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The Basset
 The gentle ones, Basset hounds have been companions and helpers to their owners since the fifteenth century.  Bassets just go about life without a care in the world.  The word basset is from the French word “bas set,” which gives the English meaning of low-set.  Bassets were originally bred for slow trailing of hares and rabbits.  Their low profile makes them well suited for the job.   Their appearance can lead one to think that they are half-witted and clumsy.  However, bassets are actually very clever and have unexpected agility in their movements  They can have a stubborn streak...

The Race

   Round and round they go, rubber to asphalt.  The smell of rubber as it heats.  The smell of gasoline and exhaust fills the air.  The sound of engines roaring preparing to burn a hole in the asphalt.  The well lubed work of art propels the driver around in circles at speeds over 200 miles per hour.  The speed, the adrenalin that is produced and the pure competition that the driver feels cannot be compared to outside the race car. Throughout history, humans have had the need for speed.  In the days of old, speeds were a lot slower.
 However, as time has passed and technology has...

The Proud
Haliaeetus leucocephalus -- known as the bald eagle --  an image of pride, strength and freedom, a symbol of liberty around the world.  Maude M Grant wrote, “Thus the eagle, full of the boundless spirit of freedom, living above the valleys, strong and powerful is his might, has become the national emblem of a country that offers freedom in word and thought and an opportunity for a full and free expansion into the boundless space of the future.” 
 The eagle represents the pride Americans have in our...

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