Alberic Sacrifice

The suffering of animals who are raised and slaughtered for food is not justified, since it is not necessary for us to eat animals to get the nutrition we need. We treat animals cruelly simply just to serve our trivial enjoyment of taste. In addition, Rachels asserts that it is impossible to treat the animals decently yet still produce a sufficient amount of meat. According to him, the humane production of millions of pounds of meat would be so costly that it would force most of us to become vegetarians, as most of us would not have the resources to be able to afford much meat. In response to the question that: “if meat could be produced humanely, without mistreating the animals prior to eating them painlessly, would there be anything wrong with it?” (Rachels 372), he argues that human being the subjects of biographical and not merely biological lives is what qualifies humans for rights; however, the animals with which we are most familiar are subjects of biographical lives and if we have the right to life on the basis of having a life, then those animals have rights to life as well. Thus, even if the farming practices are completely humane, killing the animals is still immoral. There are millions of vegetarians already, there is already less cruelty than there would be otherwise, so little effect does not equate none. He uses the analogy of slavery to

The boundaries between maintenance and the expansion of humanity should be known clearly by everyone, because nature is so unpredictable yet fragile that we should not be continuing to develop and expand blindly. One individual who shares such sentiment is Michael Pollan, in his book “The Idea of a Garden” he talked about a massive tornado which devastated a familiar forest of pines in New England. In the aftermath of this natural disaster, there was a debate about how they were going to clean up such a mess. Two solutions were provided, the first was to let nature as it is and not bother to replace anything that was lost. The second solution was make a huge overhaul, and cut down everything in the forest in order to plant new trees, as a result their descendants can enjoy the radiance that once was. The common theme was that

Hill would make a distinction here from just perspective to one of attitude, if one sees themselves as part of nature and yet would still destroy it then they are making the value judgment that humans are more important than nature.

With the Taker mindset, we commit mass deforestation and pollute the earth with greenhouse gases, toxic byproducts, and garbage. The true perversion lies in the Taker mindset justifying these atrocities as necessary for the greater good; the good of humanity. I observed Mother Culture’s influence in my own worldview, as I saw the earth as a tool for our own advancement, rather than a precious environment worthy of protection. By elevating humanity to such a regal position, we have fooled ourselves into believing that we exist outside the laws of nature, and that we are immune to the consequences of our actions. Quinn compares humanity to someone trying to fly a plane that does is not designed in accordance with the laws of aerodynamics; even if he believes he is flying, he will eventually crash into the ground. I have realized that in the same way, we are not living in accordance with the laws of nature and that our arrogance will only result in the destruction of all of nature, ourselves included. That is unless we challenge or our beliefs and ideas until we live in a way beneficial for both human life and the

14) Earlier in the story, the alchemist told Santiago "when you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed." At the end of the story, how does this simple lesson change Santiago’s life? How does it lead him back to the treasure he was looking for?

He had good intentions; he wanted to flee from Polybus and Merope thinking of them as his real parents. This showed us that he was scared of the oracle from being true thus fleeing in order to prevent the mishap. Even he realized that the Gods were controlling him: “My god, my god-what have you planned to do to me?” Ln813p294

Our society has become a place where sacrifices are required to achieve specific goals. Sacrifice is an act of killing or giving up something in order to accomplish something that is more worthy, and righteous. The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho displays a young boy who faces obstacles which eventually cause him to sacrifice to achieve his Personal Legend. In Santiago’s journey to achieving his Personal Legend, he sacrifices factors that provide him comfort, a sense of security and pleasure such as his sheep, money, and love. By making such sacrifices, Santiago learns to overcome difficult situations indepently.

Most times this view refers to insects or plants being harmed by the crops. herbicide, fungicide, and pesticides. All of these could be used in reduced amounts with the use of more GMOs. This would keep herbicide, fungicide, and pesticides out of our rivers, creeks, and streams. Which helps the environment.

The book “Changes in the Land” by William Cronon in summary is based on environmental history where science, social science, the way society affects human nature and vice-versa is all combined into his narrative. With that being said, he believed that humans are dependent on nature, and nature is something that’s either made or broken by humans. Same goes for vegetation and land area. He wrote about conflicts between two cultures, where when the settlers came in to New England, they took over the Native American’s home. The power the settlers had over the Native Americans grew so strong that it got to a point where the rule of usufruct was put in place, where Native Americans could make use of any natural resource on earth as long as it wasn’t being needed by another person.

In this case, this movie shows simple folk who are invaded by modern society. “When the creatures awake from their hibernation they discover that while they were sleeping, a soulless suburban development stole their woodland space and the humans have erected a huge partition, a hedge, to fence them out” (Halberstam 10). For the creatures who lived in the woods that were taken over by the humans, the simple life is replaced by fast moving, wasteful and irresponsible people. These animals had to adapt to the changes in their new environment, food choices, new creatures, and relationships with those creatures. They had to work to outgrow their title of “vermin” given to them by the humans by proving that this was their territory and they were not going to let it be taken away from

Since man has evolved from apes, humans have only seen the land for its material value. More specifically, people who are driven by greed and self interest, have consistently taken advantage of the Earth’s limited resources.This relationship is illustrated in familiar pieces of text such as, “Undaunted Courage” by Stephen Ambrose and “On Indian Removal”by former President Andrew Jackson. This topic has extended to more recent articles like, “Is Gentrification a Human Rights Violation?”. Despite overwhelming scientific studies demonstrating the toll that man has reaped on the environment, humans continue to take advantage of and exploit the land for their own economic benefits which has developed a parasitic relationship.

“…respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of mankind, must be collected

With all the travelers the encountered, some left with more knowledge about culture and religion. They had “spiritual or religious idea that the universe and all natural objects animals, plants, trees, rivers, mountains rocks etc have souls or spirits” (source B).

He already has personal opinions, but then he receives an anonymous letter urging him to act on Rome's behalf. His decision to tell his wife of this conspiracy is actually one of manipulation on her part, the overall secret being from the letter of Cassius, the man who sent the anonymous letter.

Humans have always had a complicated relationship with non-human animals. This relationship has always benefitted the needs of humans, with little consideration for animals’ needs. Some animals are tortured for entertainment, some are butchered for food and others are taken from their habitat and family, and forced to be pets for humans. These are all examples of the ways humans have exploited animals for their own satisfaction. Hal Herzog’s essay “Animals Like Us” describes the complicated relationship that humans and animals have, and how difficult it is to determine what is ethical when dealing with animals. Jonathan Safran Foer makes a similar observation in his essay “The Fruits of Family Trees” of the ethical issues in the