Rodeo

first time she’d received an earful and decided to keep everyone in the dark. She learned a lot that way. She peered at John. He was being too quiet and eating everything in sight. Time to liven things up. “John, you’re eating like a horse after a rodeo.” She saw John shudder with his fork halfway to his mouth. His eyes went for Sarah who stifled a giggle in her hand. He then looked over at Painted Girl who dropped her eyes and bumped into Sarah with a playful tap. No one else seemed to…

The sadness, pain, and feelings animals have are all the same feelings that humans have when they are treated with cruelty, neglect, and abuse. Animal cruelty is a terrible crime that can lead to serious harm or even death of innocent animals. There are many organizations that are looking to seek help against animal cruelty. Animal cruelty may not only occur when an owner beats or assaults their pet, but also during animal testing. Some owners are ignorant and do not even realize when they are…

Introduction. Forests are changing dramatically in the face of climate change and human activities. Since the 1800s, fire exclusion, animal grazing, timber harvest, and climate cycles have contributed to these changes (Graham and Jain 2005). In 2016, we are seeing unprecedented tree mortality—more than 62 million have died this year alone (USDA 2016). California experienced a fourth consecutive year of below-average precipitation in 2015 with mean monthly temperatures reaching record or near…

Death is Part of Life It was a chilly afternoon in Santa Rosa, the trees were stripped of their leaves and their branches hovered over the ground like skinny wooden fingers while the cool wind drifted and moaned. I was in my parents room watching my favorite Mexican telenovela. I was with my little sister, who has always been really close and clingy to me. My father came into the room and asked me to pause the television. “I want to tell you something” he divulged. ‘What is it?” I asked…

Animal rights are rights which state that animals are free to live from human exploitation and abuse. That means that humans have no right to use animals in any way that could cause them to feel pain or make them die no matter how humane they are treated during what they experiencing, and that they should be free from any unnecessary pain and suffering, and premature death even if it is for the benefit of both humans and animals. Some of these rights include: freedom from hunger and thirst by…

Behind Vegetarians and Vegans Time is changing where population on Earth is increasing day by day and food is needed to feed everyone. The population will increase 458 million by 2050 according to the United States Census Bureau. Because of this, resources of food will increase at the same time. The average American consumes 209 pounds of meat per year. Today, many kids are suffering from obesity at an early stage in their lives. They are making bad food choices. Kids would rather eat a…

week later, another naked victim had been found, his body so badly decomposed, the identification process took a while. The victim had been shot nine times with a .22 pistol. The victim was later identified as Charles Carskaddon, a forty year old rodeo worker. Two…

Jena is a residential area settled somewhere down in the heart of Central Louisiana. As of not long ago, you may have never even heard about it. Be that as it may, this rustic town of under 4,000 has turned into a point of convergence in the civil argument around issues of race and equity in this nation. The Jena Six were six African Americans in Jena, Louisiana sentenced in the 2006 beating of Justin Barker, a white student at the neighborhood Jena High School, which they additionally went to.…

from this region. “Rocky Mountain High” is more focused on the individual sports such as skiing, running and hunting. “Cowboys and Mormons” sees basketball and football thrive but has poorly funded universities (there is also a high concentration of rodeo, hunting and fishing in this region). “Pacific Cornucopia” features year around sports such as baseball, and this area is known to produce more high talent baseball players. “Texas Southwest” is known for football. “Pigskin Cult” is another…

There is a varying degree of social injustices in the world today. A social injustice is defined as a situation when some unfair practices are being carried in the society. Animal abuse is the intentional infliction by humans of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal, regardless of whether the act is against the law(Humane Society). Animal abuse occurs everywhere but is more commonly found in places with more poverty where people can’t always afford to take proper care of their animals.…