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Match the following words with their meanings:

Interplanetary = To make something Generate = Between planets Scurry = Run quickly Microphone = An object that makes sound louder

Match the following words with their meanings:

Embrace = In shock Awe = Hug Illuminate = To light up or make something brighter Drowsy = Feeling sleepy or inclined to sleep

Match the following words with their meanings:

Offspring = Children or kids Harmony = A pleasing arrangement or combination of elements Fragile = Easily broken or delicate Navigate = To find one's way through or plan a route

Match the following words with their meanings:

<p>Ponder = To think deeply or consider carefully Glimpse = A brief or quick look at something Scramble = To move quickly or hurriedly, often in a disorderly manner Constantly = Something that keeps happening</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following words with their meanings:

<p>Microphone = An object that makes sound louder Scurry = Run quickly Illuminate = To light up or make something brighter Constantly = Something that keeps happening</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'interplanetary' refer to?

<p>Between planets</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'generate' mean?

<p>To make something</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a microphone?

<p>To amplify sound</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'awed' mean?

<p>Feeling in shock or amazement</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'offspring'?

<p>Children or kids</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'illuminate' mean?

<p>To light up or make something brighter</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'ponder' mean?

<p>To think deeply or consider carefully</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the word 'scurry' mean?

<p>To run quietly</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the average number of people killed by captive big cats, snakes, elephants, and bears in the United States per year?

<p>3.25</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary concern of the author regarding the regulation of exotic animal ownership?

<p>The freedom of individuals to make choices about exotic animal ownership</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the comparison between deaths caused by captive animals and traffic accidents?

<p>To illustrate the relative safety of exotic animal ownership</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's stance on banning exotic animals due to the actions of a few individuals?

<p>The author opposes banning exotic animals, citing the need for individual freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's comparison between banning exotic animals and banning humans or children intended to show?

<p>The absurdity of banning exotic animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the central claim presented in the argument about exotic animal ownership?

<p>Responsible private ownership of exotic pets should be permitted</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the author's argument about exotic animal ownership?

<p>To defend the right of individuals to own exotic animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's main counterargument to those who support banning exotic animals?

<p>Banning exotic animals is an overreaction to the actions of a few individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Vocabulary Building

  • Interplanetary: Relating to the space between planets.
  • Constantly: Happening or done continuously or repeatedly over a period of time.
  • Generate: To produce or create something, such as an idea or a product.
  • Microphone: A device used to amplify or record sound, making it louder or clearer.
  • Embrace: To hold someone closely in one's arms, often to show affection or comfort.
  • Awe: A feeling of great surprise, wonder, or admiration, often leaving someone speechless.

Movement and Action

  • Scurry: To run quickly and quietly, often with a sense of urgency or secrecy.
  • Scramble: To move hastily or hurriedly, often in a disorderly or chaotic manner.

Relationships and Family

  • Offspring: Children or kids, referring to the descendants of a person or couple.

Light and Sound

  • Illuminate: To make something brighter or more visible, often by providing light or clarity.
  • Harmony: A pleasing combination or arrangement of elements, such as sounds, colors, or flavors.

Physical and Emotional States

  • Fragile: Easily broken or damaged, often describing something delicate or vulnerable.
  • Drowsy: Feeling sleepy or inclined to sleep, often due to fatigue or boredom.

Thinking and Exploring

  • Ponder: To think deeply or carefully about something, often considering different options or perspectives.
  • Navigate: To find one's way through a challenging situation or to plan a route or course of action.
  • Glimpse: A brief or quick look at something, often providing a momentary insight or impression.

Vocabulary

  • Interplanetary: between planets
  • Constantly: something that keeps happening
  • Generate: to make something
  • Microphone: an object that makes sound louder
  • Embrace: hug
  • Awe: in shock
  • Scurry: run quietly
  • Offspring: children or kids
  • Illuminate: to light up or make something brighter
  • Harmony: a pleasing arrangement or combination of elements
  • Fragile: easily broken or delicate
  • Ponder: to think deeply or consider carefully
  • Navigate: to find one's way through or plan a route
  • Drowsy: feeling sleepy or inclined to sleep
  • Glimpse: a brief or quick look at something
  • Scramble: to move quickly or hurriedly, often in a disorderly manner

Argument for Exotic Animals

  • Some exotic animals are kept in commercial, federally inspected facilities
  • These animals are born in captivity, eliminating pressure on wild populations
  • Captive breeding serves as a backup in case the animals go extinct
  • Dangers from exotic animals are low, with only 3.25 people per year killed in the US
  • Most fatalities are owners, family members, friends, and trainers voluntarily on the property
  • Traffic accidents kill about 125 people per day, making exotic animal risks relatively low

Evaluating Arguments

  • The author argues that responsible private ownership of exotic pets should be permitted if the animals are properly cared for
  • The author claims that banning exotic animals due to actions of a few individuals is an overreaction
  • The author compares banning exotic animals to banning kids to stop child abuse and banning humans to stop murder, highlighting the absurdity of such actions
  • The author questions whether the issue is about private ownership or certain people's personal issues with exotics in captivity

Example Questions

  • The central claim presented in "Let People Own Exotic Animals" is that responsible private ownership of exotic pets should be permitted if the animals are properly cared for
  • The fact that best supports this answer is that "What Thompson did was selfish and insane; we cannot regulate insanity"

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