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By Wolf_Howl BRONZE
Sugar Land, Texas

The Earth is full of the beauty of nature with which human beings, willingly or not, coexist. Animals, a massive component of nature, are especially interactive with people. We rai...
Wolf_Howl BRONZE, Sugar Land, Texas
3 articles 6 photos 18 comments

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Lovely essay; dripping with pathos and missing the strong flavor of logos.

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.

Anyway, do you have any source that says that people aren't made to eat meat? Because, while I have heard it before, I have never seen any such proof of this claim. Let'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).

Lastly, I think PETA is a complete fallacy. How can they be pushing for the 'ethical' treatment of animals if they don't first care about mankind? My favorite quote noted from PETA is: ’[PETA] would rather have medical experiments done on our children than on animals', which is a close second to 'if animal test produced a cure for AIDS, [PETA] would be against it.' I honestly don't think I need to even comment about these quotes; they tell the message themselves.

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.

Farewell,

Wolf



P.S. I date a vegetarian. ;P


Silevryn BRONZE, Osceola, Missouri
3 articles 51 photos 58 comments

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"The world hasn't become more violent, it's become more televised"

paigebrun SILVER, Dayton, Ohio
8 articles 1 photo 3 comments
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By faerie-tales PLATINUM
Colchester, Connecticut
faerie-tales PLATINUM, Colchester, Connecticut
49 articles 0 photos 4 comments
sarahsinginrain SILVER, Setauket, New York
8 articles 1 photo 11 comments

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"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephan Sodeim

sarahsinginrain SILVER, Setauket, New York
8 articles 1 photo 11 comments

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"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos."-Stephan Sodeim

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By agtha.shellen SILVER
Clifton, New Jersey
agtha.shellen SILVER, Clifton, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I may not lead; Walk beside me, and just be my friend.
Albert Camus
A mere friend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.
Russian Proverb

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By Thinker PLATINUM
Na, Connecticut
Thinker PLATINUM, Na, Connecticut
47 articles 0 photos 82 comments

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A wise word does not make the speaker wise.

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By Thinker PLATINUM
Na, Connecticut
Thinker PLATINUM, Na, Connecticut
47 articles 0 photos 82 comments

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A wise word does not make the speaker wise.