David Irving

David Irving once said, "I don't see any reason to be tasteful about Auschwitz. It's baloney. It's a legend. Once we admit the fact that it was a brutal slave labor camp and large numbers of people die, as large numbers of innocent people died elsewhere in the war, why believe the rest of the baloney?' Mr. Irving has been able to establish himself as a reputable and controversial chronicler of World War II. He was able to get his name out into the media because he was involved with high-profile lawsuits. David Irving’s main goal in life is to deny the Holocaust. According to a website written in 2005 titled “Extremism in America”, Mr. Irving continued to raise money and lead an annual “Real History Conferences.”
I remember my main school project during 6th grade was to create a 10 minute report on a certain event in history that changed people’s lives. I chose the Holocaust, because at the time, I could not think of any other event that I have heard more about than this. Also, I remember finding in my research that the total death count was around 1.3 billion people. Despite my whole semester of doing research on the Holocaust, I never came across anybody who denied the Holocaust until now. David Irving’s work as a Holocaust denier is a very unique job.
David Irving does not only express ideas that he formulates in his head, rather he also illegally investigates certain details concerning the Holocaust. For example, Irving the Denier collaborated with a man named Fred A. Leuchter Jr., who is a “self-described engineer from Massachusetts who specialized in designing execution apparatus, to investigate the use of gas chambers. “In his findings, Leuchter claimed that samples he illegally chipped off the walls of the gas chamber at Auschwitz did not contain residue of cyanide gas recorded as having been used there. David Irving was able to put together this sort of information in order to carry out his campaign to deny the Holocaust. Mr. Irving “remained committed to The Leuchter Report. Irving was eventually sent to court because justice argued that it was “incontrovertible that Irving qualifies as a Holocaust denier.” He remains as one of the most popular Holocaust deniers in history.

http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/people/i/irving-david/
http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/irving.asp?xpicked=2&item=Irving

Recess

My research paper will be focused on recess and whether or not it is important for a child's development and growth. I chose this topic because my major is Communication Science & Disorders. Plus, there have been incidences when a child would be taken out of recess in order to work on their speech, language, and communication skills. Child development specialists question the pros and cons of recess. Writing this research paper would also help my knowledge in the field later on. Database categories such as education and communication would be beneficial to my research paper because education deals with recess and communication deals with the overall interaction that goes on in school. Pros of recess include: growth in social skills (cooperating, communicating, and respecting others), resolving conflict, sharing, and self-discipline. On the other hand, the Cons are: time away from learning, children begin focusing more on sports, chatting (gossip), and a hierarchy is slowly established (popular and non-popular kids). I believe recess is important because it allows children do whatever they want, although with slight boundaries, these are still able to develop life skills.

Do Not Vote for Schwarzenegger, If He Ever..

Are there people out there who are fanatics for movie superstars? How about the money and power hungry people in this world who support with their heart and money a certain political candidate. If these two worlds were to ever mix concerning a high level of authority, I believe chaos would reign. If the guidelines for becoming the United States president was to ever change, so that a non-United States born person can become our president, then I believe Arnold would have definitely ran for the position (Ad anitiquitatem & red herring). Do not vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger for our president because he will turn the face of United States defense into one that resembles that of the movies he has starred in, such as: Terminator 1,2,&3, Last Action Hero, and dozens more (Ad hominem & Appeal to False Authority).

Even though Arnold Schwarzennegger is currently the ‘governator’ of California, there has been a lot of questionable actions that he has made for the state. For example, according to Jim Byrd Mr. Schwarzennegger has signed the bill SB777, which states that the terms “mom and dad” and “husband and wife” will be banned from California textbooks because they are offensive to gays, lesbians, and transgendered students. Another recorded account of Arnold Schwarzennegger acting unstable is when he said, “But that is all in my past. I haven’t ridden it since last Tuesday” to answer a question of a reported who asked, “What if we found a Nazi tank on your lawn?”(red herring). Again, when a reporter asked a ‘what if’ question, “What if we would a film of you leading a Ku Klux Klan rally?” Mr. Schwarzennegger answered, “This was just a stunt to promote bodybuilding, and if anyone I lynched was offended, then I’m sorry” (complex question).

I suggest United States citizens to not vote for Arnold Schwarzennegger because he will also lead to the result of crazy, gun-bearing fans and supporters if he were to ever fun for president (hasty generalization). Throughout all the movies he has been through, he has increased his number of fans every time. Supporters would have probably made incredibly random YouTube videos featuring his rise from terminator to the white house. These videos probably would’ve followed the lines war, terminator, and half naked footage of him shooting alongside United States soldiers. I believe about 70% of the United States population already has heard about Arnold; therefore, they all know him because of his movies, but when he would run for president, people would obscure the difference between seeing him as a muscled killing machine and a well-dressed political leader, AKA our president!

http://jimbyrd.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/arnold-schwarzenegger-welcome-to-the-dark-side/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000216/bio

Cryptozoology

Remember the days when you were a kid reading non-fiction novels that introduced a whole new group of creatures into your life and imaginations. Those days when you would wander around in search for Bigfoot or the rare occasion when you would find yourself near a huge body of water, thus wondering if the Lochness monster was inside. I believe all children are masters of zoology, which is the study of hidden animals. "Cryptozoology relies heavily upon testimonials and circumstantial evidence in the form of legends and folklore, and the stories and alleged sightings of mysterious beasts by indigenous people, explorers, and travelers." Theses trained professionals focus on creatures not only including Big Foot or the Loch Ness Monsters, but they also search for white or black squirrels, the Chupacabra, and mermaids. No matter what new creature is imagined, drawn on paper, or thought to be seen on a mysterious location, children and trained professionals alike will be sharing the honor of opening their imaginations and letting their desires for excitement flow abundantly.

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.