Persuasive Essay On Sharks

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Sharks are the definition of evil in a vast amount of a human's eyes. Because most do not know the facts, most will not face their fears. People with a serious fear of sharks have what is called galeophobia(Surfer Today) ,which makes one who easily builds up with anxiety terrified, such as glancing at a writing form like this.(Penberthy). Humanity has ruined everyone's perspective on sharks by hiding the truth so they will think badly of them because what sharks have done in the past. Humans have killed more sharks than sharks have killed humans, and they tend to have no problem with approaching sharks in a slaughtering way. Sharks have been around for 425-450 million years, making them older than dinosaurs(The Most Surprising). Killing sharks for food and use of everyday products is no reason for their innocent deaths. The local store items lotion, deodorant, sunscreen, lip balms/sticks, and face cream use shark liver as an oil substance. Mankind has used the skins of sharks for shoes because the lifetime of the shark leather shoes will last four times longer than regular leather ones. Other leather products such as wallets and …show more content…
The odds of being attacked are 1 in 3,750,000. Considering that sharks do not have a craving for humans, a Great White (Shark Attack Map)can sense a drop of blood in 25 gallons of water and eats 22 more than humans do, and can jump 1o feet in the air(The Most Surprising). Therefore a pool of blood is not needed to get a shark's attention. About two thirds of shark attacks on humans have occurred in less than six feet of water and men are 90% more likely to be attacked by a shark than women are. About 5 people die during shark attacks each year, which means you have a greater chance of being killed by bee stings or struck dead by lightning. This is a chomp that makes history believe sharks are the killing machines in the waters of our 5

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