whales, the toothed whales. Two sides of the argument were strongly represented in this article, along with the common practices of dismissing the opposite opinion. Instead of building off each others opinion and research, scientists are quick to dismiss the opposing opinion as false or incredible. Without an understanding of the other conclusions, working together and analyzing each other's evidence along with yours, minor set backs are relied on to keep us moving forward. This final example exhibits scientific credibility issues that affected the outlook on the scientific community within the public's eye. Louis Pasteur is one of the legendary figures in history. He lied about his research by stealing ideas from a competitor in a way that
Blackfish is a 2013 documentary, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, about the captive orca, Tilikum. The documentary chronicles Tilikum’s life in captivity while examining the conditions that SeaWorld’s orcas live under. Cowperthwaite argues that SeaWorld mistreats their Orcas and intentionally misinforms both their employees and the general public. Rhetorical analysis reveals that Cowperthwaite uses emotional appeals and juxtaposition to sway the viewer to her perspective.
From the beginning of the advertisement, we are shown the success of the doctor. The initial shot zooms out from the medical bag which we presume to carry supplies or tools of the medical trade. The doctor then gets into a nice automobile with an “M.D.” addition to his license plate. These signifiers reminds us of his success and authority. During the doctor’s “time out” that is few and far between, he chooses to smoke a Camel cigarette. According to a nationwide survey, more doctors smoke Camels than any other brand. Camels are reported as mild and good tasting. The final shot shows a
Blackfish is a documentary based upon orcas who are at SeaWorld. Throughout the documentary Blackfish, there were many rhetorical devices used. The documentary displayed very empowering rhetorical devices. The documentary also gave a great representation on why orcas should not be held captive. I strongly agree with the filmmaker,Gabriela Cowperthwaite.
Among the many things that individuals enjoy doing with their families, visiting amusement parks is at the top of the list. Sea World is a multi-billion dollar chain of marine animal parks, aquariums, and animal theme parks. (Wikipedia) When people are watching the rehearsed performances that the animals and the trainers do, the animals and the trainers seem to be happy. Witnessing the interaction between the animals and the trainers can remind individuals of the beauty of nature and it serves as entertainment.
The transition from childhood to adulthood can be challenging. There are many things to learn and let go. Sometime teenagers can dramatize certain events to make themselves seem defenseless. Amy Tan, Chinese-American author, makes her Chinese Christmas seem insufferable. In Tan’s passage “Fish Cheeks”, Tan uses diction and details to exemplify the indignity caused by her Chinese culture.
The state of Maine is a huge tourist spot known for it’s rocky coastline and seafood cuisine, especially lobster. Annually, the state holds the “Maine Lobster Festival” every summer, and is a popular lucrative attraction including carnival rides and food booths. The center of attention for this festival is, unsurprisingly, lobster. The author of the article “Consider the Lobster”, David Foster Wallace, mainly uses logos and pathos, and explores the idea of being put into the lobsters perspective by describing how the cooking process is done and informing us on the animal’s neurological system in a very comprehensible way. He effectively uses these persuasive devices to paint a picture for the audience and pave way for the reader to conjure
Have you seen beached whales? These massive creatures strand themselves on the beach, alone or in a group, the whims of the moon’s tidal forces. Sometimes, a single whale trapped by the moon’s pull calls in distress, drawing the sympathy of the whole pod, a case of symphony dooming the whole community stranded on the beach to a slow death. In “Why we care about whales”, Marina Keegan writes about witnessing fifty or so stranded pilot whales “lying along the stretch of beach in front of her house, surrounded by frenzied neighbors and animal activists” (35,36). Like the others, she jumped in to help—a futile task which finally led to “23 pairs of whale eyes glazed over” (32,33). Keegan suggests that despite the logic that human welfares are more important than animals’, emotions of compassion towards animals blind us from(better words) feeling the fragility of human suffering near or far away from us. She herself couldn’t think philosophically in the present of dying whales. The ambiguity of her thoughts reveals the paradox between logic and emotion. (unfinished)
In Odysseus's mind he has very good reasons to kill the suitors. He decided to kill them when he found out that they wanted to marry his wife. The suitors has all assumed that he was dead, for 20 years. As a result they tried to marry his wife. Penelope also believed that he was still alive and she tried to delay any marriages. Odysseus's idea to kill them all is not very logical especially because while he was away on his 20 year expedition he cheated on his wife two times. Odysseus actions were very rash. The reader can see this when Eurymachus says, “Rash actions, many here,” (Homer 818). Eurymachus knows that Odysseus has made rash decision and he is trying to show him his ways and how it is bad. Later the reader reads that Odysseus doesn’t really see that and he is just excited to be reunited with his wife.
The vaccination scandals have dominated the news, this past February. False accusations against the CDC or Center for Disease Control, saying that vaccines cause Autism Spectrum Disorder in young children. Cleverly using the classic idiom, ‘you can bring a horse to water, but you can’t make them drink it,’ Robert Ariail’s cartoon portrays Uncle Sam attempting to pull a horse, labelled anti-vaxxer, to a pool of water, labelled knowledge. Another image in opposition of the anti-vaxxer movement is a cartoon by Mike Keefe, which depicts
Francis, David R. “Communities of Killer Whales.” The Christian Science Monitor. National Newspapers Core, 15
Manipulation of language can be a weapon of mind control and abuse of power. The story Animal Farm by George Orwell is all about manipulation, and the major way manipulation is used in this novel is by the use of words. The character in this book named Squealer employs ethos, pathos, and logos in order to manipulate the other animals and maintain control.
In his total ignoring of the humanity of others, Jobs directly defies the ethics of innovation and of science. For instance, he commits flagrant plagiarism of an employee 's ideas. Jobs directly claims another 's intellectual property as his own while at Apple, as Jonathan Ive recounts, “He will go through the process of looking at my ideas and say, 'That 's no good. That 's not very good. I like that one. ' And later I will be sitting in the audience and he will be talking about it as if it was his idea.”5 Were Jobs in the realm of science, he would have been discredited and ignored for his penchant to claim the designs of others as his own. Yet, Jobs continues to have success—he is in the private marketing sector, not a purely scientific office or academia—success which is rather counter intuitive due to the nature of its mechanisms. Study of scientific past usually shows a trend of progress made through collaboration, and failure to adhere to that trend can be extremely detrimental to a field. For instance, the case of the dispute between Hermann von Hemholtz and Ewald Hering discussed in Oliver Sacks ' essay, “Scotoma: Forgetting and Neglect in Science,” is shown to be highly restrictive to the evolution of the scientific
After watching several documentaries on how poorly killer whales are treated in captivity, it drew me into researching more information on the treatment of Killer whales that are kept in captivity. I found several scientific journals, and articles on wild life facts of killer whales and I found published books on the treatment of killer whales in captivity. The information I found includes both wild killer whales and killer whales kept in captivity. With the information I found, I plan to prove the shortened lifespan and health problems killer whales get while living in captivity are not normal. In fact the information you learned about killer whales from aquariums and commercial parks are false. This paper will argue why killer whales should not be held captive in commercial parks. This Paper will include information on the killer whale’s diet, the killer whale’s communication, and the killer whale’s physical traits.
The main focal point of the painting is the dark-colored man with no shirt, laying on the right side of the boat, which is in the center of the middle ground. The dark-colored man is a focal point because he is the only person in the boat and it is surprising how he is not looking at the sharks, but is instead looking towards the right. He symbolizes mortality and survival in the middle of danger because in his hand he holds a sharp wooden object that he used to stab the sharks, which resulted in the red hue on the water. Also, the man’s posture of looking away from the sharks and having a fixed gazed connotes his audacity, perseverance, and braveness against anything that passes through his way like the sharks. His posture is saying to ignore
Every day whales around the world are being killed. Although some whales are being killed for scientific purposes, the majority of them are killed for their meat by poachers or whalers working for different countries. Careless companies dispose of their waste incorrectly, and in today's society, people do not seem to care about anything but themselves. Arguments can be made both for saving the whales and for killing them; this is a topic that has caused much debate over the past two decades, not only in America, but worldwide. Environmentalists and international governing groups have squared off against whale poachers and countries who ignore the laws governing whales, in an attempt to stop the ongoing, unnecessary killing.