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    Catalina Rojas Willis English 10 Credit 4 Pit Bulls – Dangerous and Vicious? Every year‚ more than 2‚000 children in the U.S. are killed by their parents or guardians either through abuse or neglect. A child is more than 800 times more likely to be killed by their adult caretaker than by a Pit Bull (The Real Pit Bull‚ 2010). Pit Bulls are always portrayed as mean‚ dangerous‚ aggressive‚ vicious‚ etc. but the dog’s behavior towards people all depends on the owner and how it’s trained. On July 16

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    Pit Bull Prohibition Tell me‚ what is the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions a Pit Bull? I can’t speak for everyone‚ but most of you didn’t think of some cute‚ cuddly‚ playful puppy. Most of you envisioned a savage‚ snarling‚ devil dog‚ chained to post in an abandoned yard totally focused on tearing you to shreds. Such stereotypes are created and amplified by scandalous media reports which contribute greatly to societies’ growing fear of these dogs. Fear implores a responsibility

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    Nicole Watkins Persuasive Speech Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to petition against Maryland’s law to identify “Pit Bulls” as a dangerous breed of dog. Six months ago‚ almost to the day‚ my best friend and her new puppy were attacked. She was dog sitting her grandmother’s Mastiff‚ whom at the time had no previous violent history. She kept the Mastiff and her puppy in separate rooms in order to make sure there were no problems‚ but that wasn’t enough. One day‚ out of nowhere‚ the Mastiff

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    It seems that ideas about "regionalism" have emerged at the beginning of swing architecture pendulum‚ where the anti-establishment institution took over. In 1940‚ as modernity (or international style) began to take up the dominant rhetoric in architecture‚ Mumford published a widely shared view of the region in the 1980s‚ when the anti-establishment institution (postmodernism) began to take over the new institution: Regional through Lefaivre & Tzonis as well as Frampton. The "transformation" of the

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    Pit bulls are a Misunderstood Breed Pit bulls are the most misunderstood dog breeds in the world. When people hear the word pit bull they automatically think of dogs fighting and attacking. When people say "pit bull" they’re usually referring to a range of breeds and‚ often‚ a mixed-breed dog. (Lawrence‚ C Louisville Magazine Feb 2007) People think they are a very dangerous breed of dog. Because of this

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    Media Bias of the Pit Bull Deborah Delo University of Phoenix What happens when “man’s best friend” goes wrong? For hundreds of years‚ no animal has been so trusted or loved by humans as the dog. Immortalized in film and poetry for love and loyalty‚ the noble dog long ago earned the epithet "Man’s Best Friend." No other animal in the modern world arouses such fear and terror as the pit bull. Time and time again‚ we hear horror stories of pit bulls and "pit bull types" running amok and

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    Pit Bull’s Bad Rap J. Lee Gray Simpson University We all know the terrifying image of a snarling Pit Bull lunging at a dog‚ or even worse‚ a person. This image evokes fear and tremendous alarm. For many‚ any time a person is hurt by a dog‚ this is the first image to come to mind. Most people don’t see Pit Bulls the way I do. I know them as loving‚ loyal and funny creatures. Pit Bulls do not deserve their undesirable reputation. The people who argue against

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    Pit bulls are not a bad breed of dogs as people say they are. They’re nice dogs when treated right. They are only aggressive but they’re breeding and training. They can’t be bad dogs because they don’t have a conscious. Michael Vick proved the dogs could be rehabilitated and put Into good homes. All but one dog was ruled safe from aggression. Would it surprise you to learn that pit bulls used to be America’s darlings? Before the mid-80s‚ stories of pit bull attacks are practically non-existent.

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    There are several forms of mining that are used to extract minerals and rocks from layers of earth and open-pit mining is one of these methods. This method uses a borrow or open pit and is most frequently used in situations where the desired rocks or minerals are located close to the earth’s surface. A. The Structure of the Open-Pit Mine An open-pit mine is structured in steps‚ often also termed “benches‚” which are the pit’s vertical levels. These steps commonly range from four to sixty meters

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    expect him to bite.” With so many dog bites and attacks each year‚ it is easy to blame the dog. Pit bull attacks are the leading dog attacks in the United States. Although pit bulls can be very loving and friendly dogs‚ most people often perceive them to be vicious killers. This judgement is unfair because people do not understand why they bite. The general public needs to be better educated about pit bulls‚ such as why they have a bad reputation‚ what we can do to fix their reputation‚ and why they

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