the cove

The cove is a bias film showing only the killing of the dolphins. The film leaves out what the true nature for these actions. The Japanese are not killing them just for the sake of killing them. They are doing it because their culture is an ocean thriving community that’s main resource is fish. With thousands of dolphins harvesting fish out of the coastal waters it is depleting their food supply. The Japanese in the film described them as a “pest” and that is exactly what they are. in our culture we do the same thing just with smaller creatures that we consider less intelligent. If our crops are under attack from “pest” we exterminate them to save are resources. yet the only reason it is acceptable is because we have grown up with this as our mind set. but its no different then what they do. its just like killing a wolf or bob cat. their both very intelligent creatures but we see nothing morally wrong with it. It is understandable where the producers are coming from. the producers show a great amount of evidence with the cruelty behind the slaughtering of the animals. Like the way the fishermen drive them into a single location and the unethical ways they kill them. In a since this film is a Trojan horse because of the methods the used to get the evidence and how they out smarted the Japanese police. No other documentary has ever used military reconnaissance methods to obtain information i.e. ” night vision, hiding cameras in fake rocks, doing black out surveillance".  This film had a devastating turn out for the Japanese. not just the people who were killing the dolphins but for the officials who were preaching that there ways were humane and the effects of the dolphin meat served no threat to the population. Though they knew the meat was laced with mercury, they still denied all evidence and introduced it to the public and schools causing a high outbreak of mercury poisoning.

response to "ORANGES AND SWEET SISTER BOY"

    "Oranges and sweet sister boy" by Judy Ruiz, describes a peculiar since of finding ones-self and overcoming everyday problems.
     when reading just the begining of the book she seems to have a twisted form of disgust to her. hoping that this is all a dream and her brother would still be her brother in the morning. as the pages move on, she starts to get a grip on the situation and come to an understanding while recalling hers and her brother/sisters childhood.
    this passage had a morbid feel all the way till it got near the end. expressed great detale even during her dreams and the recall of her past. the one thing that was very strange was how the two werent any different about wanting to be the other sex. where she say's "i wanted my boyfriend to put a gun up inside me and blow the women out"
   The orange was a great metaphore for the situation. how if you try to go through the peel its bitter, but if you remove it and go through the core its sweet and enjoyable. like making a life altering dicision. make it to quick and you choose wrong.
  the last passage was the best part of the story. "sister, you are the best craziness of the family. brother, love what you love" She was finaly happy and understanding with him/her being itself.