Since the opening of SeaWorld on March 21st‚ 1946‚ one of the ocean’s most incredible creatures have been constantly suffering 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
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The understanding of persuasion analyzed in Cicero’s 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
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Ahab as a Monomaniac In the novel‚ A Moby Dick‚ Ahab is obsessed with killing a white whale named Moby Dick. This deep obsession over one thing is called a monomania. Ahab’s monomania is all focused around Moby Dick because Ahab had previously lost his leg to the jaws of this white whale. Ahab has never been quite the same ever since; he goes from being a respected ship captain and a family man to being a psychopath determined to kill one whale in an entire ocean. I found this aspect of the novel
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Looking at the chart shown in the results section‚ it is clear the most frequent behaviors are bark‚ yell‚ and yelp. The correlation between these three behaviors is that all of them are vocal behaviors. Beginning with the behavior of barking‚ barking is a very typical form of communication for seals and revolves around establishing and defending territory and mates (SOURCE). Harbor seals‚ usually males‚ will bark at other males in order to create territorial boundaries among themselves. These territorial
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There is a fire that ignites within me when I talk about my aspirations in life. A fire that burns so brightly that it can not only be seen physically in the way my hazel eyes light up‚ but felt radiating from my soul through the conversations that others have with me. Even when I was younger this fire always burned within me to better the world and aid those suffering in it. For some of my friends this same fire manifested into them becoming doctors‚ for me however it manifested into becoming a
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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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Afa’s perspective: Ghost of the lagoon. I kicked back and forth faster and faster all just to find Tupa right behind me“ Afa come back if you don’t Tupa will kill you” Mako Yelled‚ but it was too late Tupa surging out of the water to make the first attack‚ I bit him in the fin and then swam away. Tupa trying to attack again this time on the canoe‚ Mako drove back his spear and let flow in the wind hitting tupa. I made it back to the canoe barking as loud as I could. “Calm down Afa.” as Mako went
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01.05 Designing Your Own Experiment Directions: For this assignment‚ you will design (not carry out) an experiment. Choose one of the 4 scenarios from lesson 01.05 to design your experiment. You may fill in the template below with your information and submit this document as your 01.05 assignment. Make sure to fill out all of the red and empty portions of this document to receive full credit. You may erase the red text after adding in your information. You may also change the color of the text to
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Following the film‚ reporters and animal rights activists across the globe referred to the decline in attendance at SeaWorld parks‚ as well as other animal attraction parks‚ as the “Blackfish Effect” (Marlbrough). The senior vice president of PETA‚ Lisa Lange‚ discusses that while SeaWorld experienced most of the effect‚ circuses and zoos around the world were beginning to feel the aftershock of the 2013 documentary. “The public has completely changed its opinion on exploiting and killing animals
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Have you ever seen a giant bus-sized whale covered in barnacles fly out of the water? Probably not. In the next few paragraphs you will learn about the Humpback Whale‚ everything from what it eats to what its threats are. Description The Humpback Whale is a blue-black whale with a pale or white underside. They are known for singing‚ to communicate and get mates. When they dive‚ they hunch‚ making a hump on their back. That’s how they got their name. They grow up to about 48-62 feet long and weigh
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