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The document discusses various topics around rights and ethics, including: - Fruitarians who will not pick fallen fruit out of respect for plants - Omnivores who decide what to eat based on respect for the food - Debate around animal rights and laws protecting animals - Differences in views of women's rights in Islamic countries versus other places - China having been criticized for abusing human rights but arguing it is related to development and social stability
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- 3. They think it is cruel to kill a plant, so they generally will not pick an apple which has not fallen onto the ground.
- 4. What are omnivores? How do omnivores decide on what to eat and what not to eat? What do people think about the law to protect animals?
- 5. Omnivores are people who eat all kinds of food. They eat food based on their respect¡ªor lack of respect-- for the thing they are eating. Some people think breaking the law would make the animals more attractive as exotic meals; others think they are against eating animals.
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- 9. How limited are the rights of women in islamic countries?
- 10. A woman is part of her husband¡¯s property. She has no right to go to school, go out alone in public, drive a car, or vote.
- 11. How is the place of a woman in Islamic families?
- 12. She is the fourth after her husband, her son, and he family camel.
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- 15. What has China been criticized for?
- 16. China has been criticized for its abuse of human rights.
- 17. How does China argue about its abuse of human rights?
- 18. Limiting human rights is related to development. Tight government controls can help raise the quality of life. Also, they think that a stable society is more important than individual people¡¯s rights.
- 19. Do human beings reach an agreement on human rights?
- 20. Different views on rights will continued to be debated.