The following post is a response to the article “Why Can't We Protect Elephants?” written by Maggie Shipstead for Sunday Review and the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell.
“Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if need be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure” (Connell).
This quote is giving people the idea that there is only space for the strong in the world. They are the only ones who have any rights, and are allowed to take advantage of the weak. I do not agree with this thought at all. There are many people all over the world who may may seem weak, but are very powerful on the inside. They may be hiding it inside them, not letting us see how strong they really are. It is not fair to say that only some people are strong, and that they are the only ones who deserve special privileges. Even if someone was weak, what is wrong with that? There is still plenty of space for them here. There is a always a reason for the way a specific person is, and we must respect that. Although many of us are against that idea, we may be a part of it unintentionally. One of the many examples of this is hunting animals, especially elephants.
For many years, there had been a ban restricting humans …show more content…
Humans are seen as being strong creatures, and in this scenario, elephants are the weak. “...and, if need be, taken by the strong” (Connell). We are being like the “strong” that are mentioned in this quote. We are taking lives of others for our own benefit. “The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure” (Connell). We do not necessarily need to kill elephants, but do it anyways for our own pleasure. Having an elephant’s tusk in their room makes people feel good, and feel proud that they had killed the animal. If we are this way, what makes us any better than
“Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if need be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure” (Connell).
This quote is giving people the idea that there is only space for the strong in the world. They are the only ones who have any rights, and are allowed to take advantage of the weak. I do not agree with this thought at all. There are many people all over the world who may may seem weak, but are very powerful on the inside. They may be hiding it inside them, not letting us see how strong they really are. It is not fair to say that only some people are strong, and that they are the only ones who deserve special privileges. Even if someone was weak, what is wrong with that? There is still plenty of space for them here. There is a always a reason for the way a specific person is, and we must respect that. Although many of us are against that idea, we may be a part of it unintentionally. One of the many examples of this is hunting animals, especially elephants.
For many years, there had been a ban restricting humans …show more content…
Humans are seen as being strong creatures, and in this scenario, elephants are the weak. “...and, if need be, taken by the strong” (Connell). We are being like the “strong” that are mentioned in this quote. We are taking lives of others for our own benefit. “The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure” (Connell). We do not necessarily need to kill elephants, but do it anyways for our own pleasure. Having an elephant’s tusk in their room makes people feel good, and feel proud that they had killed the animal. If we are this way, what makes us any better than