Some Thoughts

Ok, so after giving my presentation yesterday, I had some things to think about. Here's what I've concluded.
First- I am DEFINITELY going to take Samm's idea into account and include some info about the role whales play in the oceans and what would happen to the oceans IF the whales were in fact permanently removed. I'm sure the extinction of whales would have a dire outcome, and the portrayal of this outcome, I believe, is a strong argument for WHY whaling needs to be stopped.

Secondly- Jim Ridolfo sent me (and told me during my presentation) some info about the rhetoric of protesting and arguing for the environment. While a pretty interesting read, I had to keep in mind that my research paper topic is "The Japanese Whaling Industry" and not "The Whaling Practices of the World" nor is it "The life and times of Paul Watson". Watson DOES play a factor in the Japanese whaling industry, and that is why he made it into the paper at all. While the story about Watson gaining the support of the US government through his video of the Soviets whaling is a brilliant and interesting one, it does not pertain to Japanese whaling.