...Wood duck, mallard, redhead, pintail, gadwall, or teal, it does not matter; I enjoy hunting all of them. Duck hunting is a recreational sport that I truly look forward to each fall and winter. In my opinion, there are two seasons. Duck season and getting ready for duck season. One of them is too short and the other is much too long. Duck hunting demands a considerable amount of a person’s time and money, but the success of calling in and harvesting that perfect duck to mount or killing a banded duck makes it all worthwhile. The first step in preparing for a successful hunt is finding a good place. Ducks live in rivers, swamps, sloughs, and lakes. Flooded fields with crops are good hunting grounds, also. The ducks feed on grains such as rice and corn that are in the field after the harvest. So, at the end of each duck season, I begin looking for a different place to hunt for the upcoming season, because I like to hunt in new places. If I hunted a flooded field this year then I try to find a good a lake, river, or slough for the upcoming year. I find myself continuously scanning Craigslist, searching the internet, going to blind drawings, and connecting with other hunters until I find that perfect spot. Last year a few of my hunting friends and I leased a duck blind in Stuttgart, Arkansas. It was a dream come true. After finding the...
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...other species and do what we can to shorten the endangered species list. The conservation of wildlife is an incredibly important goal that all people should take part in. “Successful species conservation has often been defined as simply the avoidance of extinction” (Redford 2011.) This is the most important goal of anyone interested in wildlife conservation. It is important for us as a species to take responsibility and make the effort to keep other species away from extinction. Wildlife conservation is not something that can only be handled by professional members of organizations. Anyone can do their part to help protect a species in need. In some cases it is as simple as refraining from harmful activities such as hunting for sport. Hunting is a major conservation concern (Selvan & Veeraswami, p11.) If people raise awareness about how hunting effects the populations of large bodied animals perhaps we can help to reduce the damage done to these species. Hunting has been a part of every culture since the dawn of time. Once, it had its place as it was required to survive. Hunting some animals can provide food, clothing and even shelter. Today, hunting is considered a sport and glorified on television with competitions and informative programs. Because of its sport like popularity, hunting is severely damaging to the species...
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...nature, the food chain begins and ends with a prey and its predator. Hunting is also one of the laws made by nature to balance the population on the earth's surface and it is through hunting, that the circle of life is complete. But an excess of anything is considered injurious, and this applies for hunting as well. Although it was a crucial part of humans’ survival 100,000 years ago, hunting is now nothing more than a violent form of recreation that the vast majority of hunters do not need for subsistence. Today men practice hunting as nothing but one of those among a list of hobbies, because there is no requirement for predation by humans in modern times. Sport Hunting should be banned because it can be dangerous, cruel and it contributes to the extinction of animal species all over the world. Many believe in hunting as a hobby, because it serves as a great outdoor experience. It might even be considered as a good exercise, on a day out! The truth is that Hunting is, by its’ nature, a dangerous sport. Hundreds of individuals armed with long range weapons through the woods are a perfect formula for a tragedy. This is especially true when the average hunter only shoots one of two days a year. Hunting accidents destroy property and injure or kill cats, dogs, horses, hikers and other hunters. According to International Hunter Education Association, about 1,000 people are accidentally shot while on a hunting trip each year. Hunters also claim that they are not being cruel to wild...
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...What I expect in 20 years I expect to be a successful salesman, who works hard to make all of my clients happy while still having a drive to find new accounts to do business with. I want to be able to look back at the past and realize that all of my accomplishments were in direct correlation with my work ethic. I have a big family is very close and I take pride in my home state of Louisiana, which is why I plan on staying local But if offered a great opportunity elsewhere I’m not afraid to pickup and go. I can see myself being a local businessman who is greatly involved in the community. I can see myself coach a little league baseball team. I also would like to be a successful racehorse owner. Vision for the future I see myself developing Relationships with clients in and out of the work place. I see myself being a Well respected employee due to my attitude and work ethic. My vision is that I will have a happy and healthy family. A wife and maybe few kids. I want a dog, my parents never let me get a dog even though I had asked for one for countless Christmases. I can likely see myself staying local, but I will soon be job hunting and you never know where that takes you. Bucket List 1. Attend a World Cup outside of the United States 2. Go Skydiving----check off soon 3. Go on a mission trip to an underprivileged...
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...Known for its calm nature and easygoing attitude, the English Setter has a fascinating history as a hunting dog. It can still be found being used for that very purpose to this day, but has also found a place as a faithful family companion. The docile and friendly aspects to this breed’s temperament have really helped to endear it to countless owners over the years, with English Setters commonly displaying warmth and affection even towards strangers. Put simply, these dogs can get along with just about everyone. They are great family pets and love spending time with children, but they can just as easily form loyal bonds with the elderly. This is a dog that will never want to leave your side and loves to spend time with humans. One only has to take a glance at these dogs to get some idea of their nature. The face of the English Setter naturally forms...
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...Throughout Boon’s life, others agree that he cannot “hit anything” (Faulkner 223) because he is merely a simple “plebeian” (Faulkner 223) to Sam Fathers, who rightfully “[is] the chief” (Faulkner 224). As a result, when out hunting for the mystical bear in the woods every year, he continually fails to complete one simple task by always “[shooting] at the bear five times with his pump gun touching nothing” (Faulkner 224). Later on in the short story, Boon’s “muddy boots and stained khakis” (Faulkner 229) seem to stand out in the city as if “he should have never brought [them] out of the woods” (Faulkner 229) in the first place. The woods consume Boon’s life, yet he does not fit in there, nor does he fit in the big advancing real world. For example, as soon as they step into the city atmosphere, Boon “cough[s] for something less than a minute” and proceeds to complain about a non-existent cold (Faulkner 229). Sadly, Boon not only fails to become a true hunter, but also...
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...Amanda Wildt HI 251-002 Writing Assignment The late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century were booming with settlers migrating westward in search of new resources and opportunity. After the end of the Revolutionary war, Americans were determined to build their own successful economy and government. Concepts of manufacturing were being developed and explored through Alexander Hamilton’s ideas. In fact the only way for Americans to improve their economic independence was to explore what was rightfully theirs by expanding westward. Westward expansion is one the main sources of American development and provided an additional source of freedom for settlers in the United States. Westward expansion provided Americans with hopes of finding new resources, land, and ultimately ‘freedom’. During Mary Dewees’s journey from Philadelphia to Lexington, Kentucky, she records her experiences in her journal. She does this to document her life as she traveled through her hardships as a settler and most importantly as an “independent” woman. She describes having to deal with harsh weather conditions with little rain and minimal shelter. With all this distress, she manages to keep a positive and confident attitude about her life of independence awaiting her in Kentucky. Dewees goes on to hint that her life in the north was not what she had enjoyed, and her new life in Kentucky held much promise for the future. The northern states, including Philadelphia...
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...feline unknowing of the next course of events, begins to pant in the sun. The string is released and the poor lion is hit. Within the next 40 hours the great predator of Africa has now become the prey. Cecil the Southwest African lion thought it is just another day in paradise, but Walter Palmer had another plan. Trophy hunting is a serious issue in many countries. Big-game hunters go out and try to find rare animals to bring home as a trophy. Many of these hunters have rooms full of taxidimed animals....
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...Merriweather’s slave. His name was York. York had to carry all the bags and do the dirty work. Also Captain Meriwether had a beloved dog named Seaman. That night Captain Meriwether told us we were going to encounter many Indian tribes. He told us always to stay friendly with them. We should never act violently around them he told us. He said that the Indians were a vital role in survival on our journey. During our journey up stream we had many incidents of both sadness and happiness. The boats had to survive many hardships. There were points when the boat was stuck and men had to get out and push. We met many Indians Travelling up the Mississippi river. We met the Mandan tribe. We even took one of the woman named sakakawea for an interpreter on the trip. I was very surprised that she even carried a baby in her stomach. Why would the chose her? She told us of a Horrible treacherous Mountain range. She said that we would have to find her people for help. Once we found her people she realized that her brother was the leader of the tribe. It almost made me cry it was very...
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...writer Ernest Cline. This novel is about a young, poor teenager living in a future world where chaos reigns and most people forget their miserable existence by spending most of their time inside the virtual world of OASIS. This teenager, Wade, is one of millions of gunters, people hunting for the hidden Easter egg within the OASIS that was left by its creator, James Halliday, upon his death. The successful gunter will inherit Halliday's entire estate as well as controlling power over his company, Gregarious Simulation Systems. The task seems daunting, especially to a poor kid like Wade who has to access the OASIS on a cheap console issued by the school. However, sometimes intelligence is a much more powerful weapon than expensive equipment. Ready Player One is a fun and exciting adventure novel that not only takes the reader into a future world where anything is possible in the virtual worlds inside the OASIS, but also on a nostalgic trip back to the era of big hair,...
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...are currently working on today. Currently near Somerset, PA the ICC or also known as, International Conservation Center they are developing natural extension of the zoo, because a successful conservation. These house breed groups of threatened and endangered species are currently focusing on the African Elephant. The ICC was first run by an AZA accredited zoo which was to address the need to breed the population of the elephants in North America. At the ICC the train managers to be able to handle and take care of these African Elephants. The conservation of the Elephants began way back in 1944 and is still continuing now in 2015. Since, the ICC has start the conservation of the African Elephants there has been five different elephant births. In the year 1998 the first elephant was suppose to be born, but it was a still born. In 1999, was the first actual birth in United States of a second generation of the African Elephant. Next, in the year 2000 another elephant was born, and in 2008 there were two more elephant calves born in the U.S....
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...McCandless was a heroic disciple of Reuss because he adopted his philosophies. Ruess was a successful and intelligent man, such as McCandless, he went on a hike into the wild to experience true freedom with the attentions of creating a new life for himself by distancing himself from society. Both men took quests outside their boundaries; Ruess traveling all around Southwest and McCandless traveling to Alaska. Ruess and McCandless faced what Krakauer said reminded him of the journey of the monks. Many argued that since McCandless died of, what many assumed, starvation that he was stupid. Until Ruess story is brought up to emphasize that McCandless was not the only one to hike alone. But, for Reuss his body was not found at the Colorado River, however, a carving of his name,should Ruess too have been classified as stupid or a wanderer...
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...shoot as us old duck hunters find it difficult to get out at 5 a.m. anymore. This was the day before the Sunday storm, but it remained clear and calm. We found it slow between shots but managed to come out with six ducks between the two of us. Averages at the public shooting areas in the Los Banos Complex still remained relatively low, despite the weekend weather. It may take a big freeze in the Klamath/Tule Lake area to get the migration moving. Avid hunter Bob King, of Sonora, is getting in some of his favorite sport since retiring as a school teacher. He recently returned from an annual trip to North Dakota to visit and hunt with his Godfather who just turned 90. The weather was fickle. One morning the temperature was 10-degrees and a day or two later a balmy 65-degrees. They filled their deer tags within the first three days and then did some pheasant hunting which was very successful. They tried for geese, but found that most of the migration was still in Canada. Bob did, however, bag a blue goose, a bird that is not often seen in Central California. Wildlife officials describe...
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...team such as unnecessary costs. There also have been examples of development projects where the team was able to strategically and effectively interact with communities in order to gain support from citizens and political bodies. Lessons can be learned from both the successful and unsuccessful development teams in order to determine what aspects of strategic interaction worked best, and what type of actions could have been done differently. Successful development projects occur at all different levels, and the size of the community that the development impacts can be at any size from a single neighborhood to an entire region. For example, there can be a region-wide sustainable urban planning project for an impoverished area, or there could be a simple construction project of a small-time business that could be beneficial for a neighborhood. Regardless of the size of the community, it is important that the development team has its support in order to be as successful as possible. One example of a small time development team that has had many success stories, and has gained huge support from its community is a group called EMERGE based in North Minneapolis. Part of the reason it has been so successful in gaining community...
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...Assess the reign of Amenhotep III Amenhotep III’s reign is often referred to as a time of political stability and economic prosperity for Egypt. Under his reign, and as a result of many conquests of his predecessors, Egypt was flooded with wealth, promoting a flourishing civilisation. With this sense of stability and wealth, Amenhotep was able to invest his time into building programs, building extensively at Thebes, Luxor and Karnak, which also resulted in an advancement in art and religion. In order for his reign to be as successful as it was, Amenhotep also had to promote the image of warrior pharaoh in order to maintain ma’at. Amenhotep governed his empire by a policy of diplomacy, he needed to maintain the peace and stability through a carefully kept balance of power between greater and lesser kingdom. Due to these factors Amenhotep has a highly successful reign for almost 40 years. With the empire at peace for most of his reign, Amenhotep was able to initiate a building program that would surpass that of any of his predecessors. O’Conner says “few Pharaohs from any period of Egyptian history are as noteworthy for their monument-building activities as Amenhotep III.” The Temple of Luxor is an example of the architectural achievements during Amenhotep’s reign. Reeves says that it is Amenhotep’s principal architectural triumph. The temple was built for the purpose of the Opet Festival. This festival renewed the pharaoh’s power and reaffirmed that he was the god’s son. Reliefs...
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