Whaling in Japan

The Whaling Issue 1) Do you agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? I do not agree with their position on permitting the hunting of whales as a cultural exemption. I understand that each culture has its own unique activities, some that stem from its time of origin. Additionally, one would consider the legal hunting of game and ask,” Why is that accepted, but the Norwegians and Japanese aren’t allowed…

No, no way, the Canadian government shouldn't ban the seal hunt due to many reasons. I feel the main reasons are: we would lose resources that we acquire from the seals, due to the increase in population of the seals, fishes that we eat are decreasing in population some are even close to extinct, and that the media is going above and beyond by showing nonsense and causing people to act against the seal hunt which is hurting the economy, specially the fishermans. First of all the seals are…

Canadian Seal Hunt The famous Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai once said “Environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain our environment, we can not sustain ourselves” This has led me to the belief that the Canadian Seal hunt should not be banned because of the environmental benefits, economical benefits and the health benefits it provides that have been discovered through well developed research. Firstly, the seal hunt is balancing out the…

The article lists three main reasons, which are overhunting by native Siberian people, decreasing food source, and fur trading by Europeans, that cause the extinction of the see cow. However, the professor argues that none of these reasons are responsible for the sea cow's extinction. First, the article mentions that native Siberian people should be responsible for sea cow's extinction, because they overhunted sea cows and used them for one of the food sources. However, the professor points out…

These objects have more in common than one might think they do. In the 19th century, the whaling industry, especially in the pinnacle spot of New England, became a very popular maritime resource-gathering for many people. Whales provided much-needed resources that were somewhat difficult to come by in other locations, and most of a whale’s products were extremely valuable and worth a lot of money. The actual labor that involved hunting whales often paid more and provided more opportunities than…

The author states the theories about the main cause of extinction, and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor explains that these theories were not the cause of Steller’s sea cow population decline, and refutes each of the author’s reasons. The reading posits that the sea cows were overhunted by the native Siberian people. On the other hand, the professor explains this point by saying that the sea cow was a mass creature with nine meters long heavy body. He states that the…

The text and the lecture offer two opposing views on the possible causes of the ‘quacker sound’ which were heard by sailors in Russian submarines. While the text lists theories for those strange sound, the professor counters those specific points and explains that the theories might be accurate but there are certain problems with each of them and all the theories doubtable. First, the reading argues that the Orcas whales produce sound to attract a male is like this strange sound. On the other…

krill and other small fish per day. There is a reasoning behind why they eat so much, and that reason is to keep the food chain going. What if these whales couldn’t live a free lifestyle and were being hunted, captured, and killed? In some countries whaling is banned, and there is always that one country that does not follow the rules. If all of these whales are being hunted down, then they will eventually go extinct and the animals…

I most certainly do not agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on whaling. Their position on the issue is the very definition of ridiculous. They want to argue that their culture is being violated by the ban, that they have a cultural right to kill creatures that occupy a crucial part at the top of our global aquatic ecosystem. They argue that their villages that still whale have a cultural right to exist. The IMF and the world bank make much larger demands on developing economies,…

Misa Leeflang Research Notes National History Day Perry’s Expedition’s Effects on Japan ___ Thesis Perry’s Expedition’s Effects on Japan In 1853 and 1854, the encounter of Commodore Matthew Perry’s expedition to Japan forcefully opened the once isolated country to trade and diplomatic relations with western nations, rapidly modernizing Japan with the exchange of western ideas and technology. ___ Notes Introduction: Perry’s Expedition and its goals Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry landed in…