...Katherine Kersey Dec-06-2013 Argument Research Essay English Comp Cruel Games Dogs are human’s best friends. While some people choose to treat dogs with kindness and respect, others are mistreating dogs by using them for their entertainment. Dog fighting is still occurring today. It is big business in many parts of the county. This often happens in areas where there is poverty. Dog fighting is seen as “the quick” money. Some highly organized groups even use a secret dialect called the “Cajon Dictionary” on social network sites to plan fighting events discretely. This cruelty is also most often linked between more crimes including; illegal firearms possession, drug trafficking, gambling, spousal and child abuse, rape, and homicide. Regardless of if you can make money from it or not, dog fighting is a very cruel activity that should never occur anywhere in the world. A dog cannot speak for itself and say, “Stop!” That’s why more people need to be aware of this epidemic and see what is being done to help end it. Ancient Romans pitted dogs against each other in gladiatorial contests, but dogs have also played practical roles in society. Dogs have long been used as hunting companions, defenders of property and protectors of livestock against poachers and wild animals. They play key roles in military and K-9 police units. French bulldogs and Old Boston Bulldogs killed household vermin and therefore made valuable pets. “In England, bulldogs that were crossbred with terriers...
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...one was a very modern war at the time because it was the first time using gas and bombs. A lot of people lost their lives from the gas and explosions. It was a very different war from ordinary sword fighting. It was very hard for solders at that time because of the conditions they have to live in and what they do though out their lives. The tranches wasn’t a very good place to live in, there were so many disseise for example trench foot, it was caused when the solders kept their feet under the mood though a period of time and don’t have time to wash their feet. The solders that fought in the war were brainwashed and persuade from the propaganda posters. When the war was declared in 1914, many people thought that the war would be over by Christmas. The solders had their hopes because they fought it was going to be easy and have laugh, but it was nothing like that the war lasted for 4 years. Some of the soldiers fought they were fighting for justice and their King and Country. As the war was ending volunteers became fewer and Britain were losing a lot of men so now they stated to make a law were solders form 18 to 40 had to join the war because at that time it was compulsory. Owens experiences of world war one were limited because at the beginning he was a coward however his experience of the war started to build up and becomes a real solders and starts fighting at the front and doing what’s right for his country. Owen sent a letter to his mom, saying ‘’I have not been at the...
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...because governments often manipulate its nation’s people into false patriotic beliefs, such as fighting in wars through eulogization of those who have given their lives for their nation. For example, there is the war between the northern Democratic Republic -a communist state- and the Republic of South Vietnam, known most commonly as the Vietnam war. The American government presented communism as an atrocity in need of eradication, and thus when the war first arose in 1954, the US supported the Republic of South Vietnam. US president, Dwight D. Eisenhower used posters, charismatic speeches, and shiny memorials and ceremonies to allure American citizens into fighting the war. Such mesmerizing propaganda...
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...Drive through any given village in Bali and you’ll see vibrantly colored fighting roosters in woven cages pecking at the green-tipped grass at their feet. Come later and you’ll see the cocks taken out of their cages to be stroked and caressed by local men who sit together, enjoying the last rays of sunshine while discussing the qualities of their proud and elegant birds. Bali, like many other nations, has banned cock fighting as a cruel sport, although the practice is still allowed on the Island of the Gods for ceremonial purposes. These fighting birds are as much a part of Balinese Hindu rites as the burning of incense and giving offerings to the gods. Breeding the roosters, some of which boast feathers with a golden luster that evokes songket, takes place up in the cool, mountainous region above Gianyar. In a small hamlet called Malet, the birds are big business. Village head I Ketut Ludea says that while Malet raises about 600 roosters every year, most are sold to other communities nearby. The rest are used for local ceremonies. “In our village we must sacrifice birds before turning the soil to plant our crops, so we need around 250 birds for these ceremonies,” Ludea says. “We can sell the other 350 birds, which does not make this our most important revenue for the village, but a side job that many of us use for the education of our children.” Such children include Ledea’s 12-year-old grandniece, who studies English twice a week in nearby Tampak Siring...
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...what they are fighting for. The novel does not directly decide who is right or wrong, but only who is left when it is over. It provides a wonderful insight about the tribulations and trials encountered by common soldiers. The author accurately accounts the people who did the fighting and their reactions. The main character of the story is a volunteer soldier named Paul along with his fellow soldiers. They argued about the real purpose of war and they have strong worries on what the war has done to them and what will happen to them after it ends. This paper aims to explore on the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Remarque and its attitude towards WW1. Generally, the book provides a clear picture about the horror of war and what it is really like to be in the battlefield. It elaborates the gruesome war based on the perspectives of German soldiers. Its author presented an amazing imagery about the war including the details such as, how soldiers lost their legs after being amputated along with all the pain they experienced. Furthermore, it also demonstrates how the soldiers missed their families while on the battlefield, and how they yearned for love. Having a cigarette and plenty of food was the only luxury they were granted. Mainly, the novel portrays an anti war theme the way it describes the trench warfare featuring the senseless suffering and cruel deaths and the futility of war. The soldiers experienced huge casualties and were dehumanized after fighting endlessly for...
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...18 April 2012 Afghanistan Afghanistan is a country full of issues and problems with tough fixes. Right now Afghanistan is at war with the United States because of the attacks on September 11. 2001. The United States is fighting the war to stop the terrorist group al-Qaeda. They are fighting in Afghanistan but al-Qaeda is not in the country of Afghanistan but in Pakistan. The stakeholders in this issue are the United States, the Afghan civilians, the Afghan army, and the terrorist group al-Qaeda. There are three main problems going on in this war, the United States is fighting in the wrong country, we are fighting the wrong group of people, and the U.S. has people fighting in the war who should not be fighting. If the U.S. wants to win the war and stop terrorism they should not be fighting where they are fighting. In the article “Afghanistan: a tough nut to crack; Obama is misguided in thinking the U.S. is fighting al-Qaeda in Afghanistan” it clearly states that the U.S. should not be fighting in Afghanistan but in Pakistan. The first reason they should not be fighting in Afghanistan is because the terrorist group al-Qaeda isn’t even from there they are from the countries surrounding Afghanistan. President Obama sent the troops to Afghanistan to destroy the terrorist group: “Releasing the white house’s annual strategic review to the public on December 16, he declared that U.S. policy in Afghanistan was ‘on track’ to defeat al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.” The only problem president...
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...fantasy land where everyone was beautiful and those who acted in the right manner were rewarded for such actions. This fantastic other world was a major contradiction to what life in medieval times was actually like. I have read many articles describing medieval life as being hard, rough, unrelenting, a constant struggle for survival, routinely fighting off invading armies, and those who did live glorious lives were a select few. But when one would read one of these three stories they could visualize King Aurthur’s court which was full of brave knights who had beautiful wives, and one could only hope that somehow he would find himself in this wonderful place and everything would be just fine. This is why these stories were so popular because they could transport the reader from there most likely their miserable life to a place that was far from miserable. Let’s first look at what fighting was going on during the time the time period these Romance poems were written. Urban Figure Holmes in his biography “Chretien de Troyes” estimates that Chretien wrote Erec and Enide sometime around 1170 A.D. During this time period there was a lot of fighting taking place in Europe. I...
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...The Great Wall is one of the 7 wonders of the world but was it worth it. The wall is a huge wall 5,500.3 miles long, thought this construction of the wall many lives were lost and a good deal of silk wasted, but in the end was it all worth it, what did they earn it the construction of the wall. It this essay you will learn on how the wall and how it was a waste of time, the other option (fighting) instead of building a wall, and just live wasting and silk. One reason why the wall seems a waste because they could have done so much more in that time anything it took 2000 years that's a long time. In that time they could have invented the car or the light bulb or something cool like an iPad, but instead they spend all that time on the wall they...
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...might argue that listening to a war veteran speak of peace is nonsense as I, personally can be considered a sinner, a peace destroyer and a life taker; but I speak these words today not to ask for forgiveness or understanding but to promote peace among all of us, to try and stop the fighting that does nothing more than break peace and destroy lives because I have experienced these fatality, I am responsible for destroying peace and I am guilty of the sin. Ten years ago I left the army after serving my country for twelve years, and I have to admit, it was one of the hardest choices I ever had to make, but I did it with one sole reason in mind, to reach peace, inner peace, because before wanting peace for the whole nation I had to be in peace with myself. After so many wars, so much fighting and killing I felt unsafe and alone with myself, after experiencing so much suffering on a daily basis I develop traumas which still haunt me today. I would like to begin by thanking God for helping me change my perspective and do good for the...
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...who are fighting in a war are cliche in many aspects, yet each letter is unique in its own way. Many soldiers, including those who fought in Vietnam, sent letters back home to describe their ups and downs in the war. Unfortunately, those who fought in Vietnam were not only dealing with the struggle of fighting, but they also faced the struggle to survive in a place where the enemy was everywhere. They faced mental hardships throughout the war. They were fighting a war in an ugly, yet beautiful, battlefield. All the letters that are sent home during the Vietnam Conflict were written by those who served in the military of the United States. They either fought in the frontlines, provided information to those who fought in the frontlines, assisted those who fought in the frontlines, or assisted those who coordinated the battle in the frontlines. Their first hand accounts of the war was credible in many ways. Their letters were not written from secondary sources but were written from primary sources. Their letters could only be written by those who saw the war with...
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...‘One of the most admirable qualities in a human being is the willingness to fight even when they know they are likely to lose/or be defeated’ Markus Zusak’s novel, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, is a story about two teenage brothers, Cameron and Ruben and their family, ‘survivors’ is how Cameron explains them. Although this family is being defeated by life itself as the father has lost his job and cannot earn money, they all still fight to survive. Cameron and Ruben compete in boxing fights every week. Although Cameron knows he will lose many of his fights as he is physically week, he still shows his courage. Lastly, although Ruben knows he will someday lose a fight, he keeps fighting, because he wants to find whether he has a heart like the rest of his family. He fights even though he might lose or be defeated by himself. The Wolfe family prove that they are willing to fight even though they could be defeated as they all show they were willing to support the father when he left to get the dole. “‘We can’t let him’, not because were ashamed of him. We just know that he’s fought for so...
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...A soldier's point of view Have you ever thought that we Americans do not take as much advantage of the luxuries we have unlike the men that goes into a war that do not have as many luxuries as we do? Not many people ask this question to themselves because they are so focused with their own lives and not the lives of others. They do not understand the sacrifice that a soldier is taking in order to fight for our country. We as Americans do not realize what the men in war are going through and the hardships they have to face while fighting in the war. In Sebastian Junger’s third book War, he has witnessed and described what US military soldiers are going through while fighting in the Korengal Valley. He describes in his book the mental stabilities of a soldier and the environment they have to live in for a year. From a third person point of view, it seems like Junger is trying to tell us something. I believe that he is trying to tell us that Americans do not take advantage of their luxuries unlike the soldiers in the Korengal Valley. In the book, it states that they are getting shot at every minute of every day, they do not have the same luxuries as we do in America, and they have very little contact with their loved ones back at home. In Junger’s third book, he describes the soldiers’ living conditions while staying at the KOP. He tells us that the soldiers do not have as much running water that they want to use. They can only use a certain amount of water that is needed for each...
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...The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Cultural Viability (Case 25) The following is a general environmental analysis of the ultimate fighting championship the business sector of the mixed martial art industry, with an analysis of UFC. The first section of this report will cover an overview of the trends in technology demographics, economics, political/legal, and social/cultural-global. Political/ Legal From the government side there always have been concerns for UFC for the safety of those who are involved in the sports because the first six UFC events had no time limits, no mandatory safety equipment and very few rules and also many observers assumed that “you’d have to have a death wish or at least be a little unhinged-to put yourself in that arena.” Which lead Senator John McCain started a campaign to ban the UFC; many agreed that the sport is too violent. Result of that the UFC is still illegal in the USA state for example New York, and lawsuits blocked it in other areas as well. Socio-cultural and Global UFC is becoming increasingly popular in many parts of the worlds. Many people around the world watching wrestling, and showing interest to this extreme form of sport. UFC start holding event globally, and “UFC programming reaches more than 416 million household worldwide via channels in Europe, Australia, South America, in Asia, middle east and also in North Africa.” which is why UFC is becoming popular around the world. The increasing number of audience around...
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...Black Ships Before Troy do not think that keeping a positive attitude can resolve conflict. They think that fighting is the best response but they lost a lot of lives. “ half of them lay slain” (Sutcliff 111), they kill each other so much.They also think that careful planning will get them what they want, but the other side thinks that also. Fighting doesn't resolve conflict. The Diary of Anne Frank and dear miss breed shows how a good attitude can help you survive. People in the Diary of Anne Frank respond well to conflict. Anne responds well, so does her father, ”it’s funny”. The conflict is big yet they can think of other things. Louise managed to find good things about the trip to the Japanese internment camp. She talks about the beauty, “most beautiful scenery” (Dear Miss Breed 19) Anne's father like anne responds well to conflict. Mr frank gave anne a present to make her feel better...
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...The Iliad is an epic poem which mainly focuses on the character of its two central characters; Achilles and Hector. Both these warriors are highly respected by their people. These warriors, at some point in the poem, know that they are fated to die in the war. However, they approach this fate of theirs differently. They both differ with each other in many ways beside the way in which they approach their fate. Achilles is a Greek warrior fighting for his immortal glory on a foreign land of Troy whereas Hector is fighting on his own soil in order to save his country from being destroyed by the Greeks. The main contrasting differences between these two warriors is the reason for their participation in the war, the ethic which drives them towards it and the decisions they make in their moment of isolation from their comrades....
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