...identical twin named Mason. I can now tell them apart after the interview as they have different personalities. Miles enjoys going hunting and fishing and competing in Bull Riding competitions. He learned how to work hard through his father’s farm and excavating business. Miles loved to be outdoors. Most of his free time is spent hunting or fishing with his friends. The state of...
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...from a grueling day at work. Your completely exhausted, and all you can think about is how good its going to feel to get out of your work clothes and into a cozy pair of sweats. When all of a sudden, BOOM!! A deer jumps out in font of you. You hit it head on and total your car. Now let me ask you, are you for or against deer hunting? Had a hunter had a chance to get that deer earlier, you could have been home already and not have to worry about finding a new car. The greatest benefit to deer hunting is population control. We as humans, have pretty much eliminated the deer's natural predators. If we didn't hunt to keep their numbers down, then the deer population would grow uncontrollably. Eventually ending the species due to starvation and disease. So, in a way, we are actually saving a species by hunting them. And believe me when I say that it's better, and cheaper, to hit them with an arrow or a bullet than with your car. In addition to population control, hunting is also great exerciser. Not only for the body, but for the mind as well. It gets you reacquainted with the sights and sounds of the outdoors. Things that have all been but forgotten due to the luxury of city life. It gives guys a chance to get away and be guys. No wives or girlfriends around to tell them they can't cuss, spit, grunt, or scratch. Now I know these animal rights activists are saying that hunting and killing animals is cruel. They say that hunters are hunting just to go out and...
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...Kristen Davis Hunting, whether being called cruel and murderous by animal rights organizations is a growing topic of conversation in our community as a social and economic issue. "How is comparing hunters to murderers and criminals different from racial/demographic profiling or stereo typing? This sort of thing is a prime example of hatred, intolerance, prejudice and discrimination. It is unacceptable to speak or act hatefully toward demographic groups based upon their race, religion, gender or sexual preference. But somehow it is ok to categorize responsible, law abiding citizens who hunt and own firearms as violent criminals. " (Lapierre) Though for me hunting goes much deeper than that, growing up on a ranch, waking up before the crack of dawn, devouring a plate of hot grits, wrapping a biscuit in foil and shoving it in my pocket and making my way through the trees and undergrowth to my favorite deer blind was just like for most people going to the supermarket. The only difference being I knew what I was eating, "in this day and age, we are detached from the realities of where our food comes from" (Lapierre). So for me it is difficult to understand how "it is acceptable to pay someone to kill the cows, pigs and chickens we purchase at the supermarket" (Lapierre) but then for me to do it myself is wrong. While many animals spend their lives in cramped cages these animals roamed free and were left in their natural habitat. Without hunter there to regulate the wild game populations...
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...y favorite season is winter, because during the winter is hunting season and it snows. My favorite part of winter is duck hunting and playing in the snow with my friends. Waking up early and get to have a nice long boat ride, and spend the day with good friends and family. The winter is my favorite season because it is cold and snows sometimes. During the cold winter I get to do what I love which is wake up early and spend the day out on the marsh and have a great time with great friends. The cold air on my face during the boat ride wakes me up and gets the blood pumping. Putting the decoys out in the 20 degree water is the hardest part about the hunt. Wearing no gloves and wet hands don’t go so well during the winter. I love watching the sun...
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...we are starting to see and face today. Many times animals become extinct causing changes to the scientific life cycle, environment, scenic sights, food sources and many others. This has a drastic affect not only one our habitat and environment but can and will also affect us as humans. We as people can prevent and preserve this beauty for future generations all we have to do is understand the problem and take action. We need to educate ourselves and our children of the importance of animals and how to protect them. We need to understand what happens when we introduce an exotic species to an area, about pollution, habitat destruction, over using animals, poaching, the punishment for poaching, and how we can help prevent all of this. Every day we are rapidly losing many different plant and animal species. With this rapid decrease of these animals and plants we start to lose the beautiful sights that we grew up with, taking away those potential...
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...“ready for battle” (1470). As Beowulf is about to fight an underwater battle, he valorously reassures his Camitatus that no matter what happens in this battle, it will be alright. Being the leader of the Geats, Beowulf personally feels responsible for assuring the people and his comrades are safe and by stating it will be alright gives his people hope, just as the whole story of Beowulf tried to provide hope for the ordinary German tribes of the Middle Ages. Twice proving his loyalty to the Camitatus, Beowulf is considered the ideal man and a hero. On the other hand, in the Arthurian Legend just after watching the noblest of knights attempt to wield the sword stricken in the stone, “no other knight” attempted to nudge the blade and the hunting group of the...
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...A Hunter’s Life Heroes these days are seen as having superpowers and saving everyone they can. They seem to get their names out in the spotlights. This can be seen as the very rough outline of a hero’s story. However, Joseph Campbell wrote out a pattern that seems to be true for many heroes in today’s popular culture, known as “The Hero’s Journey.” Eric Kripke has certainly demonstrated Campbell’s hero pattern with twelve steps, when he created the character, Dean Winchester, in the hit television series, Supernatural. The Hero’s Journey’s first step, known as “The Ordinary World” which has the hero living his or her life in peace and quiet. The very first five minutes start out with a four year-old Dean running into his infant brother, Sam’s nursery to say goodnight to him. He is greeted by his parents, John and Mary who tuck both the young boys in for the night. So, Dean is living the normal life of a young boy with his and loving parents and little brother....
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...largely based on his exploits as a gunfighter and Marshall of the frontier West in the 1880s. The classic tales of the shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone or his sawed-off shotgun duel with Curly Bill are possibly the most celebrated gunfights of frontier history and cannot fail to stir the reader's imagination. Wyatt lived to be over 80 years old, long enough to recount his story to Stuart Lake for the book Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshall (published by Pocket Books). Apparently, Wyatt was quite a financial success long before he became a marshal. He learned how to hunt and shoot buffalo when only 15 years old. By the time he was 20, the Kansas City and Caldwell buffalo hunters knew him as one of the best in the west. His methods for hunting buffalo were very different from the established practices of the time. Outside the marshal's office in Caldwell, veteran hunters would meet to compare the season's hunt. Success was measured solely by animals killed and cash received for the hides and meat. Wyatt realized that what was important was the gain after expenditures for horses, wagons, supplies, and skinners' wages were considered. Any hunter could boast of the money in his pockets at the end of a season, but few could say accurately how much was gain. The Ways of the Veteran Hunters The buffalo hunter of 1871 set out for the range with five four-horse wagons, with one driver, the stocktender, camp watchman, and cook; and four others to skin the kill. The hunter provided...
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...One of the greatest rulers of India's history is Ashoka (Asoka). Ruling for thirty-eight years (274 B.C.-232 B.C.), he was generally mentioned in his inscriptions as Devanampiya Piyadasi ("Beloved of the gods"). As the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty, he was born in the year 304 B.C. His greatest achievements were spreading Buddhism throughout his empire and beyond. He set up an ideal government for his people and conquered many lands, expanding his kingdom. The knowledge of Ashoka's early reign is limited because little information was found. His edicts and inscriptions allowed us to understand his reign and empire, and have an insight into the events that took place during this remarkable period of history. Eight years after he took his throne, Ashoka's powerful armies attacked and conquered Kalinga (present day Orissa). Although he had conquered many other places, this violent war was the last war he ever fought and a turning point of his career. He was disgusted by the extreme deaths of numerous civilians, especially the Brahmans. All these misfortunes brought Ashoka to turn into a religious ruler compared to a military ruler. As he turned to Buddhism, he emphasized dharma (law of piety) and ahimsa (nonviolence). He realized he could not spread Buddhism all by himself and therefore appointed officers to help promote the teachings. These officers were called Dhamma Mahamattas or "Officers of Righteousness"" They were in charge ...
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...and thrived on our practices of winning. Our country consistently prides itself for being back-to-back world war champs and for having the greatest GDP in the world has ever seen. Wars, battles, campaigns, American football, basketball, and national debates are all too common in our generation. The history of competitiveness and sports probably extents as far back as the first existing humans that were purposely active. In addition, the history of sports has dominated the social change era for many generations racially and competitively. Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Charlie Sifford, and Bille Jean King, are all inspirational examples that sacrificed their life for...
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...Since then, the gray wolf population has dwindled due to multiple threats. Any animal living in the wild suffers from natural threats. “Wolves can be kicked by the elk they are hunting, be injured in fights with grizzly bears, or, most commonly, get hurt during fights with other wolves” (“Are Wolves at Risk?”). Wolves do indeed have their share of threats in nature, but they are also threatened by the human race. “[Human encroachment in wolf habitat] leads to habitat fragmentation, where wolves might have to travel across lands with varying degrees of protection, cross highways, through developed areas and across large portions of private land, potentially containing livestock” (“Threats to Wolves”). When wolves are forced to travel, they will often come upon human civilization; in rural areas, wolves will attack livestock. This, in turn, puts gray wolves at risk of being in the doghouse with humans. The gray wolf species, as a whole, is relatively discriminated. “Overall, the greatest threat to wolves is prejudice, fear and misunderstanding about the species. Many fairy tales and myths tend to misrepresent wolves as villainous, dangerous creatures. Anti-wolf extremists perpetuate these myths, and it is a slow process to undo decades of misinformation” (“Threats to Wolves”). Nowadays, it doesn’t even matter if a wolf has...
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...paradise and plan to go back again and again. I. Mazatlan History & Living A. Mazatlan Mexico is known as the “Pearl of the Pacific.” 1. The beautiful beaches and the rich flora and fauna of Mazatlan is what earned the well-deserved nickname. a. Mazatlan has 16 miles of beautiful golden sandy beaches. b. Mazatlan displays native plants that are creative and distinct. 2. Mazatlan’s signature bird is the Humming Bird. a. The Humming Bird lives there all year long. b. It is known for its significant melodious clicking sound. B. Mazatlan’s native livelihood consists of mostly fishing, hunting, and agriculture. 1. Mazatlan is known to be the largest commercial sea port in Mexico. a. This sea port makes for one of the greatest fish traps in the world. b. The large size of the port makes it possible for many cruise ships to travel around the world. 2. The agriculture itself brings about $8,000,000 a year to the country. a. Mazatlan is known for its growth of cereal and sugar cane products. b. Import and export trades also take place in the ports to move the agriculture. II. Mazatlan Weather, Food & Drink A. Mazatlan’s weather is usually in the range of 68 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit 1. Mazatlan is a warm vacation and retirement location. a. Europeans, Canadians and Americans often relocate...
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...different ways. First definition is having an advanced or humane culture, society, etc. The second definition is being polite; well-bred; refined. And the third is easy to manage or control; well organized or ordered. We are at a stage of social, culture ,and moral devolvement that is considered to be more advanced but at what cost to others? You read in the news every day of murders and genocide for the “good” of a nation. Take the events in Thailand recently. Many children were killed during anti-government protests. These children were not causing any harm to anyone but where killed for voicing their opinion. Also in order to answer the question fully we need to first to separate people from persons. People which refers to a group of persons they are unintelligent. They operate as a hive mind using mob mentality usually with the loudest most unintelligent one being the leader, while person is a singular unit capable of reason and well organized thought. The greatest example of course being the red scare which occurred between 1947 and 1957 and was a modern day witch hunt. But instead of witches they were hunting communists. The government was able to evoke so much fear that most citizens that most people saw no problem with the actions they were taking. They threw the 4th amendment out the window and broke many civil liberties. The people, the president, and Supreme Court where all okay with it. We also need to look at why people continue to be civil or give the appearance...
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...there were even speculations of a long gone tropical paradise. Alas, it’s now a hostile environment incapable of sustaining any life or development, and to think this may have been brought about by the same process that threatens us now is terrifying. It’s hard to predict and explain, but it’s clear that our enhancing greenhouse effect is solely due to anthropogenic activity and advancements in technology over the past 3 centuries. The human ability to design and innovate technology is marvelous, the numerous ways in which fossil fuels have been utilized to our benefit, through fuels, plastics and surprisingly almost every item in our day to day lives. It is these life-changing technological discoveries that catalyze the developments of new human eras. Without basic agricultural tools and plows we never could have moved away from subsistence hunting and gathering and thus provided the time to develop civilization. Writing allowed us to pass on our ideas and eventually the printing press made those ideas widely available. The wheel made movement easier and the steam engine gave us efficiency in that transport. Mass communication development and flight have massively shrunk the world, no longer is there a final frontier. Today,...
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...his parents had high expectation on him about the future and lack of communication between his parents and him. Chris changed his behavior with people, especially his parents. For this two reasons, we can conclude that Chris are begin speechless to his parents and their relationship are become worse and worse. Initiation, it meant begin of something. This is where the middle part of the hero’s journey circle. Also, it lead to the “the ultimate goal.” For this stage, this is when Chris in Alaska. First, he was struggling for the hunting game but few weeks later, he began to do much successful at hunting game, such as squirrel, spruce, grouse, duck, goose, and porcupine. Second, he killed a moose. He wasted the meat because he preserves the meat incorrectly. Later on, he felt deeply guilty. Third, he stopped blaming himself for the waste of the moose. He realized what he had learned in the wild for two months. It also stated as “final and greatest adventure.” Chris received his goal of going to Alaska and find what he need for happiness. On this point, Chris is ready to back to home. Return, this is the final stage of the hero’s journey circle. Return, it also meaning come back. This is the most important stage because it meaning the ending of the journey. “Freedom”, this is what Chris fought for his life. After with his satisfied and happiness, he decided to return back to civilization. According to Chris, “I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is...
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