Why Is Whaling Be Banned

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Running head: WRITING ASSIGNMENT WEEK 6

Writing Assignment Week 6
Tarek Alsharif

Whaling Issue
I don’t agree with the Norwegian or Japanese position regarding non-endangered species of whales as a culture exemption. Many nations have strange habit and culture is the reason for that, so we can accept and respect other’s culture as long as it doesn’t affect on something that could make a problem for others. Today we can hear about annual celebration for some Iranian people all over the world, and that is a sad day for them, so they start to hit them self’s tell they bleed in this celebration, as it is a culture habit (a day of mourning & annual celebration of Muharram, 2016). This culture habit is not accepted by most of us, …show more content…

Culture is the most difficult thing to change and if you need to change that for others there must be a long-term plan and step by step to reach the goal. We can’t just say stop that thing and expect people accept that because they grow on this habit hindered years ago, and when things touch people’s believes it may bring open war. So banning is not the best solution but discussion, and plans could give the best result when we work with them as a friends wanted to solve the issue but not as a big boss. When we explain the whaling consequences on other nations and support our discussion with numbers and reports, we will find some corporation, and it would be a great …show more content…

I mean there must be consequences for my decision, and that must be minimized. So small fishing villages are not the only issue in this case, but there are many challenges, but most are solved. For example, many products were depending on whaling and now replaced with other products came from petroleum. whale products included margarine, gelatin, shoe polish, cosmetics, paint, soap, glue, corset frames, lubricant, candle wax, lighting oil, and of course, whale meat. Many whale oil products were gradually replaced with cheaper petroleum-based (Bagheera, 2016). So, all we need is to find a solution for those affected by the decision could help them survive and make profits

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