...Breed Specific Legislation isn’t fair “BSL is nothing more than breed profiling and as of yet it has not worked to curb the amount of serious dog attacks it was put in place to stop” (pitbulllovers, 2007). Breed Specific Legislation, or BSL are a set of laws that restricts breeds of dog or completely bans the breed from an area. BSL has banned the American Pit Bull Terrier from multiple states in America, and even some European countries. In this essay I will prove the unnecessity of BSL. This essay will go more in depth on what BSL is all about, it will educate the readers about the American Pit Bull Terrier breed and the pit bull family as a whole, and it will provide possible alternatives. Breed Specific Legislation made its first notable appearance in 1984. “In 1984, a New Mexico town completely banned pit bulls and allowed county officers to confiscate and euthanize the dogs” (animallaw, 2007). BSL was made to try to regulate specific breeds of dogs. Usually, BSL targets breeds that are thought of as dangerous breeds. Proponents of BSL claim that BSL is a great way to reduce the threatening pit bull breed (animallaw, 2007). People who support BSL usually have imagined pit bulls as vicious dogs bred just to fight. BSL is slowly being seen as ineffective laws because leaders of communities are being educated more about pit bulls. Pit bulls are not necessarily a breed of dog. Pit bulls are a category of dogs more than a breed. Pit bull usually groups 3 breeds of dog,...
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...Gregory White Ela The book The Princess Bride is by William Goldman. This novel is a fantasy based on a book the author's father read to him as a child. This fantasy is placed in Florin where there is love, hate, and betrayal. This where the author comes up with the theme that “ Life isn’t Fair “. William Goldman has a constant reminder of the theme,” Life isn’t Fair “, because the characters go through ups and downs throughout the story. In the book, The Princess Bride, you get a taste of the theme from the start of the book. Buttercup, a beautiful farm girl, confesses her love to a man,” “I love you,” Buttercup said.” I know this must come as something of a surprise..”(W.G58)but soon later he left for the Americas but later pronounced dead. She confessed her love to a man that left and later was reported dead, after this event Buttercup vowed to never love again. Prince Humperdinck is a man of royalty but his father is sick and dying. The prince is getting the good and the bad because he is living a good...
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...Have you ever learned a valuable lesson that has helped you? In the book A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck, Rob also learned some valuable lessons throughout the book. His friends and family members taught him those lessons to help him later in life. SomeA few of the important lessons he learns are life isn’t fair, death is a part of life, and respect and listen your elders. Rob learns that life isn’t fair mostly from his father. Rob wanted to go to a baseball game on Sunday but his father told him he couldn’t. In the text, Rob’s dad says, “Rob, the Book of Shaker forbids frills on any day. And that goes double on Sunday.”(32) People think that Rob’s dad isn’t as good as them because he can’t read or write. Rob finds this out when he asks his dad why he can’t vote. In the text Rob’s dad also says, “...It’s account of...
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...Violence is defined as the behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. Shirley Jackson conveys violence to the reader in “The Lottery” with the tradition of the “black wooden box”. Everyone knows that this box is just a death sentence, if they draw the wrong paper...they get stoned by the people that they thought you once knew. Violence can be expressed physically and mentally. One example of a mental violence was when Bill Hutchinson drew the paper out of the cursed-black wooden box. Tessie Hutchinson “shouted to Mr. Summers. You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair!” she exclaimed this because she was so distraught over the foolish paper-picking of...
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...The controversy over the death penalty seems to be always be talked about, however execution goes against moral rights. Wanting to have someone put to death, or doing so defines our society in only negative aspects. Having the fear of letting a human live for their actions, gives the prosecuted power over our emotions. In society it doesn’t take one person’s action to define us, however what does is the way the manner are dealt with. Also someone’s death shouldn’t be in the hands of another, death isn’t something that can be reversed. Ironic how people who favor the death penalty say that what a prosecutor has done is morally unjust, but who can justify that they have greater morality. In many instances the judgment of another has put innocent people to death, life isn’t a game to take chances on. Government plays a huge role in everyone life, whether the person is illegally or not however it should not have the control over any ones existence. In the cases of Furman V. Georgia, and Gregg V. Georgia death has been debated, from both of these cases our government has grown to challenge the decision of death. In the case Furman V. Georgia our government adopted the requirements on...
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...The three words that I would like to learn the meaning are: overt and covert racism, and equity. Wikipedia defines “Covert racism is a form of racial discrimination that is disguised and subtle, rather than public or obvious. Concealed in the fabric of society, covert racism discriminates against individuals through often unnoticeable or seemingly passive methods.” Overt racism is completely undisguised and expressed openly. Today, racism is still present but rather than being overt it's invert. In hope one day it'll be eradicated. Overt things are out in the open, and covert things are covered up. Those who are overtly racist don't hide any of their prejudicial attitudes. They discriminate openly and consciously. On the other hand, a person...
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...Violence isn't just a thing that makes someone feel physical pain, violence can also harm a person mentally. Shirley Jackson set many examples of violence both physically and mentally in her short story, The Lottery. One of the first forms of violence is when Tessie and her family were challenged mentally. In order for the lottery to choose a person to stone, it must first choose a family. When Tessie found out that her husband had been chosen, she was not very happy. Bill had been chosen, and that meant that one person from their family will be slaughtered. “You didn’t give him time enough to take any paper you wanted.” Tessie exclaimed with great anger and annoyance (Jackson 5). Tessie continued to say “It wasn’t fair” and was told she was...
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...spotted easily. To begin with it should be pointed out that Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, was of middle class. He was the son of a successful brewmaster and was successful himself in his occupation of cartoonist and author. The Grinch on the other hand was of the lower class, he lived in the middle of nowhere and is an outcast. While the Grinch was all sad, the Whos were within Whoville living comfortably and celebrating Christmas. The Grinch hates Christmas because the presents and the food show that the Whos have money that they can spend without worry. Also all the Whos are happy and the Grinch doesn't think that is fair, which is why he tries to ruin Christmas for them, he feels that they should suffer just like he does. He steals all their food and presents, as well as ruined all their Christmas decorations and the trees. The Grinch is shown that Christmas isn't just about materialistic things, " Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small,/Was singing! Without any presents at all!"(Seuss), and is also accepted by the Whos of Whoville and all his original standings of Christmas change that Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, was of middle class. He was the son of a...
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...as television shows, music videos, movies, or even video games and uses it to create another video. There is a lot of controversy when it comes to vidding. According to copyright laws, the clips of footage being used belong to the original artist(s) and owners from those television shows, music videos, and movies. Those that feel vidding isn’t breaking any copyright laws say that they are just using small clips with no intentions of making money or selling the final video in which the clips are in. White there is a thin line; I believe that creating videos and uploading them to the internet using vidding is not an ethical expression of free speech. Vidding is a violation of copyright laws because an artist’s property is being taken without permission, whether you take one second of footage, or one hour, it is still an infringement. It seems asinine that people would need such an explanation of copyright and fair use laws, but the law isn’t black and white. The law seems unclear on what is infringement or what is fair use, each case is different and there is no set amount of work that can be taken before it turns into infringement Fair use. (2012, June.) There are some that believe that if you just give credit and cite the original artist or owner, you aren’t committing a crime. Television shows and movies have used a trick in the past that lets the branding of a product lead the viewer to what the product is. If a movie character is using a laptop that is white with a...
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...It’s strange how people think traditions are meant to be special and known and are supposed to mean on that day. That these days usually come around once or twice every year. People cherish a holiday and know its meaning and symbolism. However, traditions are now always special. Symbol has an effect on a story’s meaning and its indication. “The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson that illustrates a yearly tradition done by people living in a village. In the story, the main character, Tessie Hutchinson, is killed by stones thrown by her fellow neighbors, which makes the setting cruel and very inhumane. “Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she held hands out desperately as the villagers moved in...
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...She thinks that bullying is wrong. She thinks this because she knows that it is wrong. She agrees that it isn’t right and she would never change her mind. Buddy: He thinks that Bullying isn’t nice. He has met some bullies before and thinks that they are mean and he doesn’t like them. He also thinks though, that if they can apologize and change their ways, that there is room for everyone on the nice list. He thinks this because that was what he was taught. Easton: He thinks that they are rude and they should be nicer. He thinks that bullying is awful. He believes that when you see someone bullying another, you should stand up to them. He thinks this because he has learned about how bad it is and he knows he doesn’t like to be made fun of. Anger: He thinks that bullying is bad and he hates it. He also thinks that when someone is a bully that they should get “what they deserve” or get bullied too. He knows that it is wrong but if someone does it, he thinks that they should know what it feels like.He thinks all of this because he “just does” as he says. He just knows like everyone else that it's wrong. Allie: I think that bullying is just plain wrong. It's not the right thing to do. I think that when you see someone getting bullied you should stand up for them. I don’t believe though that a bully should get treated badly too. I believe this because I know that bullying isn’t right, and even though someone did it, even they shouldn’t have to experience it. Russia is Banned Belle: She...
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...Hey, i’m Holden. I got into detention and i'm not gonna tell you the boring stuff cause that isn’t fun. Here at Pencey Prep, they are pretty strict on the rules and all. All I did was get into a fight with my friend Stradlater, but they didn’t think we were just messing around so now i’m here in the library on the weekend. I thought I was gonna be alone but some other kids did stuff so i'm just staying out of the way of them. They keep trying to talk to me but I moved away from them. I swear if they ask me again I will just leave. They've been talking for like an hour and they keep telling me to come over and talk. They can’t tell me what to do, they aren’t the boss of me. I’ve been ignoring them but I feel like they might be talking about...
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...As said in an article, “Animals are routinely cut open, poisoned and put into cages for weeks, month, or even year” (Ocean Lu Blog). Animals don’t deserve to have all of these things done to them. Animals also have no say in what gets done to them. Sometimes animals get things that don’t belong in their bodies put into them just to see how they react. They don’t have a say in whether or not they can have these things put into them. As said in an article, “Some animals are even given diseases to see whether a new drug will work or whether it has side effects” (Ocean Lu Blog). Animal testing is wrong because animals have no say and it isn’t fair to them. Animal testing isn’t fair to the animals because it is wrong in every way possible. For example, testing on animals is abusing an animal. No one likes to be abused so just because an animal isn’t a human doesn’t give...
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...Animals are continually being given unfair moral rights as seen throughout these horribly conditioned factory farms. Mark Rowlands see this and tries to explain his ideals that animals should be given same moral statuses as human beings. He reveals this kind of moral caste system where humans are on the top of the list whereas other species are on the lower rungs of this system. He gives immature reasoning to tell us that it is unfair that there is this sort of caste system as fundamentally we would want things all fair among us. I object his ideas as I feel as though he isn’t looking at it in the perspective of rational agents who happen to be human as they are the ones who decide this caste system through relationships formed either verbally or non-verbally based on biological and primal needs. Rowlands explains throughout his novel, Animals Like Us, that all animals should have similar moral rights as humans do. He describes this visual picture where animals are within a lower class, a lower caste in a huge system that humans had created where humans have the highest moral grounds. Under his moral club theory, he tries to paint us all as hypocrites where if you do not follow his ideals then it would mean you are a hypocrite. To further explain this, he explains that everyone is born, and everything born will be different, whether that be hair color, gender, race, or even species. Thus since no one has control of what someone or something becomes, that must mean that there...
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...The Influence of Law in Business Practice Intro to Business & Technology March 23, 2014 The Influence of Law in Business Practice There are several laws in the United States that are meant to set a standard for fair, balanced, and competitive business practices. These are, by design, a way to ensure that trade- international as well as domestic- is done in a reputable and progressive fashion. There are many aspects that come in to scrutiny in considering whether a business is operating in a way that is fair: one view on this subject I found was related to The Eagle and The Condor Theory. “There is no universally recognized definition of Fair Trade, but its principles and practices include fair wages, cooperative workplaces, consumer education, environmental sustainability, direct trade with producers, financial and technical support for producers, community development, respect for cultural identity, and public accountability through transparency.” (Stenzel, 2012). Related to this description of fair trade, there are laws in the U.S. that aim to regulate business. One such law is the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914. The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 was set up to prevent unfair competition among businesses. It also allowed for a Commission (The FTC, or Federal Trade Commission) to be formed to regulate businesses and enforce the Act, which oversees many different things- from false advertising to false claims related to where a product is made. The...
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