Thursday, November 8, 2007

Deadline #11 HW #2 2x Introductions and Conclusions

Introduction:
Define a Problem
Lately in America hunting as been scrutinized. Animal-rights and anti-hunting groups are feeding lies and irrational statements to the public about hunting. Hunting is blood-thirst, profit-driven, inhumane, cruel, and hunters are all dumb rednecks are heard everyday. Hunter's images are being diminished by these harsh words. 3,000 anti-hunting groups are working on abolishing hunting in America with their $300 million investment, and it is time for hunters to step up.

Tell a Story
Billy is a 10 year old boy who lives in North Carolina. He likes to play outside and play with his friends. His really passion is wildlife. He always likes to go in the woods and watch the deer frolic through the meadows or the raccoons scurrying up the old oak trees. Billy has been raised in a hunting family background. Billy is an avid hunter who has much respect for the animals he chases. His father has taught him many valuable life lessons through hunting. Billy and his dad hunt not just the enjoyment, but for survival. The deer they harvest feeds their family for the year. Without hunting, Billy's family would be in struggle. Every fall, Billy gets excited for the upcoming hunting season. The day before deer season, Billy runs back home from school and sees a big news special on the television. The top of the TV reads, "Hunting is abolished in the United States." Billy turns to his dad and ask him, "Are we going hunting tomorrow dad?" and his dad replies, "No son, we can't hunt anymore." Billy turns away with a tear in his eye.

Conclusion
Summarize your Argument
Hunting is a "Hate it or Love it" hobby and sport, but it still needs its place in America. Hunting has a large impact in America. 18 million Americans enjoy hunting and more are beginning to join. Hunting not only helps wildlife but people. Hunting acts as an effective wildlife management tool. Hunters keep wildlife populations to a healthy balance. Without it, ecosystems would be in danger. Hunters contribute more money to wildlife conservation than any other group of people. Hunters give over $1 billion a year to conservation. Education programs are teaching the American public that hunting is not bad and hunters are helping their image through meat donations to homeless families. Hunter's opponents (PETA, anti-hunters) only fight hunting with words of fallacies, while hunters can talk the talk and walk the walk. Hunting needs to stay in America because it is a more positive than negative.

Speculate the Future
The goal of hunters today is to protect hunting and hunting rights in America. With the support of the public, hunting will have a place in America. With hunting in America, hunters and anti-hunters can join forces to eliminate issues they agree on, such as poaching, illegal hunting, and wildlife issues. Game meat from hunters would begin to become popular for people and supermarkets. Wildlife conservation would continue to grow. More money would contribute each year with the increase of more hunters. Instead of $1 billion a year, hunters would contribute over $5 billion. With this money more land would be protected from city development and more animals would thrive. Even endangered animals would begin to cover quickly. Hunting would benefit everyone and everything in America. This goal of keeping in America is reasonable and hunters hope the future will be bright and pros porous, like explained above.

4 comments:

laceyariz said...

The "story" version of your intro is great. It really pulls the reader in, and made me want to read more. Try to incorporate it into your WP#3.

CoraleeHarding said...

I also liked your story introduction. I never thought that people had to hunt to survive, but in small towns I guess some people do. That's a good point that I'm sure most people look over!

dbacksbj said...

Your conclusion using speculating the future was very solid. You wrapped it up nicely why hunting would benefit the economy and nature alike. Id highly reccommend you go this route.

SemperFidelis said...

I hate to be the one to rain on the parade. I thought there was some good stuff in your story intro though as it is it came across a bit to corny to me. I like some of the information you found on hunting though including the info about hunters and anti-hunters working together and what they could accomplish.