...The Last Fight Picture a crowd of people surrounding a big pin, and inside it are dogs. Inching closer, the sound and sight of the group begins to grow more intense. The sound of the dogs growling, ripping flesh and fur, the drool oozing from their mouths as they tear their opponent apart. As these dogs are fighting to the death, people stand around watching as they either win or lose hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. After each round, the lifeless carcass is dragged away so it can be exposed of. This new form of entertainment is called dog fighting; participants make bets on the dog that they think will win the fight. Before the dog is ready for its first fight they have to go through training. The training the dogs are put through to become fighting dogs is harsh, and reaches the point of cruelty. Owners put dogs on steroids, by the time the dogs are ready to fight they are very unhealthy and malnourished. This new hobby is animal cruelty, and it is ethically wrong. Ethical issues are abundant in the United States; future generations, along with our present generation, will not understand how society allowed this abuse to occur. Animals were created for the protection and survival of humans; they provide food and a defense against harm towards humans. Over centuries individuals have brought animals into our homes and trained them to live as pets. Today, most owners treat their pets as if they were a human being, or a child of their own. Animals today, for the majority...
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...vision of the world. War drastically altered their once-happy lives, changing their values and beliefs along the way. Too experienced to fit in with children and too innocent to join elder men, the soldiers found themselves incapable of appreciating life, for their youth had been destroyed. Incapacitated of viewing a future or remembering a past, soldiers soon only believed in war. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque depicts his gruesome experience of the war through the despairing narration...
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...buggers. Winston Churchill once said that “A man does what he must – in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures – and that is the basis of all human morality.” Ender Wiggin is the epitome of this quote. Ender Wiggin was born to win. He was created in a lab by the government to have the ultimate genetic capacity—to have extreme intelligence, with just enough compassion and fury to save humanity. Being a third, which is a derogatory term used for a third child, implied that Ender was an ignominy to his family and to society. This title forced Ender to prove that he was better, that he could win when no one else could, including his own brother and sister. The first evidence of Ender’s intense need to win happened as soon as he had the monitor removed from his head. Upon his return from the infirmary, Ender’s nemesis, Stilson, approached him to torment him once again. Ender, who had received many beatings from this boy in the past, thought, “I have to win this now, and for all time, or I'll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse” (Card, 7). Even Blackmore believes that Ender represents an elite, powerful warrior class which is at heart pacific but often fights in order to prevent further battles (Blackmore 131). Ender is upset by his actions because he sees himself no different than his malicious brother Peter....
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...focus with the organization’s future goals in order to prioritize training. What is the organizations current focus? The current focus of the United States Army is to improve its ability to sustain stability operations at home and abroad. Currently the army finds itself facing fiscal challenges due to the worlds economic down turn in recent years. In spite of these challenges, the army must be able to maintain its readiness posture to be prepared for future conflicts, while simultaneously sustain stability operations in places around the world wear it is already conducting operations. What are the organization’s overarching goals? The overarching goal of the United States Army is to fight and win our nation’s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict. What are the organization’s training needs? The United States Army’s training needs require multi-echelon, effective training, that addresses the organizations need to maintain its readiness posture while maintaining the stability it has currently achieved abroad, while using significantly less fiscal capital to achieve results. How do they relate to the overarching goals? The way that the army’s training needs relate to its overarching goals is that the army must be prepared at all times, in a moments notice to deploy any where in the world, and fight and win in any conflict, while maintaining...
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...the Middleweight division winning his last 21 fights by knockout. In the last 2 years he has gained a huge Fan Base at a record pace. Currently he is the most feared man in Boxing aside from Light Heavyweight Sergey Kovalev. Unlike Mayweather who was the man in the welterweight division to mention in post-fight interviews, GGG’s is a name most Middleweights stray away from. In his last fight against David Lemiux was built up to be his toughest fight yet. Every one watched the fight and saw that David Lemuix looked more like David “pepe Le Pew”. GGG tamed Lemiux with a stiff jab the whole night beating him to a bloody pulp. Who else is there left for GGG face in the Division, well Media and Fans alike are demanding the Winner of Cotto VS Canelo fight GGG next in a unification bout, which is GGG’s goal before moving up to Super Middle weight. In Cotto’s post-fight interview after stopping Daniel Geale he seemed reluctant to say yes to a mega fight with Borat’s big brother. Canelo recently said he will face GGG at a catch weight if he is...
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...this was one of the most succesful movies ever made. One scene that contains an extraordinary use of mise en scène is in the forest when Iron Man and Captain America first meet Thor. The first thing that stood out was the setting. These three extremely powerful forces are meeting for the first time in this very large forest. Right off the bat the setting gives off a sense that almost anything can happen. They are in the wide open wilderness with nothing stopping them from doing what they want to do. If they want to fight, they can do so without harming any nearby people. Another aspect of mise en scène that comes into play in this scene is the lighting. The entire scene is very dark. It is night time in the forest and it gives off a sense that a fight in the near future is inevitable. This in fact does happen. The Taveras 2 fight is mainly between Iron Man and Thor but Captain America does get involved towards the end. It is impossible to say who won the fight because they are all standing at...
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...best friends, lying boyfriends or girlfriends or jealous co-workers reminds us how desperately we looked for solutions that would work in the interest of helping us win. Oscar Wild once said: “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them more”. Although forgiveness is a beautiful act of kindness, being annoying towards enemies is the perfect tool to achieve ones goal, which is winning. It creates distraction, provides with an invincible armor, and most importantly no one wants to be around an annoying person, which will keep the enemy distant. Primarily, annoying the opponents by forgiving them creates a distraction and will confuse them. Forgiveness is the last thing they would have expected from someone whom they are bullying. Enemies usually are prepared to fight, physically or verbally, and they are pumped up with anger and frustration. Forgiving defuses the situation, and in some way takes “fuel” out of the opponent. That also gives people a reason to start a dialog and resolve their conflict. Distraction takes the attention away from someone, and what’s most important is that it helps achieve peace, which is our main goal. For instance, we see this in children’s interactions, when several kids are playing together. There is often a child that wants to cause trouble. If all other kids “feel into it” and fight or get upset, the troublemaker will continue his/her behavior. However, if all other children don’t pay...
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...most successful drug lords are mean. But there are at least big chunks of the world that mean people don't rule, and that territory seems to be growing. My wife and Y Combinator cofounder Jessica is one of those rare people who have x-ray vision for character. Being married to her is like standing next to an airport baggage scanner. She came to the startup world from investment banking, she has always been struck both by how consistently successful startup founders turn out to be good people, and how consistently bad people fail as startup founders. Why? I think there are several reasons. One is that being mean makes you stupid. That's why I hate fights. You never do your best work in a fight, because fights are not sufficiently general. Winning is always a function of the situation and the people involved. You don't win fights by thinking of big ideas but by thinking of tricks that work in one particular...
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...Pernell Whitaker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pernell Whitaker | Statistics | Real name | Pernell Whitaker | Nickname(s) | Sweet Pea | Rated at | LightweightLight WelterweightWelterweightLight Middleweight | Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Reach | 175 cm (69 in) | Nationality | American | Born | January 2, 1964 (age 51)Norfolk, Virginia, USA | Stance | Southpaw | Boxing record | Total fights | 7 | Wins | 7 | Wins by KO | 3 | Losses | 0 | Draws | 0 | No contests | 0 | Pernell Whitaker Medal record | Men's boxing | Competitor for the United States | Olympic Games | | 1984 Los Angeles | Lightweight | Pan American Games | | 1983 Caracas | Lightweight | World Amateur Championships | | 1982 Munich | Lightweight | Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964 in Norfolk, Virginia), nicknamed "Sweet Pea," is a professional boxing trainer and retired American professional boxer. Whitaker was the lightweight silver medalist at the 1982 World Championships, followed by the gold medalist at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1984 Olympics. Whitaker then embarked on a pro career in which he became world champion in four different weight divisions. During his career, he fought world champions such as Julio César Chávez, Oscar De La Hoya and Félix Trinidad...
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... Delivering an emotional jolt back into reality, aside from the humorous Super Bowl commercials, Clint Eastwood reminds all Americans that it’s halftime in America, and the second half is about to begin. Aside from all the tragedy, Eastwood states, “all that matters now is looking ahead and finding a way forward.” It’s time to move away from this devastating economic crisis and move forward in our future. Clint Eastwood, a renowned cinema icon, appears in the first full minute in Chrysler’s “Halftime in America” commercial without even seeing him. He begins explaining how it is halftime during the Super Bowl, but also halftime in America. Describing Chrysler’s credibility and ideology with ethos, Eastwood’s role in this commercial is quite important, although some may not realize it. As leading actor in the film Gran Torino, Eastwood played the role of a retired Ford Motor City factor worker. This same character delivers Chrysler’s message, setting the tone, in Eastwood’s well known ‘gruff’ voice. Although both teams are now discussing how they’re going to come together and win in the second half, Eastwood mentions in relation to America, how those who are hurting are questioning, “what we’re all going do to make a comeback (against the recession)...
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...Stilson in chapter one, and when he played “buggers and astronauts” with Peter in chapter two. Ender can accept the fact that he cannot always win, Peter cannot accept this. In chapter one, Ender had gotten his monitor, a device that was able to register his actions and show them to people of the government, taken off. Since people had known that the monitor would see and hear their interactions with Ender, they would either respect him or leave him alone. The monitor had given him benefits of protection. Now that it’s off, people could say or do what they would like to him. (6) Stilson, a boy in his school, was one of the people who decided to take advantage of the opportunity to finally be able to do whatever he would like with Ender....
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...Bigger Person Mahatma Gandhi’s quote, “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win,” demonstrates how people are quick to judge and how being the bigger person pays off. Being the bigger person results in a quicker solution than arguing about the topic. Being the bigger person additionally enables the person to feel good about themselves. They can view themselves as more mature and strong-minded. Gandhi is teaching his audience how to win a fight against ignorant people through this quote. “First they ignore you,” is referring to the beginning of the argument when people judge you, and do not take you seriously. Therefore, they ignore you. Ignoring the person who is talking does not do anything, but make the person being ignored feel disrespected. An example of this in life would be a professor. If students are talking while the professor is speaking it is perceived as very disrespectful. Because the students are talking, they are ignoring the opportunity to learn from the professor. Racism could be another real-life example of this idea. For example, if in a group of people there is only one person of a different race, this person may not be heard for what he or she has to offer. That is not justified because all people should be treated equally. Another example of discrimination could be if a person is judged as not as intelligent as the people surrounding them. Maybe that person is just quiet and afraid to speak. The group could judge...
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...culture for over 700 years (Marantz 2013). This paper will explain both sides of the argument for and against this ethical dilemma. From a Utilitarian perspective I would like to discuss how underage children participating in Muay Thai for money does not provide the greatest benefit for the greatest number currently or in the future. The major problem with Utilitarianism is that we do not know the future, as it is unpredictable. The main Utilitarian argument for children fighting is the income from fighting (win or lose) that helps support the children’s families in Thailand and serves as a mean to escape poverty (Marantz 2013). It also helps boost the economy through things such as tourism and gambling. These examples show that children fighters can bring a lot of good for a great number of people; however this might not necessarily be the greatest good. The major cons of Muay Thai include parents strictly relying on their underage children for income and pressuring them to win for additional income (Marantz 2013). Many times families will bet on their son to double the earnings, which adds more pressure to the children to not only compete, but win (Moore 2014). Muay Thai also stands as a barrier between children and education (Phunyanuch 74). Instead of focusing on an education, many young boxers go through rigorous training for potential...
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...At a Glance Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister’s place when Prim is selected in District 12’s annual “reaping” to fight to the death in the country’s televised Hunger Games. Katniss and the male tribute Peeta are taken to the country’s wealthy and controlling Capitol, where they interview, compete for a ranking, and meet the competition. As part of a strategy devised with District 12 mentor Haymitch, Peeta admits on camera that he has feelings for Katniss; the “star-crossed lovers” win massive fan support. In the arena, Peeta pretends to join the group of violent and practiced “career” tributes, while Katniss befriends young Rue. Rue is killed and Peeta injured; Katniss finds and nurses him. The other contestants die one by one until only Katniss and Peeta are left. They pretend to take poison berries in a suicide pact. The Capitol halts the game so both tributes win. - allie-draper. Synopsis print Print document PDF list Cite link Link The Hunger Games After writing the fantasy series The Underland Chronicles, Suzanne Collins departed from the world of fantasy and stepped into a harsh, dystopian creation in The Hunger Games. Published in 2008, The Hunger Games is the first novel in a projected trilogy, and introduces readers to a futuristic dystopian society where an overpowering government controls the lives and resources in twelve different districts. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, of District 12, is the main character of the story. Each year...
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...created did not just happen in a day, it took years and hundreds of matches. He was one of eight black children who did not receive any education and preformed manual jobs. He was a hard worker who earned enough money to take violin lessons. Yet, it was not violin lessons he was attending it was boxing lessons. Louis was not born with the skills of a boxer. He had to work extremely hard to achieve what he did. His first fight he was knocked down seven times, but still remained to get up. His first manager, John Roxboro thought he was making a solid investment with Louis. As his career was beginning to start up he was faced with rules in order to participate. He was not aloud to take a picture with a white woman, he must be humble, and if he were to win a fight he was to not raise his arms in success as for it may start a riot. Basically, he was trained to act white. 1934 was the year to change it all. Louis won his first twelve fights in a row and ten of those fights were by knockout. Louis started to get very respectable at boxing; he won twenty-two fights without defeat, which started to raise attention to the black community. This was during the time of the depression. Louis was starting to create something for his community to believe in. As he became more successful he was put in articles in the paper and then transported to New York to continue his career. At this time Louis was improving his skills and weighed 265 pounds. He gave black America racial pride by being able...
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