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    The horse is a highly respected animal in United States culture. It has been worshipped and paid tribute to through art, books (Misty of Chincoteague, Black Stallion), movies (Black Beauty, Spirit), and television shows (Mr. Ed).  The horse industry is huge in the United States, encompassing everything from rodeos and racing to horses owned for purely pleasure.  There have been statues erected of famous racehorses, as well as museums devoted entirely to equines.  "Horse culture" is

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    The Hallmark Feature of Asd

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    AUTISM & ADHD Autism - Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of neurodevelopment disorders characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties, and repetitive patterns of behavior. These signs usually begin before a child is three years old. Some parents report the change as being sudden, and that their children start to reject people, act strangely, and lose language and social skills they had previously acquired. In other cases there is a plateau of progress so

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    Autism affects a wide variety of people around the world and the symptoms are as diverse as the people diagnosed. The care of these people normally falls on their relatives. This causes a rift in the relationship between the autistic children and their families due to the special needs of the children. Autism affects all ages and the children do not understand why they are labeled different or how to handle situations. This leads to a strain on the family as well as a multitude of things associated

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    Autism is a neurological disorder known as ASD. Autism isn’t recognized in a person but 1 in every 68 people have Autism just in the United States itself. They all face a constant struggle of wanting to be heard and understood, but they don’t always get that treatment. The struggles are all experienced at a different points in their lifetime. They develop obsessions or interests to block away the fears they have. Autism changes a few things especially their perspective in life. Their perspective

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    man that runs a butchering school for anyone who wants to have the experience of harvesting an animal for themselves. His name is Tom Mylan and he created the program to teach the age old skill not to make some extra money. One of the students Cristian Rusby said“It was more profound than I expected, because it was an olfactory experience, like a smell you remember from childhood. Every time I ate a tamale from this pig, I remembered it laying on a pallet and being shaved.” but then followed up by

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    Factory Farming

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    Leah Mattingly November 19, 2013 Factory Farming: The Truth Revealed Many people might not be aware of what really happens in factory farms, or if they do, they tend to turn a blind eye towards it. Our society has a fairytale image of how factory farm animals live: Cows grazing the luscious green fields, hens nesting in a warm, spacious barn, and pigs rolling around in mud enjoying the sunny day. This vision of farm life is far from reality, especially today with demand for cheap, delicious

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    Movie Food, Inc.

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    First, it is important to realize that the movie Food, Inc. was released in 2008 to a small audience in only certain markets. Only after the movie received the backing of many activist groups, was there a resulting widespread release of the documentary film. Food, Inc. did get nominated for an Oscar as “Best Documentary.” It did not win. Even for ultra-liberal Hollywood, the use of modern “propaganda” imagery and verbal delivery doomed Food, Inc. from winning an Oscar. Activists groups have an important

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    Let’s say you have a box of crayons. It represents ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), now inside the box you have different colors of crayons. Each color/crayon is a different disorder. The color we want to talk about today is teal, the official color for autism. Stuart Duncan once said, “Autism, like a rainbow, has a bright side and a dark side and even though it can mean rough waters it can be beautiful.” Autism isn’t a label, it’s a diagnoses. People with autism can be just as successful as neurotypical

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    individuals, or a subgroup of society hold about good and bad, right and wrong, justice and injustice, and fairness and unfairness (Rollin, 2006. pp. 31). Ethics2 on the other hand, is the logical examination, critique, and study of Ethics1. Dr. Temple Grandin is a prime example of someone who has encroached on both domains. Much of her work has improved the way in which we handle animals

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    Temple Grandin, an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, said of Autism, “Autism is an extremely variable disorder.” Autism is an extremely variable disorder because of the many different characteristics shown in children diagnosed with the disorder. Many Americans are clueless about Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. In order to understand Autism one needs to know the definition of the disease, ascertain the characteristics of the disease, know the probability

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