The new assignment intrigued her. She looked forward to getting the details, writing the story that would impress the editor. Driving into the parking lot at the Modern Girl’s Cosmetic Factory, she parked, got out of the car and saw several people walking back and forth in front of the building, carrying large signs. The messages written in large black letters on bright-colored poster boards clearly stated. ‘NO FACTORY IN OUR TOWN USING OUR ANIMALS and SAVE OUR PETS’. On the other side of the building, she noticed others carrying similar signs stating ‘ANIMALS ARE PLENTIFUL’, ‘WE NEED JOBS’ and ‘COSMETICS DON’T KILL’ ‘TOO MANY ANIMALS, USE THEM’.
Several Police officers stood nearby to insure the groups were peaceful. Still, they yelled at
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I work with the Daily Press in Charleston.”
“Are you writing about this?” She asked, extending her hands to include the group of protestors.
“They asked me to find out what’s going on around here. I have an appointment with Mr. Silvers in a few minutes.” Ruth looked at her watch and was looking forward to the interview. The protestors confused her and she decided during her appointment that she would ask Mr. Silvers about using live animals in testing cosmetics. I hope someday I can buy cosmetics where they do not use live animals in testing.
“They’ve increased the size of the building twice in the last fifteen years. Now they want to expand it again so they can triple their production. We tried to stop Mrs. Whitmyer’s estate from selling the land.
“What happened? Apparently they still got the land.” Ruth wanted to know.
“When Modern Girl offered twice the value of the property, we understood why they sold it, but we want to stop them expanding and using more live animals,” she said angrily. “Now do you know why we want to expose them in your paper?” The well-dressed fortyish-year-old woman asked as Ruth watched the others marching back and forth-in front of the
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“Of course, there is so much information on the internet, but they won’t use it.”
“It’s time for my appointment, thank you for talking to me.” Ruth was sad as she went to the office to meet with the president of Modern Girl Cosmetics.
Upon entering the office, she noticed the receptionist was not at the desk, Ruth waited a few minutes before going down the hallway and knocking on several doors before she getting an answer.
“May I help you?” The young man asked when he opened the door.
“I have an appointment with Mr. Silvers. The receptionist was not at the desk so I came back here to see if I could find someone,” she said and snickered.
“Mr. Silver’s office is that way.” He pointed down the hallway. “I think he is in a meeting and should be back soon. You could wait in the lobby the receptionist should be back by now.”
“Thank you for your help,” Ruth said as he closed the door. I’ll just wait in his office, she thought and went down the hallway.
Ecological Adaptation within Literature, “The Yellow-Wallpaper” In the thrilling short story, “The Yellow-Wallpaper,” Charlotte Perkins Gilman captivates readers and critics through many literary techniques, including distinctive discourse, a first person perspective on neurosis, and an array of symbolic overtones. However, while these other approaches provide highly educational insight, there is another perspective of Gilman’s story that Heidi Scott, a professor at the University of Maryland, offers: the application of ecology. She writes in her journal article, “Crazed Nature: Ecology in The Yellow Wall Paper,” how the unnamed narrator taps into her animalistic instinct and allows her body to adapt to the new ecological surroundings. In order to best understand Scott’s analysis, I will explore a brief summary of the story and Gilman’s life, the different ecologies that the narrator experiences, the transformation from one to the other, and the strengths and weaknesses of Scott’s argument.
Home? It had been a while coming. He fidgeted with his ring and stuck out his chest. He glanced at her picture framed on his desk and smiled.
“I know him!” and he pushed all the way forward. “It’s the clerk, the retired titular
“It’s fine. I can’t be here very much longer anyway. I gotta get outta here.” George said.
“Listen up gentleman!” The head of the detective agency prepares to make an announcement, hopefully about some new information on the case. He points at me.
The man laid the paper down on his desk and then began to get up. "Well, what paper are you looking for and do you have an exact date?"
Each year, thousands of animals are brutally tortured in laboratories, in the name of cosmetic research. A movement to ban animal testing for cosmetic purposes has been gaining popularity, with many companies hopping on the bandwagon against this research. New alternatives have been developed to eliminate the necessity to test on animals. This is only a small beginning of what is necessary to end these immoral acts. Animal testing in cosmetics is useless and cruel, and can be accomplished by other methods of research to end the suffering of animals.
"Are you saying that you think there could be a cure for them?" I asked, thinking of poor
"Thank you very much you have been sooo helpful," she says almost condescendingly and as she walks out the door promises that, "I'll be back!" I turn around to resume my "lean" against the counter and find a customer waiting to make his purchase.
Simple household items such as lotions, shampoos and cosmetics aren’t very expensive and are within reach for the public, yet the public is not knowledgeable of the fact that the products that they use everyday are put through a series of tests which involve the use of harmless animals. Several large commercial companies do not make products for animals; they decide that using these harmless creatures for the testing of their products, could be cause to be harmful to animals still go forward with these types of procedures on an everyday basis. Although these animals are unable to defend themselves or signs of any form of consent for the near death procedures, these companies find this as a cheap solution for testing their products before placing them on the market. There are many other alternatives to testing animals such as embryonic stem cell research. Animal experimentation is wrong and it can be avoided but companies which are greedy for money chose not to.
Bethmac: But first let me inform you that I will do all the talking and mingling due to the condition of the throat of my wife, she has a cold. But please, Joan stay in your seat and introduce and welcome everyone.
It still comes as a surprise to me that with all the technology in today’s society, we are still relying on animals for cosmetic research. Some people think that it is acceptable and even justified to test on mere animals rather than risk hurting people. So, for these kinds of people, animal testing makes perfect sense. However, in my opinion, animals are living creatures and have the right to live out their lives as nature intended rather than simply surviving in cages while being poked and prodded with whatever scientists fancy. I think it is depressing and sort of grotesque that I am using products that have been tested on animals that are even commonly bred as our pets. So, I began my research to find out what companies still test on animals, why they do so, and what other alternatives they could use in place of animal testing.
“Can I speak to the manager, please?” he asked. He eyed her over the rim of his sunglasses intimidatingly.
The door slowly opened to reveal a woman in her late sixties. She wore a red dress of ankle length, flat shoes and short gray hair. “Forgive me, I thought you might be one of those leafy green men.”