Analysis Of The Dolphin Poem

However it is critical to understand that when they are conserved in captivity, we prevent them from getting their main biological needs from the ocean as a natural habitat. With their wide food spectrums, orcas hunt for turtles, sea lions, crabs, seals and many other food varieties depending on their ecotypes. This makes them travel over large regions in the ocean in search of the same. Just as human beings are top of the food chain with regards terrestrial animals, so are orcas in the oceans. It is therefore important to raise our voices against this practice to avoid the risk of classifying them as endangered species. Even though the whales “gave me so much in my life and my career” (BioExpedition 1), he grew to believe that the whales’ physical and emotional well-being was incompatible with captivity. Confined to unnatural social groups for the convenience of their owners, bored and restless, forced to perform tricks for food that trainers withheld as punishment, they occasionally slipped, he writes, “into the dark side” (Adler 2).

She employs an effective range of visual techniques to create compassion for the miserable creatures. Contrasting real footage of captive whale with bent fin; with wild whale’s perpendicular fin. It allows the audience to question the differences and makes us realise that SeaWorld is doing something severely wrong that causes physical damage. This makes the audiences feel outraged by its treatment as it is unfair, inhuman and cruel; furthermore, audiences are invited to feel compassion for the unfortunate creature because they could not defend themselves.

“The Sound of the Sea” is a sonnet by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, describing the sounds of the sea and relating it to human inspiration. Through only auditory images of the sea and other powerful natural forces, Longfellow effectively alludes to the nature of human inspiration. Through detailed and sensory imagery, Longfellow communicates the subtle details of the human soul and how inspiration functions.

After all this is a family, theme park and favored vacation destination for many. Some people do not want to see the darker side that this book represents, yet Grom’s twist of the logos inspires individuals to consider the proposal offered. Grom aims to acquire those people by introducing the friendly whale, casually swimming on the cover. The photographer attempts to draw in the reader, with the subtitle, “SHAMU and The DARK SIDE of KILLER WHALES IN CAPTIVITY.” The font is in all caps as if it is screaming to the reader to look at the logos, or the logic of whales in captivity. “Shamu” is SeaWorld’s iconic trademark, and a recognized character accepted in the homes of families all over the world. Any person that frequents the park learns that Shamu is a stage name and not the name of any of the whales. The light blue font coming out of the dark blue background symbolizes the truth coming out of the darkness. From a logos side of Grom’s argument, one is stimulated to evaluate the claims of whales in captivity.

The documentary “Blackfish” uses the rhetorical device of logos to condemn animal entertainment facilities such as Sea World for their treatment of animals in captivity. For instance, killer whales stay in the same pod all their lives until they are captured. The speakers in “Blackfish” pointed this out because it tells us that whales have a strong family bond. Also, whales do not do well when they are separated from their families. In addition, if one whale gets stranded, the rest of the whales willingly get stranded with it.

By discussing Ric’s many years of work with capturing and training dolphins, the movie gives the impression that he is an expert in his field. By giving Ric the status as an expert, the audience is given the idea that the statements Ric makes about how dolphins are self-aware and his activist work Ric does can be trusted. “Dolphins are free range and intelligent animals that belong in the ocean, not playing the clown in our human schemes” Ric says as to simplify his understanding of the creature he helps. Through this new found trust and the presentation of facts from an expert, people are inspired to change the morally incorrect industry. As a way to play off of the new desire to help, the movie presents an emotionally stimulating event that Ric experienced in his

Not only will you be in a lovely and natural outside setting, you’ll have the support of your dolphin pals, dolphins being the symbol of love and peace.

Many poems are mind bubbling that needs something more than just reading plain text to know main idea of the poem. Also, the use of complex language and reflection of text from poem to something meaningful is great tactics used by poets. The use of literary devices makes poem more appealing to the readers. In this poem “Natural Bridge/Rogue River Canyon”, Paul Halupa uses literary devices like imagery and tone to deliver the theme of poem i.e. life.

4.The dolphin represents when Margo and Q break into SeaWorld. The most important information revealed at that scene is how others view Margo and misjudge her life. When Margo and Q break into SeaWorld Margo explains “ It’s kind of cool and everything, but there’s nothing much to see; that quote represent how Margo is in real

I’ll do as directed. Though, I still need to see the Dolphin Statue up close. Malcolm and Doris oblige me. While we meander there, I don’t speak about the cyclist with the yellow baseball cap, though I yearn for him and Bobby. I put that aside and continue my journey to reach the bronze sculpture. Where, at last in its magnificence, I find solace. In the belief, that my brother and perhaps his twin have gone to a place like Summerland, to rest in beauty and peace, in a universe where dolphins play and kindness is the norm.

[fact]In countries outside the EU, dolphins live in conditions that make Attica (prison) seem like paradise. In September Ric O'Barry, former trainer of the TV dolphin Flipper, travelled with a animal welfare and conservation group to Turkey to help save two dolphins. At an unlicensed park in Hisaronu, on the Aegean, O’ Barry and others found Tom and Misha, two bottlenose dolphins, bobbing around in a stinking soup of excrement, rotting fish and worms, in a pool measuring 19 metres by 12 and just 4 metres deep. The owner bought the two dolphins and would charge 55 Euros for ten minute swims with the dolphins. Marine aquatic shows are suppose to be a source of knowledge not entertainment. Marine parks were made to conserve and help animals.

One of the main themes of the poem is that the speaker has some unknown urge to move with the sea “And yet my heart wanders away, my soul roams with the sea, the whale’s home, wandering to the widest corners.” (lines 58-60). He seems to be at a conflict with himself between wanting to live a stable life, and wanting to travel the seas. In the end, it seems like no matter what, his heart urges him to travel. The theme represents mankind’s great urge to travel and to explore no matter how life-threatening the journey is.

The Vancouver Aquarium houses dolphins and belugas, animals that undoubtedly experience various elements of life. Belugas and dolphins are able to communicate, can experience pain, are conscious, can make connections and develop relationships. We can assume that the animals were forced to live in a small surrounding and in isolation, which in turn could affect their emotional, physical, and psychological state. They are removed from their natural habitat, separated from the rest of their species, exploited, and deprived of their freedom. Being in captivity, the belugas and dolphins are not allowed to breed naturally and thus have limited sexual activity (Vancouver Aquarium). We can also assume that the well being of an animal or a living thing should not be compromised for the sake of frivolous endeavours such as entertainment and generating financial gains.

It was dark outside. Clouds loomed over the skies as I walked into the enormous colorful building. Blazing rays of LED lights shone through the entrance’s translucent windows. Brightness and gleams engulfed my vision like a wildfire. My eyes blink, trying to focus where I was walking. As I paced myself through the crowded corridors of the large hallway trying to find my group of friends, I could see murals of sea animals everywhere and signs directing where each exhibit was. Animated and overjoyed, I pranced to the first exhibit where the baby sand sharks were. They were extraordinary, swimming around their tank but sadly not able to leave their confined space. Their tank only allowed them to swim continuously in circles. Although animals in captivity tend to live longer than animals in the wild, it is depressing to mull over how they were stripped of their freedom. There was nowhere to escape when housed in such small enclosures.

One of the amazing things about dolphins that she mentions in her essay “Dolphins and Men...Equals?” is their sense of humor. She explains that dolphins have been seen to maneuver behind an unsuspecting pelican and snatch its tail feathers, usually leaving the bird minus a few. Other times dolphins have been noticed to grab unsuspecting fish by the tail, pulling them backward a few feet as well as playing with slow turtles by rolling them over and over (Blackstock). When I was looking for information about dolphins and their sense of humor I found an interesting joke about them that I would like to share with you. It comes from Lori’s Mishmash Humor Page and it says: “Did you know that dolphins are so intelligent that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand at the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?”(Lori) This of course may not be true but the fact is that the great intelligence of dolphins makes them realize that after they finish a task as they are told they are given fish. They also realize that if they are not given fish for what they do, they may choose not to do it until they are fed.