“Misinformation is not like a plumbing problem you can fix. It is like a social condition, like crime, that you must constantly monitor and adjust to.” -Tom Rosenstiel. There is a wide range of information online because people are allowed to express their opinions freely. This is not always the best thing because it is easier to run into misinformation and fake news. In order to avoid that, a reader needs to analyze and break information apart to make sure it is not biased or written for a specific audience. Since the past few decades, sharks have been considered an endangered species as a result of how humans mistreat them and engage in harmful activities such as shark finning and could possibly be heading for extinction (Usa Today). In “Ways to Save Sharks: 10 Ways to Save Sharks” by Paul Wildman for …show more content…
The ten ways include becoming a part of the Shark Angel Foundation, not consuming shark, taking business elsewhere into different places, speaking out about the shark crisis, using cruelty free products, and developing a voice. The author begins by stating, “Think you can only save sharks by being on the front lines? Think again. While some of the Shark Angels are busy in the field, there are things you can do from your home and daily lives, without heading to join us in some remote destination. Or dedicating your entire life to shark conservation,”(Wildman) implying that the intended audience are people who want to take a step towards helping sharks and the stopping cruelty against them. The quotes shows how Wildman is trying to convince the reader to help even if they have little time or ample time. The author's purpose is to tell the reader how the Shark Angels Foundation protects sharks and encourage them to partake in it. There is use of rhetoric to persuade the intended audience into helping sharks. Bias is evident in the
Sharks have also been subjected to medical research, games and competitions, jewellery, souvenirs and cosmetics. We need to take into consideration that sharks play a vital role in the natural world that we live in. it is imperative that we look after these majestic creatures and ensure they remain protected. We need to be aware of the dangers of sharks, swim in protected areas where there are shark nets, and do not swim after dark in the sea (especially not alone) as the sea is the sharks home. Humans should also be wearing wet suits as protection in the ocean. The sea is where they live, they swim freely and they eat – they do not particularly target humans but rather prey on food that is available to them in their habitat.
The internet is a hub of information. It is easy to access this information and resources by simple looking up a simple topic. How much of this information is actually true? In The New Yorker article “The Things People Say” author Elizabeth Kolbert explains the dangers of believing wholeheartedly the information given to us online. She uses logos to prove that the internet can be biased with information through “group polarization” and a site’s inability to upload contradictory information. She fails however with ethos in her paper because she is hypocritical.
Throughout the film there are many experts about the ocean and the animals that live in it. Researcher Ritter the misconception of the shark’s species is blown out of proportion by the media, which is why sharks have such an awful reputation. Experts touch up on this subject adding how even one of the biggest movies Jaws is a very large portion from where people get their fears from or it could be from all of the “shark attacks” on the news. Rob discusses how at the rate we are going we can destroy all of the food chains in the marine ecosystem, and this is where most of our oxygen comes from. Throughout the film experts Rob Stewart and Paul Watson are trying to get long lining banned in Costa Rica. Paul makes a really interesting point saying how the biggest problem is that we do not understand what we are and we are just a bunch of “conceited naked apes” that are out of
Australian beaches are some of the best in the world and WA beaches are some of the best in Australia. But this may soon no longer be a view held by everyone if the WA government continues to support and allow the shark culling off Perth's major beaches. Hi I'm Maya Koentgen, a marine biologist, ecologist and fellow beach user, and I'm here to tell you why shark culling needs to stop. At the moment hundreds of innocent sharks are being caught and killed and why? Because they are simply swimming in their own homes that us humans have invaded.
As Stephen Covey once declared, “Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition- such as lifting weight- we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.” This may seem like no sweat, but in reality it is laborious to do. Nevertheless, there are many people who embody this quote in our everyday lives and even in literature. The short story The Truth About Sharks by Joan Bauer, depicts such a person. In this anecdote, the experience that the protagonist, Beth faced, taught her to stand up for herself and therefore feel empowered. She went from a sullen teenager who was unable to stand up to her uncle and one who felt insecure in the shadow of her cousin, to someone with the confidence to rise above. The Truth About Sharks portrays a vital change that happened to Beth as a result of her being falsely accused of shoplifting and the challenges she faced to clear her name. This article renders a dynamic change that occurred in the main character, Beth who demonstrated the theme stand up for what you think is right.
The bull shark may be responsible for many shark attacks in the world but I believe that we have no right to kill them. Sharks are very important to animals food cycles and if the food cycles get messed up it can greatly effect the world. In fact, the bull shark is more vulnerable to human impact due to their ability to live in fresh and salt water but many sharks that are killed are for either shark fin soup or their liver oil. The sharks liver oil has many uses now but it started as a machine lubricant. Another way that sharks die is by recreational fishing. The sharks can get caught up in the fishermen's nets and eventually suffocate and die. As an environmental community, I feel like we need to inform people about shark habits and how to keep sharks safe. The water is their home and we are
Miller, Barbara. "The World Today - New shark attack sparks political frenzy." 2 March. 2009. Web. 15 Apr 2014. Available at: http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2504985
Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to go online and sign a petition to help stop shark killings and to support the entire Racing Extinction cause in order to save species around the world from going extinct.
It can take much research and fact-checking to determine what the facts are. It's not easy to sort out what is real and what is not. Being fully informed on every important issue is impossible; all one can do is their best with the time, resources, and inclinations they have.
It is estimated that one hundred million sharks are killed by humans each year. This is due to hunting sharks for food and trade. As the demand for shark fins, teeth and skin has increased, so has the mortality of these exotic creatures. Popular movies such as “Jaws” and “The Meg” have made sharks feared as monsters by the general public. . An article written by Susannah Bragg McCullough stated, “This is the one adverse, really negative thing that came out of Jaws: ever since this movie came out, shark-killing contests are run all over the world..”
...te shark slaughter all around the globe. The easiest way to help stop this is to go to one of the many websites developed for this very reason, and support them. Sharks cannot speak for themselves, so we must speak for them and stop shark slaughter!
In 2015 only 59 shark attacks have occurred around the world compared to the millions of sharks killed by humans every year. Due to these accidental shark attacks people tend to think that sharks, especially Great Whites are evil creatures with malice intentions when attacks do occur; but, on the contrary that is wrong. Sharks are not the only beautiful and unique creatures in the ocean, they also play a vital role in our ecosystem; however, due to human interference they might not be around much longer, through awareness sharks can be protected from endangerment.
During the Shark Control Unit I refined my SACE Personal and Social Capability through developing empathy for and understanding of different points of view, valuing and respecting a range of perspectives, developing the skills to be able to work together effectively with others, and expressing feelings, ideas, and opinions. I developed my empathy and understanding through investigating 8 alternating views about sharks, including some where people have been seriously injured or killed by sharks, and feeling empathy and sympathy for those involved. The case I felt the most for was a woman named Heather who lost her leg to a shark, but felt no ill will towards her attacker because she believed that the shark didn’t know any better. I would the
Thesis: Sharks should be conserved because they are an important part of the ocean, attacks are often incidental, and human behavior influences the behavior of sharks.
Hundreds of people, who get in the ocean every year, are almost none that encounter sharks. Even if you're lucky enough to see a shark big enough to bite you, you're much likely to die from a heart attack than getting bit by one. Shark attacks are mistakes and the idea of a shark off every beach waiting for people to come in the water is completely untrue. I will inform you on the background knowledge of sharks and the reasons why humans should not be afraid only aware.