7 May 2013 Surreal You ever had those dreams when you sleep like premonitions? I have them once in a while and rarely do they come true. At first it was like any normal day for me wake up and ready for school. The start of my day is usually me fighting my alarm that goes off five times. I always manage to hit the snooze button in my sleep every time it goes off upsetting my mom who also wakes up. After hearing her rant I get up before I have to deal with her wrath. I grab my close groggily, brush
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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
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animal is by dogfighting, where two dogs are put in a cage or pit dug into the ground for hours at a time until one of them cannot or will not continue,at time having ti fight until death of one dog accuser. People place bets on the animals and gamble for their personal gain.This also happens with cock fighting also. Pit Bulls are one of the most popular dogs used to fight, which leads people to wonder why they are so vicious. Vicious because they have been fighting since they were
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an aggressive dog with big teeth, and locking jaws. This however is just a picture that got put into your mind about them. The media has been putting out lies about Pitbulls all over the world. These dogs are actually very loving, caring, and loyal dogs. As people start to believe these lies however, breed specific bans on pit bulls have been established. This is killing many innocent dogs and tearing families apart. So, is it really worth it to put bans on this friendly loving dog? No. The American
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Animal Cruelty In the United States alone, 7.6 Million cats and dogs alone are mistreated each day (ASB Google). This does not factor for any other domesticated animals, and does not account for the pets that are abused unknowingly. Animal cruelty is a very real issue, and is not being combatted thoroughly enough. Many people have the ideology that “it is just an animal,” or “animals do not have feelings,” and this is where many problems arise. Pets are real, living things too with feelings and
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Despite animals, not deserving abuse, there are still evil people out there who create and participate in horrible festivals such as Yulin. The Yulin Festival where dogs are skinned alive and beaten to death so the Chinese community can consume meat. In addition, parks and zoos such as Sea World perpetuate animal abuse by locking and not properly taking care of animals. Humans are inconsiderate and inhumane as they
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To help animals, the HSUS has a rescue team that works with law enforcement to investigate illegal animal cruelty, targeting the worst cases of animal abuse nationwide (HSUS). Every year, they save thousands of animals from puppy mills, animal fighting operations, hoardings, and other situations, where animals suffer from life-threatening cruelty. According to A Humane Nation blog, the Humane Society has helped secure a new U.S. Department of Agriculture rule prohibiting the import of puppies.
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Lilian Thurgood My name is Lilian Thurgood and I cannot believe how our society is today. Every day people knock on my door to ask for money, work, clothes and food. Usually I deal with it but yesterday was crossing the line. At first, I heard my dogs barking at the gate where a boy stood with one of these brown letters in his hands. He asked for work but I did not have any. Instead, I gave him five rand as a donation, which he would not take if he did not work for them first. I let him work for
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up-bringing and prominent family ancestry, he decided to enlist as an officer in the United States Marine Corps at the young age of seventeen after the, “USS Maine blew up in Havana Harbor in February 1898 and war fever swept through the country,” (Devil Dog, pg.20). Once completing training and becoming a second lieutenant, he was shipped off to fight the war in Cuba, but arrived too late to see much action because he would be destined to prevail in China. There, he would prove to be a natural born
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protecting animals and giving them kind treatment. They protect animals by law and arrest animal abusers. They are a very popular charity and they are always ready to prevent cruelty. The ASPCA does their job effectively by protecting animals by law and fighting animal cruelty. The American Society for the Prevention of cruelty to Animals was the first humane society to be established in North America when they were founded in 1866. They are a privately funded 501 (C) (3) non-profit charity (“ASPCA”). The
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