXPERIMENTED ON ANIMALS FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BEST OPTION TO TRY NEW MEDICINES AND MEDICAL PROCEDURE.
PROBLEM SCIENTISTS DON´T HAVE IN MIND THAT IT IS VIOLATING THE RIGHTS OF ANIMALS. THE SCIENTIST DON’T HAVE ANY KIND OF METHOD TO REDUCE SUFFERING DURING EXPERIMENTATION.
SOLUTION AND REASONS ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION MUST BE REPLACED. 1.
ANIMALS SUFFER AND ARE HURT DURING THE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
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RESULTS OBTAINED IN THE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION HARDLY EVER GIVES GOOD RESULTS IN THE HUMANS.
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THERE ARE NEW TESTING METHODS THAT CAN REPLACE THE ANIMAL TESTING
ANIMALS SUFFER AND ARE HURT DURING THE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION • -AS CONSEQUENCE, THEY HAVE MANY PROBLEMS TO LIVE AFTER EXPERIMENTATION • -ACCORDING TO WEBSITE PROCON.ORG ”THE ANIMALS ARE TREAT HUMANELY AND ARE CARED BY VETERINARIANS TO ENSURE THEIR WELL-BEING, BECAUSE STRESSED OR CROWDED ANIMALS PRODUCE UNRELIABLE RESEARCH RESULTS”. IS FOR THIS REASON THAT THE ANIMALS ARE CARED PROPERLY, TO ENSURE GOOD RESULTS.
• ACCORDING TO WEBSITE CRUELTY FREE INTERNATIONAL ”MONEY, TIME AND ANIMALS LIVES BEING WASTED” (CRUELTY FREE INTERNATIONAL, S.F.) BECAUSE THE ANIMALS ARE FORCIBLY FED, ARE SUBMITTED TO THE FORCED INHALATION, FOOD AND WATER DEPRIVATION, ADDITIONALITY THE ANIMALS REMAIN BURNED AND INJURED A LOT OF TIME WITHOUT ANY KIND OF ATTENTION AND AS CONSEQUENCE, MANY ANIMALS END UP THEIR LIVES DISABLED.
RESULTS OBTAINED IN THE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION HARDLY EVER GIVES GOOD RESULTS IN THE HUMANS. • THE ANIMALS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO HUMANS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOME CHARACTERISTICS EQUALS. ACCORDING TO WEBSITE PROCON.ORG “THE CHIMPANZEES SHARE 99%OF THEIR DNA WITH HUMANS, AND MICE ARE 98%GENETICALLY SIMILAR TO HUMANS” (PROCON.ORG, 2016).
• THE HUMANS AND CHIMPANZEES HAVE THE SAME ANCESTORS, THEY HAVE THE SAME ORGANS AND BOTH ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO MANY OF THE SAME DISEASES BECAUSE THEY OPERATE BIOLOGICALLY EQUAL. SO THE EXPERIMENTS CAN PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS.
• THE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION IS A PRACTICE THAT IS INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE MANY TIMES DOESN’T GIVE THE EXPECTED RESULTS.
• THE PRINCIPAL REASON OF THIS IS THAT MANY OF THE DISEASES THAT ARE PRESENTS IN THE HUMANS AREN’T BE IN THE ANIMALS, SO THE SCIENTIFICS INDUCE ARTIFICIALLY THESE DISEASES IN THOSE ANIMALS WITH THE OBJECT OF MIMIC THE HUMAN DISEASE BUT THE MOST OF EXPERIMENTS IN ANIMALS FAILS. • ACCORDING TO WEBSITE CRUELTY FREE “IS PROVEN THAT THE 95% OF THE DRUGS PROVEN IN ANIMALS, DON’T GIVE RESULTS IN THE HUMANS” (CRUELTY FREE INTERNATIONAL, S.F.) ALSO THE SECONDARY EFFECTS DON’T BE THE SAME IN ANIMALS TO HUMANS.
THERE ARE NEW TESTING METHODS THAT CAN REPLACE THE ANIMAL TESTING • NO IS A GOOD IDEA CHANGE OF METHOD TO EXPERIMENT BECAUSE THE ANIMALS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION ALSO GET BENEFITS OF THIS METHOD.
• ACCORDING TO WEB SITE PROCON.ORG “ANIMAL TESTING HAS ALSO BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SAVING ENDANGERED SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION” (PROCON.ORG, 2016), SO THIS SHOW THAT ALTHOUGH THIS METHOD HAVE ASPECTS NEGATIVES ALSO CAN BE POSITIVE CHANGES THAT IMPROVE THE LIFE OF ANIMALS.
• ALTHOUGH THE ANIMAL TESTING HAVE POSITIVE ASPECTS, THIS METHOD CAN BE REPLACE WITH OTHER THAT GIVES THE SAME POSITIVE CHANGES THAT GIVES THE ANIMAL TESTING BUT THAT DON’T KILL MANY ANIMALS ACCORDING TO WEB SITE PROCON.ORG “IN VITRO (IN GLASS) TESTING, SUCH AS STUDYING CELL CULTURES IN A PETRI DISH, CAN PRODUCE MORE RELEVANT RESULTS THAN ANIMAL TESTING BECAUSE HUMAN CELLS CAN BE USED” (PROCON.ORG, 2016). • SO THE APPLICATION OF NEW METHODS AS THE CULTURE CELLS CAN BE A BETTER METHOD THAT ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION BECAUSE GIVES BETTER RESULTS AND DON’T KILL ANIMALS. ALSO THIS METHOD COMPLIES WITH RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THE LIFE.
CONCLUSION • THE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION IS A METHOD THAT DOESN’T RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THE LIFE AND IS INHUMANE AND CRUEL. • THE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION EACH YEAR KILL A LOT OF ANIMALS IN QUANTITY VERY BIG, BECAUSE THE ANIMAL THAT ARE SUBJECTED TO THIS KIND OF EXPERIMENT DON’T ARE TREATED IN THE FORM THAT THEY DESERVE SO THE ANIMALS ARE INJURED ALL THE TIME. • ALSO THIS RESEARCH’S MANY TIME DON’T GIVE THE EXPECTED RESULT BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE HUMANS AND ANIMALS HAVE THE SIMILAR FEATURES, MANY OF THE RESULTS OBTAIN IN ANIMALS CAN BE APPLIED IN THE HUMANS BECAUSE ARE DIFFERENT BEINGS. • THE ANIMAL TESTING CAN BE REPLACE TO OTHER METHOD THAT DOES NOT PUT AT RISK THE LIFE OF MANY ANIMALS, ONE OF THE BETTER OPTIONS IS THE CULTURE CELLS. SO THE ANIMALS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ENVIRONMENT AND IS AN OBLIGATION OF THE HUMANS CARE AND RESPECT THE ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS THAT HAVE THE HUMANS.
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• . HOPES. RETRIEVED FROM: HTTP://WEB.STANFORD.EDU/GROUP/HOPES/CGI-BIN/HOPES_TEST/ANIMAL-RESEARCH/ • CRUELTY FREE INTERNATIONAL. (N.D.). RETRIEVED FROM ARGUMENTS AGAINST ANIMAL TESTING: HTTPS://WWW.CRUELTYFREEINTERNATIONAL.ORG/WHY-WE-DO-IT/ARGUMENTS-AGAINST-ANIMAL-TESTING • PROCON.ORG. (2016, APRIL 24). RETRIEVED FROM SHOULD ANIMALS BE USED FOR SCIENTIFIC OR COMMERCIAL TESTING: HTTP://ANIMAL-TESTING.PROCON.ORG/ •
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