opposite. The documentary features many people that used to work at Sea World. Each one of them said that the head people of the amusement area kept secrets from them about the whales. It turns out that Tilikum‚ also known as Shamu‚ was bought from Sealand in Canada after he killed Keltie Byrne‚ one of the trainers there. Sea World kept this information from their whale trainers. Sea World also kept the information as to why they bought Tilikum. Sea World had the intentions to breed him with the female
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A problem that goes highly unnoticed is the horrifying treatment of orcas that are in captivity. Now I personally have an irrational fear of this species‚ but even this topic has pulled my heart strings and has me wanting to make a difference. The first story I heard that referred to orcas being held in captivity‚ was about a young orca named Tilikum. He was ripped from his family when he was only two years old when he was only 13 feet long. After his capture‚ he was kept in a cement holding tank
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already 11.5 feet long. They named him Tilikum. Tilikum was first introduced at Sealand‚ at night they stored the whales in a “module”‚ a dark‚ metal 20 x 30 feet box for two-thirds of their lives. During the winter the orcas would be locked in from 5 pm to 7 am. February‚ 1991‚ Kelty Burn falls into the water‚ then Tilikum brings her down‚ and drowns her. In the newspapers it claimed that it was an accidental drowning. Sealand closed‚ and SeaWorld needed a breeder. So‚ SeaWorld purchased Tilikum. Blackfish
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The Chrysalids Character Sketch of David (Rough copy) David Strorm is the main Character in The Chrysalids. He is a ten year old boy who is left handed and has telepathy‚ in a very strict religious society. David has a special power he shares with a group of friends. David comes from a community which despises anything different from what is normal‚ and where his religiously zealous father Joseph Strorm constantly takes the rules regarding deviations too far. Three character traits that David
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that the information SeaWorld told them was false. Seaworld made another false accusation when trainer Keltie Bryne fell into the pool and was pulled under by the six-ton orca Tilikum. Sealand of the Pacific said she drowned‚ but many people witnessed her getting pulled under. There were photos and videos‚ but Sealand continued to make this claim until they were eventually shut down and Tilikum moved to SeaWorld
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Alexis Welch St. John Eng 201A 31 March 2015 What Good Can Come From Captivity? (Harper) Imagine being taken from your family at a very young age and held captive for the rest of your life. You are confined in a space about as big as your average bedroom and forced to eat‚ sleep‚ and play in there. Everyday you have to put on shows to entertain others with little to no rewards. You have no friends and family to relax with and no spouse to mate with. Who are you? You’re an average Killer Whale
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The “Reds” The Soviet threat The Cold War was a (mostly) peaceful conflict lasting from 1947 to 1990‚ “fought” between two superpowers‚ each supporting their own ideology; in the West‚ there were the United States of America with its capitalism‚ while in the East the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) lurked with its communism. Having started soon after the Second World War‚ and ending with the fall of the Berlin wall in 1990‚ the Cold War spanned 43 years. Coinciding with this “war”
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"Orcas in the wild have an average life expectancy of 30 to 50 years—their estimated maximum life span is 60 to 70 years for males and 80 to more than 100 for females. The median age of orcas in captivity is only 9." SeaWorld is a USA chain of marine mammal parks‚ oceanariums‚ and animal theme parks owned by SeaWorld parks and entertainment; the locations are in San Antonio‚ Texas‚ San Diego‚ California and Orlando‚ Florida. In 1983 is when SeaWorld obtained a permit to capture 100 Alaskan orcas
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The Chrysalids: The 5-Paragraph Essay THE BASICS • 12-Point Times New Roman • 3-4 Pages‚ double-spaced • 1-inch margins on all sides • Should be written in a formal tone (third person‚ no contractions or slang) STRUCTURE This will be a 5-Paragraph Essay. You will be evaluated not only on the content of your essay‚ but also on your ability to follow the proper 5-Paragraph Essay Format: Introduction • Features a clear hook‚ designed to grab the reader’s attention and pull them into your
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this time it was a little girl‚ Sophie‚ standing barefooted and trying uselessly to hide the whole long row of toes that everyone could see on each foot. We all stood looking at her‚ and waiting. Presently she started to run from one person to another‚ imploring them to help her‚ but none of them moved‚ and none of their faces had any expression. My father started to walk towards her‚ the knife shining in his hand. Sophie grew frantic; she flitted from one unmoving person to another‚ tears running
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