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Animals Rights + Poet Gary Snyder
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On November 4, 2008, California voters passed Proposition 2, which would ban farmers from confining calves, pregnant pigs, and egg-laying hens in tiny cages.
By what year must California farmers comply with Proposition 2?
Answer Pathfinder
Subject Heading(s):
Animal rights (by date)
Subject Tree:
ANIMALS: Animal Rights (by date)
Keyword(s):
"animal rights" (by date); "proposition 2" (by date)
Article(s) | Site(s):
"Do Animals Have Rights?," Current Events, April 27, 2009
Answer:
California farmers must comply with Proposition 2 by 2015.
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The poetry of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder comprises geology, ethno-poetics, Native American oral storytelling, Asian arts, communal living and family life. Buddhism and performance are both essential elements of his works.
What 1958 novel by Jack Kerouac features a character based on Gary Snyder?
A. Big Sur
B. Dharma Bums
C. On the Road
D. The Subterraneans
Article(s) | Site(s):
Zen Master
Answer:
D. The Subterraneans
Related Photo/Multimedia:
Gary Snyder, Poet, 2004
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