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    Corrida de Toros Bullfighting is one of the many tourist attractions in Spain. Millions of people attend the “corrida de toros” each year‚ bringing in lots of money to keep the bull rings open. Although the fighting of bulls is considered part of the Spanish culture‚ this blood spectacle is cruel and disturbing. Bullfighting dates back to 711 A.D. The first bullfight took place for the crowning of King Alfonso VIII. The fights were originally fought on horseback and eventually developed to dodging

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    performing her dance‚ two bullfighting horsemen took their spear and poked the bull with it. Bullfighting is considered a gory‚ aggressive sport because it is compared to playing rugby. Out of all the Romance-speaking countries‚ Spain is most famous for bullfighting‚ bringing many people to question the sport. Many people such as animal right activists and other civilians have had enough of bullfights; while others enjoy the nature of bullfighting. Therefore‚ the sport of bullfighting should be abolished

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    more -ve effect on children (WWE‚ horror movies‚ adult content‚ swearing‚ etc) Pedro: Hi‚ my name is Pedro and we’re going to be talking about bullfighting on today’s show. Recently‚ as you all probably know‚ bullfighting has returned to TVE after 6 years and this has sparked a lot of controversy in Spain. The decision to broadcast the bullfighting on TVE has led to many people protesting as they feel it is a form of animal cruelty. Today‚ I am going to be interviewing PM Mariano Rajoy who made

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    Dante Bloom Spanish 1 4-18-13 Bullfighting Shockingly Bullfighting is a huge tradition in Spain. Bullfighting has been going on in this country since 1726‚ the crazy man to try this was Francisco Romero. This tradition is very dangerous‚ just imagine a large and angry animal with horns running after you trying to kill you. I would personally never do it. Spanish-style bullfighting is called corrida de toros

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    Bullfighting is wrong and there are two ways you can go you can either support it or ignore it but no one really pays attention to these “little” things because that’s just it to other its “little” but animals not having rights is big‚ and everyone is not as aware of it as much as they must be. Even people in the more “civilized” countries watch this “blood sport” and watch innocent animals die. I don’t think anyone should kill or torture any animal no matter how big or small or nice or mean an

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    Pliego San Martín In 2010 15‚000 bulls were killed only in Spain‚ you know why? Because of bullfighting. Bullfighting is a so called “tradition” in Spain‚ Portugal and some Latin American countries like Mexico and Venezuela. Reality is bullfighting is only a constant torture to a poor bull unable to defend itself. So that you can understand me better I am going to tell you about the Spanish-style bullfighting: A man‚ dressed like a clown‚ tortures and torments a bull with a red cape. Then the picadors

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    Good afternoon everyone. In this speech‚ I have chosen the topic of bullfighting. It is‚ in my opinion‚ a brutal and cruel activity covered up by culture and tradition. In this speech‚ i hope to let you see why bullfighting is in- humane entertainment. In past decades‚ bullfighting has been an accepted and admired as a ’sport’. It has been portrayed as courageous and matadors have been made into heroes. In reality‚ bullfighting is a murderous‚ vicious bloodbath with no bravery what so ever. 35‚000

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    Bullfighting has been a topic of controversy in recent years‚ due to people speaking out about the unethical slaughtering of innocent animals exploited for entertainment purposes. Spaniards see this act as more than just as a sport‚ and how it is a major key to their culture. If one were to seek the prime areas of bullfighting‚ it will be found in the following cities of Spain : Sevilla‚ Cordoba‚ or Ronda. Upon entering a bullfighting arena‚ a lot of newcomers have no idea what to expect. The first

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    Did you know that each year a range of 10‚000 to 40‚000 bulls die each year in bullfights? The spectacle of bullfighting pits a man against a charging bull. The bullfighter‚ called a matador‚ faces the bull in a large dirt-filled arena that usually surrounded by spectators. Aided by a group of apprentices‚ the matador will test the bull’s strength by a series of taunts and stabbing. A common bullfight will approximately feature three matadors‚ six bulls‚ and in each bullfight one matador kills two

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    THE QUESTION OF BULLFIGHTING Ethical Theory and Moral Practice Bullfighting has always been a controversial issue for Spanish society‚ especially in recent decades. The problem to deal with is based simply on a question: is bullfighting ethical? Is the treatment given to the animal for a show whose purpose is to entertain the man ethical? Before going into the ethical debate‚ it is necessary to consider some data reflecting the relevance of this activity: a) it is a practice that has

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