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    Horse Pee

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    That was when the horse started to pee. Instead of continuing the four-hour journey up the mountain with my sister and I on its back‚ it abruptly stopped and took its own break. After it finished‚ it shook a little‚ and then continued trotting‚ the hoofs musically tapping upon every stair‚ every rock‚ and every area of dirt-ridden road. The first time we passed a tree‚ my sister yelled at me to duck‚ but I was so immersed in the stunning colors of the gift shops we passed that I was completely oblivious

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    War Horse

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    Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him. True to his word‚ Nicholls treats Joey well and sketches him for Albert. He is proud of his new horse. Though Joey still fondly remembers Albert‚ he grows to like his new life and master. He develops a friendship with another horse‚ Topthorn‚ who belongs to Nicholls’ friend‚ Captain Stewart. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. Departing the ship in France‚ the soldiers witness the sorrow and injuries all around them. They soon face

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    strongles in horses

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    Desaray Ramirez Equine Breeding Instructor Vern Dooley Term Paper April 15 2014 Strongyles Strongyle’s are the largest and most significant family of worms in horses‚ they’re also the most dangerous. In fact‚ they’re considered responsible for the vast majority of serious parasite-related health problems in adult horses‚ and they have the capacity to kill. Strongyles are nematodes‚ with rough cylindrical bodies that are round in cross-section. ----- range from a half-inch to two inches in

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    Irony in Cathedral

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    Irony occurs in every single person’s daily life. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver tells a story in which many people in the world can connect to. From the way Carver writes the first sentence he sounds very annoyed. Within the first paragraph it says why he is so agitated and it is for the lone reason that his wife’s friend‚ a blind man‚ is coming to visit. Robert‚ the blind man‚ is not the only blind person in this story‚ but rather the narrator is as well. Not physically‚ but instead

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    Horse Slaughter

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    The horse is a highly respected animal in United States culture. It has been worshipped and paid tribute to through art‚ books (Misty of Chincoteague‚ Black Stallion)‚ movies (Black Beauty‚ Spirit)‚ and television shows (Mr. Ed). The horse industry is huge in the United States‚ encompassing everything from rodeos and racing to horses owned for purely pleasure. There have been statues erected of famous racehorses‚ as well as museums devoted entirely to equines. "Horse culture" is a huge part of

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    seem to take things for granted of things that are not important and not focus on things that are important. In the story “the Curing Woman” by Alejandro Morales‚ draws on the traditional Mexican folktale‚ it has the elements of social realism and magical realism. The story describes the life of women by the name of Doña Marcelina and Trujillo Benidorm. Marcelina leaves her home at a young age‚ at the age of thirteen years old‚ so that she could be with her mother. Marcelina mother was a healer.

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    The bind of Monsieur and Madame Loisel in “The Necklace” was forced‚ unfair‚ and unrequited. It was not based off of affection or attraction‚ it was a forced marriage: “ Forced marriages were a tradition in 19th century France; which is when the book was written”. Since it was an arranged marriage; the Loisels did not love each other too much‚ they would commence to truly love each other after years. Mathilde clearly did not love each him: “Mathilde probably married at 14-16 years” by virtue of it

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    Horse Slaughter

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    4/ Period 5 11 February 2013 Nearly one hundred thousand horses are sent to slaughterhouses each year. The slaughtering of a horse is a very misunderstood and diluted practice that many people still confuse with euthanizing. But should this method of horse destruction still be a legal practice? While slaughtering is an option for putting injured or malnourished horses out of their misery‚ it is an inhumane practice for both the horses and human beings and there are more appealing options to take

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    Horse Salughter

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    Thesis: The U.S. horse slaughter ban has had a huge impact on the equine industry. Attention Getter and Preview: To slaughter or not to slaughter‚ has been a controversial question for years in the American equine industry. On September 7 2006‚ congress passed the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act‚ abolishing horse slaughtering in the United States. The U.S. horse slaughter ban has had a huge impact on the equine industry. Originally designed to stamp out cruelty that the horses in the industry

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    Winners Never Cheat

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    Winners never cheat and cheaters never win Winners never cheat and cheaters never win. Americans have grown up with this statement. It is as American as baseball or apple pie. It appears that over the years‚ winning has become everything and athletes will do whatever it takes to win. In order to achieve this goal‚ more and more professional athletes are turning to the use of performance enhancing drugs. "A performance enhancing drug is any substance that is taken for the sole purpose of enhancing

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