Trap Shooting

I enjoy finding out about new things and gaining a desire to do it all over once again. My roommate recently took me out to the St. Louis Trap/Skeet Shooting place where we would spend the next 3 hours ours of our lives shooting disks while taking turns. Even though we practically carried out the same motion each time, the focus on seeing the target leave the house, where it is launched from, and floating in the sky adds so much excitement. Another important aspect is the fact that you are holding a shotgun at time, which you should be prepared to reload. Holding the shotgun in the air and patiently waiting for the perfect time to shoot the disk is very exciting. After shooting the bullet, you must remember to cock the gun open so that the shell casing can come flying out, then you are ready to reload the shotgun again.

After shooting twenty-five shots which is the number of shells in one box of ammunition, the guys stepped back and reviewed our scores. At the time, there were three dogs at the area scoping things out. Two of the dogs knew each other, but the other became a new friend for the day. I think back on that situation and try to understand what those dogs were thinking that day. I'm sure they've all been there before, since they were not jumping at the sound of every shot. The idea of animals being psychic can relate to this situation because the dogs have trust and an understanding that these humans with guns with not harm us in anyway. These Labradors carelessly walked to each of us with a desire to be pet; they certainly loved being pet behind the ears.

This understanding between dogs and humans surprises me because the animals were so carefree. At one point, a dog even roamed around the area filled with shattered disks. I myself became worried at this point, but the dog didn’t seem to care at all. This idea expresses an idea in my mind that dogs have a special understanding with humans and danger. Those three dogs that day seemed rather carefree even though our shotguns were only 6 feet from their faces, of course pointing up. But, in my case, I became uneasy at the sight of seeing a dog in the danger area. Maybe these dogs were psychic and they just simply understood somehow that we aren’t are threat at all. During my day of shoot trap for the first time, I also gained a new fond understanding of ‘mans’ best friend’ and how devote and trustworthy they really are.

Pet Psychics

Humans love their animals so much that they want to know anything and everything that is going on inside their minds. Whether it is a an old lady's cat that has started to act weird or a hyperactive poodle that has stopped behaving properly, pet owner's all around the world have resorted to extreme means with wanting to become closer with their 'best friends'. Like humans, who are brought to psychics when they are acting funny or their loved ones want to know more about them, pets are also cared for the same exact way! There are professionals out there that have dedicated their lives to understanding the minds of animals.

Pet psychics, whom are "also known as animal intuitive or animal communicators" have a different paradigm concerning animals and their abnormal actions. Pet psychics claim they intentionally use their minds to talk to animals, while normal pet owners unintentionally talk to their animals with their minds. Meeting between pets and animal psychics can happen via telephone or in person. I don't understand how pet psychics can work with their patient through the telephone because I believe actual eye to eye contact should be made when working with a patient. This idea of working over the phone can relate with actual human psychics and the idea of them also working over the phone. If humans prefer to see their psychic in person, why do worried owners regress to phone calls when wanting to find out information concerning to dog.

The term "extrasensory perception (ESP) refers to the bond between man and animals. This bond is formed through constant experience and growth within the family. I believe animals are practically one hundred just like having a actual human being in the family because pets get as much and even more attention in the family. The family pet is usually loved by everyone, while in some circumstances, not everyone in the family may like each other. Pet psychics focus on animals that can talk, animals that seem to be psychics themselves, and the overall relationship between the owner and the animal. Pet psychic's main purpose is to bridge the gap in the relationship. Usually, when owners hire psychics, they care deeply for their animals; therefore, they pay money in order to straighten out their relationship. The love that an owner receives from its pet is priceless, this is the reason why owners do not mind hiring pet psychics.

http://people.howstuffworks.com/pet-psychic.htm
http://csicop.org/si/2002-11/pet-psychic.html

Vampires #2

Millions of people on this planet crave power. Whether it is the power to boss people around or power to bench press 300lbs at the gym, power is something that is constantly being desired. This ability changes people in ways that create more positive confidence in them which will either benefit or harm the world. In the fictional world, or to the dark world, vampires are creatures that also desire power. As mentioned in 'Vampire's Activity', "Vampires, it seems are power-mad." By putting together popular vampire notions that involve blood, death, darkness, and hungry with the desire for power, I believe this would create the ultimate fictional or even real creature.

Power can be worse to this world when it is exercised improperly by a group of people. Vampires, for example, tend to belong in groups. These vicious groups work together to hunt down and share their prey. A movie that reveals this vampire-type mentality is the movie 30 Days of Night. This movie came out about 3 months ago and is definitely one for all vampire addicts to see. 30 Days of Night has one main vampire who is the leader of about 7 others. This group of vampires includes female vampires who were protected and cared for throughout the movie. The females almost seemed as though they were slowly being developed into better vampires. The movie also stresses the idea of victims turning into vampires after being bitten. The transition from being human and then becoming a vampire is not immediate in the movie, rather, it takes a couple hours.

Victims that are killed are left at the scene of the crime decomposing. This "decomposition tends to be explained as the action of demons", and this is clearly shown with the vampires attacking them. Instead of understanding how likely vampire victims are buried, I would like to stress how the vampires in the movie 30 Days of Night were planning on burying their dead. Instead of eating every bit and piece of the human body, these vampires choose to set the whole town on fire. I believe Hollywood played a huge role in this because people are more willing to watch a whole town burn to bits instead of watching vampires eat single bit of their victims. Throughout the movie, ghastly sounds are heard whenever the vampires were on the prowl. “In the Philippines, according to Ramos, ghouls can be heard eating newly buried bodies”, thus people can assume that these ghouls can possibly be vampires. Vampires feast on humans; therefore, I believe people still fear the idea of them. I hope to never see a real vampire in my life.

Vampires

Sucking blood, black outfits, straight teeth, and bats. I first believed that vampires are only popular on television sets or on theatre big screens, but vampires have been known throughout much of Russian, Hungarian, and Romanian history. On the other hand, for those of us who do not live in that part of the world, media fuels such unrealistic and ravenous creatures within our minds. Ever since we were children, Scooby-Doo has made its mark on our minds. We know what vampires look like and what they do. Even for teenagers and some adult audiences, the movie Van Helsing reignited our knowledge concerning vampires and how scary and brutal they are.

In the book Vampires, Burial, and Death by Paul Barber, he is able to uproot priceless history regarding vampires that most of the world has probably not read. Actual accounts of possible vampire activity and possibilities for vampire existence are mentioned in the early portions of the book. A man by the name Peter Plogojowitz from the village of Kisilova is a written account of a man that was diagnosed to be a vampire; therefore, the people of Kisilova sharpened stakes and stabbed his death body with them. The villagers believed that Peter Plogojowitz was a real vampire because after his death, 9 people had died within a span of only 24 hours. Later in the book, they mention that a person that dies first as a result of an epidemic may be considered a vampire because many others die after that person. Therefore, everyone believes that the first person to die was one at fault. I believe that the case with Mr. Plogojowitz correlates entirely with this way of diagnosing a vampire. I believe Peter Plogojowitz definitely died as a result of an epidemic, which 9 other people also died with.

The section of the introduction under the heading "How Revenants Come into Existence" gives readers the chance to understand the many ways that vampires can come into existence. People are able to prove or disprove vampire diagnosis just by only knowing the four ideas: predisposition, predestination, events: things that are done to people, things that they do, things that happen to them, nonevents: things that are left undone. Despite the unrealistic ideas surroundings vampires and their true existence, I believe that knowing how revenants come into existence allows believers and even nonbelievers to reevaluate their reasoning or completely change their reasoning into believing that vampires really do exist.

The Apocalypse

Death is ranked the world's second most popular fear, which is very high because only stage fright supersedes it. The lose of one’s life can happen because of any kind of event; for example, tragic accidents, medical conditions, and even when the world ends. Tragic accidents are not completely unavoidable, because a person can defer them by staying safe indoors and not around people. Medical conditions can usually be treated with medicine, vaccinations to stop the sickness from occurring, or even surgery. The ‘end of the world’; on the other hand, cannot be avoided if it ever happens, thus resulting in the death of everyone. The term apocalypse means “the end of planet earth” and this is popular because many articles and media files exists concerning the end of the world and how it is inevitable.

Religious origins tend to be connected with the term apocalypse because it refers to a “revelation of God’s Will, not to some knowledge that is or will remain hidden or unknowable.” The end of the world has always been a huge part of Christianity because it also relates with the coming of Jesus Christ. Christ’s second coming has been long awaited for hundreds of years. Now-a-days, we rarely mention Christ second coming because it’s almost that bittersweet feeling which deals with faith and questions whether or not He is coming again. The apocalypse is a popular subject for magazines such as the National Inquirer, because their stories stir excitement, confusion, and curiosity within our minds. By bringing up paranormal or such life changing moments, our world and the media stresses the story in order to bring in viewers. I believe mentioning the apocalypse correlates with the need for attention. For example, the issue of global warming was mentioned to be connected with the gradual process of the ‘end of the world’ as our environment slowly deteriorates. Another group of people that take advantage of the ‘end of the world’ or the apocalypse are homeless people ‘aka’ hobos on the streets. I remember seeing “the end of the world is near” written on a piece of cardboard; therefore, he caught my attention, thus being gratified with the sight of another being noticing them.

These messages concerning the apocalypse is also present throughout the media and homeless made signs on the streets; in addition to, some portions of the Bible. Isaiah 13:10 states, “The day of wrath is coming to root out the sinners from the earth. On that day, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light.” Phrases such as this stirs radical Catholics’ minds in thinking that the Bible is referring to global warming and this issue must be stressed as great as calling it the apocalypse. The Bible constantly refers to sinners in order to express that the wicked will be punished. The end of the world is inevitable and regardless of what we think will happen, we will never actually know until the apocalypse. Instances might occur such as scene in Hollywood when a huge asteroid would take a straight path towards the earth, then our government would have to find a way to blast this huge rock into smaller pieces. The apocalypse is currently an array of possibilities, in which, we could practically predict that the end of the world is coming. Despite the fear present with this event, I believe we should disregard it because we don’t have much in control except to try and take care of our environment and leave everything else in God’s hands.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse
http://www.newjerusalem.com/worldsend.htm
The Bible

Claim of Value

People should consider the physical and mental well-beings of people who claim they have been abducted by aliens. The mind can be an amazing or even terrible thing. By focusing on the idea of aliens and deciphering whether or not what was said really happened. I believe rigorous tests should be executed on alien abductees that make sure the patient is stable. Scientists should even observe the people with perfect well beings. There have been many cases that revolve around the confusion surrounding a perfect, humble, and honest with the day this child went on a killing rampage at his school. Alien abductees with perfect personalities must be asked questions that target whether or not they have anger built up inside or they are hiding a secret.

According to my morals, I believe that understanding the physical and mental well-being of someone is far more important than figuring out if the facts concerning aliens that they have mentioned is real. The chances of curing an unstable being is far greater than proving that aliens exists. Since there hasn't even been any proven facts, materials, or even debris that deal with the existence of aliens. It would benefit all humanity to slowly heal each alien abductee that enters a counseling office each day. I believe that finding extraterrestrial life is more of a hobby or activity that stirs excitement for people. Extraterrestrial searches should not be put in front of the medical state of human beings. Although, believing that one has seen a alien can uplift spirits and make a person active, I believe the long-term affect on this activity may become devastating to family members and even expensive.

I thoroughly believe that scientists should stress the importance of finding out if a person is mentally stable before allowing them to express information that they believe they remembered. For example, inside court houses; murderers and rapists can be diagnosed with insanity in the very last seconds before the whole audience before them thinks that the judge will sentence them to jail for life. Why not diagnose an alien abductee with insanity before he/she begins to destroy their relationships with their families, spend hundreds of dollars on alien counseling, or even raise kids who are hated upon because other children know their mom or dad believes in aliens. As a claim of the value of life and love of family, people who claim to have been abducted by aliens should first undergo a series of tests making sure that they are not insane.

Ghost Hunting Societies #2

Ghost, ghost, and more ghost! From the cartoons, youtube videos, and Halloween costumes, ghosts happen to float themselves all over the media and then into our minds. Paranormal occurrences such as this results in muchos dinero for the people who create these ghostly figures and incorporate them into clothing, videos, and books. Ghost hunters exists because they crave excitement in their lives via. paranormal and controversial ideas.

A group called the New England Skeptical Society consists of two very devout ghost hunters. Ed and Lorraine Warren, who have claimed to look at nearly 8,000 cases. “As a regional skeptical organization, they have taken on the task of investigating local paranormal claims” They have also sought to evaluate the phenomenon of ghosts (in the generic sense, referring to all manner of spiritual manifestations).” This group of ghost hunters claims to have scientific evidence which does indeed prove the existence of ghosts. Although, other ghost specialists outside the society have mentioned that their loads of evidence concerning these real ghosts have not undergone any rigorous scientific testing. I believe these situations occur because these ghost hunters are very devout and focused on finding paranormal life that any possible leads will shift their minds towards believing what they saw was real.

Another ghost hunting society goes by the name ‘The Society for Paranormal Investigation’. This group of ghost finding enthusiast have units positioned in Dallas Ft. Worth, Washington D.D. and New Orleans. These are all major cities, which to me means that these serious ghost hunters truly exists. According to their website, the definition of ghost is “the seat of life or intelligence; soul; in addition to, a disembodied soul, spirit, or demon.” An interesting face about this group of ghost hunters is that their work is “methodical, skeptical, and they always strive towards professionalism, first and foremost we believe in having a sense of humor as it is easy to take this field TOO seriously. Hey, even ghosts laugh sometimes.”

http://www.geocities.com/skepdigest/Hunting_the_Ghost_Hunters.html
http://www.paranormalghost.com/

Ghost Hunting Societies

Ghost have been present throughout most of our lives. From the multiple times when scooby-doo and the gang would hunt for a ghost, or when we feel cold and become really scared because our minds direct our senses towards ghostly surroundings. The idea of having a ghost lurking around you unknowingly is scary enough, but how about those people in this world who crave spotting a ghost and taking some priceless footage. Many societies exists in the United States, and these numbers even increase internationally because ghost have become established as part of culture in China and South America.

The group of people named the 'Louisville Ghost Hunters Society' understands that 99% of their ghost findings can be "explained in a rational scientific way", but the other 1% is what keeps them from doing public and private investigations. This society remains one of the oldest and most respected ghost hunting societies in the world because of their professionals methods for spotting ghost. These group of hunters do not use "metaphysical manner (no psyhics, empaths, calirvoyants, etc.)." This group of hunters has over 100 active members and hundreds of other scooby-doo-like ghost hunters out there. Like a few other ghost hunting societies, the Louisville Ghost Hunters society provide public and private investigations free of charge. Keith Age, who is the founder of the society, is a charitable, polite, and a kid at heart. He enjoys hunting for ghost for free and his ghost hunting society also raised $10,000 for Crusade for Children.

Another ghost hunting society is the actual 'Ghost Hunter's Society'. They are an "independent research team dedicated to scientifically investigating and documenting paranormal phenomenon such as hauntings, poltergeists, apparaitions, ghost lights, and electronic voice phenomenon, and other paranormal claims." This society has networked itself with college students from all over the United States, including; University of Illinois psychology department and Purdue University. Their current investigations include places such as: Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Willard Library, Robinson Woods Burial Grounds, and many other cemeteries and old buildings. Ghost are popular to find within cemeteries because people believe that spirits rise up from their graves and roam the earth as they watch over their loved ones.

Like most people in this world, we are all kids-at-heart. If bungy jumping, driving really fast, or ghost hunting is what ignites our adrenaline then we whole-heartedly act out upon that. A hand few of people in this world have found ghost hunting the sort of activity that stirs their senses. Despite finding excitement during our childhood when we would see ghosts in cartoons such as Scooby-doo, people choose to find a higher level of excitement by hunting for ghosts themselves. Just like the many ghost hunting societies on earth, Scooby-doo and the gang have also been able to find scientific and justifiable facts to disprove paranormal activity.

http://www.louisvilleghs.com/

http://members.tripod.com/GhostHuntersSociety/Home.htm