Mystery of the Deep Blue

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Watching a movie where hundreds of swimmers on a beach are in a complete panic because of shark attacks makes a person scared to swim in an ocean, lake, or even a pond. Not only movies, but also documentaries of shark attacks stress how dangerous sharks are. In reality, are sharks really that dangerous or is it how they are portrayed? Stephen R. Palumbi who is a Professor of Biology at Stanford University and also the Director at the Hopkins Marine Station at Stanford wrote an article about other animals living in the ocean that are more dangerous to humans than sharks. In fact, he has written books about creatures in the water such as The Death and Life of Monterey Bay, and The Evolution Explosion. In addition, his son Anthony R. Palumbi is a novelist and a science writer that has written for Atlantic and other publications (Princeton University Press 1). Together they co- authored an article titled “Forget Shark Week: They aren’t the only fish in the sea” that was published the Los Angeles Times.

The Palumbis’ article emphasizes how there are many more dangerous creatures in the ocean besides sharks. Even though people are crazy about Shark Week, they should be interested in finding out the different species that live within the water. Everyone is obsessed about sharks for the fact they think they are the most dangerous fish in the water, but there are scarier animals that swim below. As a result of the national concern about sharks, people get excited when Discovery Channel videotapes the annual show Shark Week. As Palumbi tries to prove their point that sharks are not the most dangerous animal in the water with using logos and ethos but they should have more pathos.

The Palumbis begin their tribute to the sharks by describi...

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...show. After reading their articles “Forget Shark Week: They aren’t the only fish in the sea”, I am not completely convinced it is safe to swim in the ocean and do not think they can guarantee me that I will not be attacked by a shark. I do believe when the Palumbis say that sharks are not the deadliest animals in the water, but I believe sharks probably pose the most danger to me, compared to the cone snail, giant squid, sperm whale, or sailfish.

Works Cited

Palumbi, Stephen and Anthony, Palumbi “Forget 'Shark Week': They aren't the only fish in the sea.” latimes.com. Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2014. Web. 2 Feb. 2014

Princeton University Press. “The Extreme Life of the Sea.” princeton.edu. Princeton University Press. 11 Feb. 2014 Web. 12 Feb. 2014.

The Pew Charitable. “Profile Biography.”pewenvironment.org. The pew charitable trusts, 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2014

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