African Lion Safari

The Truth about Trophy Hunting: Ethnography Since the European colonization of eastern Africa, trophy hunting has been a highly debatable topic. During the early days of trophy hunting, dwindling numbers of some of the world’s most unique and prized wildlife was not a problem like it is today. Wildlife conservationists and hunters continue to debate the merits of legalized hunting on the economy and on the environment. However, not all hunters value the economic benefits and have passion for the

common phrase has few words, but a intense meaning. In Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” the overcoming of fear is shown throughout the story. Francis Macomber and his wife Margaret Macomber are on an African safari with a man name Robert Wilson. Hemingway portrays Francis Macomber as wealthy and beautiful, yet cowardly. Macomber's wife Margaret also young and beautiful, but seemingly dissatisfied with her husband of eleven years. Robert Wilson is portrayed

person who is not adapted to nature, and he is not capable of handling situations like hunting a lion. When he fails the shooting of the lion he becomes very ashamed, and he feels humiliated. Francis makes sure that Wilson is not going to tell about the mistake to anyone, because it would ruin the image he is trying to create. His wife, Margaret, does not want to talk to him, and on the way home from the lion hunt, she “…had reached forward and put her hand on Wilson’s shoulder. He turned and she had

“How to Write About Africa”, the author sardonically offers advice to Westerners writing about Africa. Wainaina’s satirical tone is seen throughout the essay urging Western writers to “use the word ‘Africa’ or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari” and more stereotype simplifications of African Culture. He directly addresses the audience multiple times throughout the paper “without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed.” Although the text may seem like it is directed toward a journalist or an

Can you imagine being left to suffer for countless hours after being wounded by an unknown person? As you lie on the cold ground, feeling your life slowly fade away, wondering what you did to deserve this. And then to end it all, a gunshot to the head. Unfortunately, this is how many animals suffer due to big game, trophy hunting. I am an avid proponent that big game hunting is a merciless tactic that needs to be eradicated from society, because it’s evident it burdens the animal to endure suffering

Did you ever receive a tremendous impact from a vacation? My vacation to Orlando became the magnum opus summer trip. Before, most of my vacations with my family consisted of locations in Oklahoma and Texas. However, Orlando provided serendipitous moments of my life. The vacation all started on August 22, 2016, with my family driving all the way to the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas. The airport greeted us with its huge, orange, and grey structure. The airport swarmed with numerous people and their

Macomber,” Hemingway continues to prove his popularity in the literary culture. In the short story, Francis and Margot are on a safari in the African plains. One afternoon, the tour guide Richard Wilson, invites them for cocktails before hunting in the morning. Simply just talking about life, Wilson and Margot bring up how Francis was a coward when he ran away from a lion. Francis is very self-conscience about himself—he doesn’t want Wilson rambling on about

Everyone can imagine their own perfect getaway. My vacation to Orlando became the magnum opus summer trip. Before, most of my vacations with my family consisted of locations in Oklahoma and Texas. However, Orlando provided serendipitous moments of my life. The vacation all started on August 22, 2016, with my family driving all the way to the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas. The airport greeted us with its huge, orange, and gray structure, as it swarmed with numerous people and their luggage. After

hunting should be banned because it is cruel and is driving certain animal populations into extinction. The author, Louisa Lombard’s argument is that trophy hunting is not only a cruel act against animals but nature. According to Louisa Lombard “African antelopes are endangered, yet wealthy trophy hunters spend small fortunes massacring these magnificent animals”(2014). The author is stating that most trophy hunters are wealthy therefore they have more money and time to travel to Africa, they can

Africa. Who in their right mind would want to go there? I’m stuck for six days on a safari and two more days to explore Tanzania. Why would I want to spend my time there? After spending 36 hours on a congested airplane, my family and I landed in lovely Tanzania. My Mom asked me, “Aren’t you excited? This is going to be amazing. I cannot wait to see the sunrise, the sunset, zebras, giraffes, lions, gazelles, elepha—” I tuned her out. I was tired of hearing about how stinking cool Africa