Why Blackfish? My Critique on Blackfish

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Blackfish is a documentary movie on killer whales, SeaWorld, and killer whales in captivity.

I recently read an article written by Tim Zimmerman, who co-wrote and helped produce the movie, and in the article (http://goo.gl/oJ7pP3) he discussed his surprise with the success of the movie at getting people to see the movie makers' point of view.

1.    Who is Tim Zimmerman, and are his opinions credible?

2.    What are the reasons for the making of Blackfish?

3.    Describe the "Blackfish effect".

4.    What do you think the author wants from SeaWorld?

5.    Do you think SeaWorld will comply? Why?

6.    Do you think SeaWorld has been treated fairly? Why?

Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems - Blackfish Critique

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[intro] The movie Blackfish is a documentary movie about killer whales and their quality of life, living in captivity in places like SeaWorld.

[essential question #1] My opinion of SeaWorld changed after watching the movie. At first, I did not have good or bad opinions about SeaWorld. I was indifferent.

After watching the movie however, I now have a negative opinion about SeaWorld. I feel the company cares more about making a profit over anything--the animals' welfare or their employees' welfare.

[essential question #2] In the movie SeaWorld began capturing killer whales about 40 years ago off the coast of Washington state. The capture methods that were used were disturbing to me because they targeted the baby whales, and when one was captured the entire pod of whales chose not to scatter and leave their young ones to be taken. This was emotional and sad for me.

All About Coral Reefs - BP7

gorgonian soft coral - from NOAA web site

Coral Reefs are so very important to the coastal ocean ecosystems because they support a great variety of life, meaning the biodiversity is out of this world!

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, lists an abundance of life associated with coral reefs, including, but not limited to, "fish, corals, lobsters, clams, seahorses, sponges, sharks, and sea turtles are only a few of the hundreds of thousands of creatures that rely on reefs for their survival."

NOAA also tells us that coral reefs give us protection for coastal lands, places to research medicines, and places where humans go for food.

In general, coral reefs are important to us and should be protected and preserved.

Coral Reefs are in Danger
This web site has a bunch of information on how coral reefs are endangered.

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Is Climate Change a Hoax?

 

There are many people who deny that humans are causing climate change, or global warming, today.

I have done research on some of the  claims by climate change denialists, and I find their arguments unbelievable.

One of their claims is: "scientist only measure temperature in hot places, like cities.

Well, according to this video (http://goo.gl/nIjuv6), that claim is not supported by the science because...

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