Do You Think There Is a "Sharp Line," with Some

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Essay

Do you think there is a "sharp line," with some animals having rights and some not? If so, how should we decide where to draw that line? If there is no sharp line, must we say that all animals have rights, or that none do?

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Definitions:

Polyethylene

A polymer made from the polymerization of ethylene, used in a wide array of products, including plastic bags, films, and containers.

Carbon-Carbon Double Bond

A chemical bond between two carbon atoms involving four bonding electrons, making compounds more reactive.

Geometry

The branch of mathematics that deals with the properties and relationships of points, lines, surfaces, and solids.

Alkene

Organic compounds that differ from alkanes by having at least one double bond between carbon atoms, making them unsaturated.