Jaws Compare And Contrast

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“ I couldn’t possibly write Jaws today at least, not in a good conscience anyway,” said Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws. On the other hand, all sharks are different from each other, just like the saying “no two snowflakes are the same” I think it’s the same with sharks no two sharks are the same. However, sharks make me think because they all have their own different identities and none are exactly the same and I wish to have a baby shark sometime in my lifetime. Better yet, I would want a great white shark and when it gets big enough that it won't fit in a fish tank I will take it to the ocean and it can have free reign of which aquatic animals it wants to eat and which ones it doesn’t want to eat. Great white sharks are very unique. Great white sharks can swim as deep as 3,000 feet. As a result, of them swimming that deep is then, they can catch the buoyancy of dead fish and other animals. On the other hand, they are grey with white underbellies that help them hide from their predators and sneak up on their prey. Also, Great Whites have razor sharp teeth that help them tear the flesh off of rotting carcasses and other animals. In conclusion, Great Whites have very unique characteristics that most people don’t know about them. …show more content…
To begin with, Mary Lee weighs 3,456 pounds and is a mature shark. Also, Mary Lee is a special shark specifically, she is 16’ 2” in length and was named after Ocearch expedition leader Chris Fischer’s mother, however, Chris Fisher was not the person who tagged Mary Lee. In addition, Mary Lee has traveled a total of 34,175 miles and has visited the Bermuda Triangle twice in the past year, the first time was on October 12, 2015 and the second time was on August 15, 2016 maybe to find a new mate or new food or more food that they need to survive.. Lastly, Mary Lee is a very important shark in our aquatic

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