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Bull Fighting - College Essays

Bull Fighting

The immediate reaction of many non-Spanish people to is
that it is sick, animal killing, unmoral entertainment. To many others around
the world, though, is a sport which involves courage, skill, and
power, in a struggle between man and beast. This purpose of this paper is not
to discuss the moralities of bullfighting though, it is to give some information
on a sport which is loved by many throughout the world.

A bull fight, or corrida de toros, consists of three matadors, and six
matches, which each take about 20 minutes to complete. These fights take place
in a bull fighting arena, or plaza de toros. The least experienced matador will
take the first and fourh matches, and the best ...

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perform some passes with the yellow and magenta cape, in order
to determine the bull's qualities and mood, before taking over himself. During
this period the matador is testing the bull's speed, power and tendencies to
hook one way or the other. Information learned now is crucial for a successful
fight

The third trumpet signals the entrance of the picadores, mounted on
horse back, who carry long pikes with a steel tip which is prevented from going
more than four inches into the bull's flesh by a metal guard. The bull carries
its head and horns high, so the aim of the picador is to weaken the massive
tossing muscle (the morrillo) between the shoulder blades. When the bull charges,
the picador leans out and thrusts the pike into the bull's shoulders.

The brave bull disregards the pain and charges harder into the pike. The
cowardly bull backs away and is reluctant to charge again and may be booed by
the crowd. The trial of the picks is over at the bull-ring ...

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Added: 3/31/2007 12:31:07 AM
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