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The killing Cove
Melissa Shaw, Emiley Day, Lauren Filip, Maureen Kennedy
Overview:
The documentary film, The Cove, utilizes the rhetorical appeal of
pathos to raise awareness about the vicious
slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan.
Thesis
Evidence:
Human-Dolphin Connection
oSurfer Story
oDolphin curiosity -- Self awareness
o Communication
Dolphin Suicide:
o Ric O’Barry & Flipper
o Dolphin Depression in Captivity
o Cathy’s Suicide
The Killing Cove:
o Inhumane Killing
o “Pest Control”
o Video Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVvvvaySE6I
“To us, it certainly amounts to what only can be described as biological
nonsense.”--- Brazilian Government representative at conference, referring to Japan’s response that dolphins and whales are pests.
Statistics:
23,000 dolphins are killed every year in Taiji, Japan.
Dolphin meat has a very high Mercury content, if consumed, mercury poison will arise.
Symptoms of Mercury poison:
• Memory loss• Loss of hearing• Loss of eyesight
(“it’s a slow killer”)
The Japanese Government was covering up the act of the fisherman killing
dolphins!
Before:
After:
In response to the documentary and all the intense pressure, Taiji called for a temporary ban of killing bottlenose dolphins.
The hunting and killing of dolphins has started up again because it brings in money for the
fishing industry!
… but …
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http://thecovemovie.info/
http://www.takepart.com/TheCove
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