Greyhound racing

van with a family coming back from a night out in front of you and you can’t stop. Street racing originated in California after world war two when G.I’s working on airplanes and jeep engines began working on their own cars (Angel Fire). Street racing is and unsancioned or illegal form of motor sports on public roads(Streetracers.com). There are two types of racing: street racing and drag racing. Drag racing takes place on designated tracks. With these races there are multiple terminologies…

If they don't know by now, US horse players need to come to the realization that horse racing in Australia and Europe is among some of the best horse racing in the world. While a great majority of the racing takes place on turf, these countries have time and again produced some of the best race horses in the world. As a racing fan, you may ask why the US doesn't see more Australian imports coming into the US for major races. There are two viable reasons for this phenomenon. First, the Southern…

Injured, frightened, and beaten are all words that describe horses that are put in kill pens. Most horses never make it out once they enter. Thousands of horses are shipped out of the United States to Mexico or Canada. Once they meet their final destination they will be slaughtered and shipped off the foreign countries for human consumption. In Gail Vacca’s essay, “One Man 's Trash,” she ventures to the Shipshewana “loose horse” auction in Indiana and comes across a kill pen mare that is lame.…

It is understandable that people may crave more money. Sometimes they may even need a little extra change to make ends meet. This particular short-story, “The Rocking Horse Winner,” takes place sometime between the end of World War I and the Great Depression. Needless to say, many people were short on the necessary amount of money to live comfortably or even be able to provide for their families. However, in D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner,” being able to provide for a family should…

Horse racing has been in the eyes of the public for many years. How could it not be, with how much publicity surrounding it, much like football or baseball in the United States. Some of this publicity is good, with impressive feats such as the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years garnering an international audience. However, publicity can also be bad with animal rights activists (people who believe animals should live free unrestricted by humans and not used for food, clothes, sport, etc.)…

left to learn about horse racing. However, this is not how her male counterparts view the issue. This is significant because they dismiss her capabilities and view her as less capable than they are. She further comments on gender and age when she sees a horse at the race that she was forced to stop training and sell. “His owner had listened to the argument that a girl of eighteen could not be entrusted with those precise finishing touches” (Markham 159). In the horse racing industry, Markham is…

each other no matter what. Ken Block is a racer on rally, Bryan Clauson a racer of midgets; two very different things but still have a lot alike. As almost all racing seems to be different with many things that can even be almost identical. Ken Block has had many accomplishments with racing and business. Block is the founder of Hoonigan Racing Division and the founder of DC Shoes. He has run 125 World Rallycross races in his rally career. Block has 39 starts, 6 wins, 15 podiums, and 38 heat…

The dictionary defines the word “blind” as the lack of perception, awareness, or discernment. Symbolism, irony, and foreshadowing is used in many ways by the author in her short story called “The Lottery”. Shirley Jackson uses these literary devices to emphasize the idea that people will follow traditions blindly if that was how they were raised. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story about a strange tradition. Once a year, the town gathers together and one member from each…

Wes Anderson’s films are known for his vibrant color scheme and dry humor among others. Between his tracking shots and his attention to precision, symmetry and patterns, mixing them together he has created a unique style. This paper will analyze Wes Anderson’s “Castello Cavalcanti” and in this film, he did not stray from his tradition. The time is evening and initially you get the impression that it’s going to be a quite night. The opening scene starts with a long shot still and pan from the…

victory the story of Seabiscuit rises above the rest in American culture. In Laura Hillenbrand's book an awkward, and stubborn horse named Seabiscuit becomes an unlikely hero as he is trained by an even more unlikely team of men and they rise to horse racing stardom. In the story, Seabiscuit races against a horse named War Admiral, who is favored to win by a long shot. Hillenbrand makes the reader feel as if there are actually at the race with her use of diction, imagery, and suspense.…