...Seaworld is a well known marine themed amusement park with three locations throughout the United States. They are most well known for their shows with their captive Orcas, also known as Killer Whales. Once a well loved park, it is now facing major scrutiny due largely to the documentary Blackfish that was released in 2013. This documentary is mainly about one of Seaworld’s captive Orcas, Tilikum, and how he killed several people while in captivity, but also discusses the species and its cruel treatment in captivity. Seaworld’s “profits have dropped 84% after the Blackfish documentary” (Time), their attendance has also dropped. In Response Seaworld launched a massive PR campaign in late 2013 to try to mend their tarnished image. They use images and quotes to try and make the public believe they care about the well being of their captive Orcas, but their advertisements and web campaign are rather deceiving....
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...Seaworld houses many aquatic animals, including killer whales, nothing wrong with that right? Wrong, imagine being locked in one room forever. Being captive in confined space does many health damaging things. Holding a living creature captive for no logical reason, other than to rake in money, is a sick business that should be ended. Primarily, Seaworld claims that they assist killer whales that are in need. According to park spokesman Fred Jacobs, Seaworld has helped many whales who were lost or stranded but in at least three cases they have been more interested in sending them into a lifetime of captivity entertaining tourists than releasing them back into the ocean. Being removed from the ocean and sentenced to life in the show biz forcefully...
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...“Captivity Kills Orcas” by Naomi Rose Naomi Rose shows the harmful effects that orcas are faced with by living in captivity in her essay, “Captivity Kills Orcas”. She discusses that captivity is not only bad for the orcas but also for the trainers. Three trainers were killed by the most famous orca at seaworld, Tilikum. Rose does a good job at explaining why orcas should not be held in captivity but fails to discuss how orcas got there or why Seaworld is now not forcing orcas to bread. The astonishing documentary, “Blackfish” is mentioned in Rose’s essay because it was the start to the outstanding media attention on how Seaworld handled the orcas. The documentary shows Seaworld workers stealing orca babies from their mothers and separating...
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...Strategy and Planning What is meant by a mission and a vision? Clearly differentiate between the two. Companies summarize their goals and objectives in Mission and Vision statements Both these things serve different purposes for the company A mission statement describes what the company wants now The vision statement describes what the company wants to be in the future Mission: It lists the broad goals for which the organization is formed. Its prime function is internal, to define the key measure or measures of the organization's success It's prime audience is the leadership team and stockholders. It answers the question, “What do we do?” A mission statement talks about the Organization's present leading to its future. A Mission statement talks about HOW the organization will get to where it wants to be. Defines the organization's purpose and primary objectives. Vision: It lists where the organization sees itself some years from now. For employees, it gives direction about how they are expected to behave and inspires them to give their best. It shapes customers' understanding of why they should work with the organization. It answers the question, “Why are we here?” A vision statement talks about the organization's future. A Vision statement outlines where an organization wants to be. Communicates both the purpose and values of the organization. Sea World Mission: To work with purpose and passion on behalf of wildlife and habitats worldwide, encouraging...
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...In 1964 Seaworld was founded by four young men, David Demott, George Millay, Ken Norris, and Milt Shedd, who all graduated from The University of California, Los Angeles. These boys set out on a dream of constructing an “underwater restaurant”, however, “the concept grew into a marine zoological park on 21 acres along the shore of Mission Bay in San Diego” ( “Seaworld: Waves of Growth”). Seaworld began with merely sea lions and dolphins in one location, but the parks have evolved to now house 22 killer whales, along with thousands of other animals, which they have been successfully breeding for 40 years in their three different parks. This world famous theme park takes pride in the fact that they have not taken an orca from their natural habitat...
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...com/problem-blackfish/ Summary-This article is a rebuttle to Blackfish’s thesis. It claims that Seaworld is actually not as villainous as Black fish makes them out to be, citing a statement seaworld made about how it rehabilitates animals, is a respected zoological foundation, and donates to conservation research. Despite this, even the writer of the article points out the easily disputable and vague statements which are cited in a message from seaworld to CNN to support the idea that Seaworld is not so terrible to it’s whales and humans. This makes for a weak rebuttle. Importance-This article is a terrible rebuttal. Characteristic of it’s failure is the fact that even the author of the article could not keep a straight train of thought to cement a solid counterargument. What this goes to show is that the counterargument truly is a weak one. Perhaps one of the only good points, presuming its true, that this article has to offer is the one to do with Sea World's monetary contributions to conservation. With Sea World going down the drains due to it’s poor orca practices it will obviously not be able to contribute to conservation, as it’s money is being drained in bad publicity and lawsuits. This will have some impact environmentally presuming that Sea World really was contributing in some meaningful way. http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-review-blackfish-ensures-youll-never-go-to-seaworld-again Summary- This article starts by summarizing key points in Black Fish’s basic...
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...“SeaWorld’s Weird Science” stated, SeaWorld has been going through some difficult times since 2013. The reason why they have been under the microscope is because of what a movie by the name of “Blackfish” said about them. It stated that they have been keeping killer whales caged. The video specifically mentioned a killer whale named Tilikum that is kept for his sperm. Tilikum is approximately 33 years old and has fathered around 31 babies. His sperm is used to generate the majority of SeaWorld’s killer whale population. Also, it was referenced that SeaWorld responded to the film by using science as their primary reasoning for keeping an estimated 50 orcas in captivity. They stated that their purpose for having these mammals living in captivity...
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...Joyas Voladoras is a short essay by Brian Doyle. Brian Doyle is a Canadian writer who writes about his experience growing up in Ottawa and vicinity. The short essay “Joyas Voladoras”, is about how people or creatures can feel pain in their hearts. In “Joyas Voladoras” Brian Doyle portrays that even though you are big or small everyone can feel pain. In “Joyas Voladoras” the blue whales represents how the largest creatures can also feels pain. Doyle is describing how many blue whales there are but he reveals how little everyone knows about them. He states, “But we know this: the animals with the largest hearts in the world generally travel in pairs, and their penetrating moaning cries, their piercing yearning tongue, can be heard underwater...
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...Should SeaWorld be shutdown? Growing up we would see commercials of SeaWorld, showing us Killer whales entertaining the crowd by performing tricks never seen before. Tourists can leave the park being reassured that killer whales in captivity in fact enjoy performing and are living the lavish lifestyle. Their living standards are far more superior to anything found in “dark, scary ocean.”( a term used by SeaWorld’s executives to defend okra captivity.) Yet when the doors are closed we do not see what really goes on. “Blackfish” documents and exposes the inhumane treatment of Orcas and their trainers inside SeaWorld’s corporation. This documentary talks about a major incident that occurred in 2010, the death of...
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...what she presents to us is just something that needs to be presented to all the people from the planet. She went to the park and met the chief zoological officer Andrews, he’s been in the park since 1986 and he explains “that while part of the goal is entertainment, SeaWorld's aim is to use the shows to educate and inspire visitors, as a way to help conserve the environment and support wildlife.” There are a lot of people that are making interview and giving their opinion for SeaWorld to close and one of theme is the 81-year-old primatologist Jane Goodall said “whales and dolphins should never be held in captivity, and that the entertainment company known for its orca shows should be shuttered.” This film exposed the misery endured by SeaWorld's trained orca and the dangers posed to trainers working with stressed-out carnivorous whales. But to continue with my argument let me explain to you what is the documental of Blackfish. Movie Summary Report John Hargrove and Samantha Berg, a former SeaWorld trainer, tell why they decided to work with these animals, other trainers continue telling their story about how the decided to be a trainer for killer whales. They just fell in love with these creatures and they knew that was their future. To become a trainer of these or other sea animals they have to be in a good shape, be a professional swimmer, have personality, be prepare for all type of situation since you don’t know what could happened in the moment. To enter to the water...
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...SeaWorld is not as amazing as it seems. Where does SeaWorld get their killer whales? Tilikum was a killer whale that had been caught when he was two years old, taken out of his home in the wild to be brought into captivity for SeaWorld. Tilikum was one of the most known killer whales SeaWorld has ever had. In the article “All's Whale that ends Whale,” He was brought into captivity in 1983. He was captured off the east coast of Iceland. SeaWorld wanted him because he of how big he was. At two years of age he was 11.5 feet long and they wanted to use him for the shows. The trainers started to train him and he caught on easy but if he would mess up or that day he decided to not do as many tricks as he was told to do, the trainers would either not feed him as much food as they usually would or they would put him in a tank with two to three other females. Female killer whales love to show that they are more dominant than the males, so when they put Tilikum in a very small tank with three to four female whales, they would go after him and bite his skin away, cut him open, or hit him with their tail. Tilikum...
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...Tomas Hannacher 6/18/16 Block 6 Seaworld Under Fire & What It Means For San Diego. Seaworld has been surrounded by media controversy the last several years following an orca activist documentary titled Blackfish. Blackfish, was released in 2013 and originally premiered in the 2013 sundance festival where it picked up traction and attracted Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films who funded Blackfish for a larger audience and screen, where Blackfish flourished and earned over $2 million dollars over two weeks in the domestic box office. Overall, Blackfish mainly investigated the death of an orca trainer at Seaworld orlando. The documentary suggests that Tilikum, an orca was involved in three trainer deaths due to the extreme traumatic experiences...
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...Just ten days after Valentine’s Day in 2010, a captive SeaWorld orca whale named Tilikum brutally drowned a forty-year-old veteran trainer named Dawn Brancheau during a live show performance. In one quick motion, Tilikum grabbed onto Brancheau’s arm and dragged her into the million gallon tank. With a blood-curdling scream, Dawn was dragged to the bottom of the tank and tossed around. In the autopsy report, Brancheau suffered an enormous amount of blunt force trauma due to the massive force of the twelve thousand pound animal slamming on top of her. The violent attack even scalped a layer of Dawn’s head right off. Yet, it was noted that the cause of death was drowning with “approximately four milliliters of fluid in her sphenoid sinus” (Autopsy...
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...Dolphin Swimming The cool blue water soothed my skin; the sun soaked my hair; the squeaky voice of my new dolphin friend filled my ears. These memories fill my head when I think of San Diego. My vacation in California brought many exciting adventures and new experiences that will always be special to me. It all started when I was eleven years old and I heard that swimming next to a dolphin, which at the time was one of my favorite animals, could become a reality well I begged my mom to the point of annoyance and she finally gave in. So, the following Friday we started our drive to Sea World in San Diego, California. Once we arrived at Sea World my family and I went to find out the price and requirements. We found out that to swim with a dolphin I had to be over the age of ten…Check! At least four feet tall… Check! And that was it, after a quick lesson I was ready to go. As I was waist deep in water next to the dolphin I could hear the rustles of the water as water splashed onto my face and I could taste the salt water emerging into my mouth as the dolphin and I played around. The instructor taught me hand-signals which was how I could communicate with the dolphin. Also, I learned that dolphins can understand over one hundred human words and phrases. This was just one of many interesting facts I learned on my trip to San Diego. Furthermore, being with the dolphin, whose name I can’t recall, was incredible. This was a moment I won’t ever forget and my only issue is I wish...
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...vacation is Orlando,Florida. Orlando is one of the most popular tourist locations in Florida, perhaps even popular than the Miami beaches. This is because Orlando has many locations that can serve all kinds of people, whether they are children, men, women, adults, senior citizens, or foreigners. Orlando has many theme parks including MGM Studio,Universal Studios, Sea World, and a host of other tourist locations like great shopping malls, and a lots of entertainment. MGM is a great theme park. It has a scary ride called the Tower of Terrior, and it is one of the best rides at the theme park. Universal Studios is one of Orlando Florida most famous theme park. It has the biggest rollercoaster ride in Florida, which is the Incredible Hulk. Also SeaWorld is another famous tourist spot in Orlando. There are dolphins and whales shows, and other water shows that are very enjoyable. Secondly, Orlando has alot of shopping centers to shop from. The malls are incredible! They have new releases on the lastest shoes, and clothing. If a person wants to go the cheaper route then the flea market is defintely for them. The colthing and shoes such as jordans and air max and other appeals are cheaper. People love to collect souvenirs as a reminder of places they have went. Finding souvenirs in Orlando is very easy. Although, they are expensive they can be found throughout the city, at theme parks, restuarants, gas staions, and malls. Finally, entertainment is another big thing. Beaches are very relaxing...
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