In the late 1800’s‚ American society began to burst with cultural activity. After the Civil War and the Reconstruction‚ Americans were eager to return to their normal lifestyles. The period that followed‚ however‚ was quite different from what the country was used to. During the war‚ many pushed hard for a rise in industry‚ leading to an explosive industrial revolution far beyond what people had expected. America’s business and economy had boomed‚ and‚ as the new century approached‚ many had
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My life changed for the better on August 4‚ 2008. The first time I had ever interacted with Lisa Stapleton. “Hello! Yes my brother did mention you...and what he said wasn’t nice ...” Lisa then told me how proud she was of me for deciding to go to preaching school. To gain some vital information for this article‚ I reactivated my old facebook account. I would be a liar if I said that my eyes didn’t well up with tears. I was actually able to see the exact time stamped dates that my life took an incredible
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On July 6th of 1944‚ the state of Connecticut experienced a terrible accident‚ this fire did more than just take the lives of many by also affecting others in a mental aspect. This accident was that of the Hartford Circus Fire. It was a fire that resulted in the entire destruction of a circus and lives lost by many of the circus’ very own staff‚ along with many spectators. Many years later‚ the cause of this fire is still up to some speculation among authorities. This essay will dig into the
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Exotic Animals in Entertainment: The Pros and Cons Abstract The entertainment industry is a controversial subject‚ especially pertaining to the use of exotic animals for human enjoyment. The purpose of this research paper is to explore the history of exotic animals in entertainment and how the industry is viewed by the general public in the twenty-first century. The explanation of the history‚ legal aspects‚ organizations involved‚ public image‚ and the controversy of the industry will be covered
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Callahan 1 Carly Callahan Professor Hammond English 111 01 December 2011 Cruelty To Circus Elephants Cruelty to elephants as well as other circus animals has been a global issue for over a hundred years‚ and we are just now recognizing the severity of it all. Millions of charges have been pressed against different circuses in the United States for the abuse and death of the circus elephants. With the rise in charges and complaints of animal cruelty‚ eyebrows have begun to rise and
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Circus Elephant Animal Abuse Problem The day had come when little Timmy would finally get to go to the circus. He was so eager that he was the first one out of bed that morning. Too excited to even function‚ Timmy ran to his parents’ room and jumped on this parents shouting for them to get up. His parents moved sluggishly to the bathroom and got ready to go to the circus as Timmy chattered on about what animals they were going to see that day. Timmy was mostly excited to see his favorite animal
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Should Circuses be Allowed to have Animals? Animals have been part of the circus since Roman times‚ but should they really be there? Should innocent animals be mistreated so they can ‘perform’ and entertain the public? I believe it’s cruel and animals should be banned from circuses. If you knew how the animals were really treated ‘behind the scenes’ you probably wouldn’t want to go to a circus again. Whilst the animals are being trained‚ their trainers use bull hooks and electric rods to make
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There are many athletes doing extreme sports. One of them is Dolly Jacobs. She is a legendary circus performer. She is one of the best American circus aerialists of all time. The story about her professional career as a circus aerialists is exciting. Dolly was born in 1957 in Sarasota‚ Florida. She is the daughter of a circus family. Her father is Lou Jacobs. He is farmed circus clown and her mother is an adventurous women. Dolly was a circus child. She began training at Sailor’s Circus
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Water for Elephants. by Sara Gruen. "Life is the most Spectacular Show on Earth!"- Sara Gruen‚ Water for Elephants. "All I can do is put in time waiting for the inevitable. Observing the ghosts from my past‚ rattling around in my vacuous present. They crash and bang and make themselves at home‚ mostly because there’s no competition. I’ve stopped fighting them." says Jacob Jankowski‚ who is now ninety (or ninety three). Mr. Jankowski reflects upon memories of himself as a young man‚ tossed by
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Circus trainers are abusing elephants! Have you ever thought‚ ‘there is no way a circus elephant can do all of those tricks without being abused’? These rangelers abuse not just elephants but other circus elephants‚ like tigers‚ and monkeys‚ and etc. There are so many ways that elephants are being abused. One way elephants are being abused is by using bullhooks and ropes. The circus trainers are using ropes to choke and burn the elephants. The elephants are being abused by bullhooks too. The elephant
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