Discussing ethical issues

Fokardi 11-A

If I could travel bake in time, I would go to the end of Victorian era. This era lasted from 1837 to 1901. I would like to visit this era for several reasons. Firstly this era is considered to be the time of the highnest prosperity of the British state, the rise of economic development and well-being of society, the flourishing of culture and arts. The phase,,Victorian era’’ has entered British and world culture as a permanent nickname. I consider this era one of the most unique in English history, and not going there will be a huge loss.

  And secondly in this era I would like to meet Charles Darvin. He was an English scientist who developed the theory of evolution and proposed the princips of natural selection.

This man delighted me from an early age of my childhood, because he was the one who turned the whole world of biology at that time and , in general the view of mankind in the world.

Nazariy Ship

1) I don't think it's important, I would even say that animal experiments greatly accelerate the development of various drugs that in the future can greatly help people. Cosmetics, of course, are not the main medicine, but we live in a capitalist world and as long as people buy cosmetics, companies will test it on animals, because this method is the cheapest and thus cosmetic companies can make a better financial report. that will attract more investors.

2) I don't think the government can't change anything as long as it's profitable for them. Without animal testing, many cosmetics companies will lose profits, some may go bankrupt and not pay taxes, so the government will resist anything that hurts the economy anyway.

If these experiments are banned, say, in Belgium, then this will reduce competition in the market and another company will open, say, in China, where everyone everyone won't care about these experiments and the company will occupy this niche in the market.

Bitter truth.

3) Humans throughout our history have hunted wild animals, I think it's in our blood.

4) In areas where it is permitted, hunting can help regulate the numbers of certain animal species. But poaching must be strictly suppressed. In general, instead of fighting hunting in certified zones, it would be better to fight poaching in third world countries, where, in fact, various rare animals are genocide, the number of which is rapidly declining 11

1. I firmly believe that need to stop the practice of testing cosmetics on animals. I think the main reason is that animals are also living beings that should not be in laboratories.They feel pain and their overwhelming natural instincts are to stay alive and be free.Every animal must be free. No one has the right to take away their freedom.

2. I would write them a question. Would you like to live in a laboratory where you are tested on cosmetics? I suppose you could say "no". Therefore, I would ask them to ban animal testing of cosmetics and close all laboratories.

3. I think I would like to emphasize that hunting animals for sports is still popular, because people like to show off that they are stronger than someone and have some power over some living thing. Taking someone's life is much easier than giving. For hunters it is a pleasure, for them it is entertainment, and for animals - no.

4. I am convinced that the hunt for animals must be stopped immediately. For the sake of some joy, killing an animal is cruel. It is better to have a legal hunt for some kind of animal. This is monitored by the state and the species will not disappear due to hunting.

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Dasha Alexandra

1) I think testing cosmetics on animals is very cruel and scary in today's world. Animals are living beings just like us and they should not suffer side effects in laboratories. They should be free like all of us.

2) If I had the opportunity to write to them, I would address them as ordinary people who value their freedom and have the right to everything within the limits of the law. I think that if they were in the place of animals in laboratories, then they definitely would not be happy about this. I would ask them to find alternative ways to test cosmetics and not abuse animals.

3) It seems to me that those people who are engaged in sport hunting do not understand all the danger and wildness of this hobby. Perhaps they even feel stronger than someone or show their skills and consider this a good achievement.

4) I am definitely convinced that animal hunting should be stopped in any case. People should stop this cruelty and show humanity to their smaller brothers.

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Vasileva Sofia

Roma Karpov

1. I think the main reason is that people like to compete with each other. I suppose you could say that those who hunt for sport are surely trying to catch better game than others to show that they are better in hunting.

2. One obvious problem with hunting for sport is that the best species are being killed, which leads to extinction of certain kind of animals.

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1.I believe that practice of testing cosmetics on animals is terrible and it’s absolutely vital to stop doing that, because it harms animals and destroys ecological balance on our planet.

2.Regrettably a lot of companies still test cosmetics on animals, but I think it’s not that hard to find more appropriate alternatives for testing products. For example tests in vitro(on false human’s skin)

3.I think the main reason is that not all people are socially conscious enough, to realize that this kind of entertainment is as violent as gladiator fights.

4.It is obvious that hunting animals for sport kills thousands of animals, just for somebody’s joy, so people have to stop doing that immediately, because it’s just not humanly.

Ivanka Burok

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Answer the questions (choose A or B) and express your point of view. Use functional phrases from the Speaking Focus box

B

A

I can express my opinion in a discussion on social issues and use functional phrases and adverbials

1. In my opinion, people should stop conducting animal testing, because innocent animals die from chemical burns and the like. I think humanity has long been able to come up with other methods of testing, not on live animals.

2. If I had the opportunity to send a message to the government, I would ask them to stop testing cosmetics on living things. I think this is wrong. I would urge the government to come up with a new alternative for testing and various experiments.

3. Probably because people don't understand that it can't be done. Sometimes people even hunt for endangered species, which is strictly prohibited. Personally, I am generally against hunting any animals. If people paid heavy fines for killing animals, then no one would dare to hunt animals for sports or other animals.

4. It is very important to stop hunting, because each time there are fewer and fewer animals, which can eventually lead to the extinction of animal species.

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Sofia Ignac

1. I firmly believe that the test of cosmetics on animals is the most horrible thing that a human being could allow to do themselves with other creatures. This is the same violence that is no different from, what is prohibited by law in many civilized countries, the abuse of pets. Every year, nearly 100 million animals suffer from testing cosmetics, drugs and food, as well as biomedical experiments in schools. To assess the scale of this problem, just imagine such experiments being performed on humans. I suppose that you could say that it's not humane? Then why do animals still have to suffer?

2. If I could send an email to the government of countries which continue testing cosmetics on animals I would write this:

just imagine. from the day of birth, you have to survive in a small cage that presses on you from all sides. you have not seen any meadows, sun or clear sky. every day you see only a big white and bright lamp, which with its light makes your already weak eyes water. every day you see big hands, which you are afraid of because of the strange smell of rubber and sensations, trying to catch you. they abruptly grab you to take you to an even smaller cage where you can't even move. and after such great fear, sulphates and nitrates begin to drip on your skin, cut your fur, and stab you with needles. your skin starts to burn, peel off, flake off. they continue to instill some liquid in your eyes, despite your loud and horrible cries for help, from which you see nothing at all. the mucosa around them spreads and begins to secrete lymph. then pull out your teeth and claws, usually without anesthesia, so you can't bite and scratch. in the open gums with blood pour some powder to test your body's response to the ability to tolerate chemicals. and it's happens every day, time and time again. you are taken out, tortured, then put back. you also watch your siblings suffer, your parents, your future children.

 then somewhere at night your limbs completely mow, you have a convulsion, you feel unbearable pain all over your body and you die. well, how are you feeling now? still want to use cosmetics that were tested on animals?)

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lesko zhenya

A

I know that so always did and will do. But in fact it is complete horror, personally I can not imagine it. I consider that it is necessary to stop it because innocent animals suffer, and soon they will not be in the world at all

if I could send a message to the governments of the countries, I would tell them about this important issue. I think I’d emphasise that they should try to establish a law on animal killers and punish them

B

I think the main reason is that they are interested in it, it's excitement and play. But I do not understand this popularity at all, it's awful.

It’s absolutely vital important I think ,because it's not the fault of the animals, but the sport is just a game. it's not fair

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Yana Roman

Alina Kravets

1. It's absolutely vital because It's obvious bullying of animals that are also living beings they feel pain and suffer from it. I firmly believe that cruelty like this kind shouldn't take place in our lives. To stop animal experiments, this issue should be made public. And this is very important for animals, for their normal existence, so we shouldn't be silent about this situation, but we need to raise awareness of people and make them think about their actions.

2. I think I'd emphasise the importance of this problem and ask one simple question: how would you feel if you were a "guinea pig"?

Also I'd asked to find alternative ways to test cosmetics. It's necessary to introduce a law on, at least, restrictions, although it would be even better to ban experiments on animals and impose fines on violators.

3. Originally an evolution, humans were hunters, killing animals for survival. These activities have been passed down from generation to generation. On a daily basis some groups or individuals will use it to have fun, even though everyone has access to products.

4. In my opinion, entertainment in the form of murder is abnormal. The world is evolving, so there are more and more interesting activities to do. It could be argued that sport hunting should be restricted. 11

1.I firmly belive that testing cosmetics on animals is very bad. People kill animals when the experiment may fail and it is very bad. In order to learn how it can affect humans, we hurt other living organisms. Therefore, we need to figure out how to test products and not harm anyone.

2.I would write them that we must preserve the environment in which we find ourselves. If we use animals to our advantage, they will simply die out, and then we will be the only beastly people who are destroying more and more nature.

3.I think it is popular because animals are much faster, smarter, smarter than humans, and people want to improve themselves through this sport or competition and show that they can be deceived.

4.In my opinion it is very important. If people stop doing this, the animal world will live a long time, and since it is being destroyed now, there will be no trace of animals left.

Vika Hrabkovska 10

1.I think that practicing and testing cosmetics on animals is too much because we kill all living things like that. Therefore, people who do this should stop bullying animals

2.In my thought, people who hunt animals for sports, they don't understand what problem they will bring to the injective environment. By killing animals, they kill nature and it's all for the sake of sports, they set priorities

Artem Shevchuck 8

1. In my opinion, testing cosmetics on animals in the modern world is quite cruel. You can find other options for testing cosmetics without harming animals.

2. If I could send a message to the company, which still uses animals to test cosmetics, I would write. Your methods are cruel and outdated. Your life will not change from the fact that you stop testing cosmetics on animals, and many animals will improve.

Synychka Mykola 9

B

1. It has been the way of life and existence of many villagers since ancient times and it continues to be relevant because there are still people who feed their families this way. However, they are joined by those who earn money doing this and those who get pleassure from that. It isn't in vain hunting is recognized as a sport

2. Frankly, at first glance it may seem awful, because many animals suffer from that and some species may totally disappear.

But in fact, if you want to hunt you need to pay plenty of money, get a license and waste a lot of time on this.

And even doing all this, any hunters have some restrictions so they won't damage the environment.

What is really vital to stop is poaching, but not hunting in general

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Mykola Chyzhych

1. Beauty needs sacrifices… It is very common to hear this phrase in our society, but no beauty is worth such sacrifices. When we paint eyelashes with cosmetics, we do not even guess what torment an unfortunate animal needs to go through.

2. If I could send a message to the governments of countries which companies test cosmetics on animals, I would demand the abolition of this horrible procedure.

3. In my opinion, hunting animals for sports is still relevant because some people (if you can call them that) still have animal instincts such as "kill". But before people did it for survival, and now for fun…

4. My dream is to stop the abuse of animals in the world, including hunting as a sport. Why kill such a majestic creature as deer, roe deer, pheasant, partridge, wild boar, fox, wolf and others… They were born to live, not to be killed for fun.

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Daniela Petovka

1) It's absolutely vital I think, because practice of testing cosmetic on animals is immoral. They are living creatures, so they feel pain and they should be free.

2) If I could send them any message, I would advise them to practice this test on themselves. They must understand what animals are feeling.

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Chernobay Sergey

1) I don't think they should test cosmetics on animals. This is very damaging to their skin. There are a lot of useful substances in cosmetics that harm the skin and sometimes people. Makeup requires special makeup. We must protect animals. Animals are not to be abused.

2) It seems to me that no matter how many times I respond to messages or complaints, they will still test cosmetics on animals, because they do not want to move to a more modern level, and they continue to test on animals. Here you need not write something to them, but go in a crowd at the factory and there already figure it out

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how u can abuse such a cute little sunshine?((

I firmly

believe that it is necessary to stop testing cosmetics on animals, every year about a million animals die from painful experiments, in order for cosmetic products to get to the store. Despite the fact that animal testing does not give a 100% guarantee of product safety. Even if the substance killed the animal, the cosmetic can still be on the shelf in the store.

 I would make you immediately re-test the cosmetics on living beings. It’s absolutely

vital, animals also want to live, not tolerate bullying in laboratories.

 People hunt animals for personal entertainment, it's awful! I am very sorry that even this is practiced today, it is a pity that people do not realize that thousands and millions of innocent creatures die after such competitions. I believe that people will have a mind and they will stop rejoicing in the torments of living beings.

Dovhomelya Viktoria