Get familiar with your bull. A commonly-overlooked step in the bull-ride is getting somewhat familiar with the bull you're going to be sitting on top of. Spend a few minutes watching the bull in its pen, getting a sense of his aggression and tendencies. Watch the bull when he's ridden by other riders.
Definition of Middle Passage. : the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
You may already know a lot about membranes, if so skip ahead to the next paragraph. Any particle with a charge (like an ion) can't get through the middle zone. Think about a cell membrane like a closed door. A cat may be fine on either side of the door, but it can't get through the middle.