The 2013 documentary entitled “Blackfish” directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite‚ tells of the beloved‚ yet infamous killer whales. There is a dramatic contrast that is exposed in the film given the fact that Orcas in the wild are majestic creatures friendly and endearing yet when they are in captivity they hold an innate ability to be savage and brutal killers. The theme of Blackfish contends that these animals should not be held captive. I strongly concur with this notion. Several emotional appeals
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Jessica Serko Unit 6 Assignment Question 3 A. Reinforced Behaviors 1. Brushing my teeth 2. Keeping active Keeping active was negatively reinforced because if I were too lazy‚ my parents would take away my dessert privileges. This behavior was negatively reinforced because my parents took away something (dessert) that increased the behavior (keeping active). As is true in Skinner’s operant conditioning‚ the reinforcement (taking away dessert) was given after the behavior (not
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in the parks and resorts industry. SeaWorld’s annual sales in 2017 were $1.34 billion‚ but they had a net profit margin of -15.32% (Hoover’s). Six Flags owns and operates 17 theme and water parks in the United States under the name Six Flags. Like SeaWorld‚ the parks and resorts industry is the only industry Six Flags is involved in (capital iq). Therefore‚ they do not provide competition for Disney as an entire company‚ but they provide competition for Disney’s parks and resorts division. Six Flags
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foot orca‚ known as Shamu. The show took place at Seaworld San Diego in the mid 1960’s. April 19‚ 1971 Shamu was retired after a horrifying incident where the orca bit down on the legs and hips of a Seaworld performer. It wasn’t until other workers came to the rescue‚ prying the jaws open with a pole‚ that she was released. There has currently been seventeen orca shows from the 1960’s to the present day. The name Shamu was trademarked by Seaworld and has been given to various orcas to perform in
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Letter to the Editor Jeremy Rifkin ’s article‚ “A Change of Heart About Animals” argues that animals are more like humans than we imagine and as a result should be treated with the care that they deserve. Rifkin develops and supports his argument using facts about the animals and these facts end up touching hearts. In order for Rifkin to get his point across he uses a smart technique by using pathos and plays with the emotions of his audience. Rifkin loves animals and his passion and love evokes
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cages‚ and gnawing on concrete to the point where his teeth wore down. Today Tilikum is still at SeaWorld: while he has been there‚ he has been responsible for many aggressive acts‚ including two deaths. His first killing at SeaWorld occurred one night‚ when a man wandered into the park and decided to go for a swim with Tilikum. This swim would be the foolish man’s last. Tilikum’s second killing at SeaWorld‚ was one that came as a great shock. One afternoon‚ in 2010 SeaWorld’s best and most experienced
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While visiting exotic animals in zoos ‚ automatically thinking zoos handle the animals in proper conditions. Researchers proven that wild animals suffer abuse or commonly known as animal cruelty. Animal cruelty as human infliction of suffering or harm upon any non-human animal‚ for purposes other than self defense or survival(dictionary.com). States have documented laws agaisnt animal abuse in certain extents( The Humane Society). Many people have not adapted the fact that zoos conduct cruelty upon
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The North American river otter (lontra Canadensis)‚ also known as they river otter‚ are small semi-aquatic mammals commonly found in the North American continent along the waterways and coasts. River otters have existed for a very long time. Archeologists have discovered fossils that date back as old as 200 B.C. Otters body form have remained unchanged for 30 million years. They have gone under slow subtle evolutionary changes over that time period‚ but have retained the same body shape. The
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Their fur looks so many colors because the sun stains the fur making it yellowish or brown. Polar bears’ fur is not only interesting for being translucent‚ but polar bears fur can repel water or is waterproof‚ because of natural oils in the fur (seaworld). Do polar bears hibernate? No‚ they don’t. As a matter of fact‚ but they do have dens. Weird right?! Polar bears use dens to give birth and raise their young until they are old enough to go out on their own to get food. Some people
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Actions that are made by an individual that may seem like the best decision in their own eyes may not be the best decision to someone else or even a group of people‚ so is the same with the government. When the founding fathers drafted the constitution they realized that not one person or specific branch should hold all authority over any one decision‚ so they developed a system of checks and balances. This system serves as a mediator between branches of government so that each decision is made in
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