Sex Pistols

The adoption of the M9 was jump started by the Air Force’s own testing of 9-mm pistols. Once the Air Force released their results it sparked an interest in the adoption of a force-wide 9-mm pistol. This initiative was backed up because the House Appropriation Committee was calling for a more unified pistol model. The reason being it would simplify the procurement of parts and bullets along with answering the call to convert to the NATO’s standard 9-mm. The 9-mm bullet had benefits on both the…

Axel Frazier was born on October 29, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. He is now on his way to The Mill, a covert automobile workshop, owned and operated by his friend, Makari Gregorovich. He had been going to that shop for the last twenty years and is about to add a new car to his collection. While he selected the new model he had a little chat. “I heard you’ve been selected for a mission in Kaliningrad,” Makari said. “I guess that means that you are still actively affiliated with the CIA, to…

Slaughterhouse Abuse Every day, thousands of animals are killed due to improper and inhumane ways of killing for their meat. According to Animal Rights Action, there is such a high demand for meat, workers don’t stop for anything. With improper and poor methods of killing, this can lead to unsafe work areas for the workers, fecal contamination with meat, bacteria and pathogens landing on meat, it makes you second guess where your meat, eggs and milk came from. A lot of times when slaughter…

Femininity is characterized by passivity and submission, while masculinity is defined as the dominant and aggressive role. These characteristics have typically been used to identify a person’s assigned or chosen sex. The “natural roles” of males and females are derived from the gender behavior, males that perform the feminine activities, and vice versa, the female that performs the masculine activities will be “rewarded with ridicule for blurring the gender lines…

assault shotgun or assault pistol. The law essentially did the same thing pistols as it did for rifles. Pre ban there were machine pistols, but they were already highly restricted. The ban just changed the name to assault pistols and broadened the definition to include semi-automatics with two or more of the following features that also accept detachable magazines: threaded barrel, barrel shroud, an unloaded weight of 50oz, a semi-automatic version of fully automatic pistol, or a magazine that…

Any kind and decent person would take a stand against the cruelty inflicted on animals by the food industry. Those that chose an alternative diet enjoy the rewards that come with supporting defenseless animals as opposed to the rapacious and malicious food industry. Hopefully bacon and baby back ribs smothered in barbeque sauce will lose their appeal once the veil of anonymity that shrouds the food industry is drawn back. Why is it that it is acceptable to eat a pig or a cow, but repulsive and…

Gun control is a controversial topic to be talked about considering the pros and cons that come along with it. The pros being the control of having a gun in order to have a sense of protection, our right to bear arms and less death rates. On the other side cons being restricting a person to their own personal safety and diminishing personal hobbies such as hunting, and job related activities by not having guns being allowed at all. Guns come with responsibility and consequences that can occur if…

The short story, The Most Dangerous Game, written and published in 1924, by Richard Connell. In the story, a hunter named Rainsford is stranded on an island, owned by a wealthy Cossack named Zaroff. Who hunts humans, not animals. Zaroff then gives Rainsford a choice, to be hunted by Zaroff for three days, or to be killed by Zaroff’s manservant, Ivan. Rainsford chooses to be hunted by Zaroff and is given hunting gear. On the last day of the hunt, Zaroff and his dogs corner Rainsford, and…

The Island of cement and bars. Many people see Alcatraz as inescapable, but is it really. If it is then why, why can a normal building that was created by man be that fortified. Alcatraz was “ originally envisioned as a naval defense fortification” the plan was to use this building to protect the harbors from enemy ships (school.eb.com/level/high/article/474403). So as you can imagine a building designed to withstand cannon fire must have some pretty thick skin. This rock of solitude was…

Australian abattoirs were analysed to find if animals are treated humanely. Every year about 520-620 million animals in Australia are exterminated at abattoirs (Australia and Statistics, 2012). These animals are slaughtered for products like meat, dairy and eggs, some of these animal products are consumed by humans and some go to waste products of the industry. There are 300 slaughterhouses which are supported by a workforce of 25,000 (Herald, 2016). Two methods are used to slaughter the animals…