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Many events throughout an individual 's life will help to shape the kind of person they become. These events can be both depressing and inspirational. Examples of life altering events may include the loss of a loved one, the birth of a child, near-death experiences, or even participating in large scale events that comply with either their life goals or career paths. One event that has helped to shape my own life was attending the NHSFR, or National High School Finals Rodeo. I qualified as the…

committing thievery and murder, two actions considered crimes even in the “lawless” West. Theft is the unauthorized stealing of property from another with the intent to deprive them of such property. Correspondingly, “the Kid’s” main business was rustling cattle on the frontier’s vast plains (Andrews). However, thievery is far from his most egregious crime. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent and without justification and there were several notable instances when…

walls and ceilings. Large animals like cattle are kept on dry feedlots and fed corn and other grains before being taken to slaughter. Small animals such as chickens never see daylight and are held inside in the dark and have to endure unhealthy living conditions. Everything about is almost completely automated, the human interaction with the animals or the conditions are very limited. The animals are fed food to fatten them up before slaughter, the food that cattle are fed mostly consists of…

are essential for life, or are they? Recently, dairy products have come under speculation as a true health food. In the essay, “Is Milk a Health Food?”, written by a student, Arthur Knopf, he explains the negative characteristics of dairy and the cattle industry on our…

Horses are subject to varying depictions in All the Pretty Horses. The most archaic portrayal is their representation as tools. To ranchers, horses are a necessity they use them to travel and herd cattle. Yet, horses are also pictured as having a basic emotional similarity as humans; they both experience the primitive emotion of fear. Although, McMurtry also portrays horses by their ability to escape fear when they are free. Simply put, horses may be a tool, but when analyzed critically they…

Tragedy of the Commons in the American West: The Cattle Boom Garrett Hardin’s Tragedy of the Commons is a fundamental principle in the study of environmental science. Hardin’s classic example is the herdsman who desires to selfishly maximize their economic gain at the expense of their community’s shared pasture. In his example, the commons are a shared resource or the open range. Each herdsman is located in a society that prioritizes constant economic gain, while there are limited resources.…

Cow Tipping Fake or Really Fake? This article written by author Jake Swearingen, publish on an online journal Modern Farmer. Swearingen, try’s to establish how impossible it is for one person to tip a standing cow over. Tipping of cows however, entertaining it is just not very likely. Swearingen, try’s to help make his claim with proof of how cow tipping can be done. The term “Cow Casting” is when veterinarians need for a cow to be on their side. This procedure takes many skilled helpers and…

4.3.6 Distance to the nearest market This variable was found to adversely affect supply of livestock to the market. As hypothesized, increased number of kilo meters to the market center led to the decrease of supplied volume of livestock to the market. Therefore, this variable negatively influenced the supply side of live animal to the market. It further reveal that, farmers who resided far away from lare town treat livestock similar to saving accounts and typically only supplied less number of…

evolution of production progressed it introduced innovative machines with new technologies, people have changed roles in the production line. We now have highly mechanized assembly lines in which machines take the brunt of the work. In the example of the cattle slaughterhouses, one saw touches thousands of hides. The hide of each animal has survived life in a CAFO (concentrated animal farming operation). The hides having excrement caked on them before they go for slaughter.…

Food, Inc. is a 2008 documentary directed by Robert Kenner. Food, Inc. introduces unaware Americans of the topic of America’s corporate controlled food industry. Food, Inc. highlights how fast food has encouraged a huge growth in the production of food which resulted in food safety becoming a second thought. Food, Inc. illustrates the importance of consuming healthy and non-contaminated food. With factories becoming larger due to the increase in need for food faster, industries are finding any…