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Gayatri Parameswaran, the author of “Bucking the Trend,” implies that rodeos are cruel, abusive, and stuck up towards the animals. First emphasized in the article is that rodeos/contestants are cruel towards the animals. “A cowboy mounted his horse. Right next to him was a small caged enclosure. As soon as the gate to the cage was opened, a timid looking calf came sprinting out. The cowboy riding his horse followed the running calf and lassoed it. In a second, the calf came crashing down to the…

Alene Smith swept the floor of the lobby, trying to look graceful She swept her arms in what she thought was a fluid motion, but it was hard The floor was almost clean, but then she spotted a clump of dirt by her foot, and tried to sweep it up She knew that sweeping up dirt probably wasn't the smartest idea, but she was watching the television and she didn't think much of it She didn't want to move, because even if she moved a little bit to the left she wouldn't be able to see the…

Right after college, Reagan started his early career as a sports announcer. After being turned down many times, he finally landed a job at WOC in Davenport, Iowa, as a radio sportscaster in 1932, starting with a $10 per game income (“Ronald Reagan; Life Before the Presidency” 2). Reagan had to retell the events of a game with the little information that was given to him (Degregorio 639). “He found that if he memorized the first line of a commercial, everything he said would sound ‘natural,’ a…

I have been looking forward to this Savage Race for several reasons, for starters Garfield now works for them and I haven't gotten to see him since if I recall the OCR World Championships so I was looking forward to that and as well his influence to the Savage Race course. I also had a great time at my two previous Savage Race events and even though they removed one of my favorite obstacles (no one else would agree) the electric shock, I also got a chance to enjoy the cliff jump and ice tub…

Jackson Coale Gott was born September 10, 1829 in Lake Roland, Baltimore County. He studied carpentry as a child and later studied architecture in the offices of several prominent local architects, while apprenticing with an unnamed carpenter and master builder while studying under private tutors. After his apprenticeship, he worked in the building industry for several years and in 1863, Gott opened his architectural office, according to the Baltimore City Directory. Gott was later elected an…

3rd Person View: John Kookie was the most skilled baker there ever was. From when he was a little boy his parents knew he was special. He was born with a 10lb weight in his mouth. When he was in school in P.E class they were jumping and caught attention when he was jumping at least 12 feet high. Later, when he was growing he didn’t stop until he was at least 9 ft. tall. When he was 18 he took an interest in baking. He knew almost every recipe in every book! Now he owned his own baking shop…

Top 4 secrets behind Nintendo Games: Learn about Mario Kart and Pokemon Nintendo is the greatest video game company of all-time. That should be considered a fact, and not an opinion. Some of their most famous games, like Pokemon and Mario Kart, have some unknown secrets, though. If you are curious on what they are, then stop wondering and continue reading. SECRET 1: MARIO KART 64 Many still consider Mario Kart 64 as the greatest Mario Kart game of all time. However, did you know about the…

to the semicircle stage to begin a practice round. Each speller preceding me fluidly spells out each word, but when the announcer calls me to the silver microphone, I feel so nervous that I cannot hear him pronounce the word “truck.” I then ask him to define the word so that I can remember what he said, and I was met by a warranted outburst of laughter from the crowd. The announcer simply acts like I am joking, so he gives me the definition “SUV or gas guzzler.” His kindness helps me to regain…

score. He had kept trying to seek me out by making annoying noises, but he was not going to stop me. He was saying ¨ You won't beat me!´´, yet I beat him very quickly. Now that I had defended my title it was time to face the creator of the game. The announcer said that I would have about an hour to practice. When I was practicing I noticed that my hands were sweating like crazy and I was shaking. I kept practicing until the creator walked in. Then my heart started pounding. The creator had shook…

brought in. As Grand Entry started, the announcer asked the audience to stand, and a Native American man entered, followed by military personnel carrying the flag of the United States and the flag of the State of Utah. Behind the military personnel were many dancers, who followed each other in a line while dancing to the songs being played by a drum circle. After a few minutes of dancing had transpired, the everyone recited the Pledge of Allegiance and the announcer offered a prayer for…