oration can be seen across many contemporary artifacts‚ but Blackfish is an artifact where persuasion is working at its best. Blackfish is a documentary that was released in 2013 by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. This documentary tells the story of killer whales in captivity‚ with a large portion of the story surrounding Tilikum. Tilikum is an orca that has severely hurt or killed several trainers while in captivity. The documentary’s website states that the film aims to‚ “challenge us to consider our relationship
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What could they be seeing under the sea. What was this monstrous animal. Could it be a squid‚ a submarine‚ a giant whale? Let us go down in the deep waters of the earth and see which one it is. “If it was a whale‚ it surpassed in size all those hitherto classified in science.” (the book) Could this animal be a giant squid? “Taking into consideration the mean of observations made at diver’s times- rejecting the timid estimate of those who assigned to this object a length of two hundred feet‚ equally
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Emily Alley Mr. Archibald 6th hour 12/12/15 Orcas Killer whales‚ also called orcas‚ are thought to be the largest animal in the dolphin species. Orca whales can have a total weight of up to 6 tons‚ and their teeth can even get to be up to 4 inches long. The orca’s scientific name is Orcinus orca (Bradford). How Dangerous Are Orca Whales? Orcas do not normally attack humans (Bradford). Infact‚ there has never been a documented case of a wild orca killing a human. The founder of New Zealand’s
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the other person from using the good‚ it ’s like street lamp) and excludable (the benefit for the subsequent user will not be reduced) (Cowen‚ 2002). People will tend to wait for others to pay for the good and then use it for free‚ it is the ’free rider ’ problem. Therefore‚ government will need to intervene by providing public goods out of general taxation. The reason that public goods will not be provided at all in a free market is that they have two characteristics-they are non-excludable and excludable
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and many others. Orca whales in aquatic parks‚ being held in captivity for human entertainment is a huge problem. The capturing of Orcas in the ocean who are healthy and with their family is a problem. They are separating them from the only thing that they know and are comfortable with. They go from this vast open waters to a small tank that has nothing in it. It’s as if being taken from one’s home and being put in a cell and forced to perform. These whales are also being fed dead
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through underwater calls. A pod may work together to hunt. Despite their name‚ killer whales are actually dolphins; they are the largest kind of dolphin. They have not been known to attack people in the wild. Orcas are up to 30 feet long‚ they weigh up to 10 tons‚ they have shiny black backs‚ and they are white underneath. Orcas feed on a wide variety of animals. They hunt salmon and other fish‚ seals‚ dolphins‚ and whales. Orcas are large ocean animals; they live in all the oceans‚ especially in cold
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Investigator. I always thought that there was no doubt in my mind that Sea World was a good place that was until the movie Blackfish came out. This first article is about questioning the ethics that the investigator used to gain his insight on the killer whales that he used for the movie. I feel like this is not a good creditable source because there are many bias issues at hand which tends to lean towards one side which in this article is Sea world. How I can to this decision is the facts at hand which
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In the documentary Black fish‚ Gabriella Cowperthwaite (2013) illustrated the truth behind SeaWorld. The director uses Logos‚ Ethos‚ and Pathos to persuade the viewer to think twice before attending SeaWorld and viewing it as a haven for orcas. SeaWorld may have changed and updated some of their safety precautions now‚ but it used to be a concrete prison that confined several orcas in and inhumane and misunderstood environment. Gabriella Cowperthwaite (2013) the director of Black fish uses logos
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but many are becoming endangered. Sharks are one of the many mysterious creatures that people need to learn more about. In the article “What do you know about sharks” it asks “What are sharks?” Sharks are cold blooded fish. The largest shark is the whale shark at 15 tons and 46 feet. The smallest shark is called the dwarf shark at 10 inches. Many people think and act like sharks are dangerous. If you really knew sharks they aren’t. 24 out of the 375 sharks are dangerous.
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years tried to close SeaWorld’s doors because of their treatment of the killer whales. One reason why People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is mad‚ SeaWorld’s parking lot is bigger than the killer whale habitat. On television People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has been airing commercials trying to convince people not to go to SeaWorld. SeaWorld responded with their own commercials saying that the whales are being taken care of and if they were not I would not be working here. In 2013
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