Life Of Pi Argumentative Essay
At the beginning of chapter 8 of The Life of Pi, Pi stated that man is the most dangerous animal in a zoo. (Martel 29) In the same way, Pi’s father took this to a whole level when he painted on a wall by the entrance of the zoo a question that was memorable to all visitors: “DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO?” An arrow was pointing to a curtain. When visitors will reveal what’s behind the curtain, it was a mirror. (Martel 31) This is quite interesting the way Pi’s father revealed to the visitors of who we truly are when visiting the zoo. I certainly agree with Pi and his father. Although several animals are extremely dangerous, humans are considered the mainly dangerous since they abuse animals and do not use ‘common
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We know that a large number of zoos take care of their animals. Several of those animals might have been rescue animals from a circus or from another zoo. Unfortunately, that is not the case in other zoo. According to The Mercury News, an Indonesian zoo, Bandung Zoo, is in the eye of the storm when a group of activists demanded to shut down the zoo. They found that plenty of their animals were malnourished. For instance, there is a video showing the Sun bears begging for food to the visitors. It is heartbreaking to understand. The bears look so skinny which is unusual. This is not the first time this zoo is in the controversy. According to BBC
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News, there is a report that this zoo is called “zoo of death” due to numerous animals have died in recent years. Today, this zoo is still under investigation by authorities. Another example of animal abuse by humans is the endangered dolphin that dies after people were taking selfies with it in Argentina. According to the Washington Post, the endangered dolphin was found by a man who scooped it up, and a multitude of people rushed towards him to touch and take selfie with the dolphin. It is upsetting that this animal is a victim just by curious beachgoers. Unfortunately, the baby dolphin dies of dehydration, and it was left in the mud motionless. This is
We know that a large number of zoos take care of their animals. Several of those animals might have been rescue animals from a circus or from another zoo. Unfortunately, that is not the case in other zoo. According to The Mercury News, an Indonesian zoo, Bandung Zoo, is in the eye of the storm when a group of activists demanded to shut down the zoo. They found that plenty of their animals were malnourished. For instance, there is a video showing the Sun bears begging for food to the visitors. It is heartbreaking to understand. The bears look so skinny which is unusual. This is not the first time this zoo is in the controversy. According to BBC
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News, there is a report that this zoo is called “zoo of death” due to numerous animals have died in recent years. Today, this zoo is still under investigation by authorities. Another example of animal abuse by humans is the endangered dolphin that dies after people were taking selfies with it in Argentina. According to the Washington Post, the endangered dolphin was found by a man who scooped it up, and a multitude of people rushed towards him to touch and take selfie with the dolphin. It is upsetting that this animal is a victim just by curious beachgoers. Unfortunately, the baby dolphin dies of dehydration, and it was left in the mud motionless. This is