Argumentative Essay On Bigfoot
Bigfoot
Caden Skipper
CCA
Bigfoot
In American legends since the early 1900s, there has been myths and fables about a creature that roams the forests of the United States and even sightings in Canada. The native name for it is Sasquatch (Shone, 2006, p. 2). People that have claimed to have seen it describe it as a muscular ape-like body, large, about six feet nine inches tall, and covered in hair that is black, dark brown, or even reddish. Huge footprints that have been recovered have been claimed to be as large as 24 inches long and eight inches wide (Theisen, 2011, p. 5). Which is why it is notorious for the name Bigfoot (Shone, p. 2).
Because of the number of eyewitnesses across the country, there must be substantial evidence that one does exist. However, scientist do not recognize the existence of Bigfoot. They consider it to be mainly a combination of misidentification or hoax, rather than an actual living …show more content…
creature (Shone, 2006, p. 3). Scientist have come to this conclusion because there is no hard physical evidence even after years and years of investigation. Some scientist say even if it were a live living creature there would have to be large numbers to maintain a breeding population. There are often new reports of sightings of a Bigfoot usually by a small group of investigators. Many sightings are recognized to be other animals, usually black bears (Barak, 2009, p. 4).
He is said to make loud howling, screaming noises or rock clanging. These sounds have been reported as far east as Mississippi and Florida. There have even been many people that have put a large portion of their life to just searching and studying the animal (Barak, 2009, p. 5). Many investigators claim that there is not enough evidence to prove the existence of Bigfoot but there are too many tracks to juts ignore it all together. There have even been a few government funded studies to locate Bigfoot, but there was not any notable evidence found during these studies. In some rare cases there have been hair found that was thought to be from a Bigfoot, and there were DNA tests run on it only to find that in most of those cases it was other living animals, such as black bears, cows, horses, or other animals (Barak, p. 5).
There is a lot of controversy surrounding Bigfoot. There are many more people out there that believe that Bigfoot is not real than people that do believe that it is a real living and breathing creature (Animal Planet, 2014, p. 2). Those that do not believe that it exists say that if it were real then someone would have caught one by now. They also say that someone should have found remains of one by now. They believe that there is no way that a creature of such size and features could have hid for so long (Animal Planet, p. 3).
For the ones that do believe that Bigfoot is real have their claim also.
Believers say that Bigfoot is rarely seen because Bigfoots only live where humans do not exist. Many people will say that we have explored all of the forested areas on the entire earth, but in reality there is still about one-third of the forest on the earth that we have not explored (Animal Planet, 2014, p. 4). Another reason that people believe it exists, even though it has never been caught, is because they only come out of their hiding spot when they are looking for food or they are threatened. Bigfoots are also claimed to a very smart animal, and are always watching people and what they do. Like some people will go out and set up traps or cameras in the woods that will record at night. Chances are they will not see a Bigfoot on the camera. The reason is that Bigfoot probably seen them put the camera up, or he even smelled the scent of the human. So a Bigfoot would not go near that part of the woods. This is why Bigfoot are hardly rarely seen (Animal Planet, p.
5).
There is no doubt that the controversy about Bigfoot’s existence will continue to go on for many years to come (Lonton, 2005, p. 10). Whether a Bigfoot is ever caught on camera or new pictures come up, there will always be the possibility of misidentification or hoax. Even though there is still not enough evidence to prove the existence of Bigfoot there are way too many traces and leads to just ignore it all together. While in the vast majority of the instances that a Bigfoot is spotted it is usually just other animals that look similar. This does not mean that there is still a living breathing creature out there that we have not yet discovered (Lanton, p. 10).
References
Animal Planet. (2014, December 15). The Evidence for Bigfoot. Retrieved from http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/finding-bigfoot/lists/bigfoot-evidence/
Barak, K. (2009). [Review of the book Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend, by Joshua Blu Buhs]. Journal of Popular Culture, 42(6). doi: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?sid=3cd7d850-aed6-4bce-a47f-139507c1e07d%40sessionmgr4006&vid=54&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=45694376&db=lfh
Lonton, D. (2005). Bigfoot. Skeptic. 11(3), 96-105. doi: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?sid=3cd7d850-aed6-4bce-a47f-139507c1e07d%40sessionmgr4006&vid=15&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=16386596&db=rlh
Shone, R. (2006). Bigfoot and other Strange Beasts. New York, NY. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Theisen, P. (Eds.). (2011). Bigfoot. [eBook Collection]. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=be0eccb3-5017-4440-9ee5-301cb33d2a95%40sessionmgr4009&hid=4203&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=nlebk&AN=454903
Caden Skipper
CCA
Bigfoot
In American legends since the early 1900s, there has been myths and fables about a creature that roams the forests of the United States and even sightings in Canada. The native name for it is Sasquatch (Shone, 2006, p. 2). People that have claimed to have seen it describe it as a muscular ape-like body, large, about six feet nine inches tall, and covered in hair that is black, dark brown, or even reddish. Huge footprints that have been recovered have been claimed to be as large as 24 inches long and eight inches wide (Theisen, 2011, p. 5). Which is why it is notorious for the name Bigfoot (Shone, p. 2).
Because of the number of eyewitnesses across the country, there must be substantial evidence that one does exist. However, scientist do not recognize the existence of Bigfoot. They consider it to be mainly a combination of misidentification or hoax, rather than an actual living …show more content…
creature (Shone, 2006, p. 3). Scientist have come to this conclusion because there is no hard physical evidence even after years and years of investigation. Some scientist say even if it were a live living creature there would have to be large numbers to maintain a breeding population. There are often new reports of sightings of a Bigfoot usually by a small group of investigators. Many sightings are recognized to be other animals, usually black bears (Barak, 2009, p. 4).
He is said to make loud howling, screaming noises or rock clanging. These sounds have been reported as far east as Mississippi and Florida. There have even been many people that have put a large portion of their life to just searching and studying the animal (Barak, 2009, p. 5). Many investigators claim that there is not enough evidence to prove the existence of Bigfoot but there are too many tracks to juts ignore it all together. There have even been a few government funded studies to locate Bigfoot, but there was not any notable evidence found during these studies. In some rare cases there have been hair found that was thought to be from a Bigfoot, and there were DNA tests run on it only to find that in most of those cases it was other living animals, such as black bears, cows, horses, or other animals (Barak, p. 5).
There is a lot of controversy surrounding Bigfoot. There are many more people out there that believe that Bigfoot is not real than people that do believe that it is a real living and breathing creature (Animal Planet, 2014, p. 2). Those that do not believe that it exists say that if it were real then someone would have caught one by now. They also say that someone should have found remains of one by now. They believe that there is no way that a creature of such size and features could have hid for so long (Animal Planet, p. 3).
For the ones that do believe that Bigfoot is real have their claim also.
Believers say that Bigfoot is rarely seen because Bigfoots only live where humans do not exist. Many people will say that we have explored all of the forested areas on the entire earth, but in reality there is still about one-third of the forest on the earth that we have not explored (Animal Planet, 2014, p. 4). Another reason that people believe it exists, even though it has never been caught, is because they only come out of their hiding spot when they are looking for food or they are threatened. Bigfoots are also claimed to a very smart animal, and are always watching people and what they do. Like some people will go out and set up traps or cameras in the woods that will record at night. Chances are they will not see a Bigfoot on the camera. The reason is that Bigfoot probably seen them put the camera up, or he even smelled the scent of the human. So a Bigfoot would not go near that part of the woods. This is why Bigfoot are hardly rarely seen (Animal Planet, p.
5).
There is no doubt that the controversy about Bigfoot’s existence will continue to go on for many years to come (Lonton, 2005, p. 10). Whether a Bigfoot is ever caught on camera or new pictures come up, there will always be the possibility of misidentification or hoax. Even though there is still not enough evidence to prove the existence of Bigfoot there are way too many traces and leads to just ignore it all together. While in the vast majority of the instances that a Bigfoot is spotted it is usually just other animals that look similar. This does not mean that there is still a living breathing creature out there that we have not yet discovered (Lanton, p. 10).
References
Animal Planet. (2014, December 15). The Evidence for Bigfoot. Retrieved from http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/finding-bigfoot/lists/bigfoot-evidence/
Barak, K. (2009). [Review of the book Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend, by Joshua Blu Buhs]. Journal of Popular Culture, 42(6). doi: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?sid=3cd7d850-aed6-4bce-a47f-139507c1e07d%40sessionmgr4006&vid=54&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=45694376&db=lfh
Lonton, D. (2005). Bigfoot. Skeptic. 11(3), 96-105. doi: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?sid=3cd7d850-aed6-4bce-a47f-139507c1e07d%40sessionmgr4006&vid=15&hid=4105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=16386596&db=rlh
Shone, R. (2006). Bigfoot and other Strange Beasts. New York, NY. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Theisen, P. (Eds.). (2011). Bigfoot. [eBook Collection]. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=be0eccb3-5017-4440-9ee5-301cb33d2a95%40sessionmgr4009&hid=4203&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=nlebk&AN=454903