Human Behavior and “Chimpanzee Politics”
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This 13 page paper takes the book “Chimpanzee Politics” by Frans de Waal as a springboard for answering five questions about the chimps described in the book, and how their behavior can be related to human behavior. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVChmpRv.rtf

Illegal Ivory Trade
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A 5 page paper which examines the illegal ivory trade as it pertains to elephants. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAivory.rtf

Imprinting in Animals
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This 8 page report discusses the processes and results of imprinting in animals. Dictionaries define imprinting as an “indelibly distinguishing effect or influence.” As such a statement applies to animals, it is an irreversible influence. Whether it is the homing “device” or ability of salmon, the ability of newborn animals of all species to recognize their parent, or the mating choices of any creature, what has been imprinted is what serves as one of the strongest determinants of their behavior. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWimprin.rtf

In What Ways Can Animals Communicate With Humans?
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6 pages in length. Humans often forget they are not the only living beings who have the ability to communicate both within and outside of their own species. This oversight causes considerable frustration on the humans' part inasmuch as they fail to understand what animals are "saying" to them through other means beyond verbal such as body language and sounds. People have become so dependent upon speech as the primary way in which to communicate that they are often unwilling to accept there is any other way; however, humans are not the only species that use vocabulary but just as with any foreign language, they are not able to understand an animal's grunts, growls and barks until studying what those "words" mean to that species. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCAnComHum.rtf

Insects As Intelligent Animals With The Ability to Learn
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A 10 page paper describing the intelligence and learning capabilities of insects. Emphasis is put on social insects. Studies are described that support the statements of an insect's abilities. The main insect in focus is the ant as it is the most thoroughly studied. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Insects.wps

Interesting Facts about House Finches
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This 3 page paper discusses some aspects of house finches including their habitat, food, coloration and other points. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVFinchs.rtf

International Trade Of Endangered Species And The Bush Administration: Elephant Tusks
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11 pages in length. Examining the Bush Administration's approach toward international trade of endangered species gives one a significantly better understanding of how mankind's selfishness has created a perilous situation for the animals. Changes in climate, destruction of habitat and loss of food source have all occurred at the hands of man, a greedy species who only looks out for his own best interests. However, what is becoming tremendously clear as the world closes in upon the twenty-first century is the fact that all the detrimental actions humanity has carelessly thrust upon the planet are coming back to haunt all species, including man. Soon there will be fewer and fewer animals left to exploit, with the elephant population representing one of the most immediately threatened of all wild animals because the Bush Administration blatantly supports lifting the existing ban on ivory trade. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCtusks.rtf

John Fante & Chester Himes, On Anger
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A 3 page essay that examines the theme of anger in novels by Fante and Himes. John Fante, in his novel The Road to Los Angeles, and Chester Himes in If He Hollers Let Him Go, both picture angry young men as their protagonists. While both of these characters have their anger at society in common, this is perhaps their only similarity. Yet, in both cases, the authors use their anger as a tool for expressing larger thematic messages. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khjfch.rtf

Justin Leiber's 'Can Animals And Machines Be Persons ?'
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5 pages in length. The writer subjectively discusses whether animals and machines can be viewed as persons using philosophies discussed in Leiber's book. No bibliography sources are used.
Filename: Animach.wps