...‘Blackfish’, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, is a documentary that illustrates the bad treatment of orcas in the Seaworld. It uses different kinds of techniques such as visual, sound, language and structure to present the audiences three groups: beautiful, victimised but fearsome killer whales; trainers are represented as vulnerable as well as compassionate and the sea world management is represented as manipulative, callous and greedy. Audiences are positioned to view whales with admiration, fear, sympathy and understanding; to view trainers with admiration and sympathy and to view the seaworld management with anger and disgust. Firstly, orcas are portrayed as majestic creatures, they are victims under the Seaworld management and they...
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...Many people around the world travel to SeaWorld locations to see the aquatic mammals and their shows. Little do they know of what kind of hardships and cruel treatments these animals endure. In the past, the documentary film Blackfish (2013) exposes SeaWorld and Sealand of the Pacific for their harsh methods of training and keeping orcas and other aquatic mammals. This film opens the eyes of its viewers to the cruelty that orcas are experiencing from living in these enclosures their whole lives. Before I viewed the film Blackfish, I had only heard about it from friends and acquaintances who have. They said that it changed their whole view of SeaWorld, and for the most part, everyone was against the training of animals for use in shows. For the past few years I have heard mention here and there of the controversy surrounding the film so I was very excited when I finally experienced it for myself. Besides the film, I generally do not care much for animal rights and things of that nature. Though I would never personally cause an animal unnecessary harm or suffering, you will never find me donating or volunteering my time to the organizations such as The Humane...
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...Director and filmmaker, Gabriela Cowperthwaite in her documentary, Blackfish, explores the remarkable nature of orca whales, demonstrates the cruel treatment found in their captivity and acknowledges the injuries and losses of many trainers due to numerous whale attacks. Cowperthwaite's purpose is to argue that killer whales are highly intelligent and emotional animals that do not cause harm when left in the wild. She focuses on SeaWorld, an establishment who captivates these orca's for human entertainment, and pose a threat to the lives of many trainers, the whales inhabitant in their pools, and are the cause of many whale attacks in these industries. She adopts a serious and reflective tone in order to appeal to the feelings and reason of other animal entertainment facilities and her public audience. Cowperthwaite begins her documentary by exploiting the view of SeaWorld from oppositions that aren't commonly disclosed or...
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...INDUSTRY ANALYSIS OF AMUSEMENT PARKS HAN CHOE BRIAN CHEN MARCY LEON RUBEN BUGARIN J.D. PERALTA INTRODUCTION The history of theme parks stems from European pleasure gardens in the 16th century. Pleasure gardens were a place of recreation where the guests could also enjoy beautiful landscapes. These types of venues led to expositions and fairs in the United States. These large venues then paved the way to amusement parks, which then led to the creation of a different type of amusement park called a theme park. Theme parks are in fact amusement parks that are built and designed to portray specific themes or stories. The first of its kind was Santa Claus Land in Indiana, which is now known as Holiday World. However, it was the Walt Disney Company that utilized the theme park idea and made it popular. Today, the words amusement parks and theme parks are used synonymously. Theme parks provide attractions to their guests. These attractions are roller coasters, water rides, live shows, carnival type games, arcades, and merchandise stores. Dining is also provided to guests and come in the form of push carts, providing fast food, to seated indoor restaurants. Some theme parks offer tours as well as a resort to accommodate overnight guests. Large theme parks can also provide shoppertainment centers outside of their park walls. These shoppertainment centers are available for non park attendees as well. Shoppertainment centers offer retail stores, restaurants, and movie...
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...[pic] The Firm John Grisham [pic] • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 17 • Chapter 18 • Chapter 19 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 21 • Chapter 22 • Chapter 23 • Chapter 24 • Chapter 25 • Chapter 26 • Chapter 27 • Chapter 28 • Chapter 29 • Chapter 30 • Chapter 31 • Chapter 32 • Chapter 33 • Chapter 34 • Chapter 35 • Chapter 36 • Chapter 37 • Chapter 38 • Chapter 39 • Chapter 40 • Chapter 41 • About the Arthor The Firm by John Grisham Chapter 1 The senior partner studied the resume for the hundredth time and again found nothing he disliked about Mitchell Y. McDeere, at least not on paper. He had the brains, the ambition, the good looks. And he was hungry; with his background, he had to be. He was married, and that was mandatory. The Firm had never hired an unmarried lawyer, and it frowned heavily on divorce, as well as womanizing and drinking. Drug testing was in the contract. He had a degree in accounting, passed the CPA exam the first time he took it and wanted to be a tax lawyer, which of course was a requirement with a tax firm. He was white, and The Firm had never hired a black. They...
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