- published: 17 Apr 2016
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Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products. Ethical vegans reject the commodity status of animals and the use of animal products for any purpose, while dietary vegans (or strict vegetarians) eliminate them from their diet only. Another form, environmental veganism, rejects the use of animal products on the premise that the industrial practice is environmentally damaging and unsustainable.
The term "vegan" was coined in England in 1944 by Donald Watson, co-founder of the British Vegan Society, to mean "non-dairy vegetarian"; the society also opposed the consumption of eggs. In 1951, the society extended the definition of "veganism" to mean "the doctrine that man should live without exploiting animals," and in 1960 H. Jay Dinshah started the American Vegan Society, linking veganism to the Jain concept of ahimsa, the avoidance of violence against living things.
It is a small but growing movement. The number of vegan restaurants is increasing, and some of the top athletes in certain endurance sports—for instance, the Ironman triathlon and the ultramarathon—practise veganism, including raw veganism. The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada regard a well-planned vegan diet as appropriate for all stages of the life-cycle. Well-planned vegan diets have been found to offer protection against many degenerative conditions, including heart disease, though vegans are advised to make sure they have adequate sources of vitamin B12, iron, vitamin D, calcium, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids.
Actors: Richard S. Sargent (writer), Richard S. Sargent (director), Richard S. Sargent (editor), Richard S. Sargent (producer), Richard S. Sargent (composer), Chris Maltby (actor), Hayley Saccomano (actress),
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Antonio Lexerot (producer), Antonio Lexerot (director), Antonio Lexerot (actor), Antonio Lexerot (writer), Antonio Lexerot (producer), Joylynne Chrislan (actress), Ashley Campbell (actress), Ashley Campbell (producer), Chris Henderson (actor), Chris Henderson (producer), Chris Henderson (writer), Chris Henderson (editor), Adrienne Hartvigsen (actress), Aline Andrade (actress), Chantel Flanders (actress),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Dylan Ramsey (actor), Stuart G Murphy (editor), Stuart G Murphy (actor), Stuart G Murphy (director), Stuart G Murphy (composer), Stuart G Murphy (writer), Stuart G Murphy (producer), Rebekah Rimington (actress), Angelique Mechel (actress), Rebecca Burchett (actress), Nao Hosaka (actress), Siaka Massaquoi (actor), Nikki BreAnne Wells (actress), Siaka Massaquoi (producer), Nikki Muller (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Andrew Sarno (writer), Andrew Sarno (editor), Andrew Sarno (director), Andrew Sarno (producer), Jeffrey Phillips (actor), Angela Rose Sarno (producer), Angela Rose Sarno (actress), Carl Schwaber (actor), John Micheal Dupuis (actor), Brian David Johnson (actor), Lia Brozgal (actress), John Meigs (actor), Al Clemens (actor), Claude Del (actor), Phillip Koebel (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Ethan Suplee (actor), Nick Swardson (actor), Scoot McNairy (actor), Jerry G. Angelo (actor), Adam Scott (actor), Joel David Moore (actor), Michael Lerner (actor), Marshall Bell (actor), Steve Buscemi (actor), Ezra Buzzington (actor), Richard Bakalyan (actor), Jim Broadbent (actor), John Malkovich (actor), Michael Shamus Wiles (actor), Gary C. Warren (actor),
Plot: Jerome, a kid from the suburbs who loves to draw, goes to New York City's Strathmore College for his freshman year as a drawing major. Competition and petty jealousy consume faculty and students, with an end-of-first-semester best-student award held out as a grand plum. Worse, a strangler is on the loose, killing people on or next to campus. The idealistic Jerome falls in love with Audrey, a student who models for life-drawing classes and who responds to his sweetness. But he has a rival: the clean-cut, manly Jonah, also a first-year drawing student, whose primitive work draws raves and Audrey's attention. As cynicism seems to corrode everything, Jerome is desperate to win.
Keywords: aesthetics, aids, arrest, art-class, art-forum-magazine, art-gallery, art-model, art-school, art-show, art-studentActors: John Tormey (actor), Stephen Gevedon (actor), Margaret Koschik (miscellaneous crew), Luigi Scorcia (actor), Bruce Jones (miscellaneous crew), Mike Dobbins (actor), Andrea Gallo (actress), Sherrie Fell (actress), Craig Victor (actor), Robert Carnevale (miscellaneous crew), Ben Leavitt (editor), Ernesto Simpson (composer), Nick Carbonaro (producer), Jonathan Zames (writer), Jonathan Zames (director),
Genres: Comedy, Short,