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Introduction: Whaling is a contentious issue that has garnered significant attention and debate worldwide. While some argue that whaling is necessary for cultural, economic, and scientific reasons, others condemn it as cruel and unsustainable. This critical essay aims to explore the pros and cons of whaling, providing a balanced analysis of its benefits and drawbacks on ecological, economic, and ethical grounds. Body: Cultural Significance: Whaling holds cultural importance for certain communities that have relied on it for centuries. It has...
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The first World Climate Conference was held from February 12th to 23rd in 1979 in Geneva. It was one of the first international meetings on climate change. NASA states, since the late nineteenth century, carbon dioxide and human-made emissions were, and still are being released into the atmosphere which has taken a toll on the planet’s surface temperature. Temperatures have risen about 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit. From 2010 to now, has had five of the warmest years recorded with 2016 being...
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Killing whales for food has been happening for millennia. But it was commercial whaling – turning whales into barrels of oil for profit – that led to the wholesale destruction of most of the world’s populations of big whales. The loss of whales from our oceans is the same story as overfishing of big fish – sharks, tuna, cod and others. It’s a tragedy for the species and has immense knock on effects across the ocean. We know that whales...
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Whaling is an activity that has been going on for quite some time right now. In fact, it is an activity that has been recorded as far as 5,000 years ago! This means that, to some populations of our planet, this is already a tradition. But then again, whaling is the practice of hunting whales, and that always involves the endangerment of a species of things aren’t done properly. Whaling has sparked a lot of debate, and in this article...
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What is the point of not letting the Japanese hunt whales? Japan is the world’s largest consumer of whale meat (Shimbuu 1). As you might already be able to tell, I am not a big whale activist. If these whales were an endangered species, I would feel they had a right to be protected. These whales which are being hunted are not endangered, though, and I feel they are fair game. This paper will cover many topics that support Japanese...
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