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    Many people are deeply afraid of Pit Bulls. This breed repeatedly appears on the news mostly because the dog has attacked another dog or a human being. Some of the attacks have been severe enough to cause harm and even death. Many believe that Pit Bulls are born aggressive since it is known that breeders have bred them over the years to become more muscular in comparison to other breeds like the Golden Retriever. The more muscular the dog is the better it will do when it is introduced to dog fighting

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    Andre Darville Professor Kaefer English 1B 3 March 2013 Pit Bulls: Misconceptions and the Truth Pit Bulls‚ one of the American societies famous bully breeds is too often stereotyped as malicious animals‚ but that stereotype is false due to evidence that pit bulls can be just as loving as the iconic golden retriever.  According to the American Temperament Test‚ which is a test that focuses on and measures different aspects of temperament such as stability‚ shyness‚ aggressiveness‚ friendliness

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    The Berkeley Pit: Friend or Foe? What would you say if I told you that there exists a body of water so toxic that it kills almost all that touches it? A place where pure water meets vile and vicious chemicals deemed cinema worthy‚ and is visible from space! In the city of Butte‚ Montana‚ the hazardous Berkeley Pit is a cesspool of toxic chemicals and crimson water that may create disastrous consequences for the ecosystem of Montana; but could something so sinister act as a way to better ourselves

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    Pit bulls and terrier breeds were created in early 19th century‚ for the popular spectator sports of bull- and bear-baiting. In 1898 the UKC‚ Britain’s equivalent of the AKC‚ named these bull dogs the American Pit Bull Terrier. The AKC decided to recognize the breed in the early 1930s--but under a new name. Intending to separate it from its pit-fighting past‚ the AKC named it the American Staffordshire terrier‚ also known as a pit bull. These dogs have been used for protection not only in homes but

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    As an owner of an American pit bull terrier‚ I witness first hand how the pit bull is discriminated against on a daily basis. C. Audience Relation How many of you enjoy being categorized by the way you look? Just as we‚ as people‚ are evaluated‚ all animals need to be evaluated by its own qualities‚ not their appearance. D. Central Idea Today‚ I would like to take the time to refute the falsely made claims that have been made against the pit bull breed and provide you

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    history of the pit-bull or where this breed comes from; they just go with the common misconception of the dog. The legal definition of a pit bull is a class of dogs that of which includes the following breeds: American pit bull terrier‚ American Staffordshire terrier‚ Staffordshire bull terrier‚ American bulldog and any other pure bred or mixed breed dog that is a combination of these dogs. Weight and shape can vary significantly amongst pit bulls‚ from 35 to 100 plus pounds. Today’s pit bull is a descendant

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    Proposal: Broward county should prohibit the private ownership of pit bulls. Cambridge Assignment 7th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Cox Coral Springs Charter School 1/30/13 Banning Pit Bulls is Wrong! Within all of the controversy about the pit bull breed and whether or not they should be banned‚ I have formed my own educated opinion; Pit bulls should not be banned. Why should we punish the dogs for the way they are being raised and

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    specifically Pit bulls. Awareness of Pit Bulls Conceptual definition: Overall knowledge of nature vs. nurture theory amongst any breed. Q7: - Do you believe that

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    Design of an LQG controller for two inverted pendulums Objective: The objective of this paper is to design linear quadratic controllers for a system with two inverted pendulums on 2-d Plane. To this goal‚ it has to be determined which control strategy delivers better performance with respect to pendulum’s angle and the cart’s position. The inverted pendulums represents a challenging control problem‚ since it continually moves toward

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    there is no hope for mankind and where humans learn that their true purpose on this planet has no meaning or significance at all. It is during this absurd era‚ when two of the most famous short stories in all of literature were written‚ The Pit and the Pendulum and The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Both of these stories express the darker side of life and throughout this paper will be compared and contrasted in order to better understand the meaning of what is meant by the absurd. When comparing

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