Introduction: Island of the Blue Dolphins is a very well written book by Scott O’Dell. Island of the Blue Dolphins is a historical fiction. It took place at San Nicolas Island70 miles from the coast‚ west of Santa Barbara. It’s based on a true story about a 12-year-old girl called Karana who is stranded on an Island and must work out how to survive. Her main enemies on the Island are the wild dogs and she lives in fear of the Aleuts. Summary: One day‚ Karana and Ramo spot red sails while they
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Here is the topic: Many people in Japan strongly believe that hunting dolphins has been a part of the culture‚ and non-Japanese cannot criticize their practice. Their opinion is that many Westerners eat meat‚ so they are being hypocrits for criticizing Japanese for eating another kind of meat. Do you agree with Japanese‚ or do you disagree? What are your reasons for your opinion? I strongly disagree. * Dolphins have very high mercury levels * Mercury is a known cause of birth effects
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unnerving torture. Instead of being able to live freely in their natural habitat‚ the Orca whales at SeaWorld have been forced to live in captivity. Although there may be scientific benefits to their captivity‚ SeaWorld should still be closed indefinitely given that the treatment of the Orcas is incredibly inhumane. The only advantage of the Orca’s captivity is to further observe these aquatic creatures. SeaWorld claims that conducting research in the wild is too difficult. The park states to have
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shouldn’t be kept in zoo captivity‚ but rather be allowed to roam their natural habitat‚ Americans should consider the zoo a beneficial home because the animals receive a better diet‚ foreign exploration leads to a comfortable zoo home‚ and breeding stability in a zoo provides an enhanced genetic code of animals that can aid in medical discoveries for animals and people. A zoo has an odd way of showing freedom toward their animals while they are held in zoo captivity considering that the zoo gives
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Contrasting and Comparing Captivity Narratives The captivity narrative genre includes writings by or about people captured by an enemy‚ usually one who is considered by the hostage to be a foreign and uncivilized heathen‚ and was especially popular in America and England in the seventeenth through late nineteenth centuries. Documents from the time show that between 1675 and 1763‚ at least 1‚641 New Englanders were held in captivity as hostages‚ though many believe that the numbers are drastically
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Captivity narratives are written by those captured by their enemies. They are considered enemies based on their beliefs and views to be uncivilized. The Mary Rowlandson’s Captivity narrative holds a strong importance in early American history. During this time these types of narratives are allowing us to take a look at our colonial America culture by someone who was there. There are apparent themes in this captivity narrative such as the uncertainty of life. While showing part of her life‚ through
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The captivity of animals in zoos has been a conflict for some time now. Many people think zoos are a form of cruel and unusual punishment for wild life. Many people believe an animal in captivity is denied its rights to freedom. Others believe it is a way to preserve endangered species while at the same time educational for the public. There are pros and cons to both sides‚ however‚ the use of zoos is not a necessary evil and should in fact be retired. There are many pros when it comes to zoos
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Killer whales in captivity should be let back into the wild‚ because the whales have echolocation‚ they are causing harm to the humans taking care of them‚ and they are spacing issues at the capturing centers. These are just some of the important reasons why killer whales in captivity should be released. Presently‚ echolocation is how orca’s find their food‚ and navigate through the ocean. The orca’s make a sound and the sounds are reflected of off different objects in the ocean‚ then the orca will
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you’re reading a story do you ever wonder who and why they wrote it? In the stories ’’Hatchet‚ Island of the Blue Dolphins‚and The father of Chinese Aviation’’ contains people that have survived or have had life changing experiences. In these stories it explains a part of Karana‚ Brian‚ and Feng Ru’s life changing experiences that they faced. To begin‚ in Island of the Blue Dolphins Karana’s life was changed when she was abandoned by her tribe and left with her brother to survive deserted on an
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Eddie 9A Dolphin dream alternate ending It was a cold and rainy night‚ and I had just finished my late shift at the cemetery I worked at. The drive home wasn’t too bad‚ it gave me a chance to think about life. As I pulled into the drive-way‚ I spotted an unfemiliar pair of red high-heels‚ sitting besides the front door. ’They aren’t mine’‚ I thought to myself. I silently walked through the house‚ making as little noise as possible. I stood shocked as I saw my husband and his work assistant sleeping
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