An article counteracting the renowned film, Blackfish, a documentary about the inhumane treatment and situation of orcas in captivity, was released by Seaworld Cares. Seaworld Cares is a foundation for animals supported by Seaworld. The article was the company’s retort against the film’s “ultimately false and misleading points”. The main purpose of the article is to persuade the reader, while providing some information to support their points. They wish to urge the reader to believe that not everything in the film, Blackfish, was true nor trustworthy.…
Shelby Northern Audra Dowling FYS 19 November 2015 Rattlesnake Round Ups: A Killing for Sport Rattlesnake round ups take place in seven states: Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Georgia, Alabama, and Pennsylvania. When they were first started it was to a horrible attempt to rid the area of rattlesnakes. Now they have turned into the amusement of the public with rattlesnake parts for sale, rides, vendors, and even a flea market in some places. People pay to go out and capture, torture and kill these animals.…
Animal Cruelty Video Analysis Television viewers are exposed to advertisements on a daily basis. Since TV viewers are inundated with so many ads, writers must capture the attention of their audience and convince them to listen to their advertisement. To make the commercial effective, the writers appeal to the audience by using rhetorical appeals. One such advertisement is presented by the ASPCA organization that focuses on rescuing abused animals.…
The part of this course Language and Mass Communication will be included in this written task through the form of an editorial. The book that has been studied in class, Omnivore’s Dilemma presents multiple issues that clearly affect and concern many societies, in which by using one of the many ideas it contains, it can be embodied into an editorial. Knowing that editorials discuss issues that concern a broad audience, by using the food industry along with its social, economic and cultural impacts; which are concerns that have been discussed for centuries all over the world as shown throughout this book, is possible. The audience for this particular issue interest people who live in different societies, but in this task it will primarily target…
The author uses all three appeals, ethos, logos, and pathos, to successfully deliver its message in regard to the reduction of wildlife. To support her article she uses credible sources, ranging from professors to organizations, and logical reasoning, like facts and reports , and emotional appeals to successfully convince her audience. This article needs because many people are oblivious to the effects people are having on wildlife, and this article should reveal to people that it is time to start doing something to preserve the animals. It is true wildlife has been reduced substantially over the last decade, mostly because of overhunting, as well as humans indirectly affecting them whether if it 's because of new houses being build or because of global warming. To conclude, the use of logic, pathos, and ethos, Morelle assures her audience that the reduction of wildlife poses a serious threat and steps must be taken to slow down the…
Animals are socially constructed by the influences of how they are treated by the human society. Animals play many roles in the human society, including the roles of entertainer, food item, commodity, and companion. Some animals are also tend to describe negative situations, or contain images of cruelty. For example, dogs are used like: “sick as a dog,” “dying like a dog,” “dog’s dinner,” “it’s a dog’s life,” “working like a dog,” and “going to the dogs (Stibbe 23). And larger animals: “the straw that broke the camel’s back,” “talking the hind legs off a donkey,” and “flogging a dead horse (Stibbe 24).…
In the editorial “A Change of Heart about Animals,” you claim that animals are more like humans than we thought. These claims are supported by first providing credible sources, then offering experiments done, and finally presenting animal behavior observations. It seems that your purpose is to promote animals rights in order to have animals treated more humanely. The article is written in casual tone for the readers of the L.A Times which are: millennials, Hispanics and affluent individuals of the entertainment industry.…
In the article “What’s Wrong with Animal Rights”, author Abby Hearne states that the current animal rights movement is “built upon a misconceived premise that rights were created to prevent us from unnecessary suffering.” This mixed with the misunderstanding of animal happiness and what it really means. This paper is written for people who are supporters of the current animal rights movement. The author Abby Hearne’s main argument in this essay is that our definition of animal rights is fundamentally wrong.…
Hesse G. Sambaan September 25, 2017 Comp II What’s wrong with the animal rights by Vicki Hearne Vicki Hearne thinks that there is more for animal satisfaction for happiness that is the personal achievement. Animals find happiness in their work that they do that you can call “talent”. She believes that animal right advocates got all it wrong, making some of the animals suffer and they are more concern of arguing than the animal’s happiness. The essay was persuasive, she uses her own knowledge as animal trainer and she proves that the only one who can really define the animal’s happiness is the owner. to clarify her own essays, she also uses her own animals, her experienced, and a lot of examples.…
Introduction Animal extortion is an ongoing issue in relationship to animal welfare and rights. There seems to be some ethical areas that individuals feel need to be changed on how humans use animals for human personal benefits. The argument supporting animal extortion and maltreatment has been the same for generations, including this view on animals used for experiments, “These benefits to humans far outweigh the costs in suffering that relatively few animals have had to endure. Society has an obligation to maximize the opportunities to produce such beneficial consequences, even at the cost of inflicting some pain on animals” (Andre & Velasquez, 1988). When looking at public policy and a resolution, it becomes a question of overcoming this…
According to Bornfreeusa.org “ More than 500 million animals are violently killed for use in fashion every year.” (Born Free USA, 2015). The use of fur in the fashion industry has been a concept for over thousands of years and the unique material has always sparked consumers interest. However, now more then ever this topic of stripping animals fur pelts for luxurious goods has been a hug controversial debate in society. The world population has a vase amount of people for the use of fur and against the idea entirely.…
There are various sides and opinions on animal cruelty, and they all vary according to the type of animal cruelty being done. In the article Is Hunting a Form of Cruelty for Animals? Dawn Laney, of the Greenhaven press illustrates the controversy on animal hunting after it was reported in the 2005 Washington post, that a young girl shot the first bear of the Maryland Bear Hunting season. In the eighth edition of Elements of Moral Philosophy, the authors Stuart and James Rachel in chapter 7.4, pose the question of how to tell whether the treatment of animal is right or wrong. Each one of these pieces of writing aim at a certain type of animal cruelty and talk about the supporting and opposing points in each argument.…
Analysis and Synthesis The controversial practice of capture killer Whales train for entertainment purposes have risen an outrage to the public in 2013 by a documentary “Blackfish.” Since then, the growing uneasiness with the concept of that as humans, can we maintain a balance of respect for nature and desire capture and train spectacular things up close, for entertainment?…
Imagine a young helpless animal being taken from its home in the wildlife and held in captivity, behind bars and gates, held a prisoner to the world. Each year, thousands of animals are ripped away from their homes and their families and are used for entertainment. Zoos are a popular attraction for kids and adults; it gives people the opportunity to get up close and personal with some their favorite animals. Zoos even allow people to feed and pet the animals, which make zoos very well-liked and enjoyable amongst all the animals’ lovers. What people tend to overlook when visiting these zoos is all the nutritional and emotional deprivation the animals go through each day, nor does anyone know the animal cruelty that goes on when the zoos are closed.…
This essay’s objective is to present both sides of the issue, allowing the reader to further investigate and form their own ethical stance for or against animal rights. For many, it is…