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Ted

Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 36 Location: Tokyo forever
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 4:28 am Post subject: A great topic for eikaiwa class |
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Wow, Japan! So civilized. It's so great to work as a JET or at Nova.
Right? Step one in opening your eyes, a great topic for class today:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_833468.html |
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denise

Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:33 am Post subject: |
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I am tempted to go on and on about how disgusting, cruel, etc., etc., those photos and the actions depicted in them are (in keeping with my lovey-dovey California vegan self! ), but I suppose that would be culturally insensitive of me.
I think regardless of one's opinion on the issue, those activists did a damn good job of getting their point across.
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guest of Japan

Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:43 am Post subject: |
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I'm sorry, but that water looked like it was doctored using some kind of photo editing program. |
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denise

Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, it did look a weeeeee bit too red, but... gets the point across, no? In a grisly way. Made my stomach churn, it did, even if it was doctored.
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Wolf

Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 1245 Location: Middle Earth
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:36 am Post subject: |
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guest of Japan wrote: |
I'm sorry, but that water looked like it was doctored using some kind of photo editing program. |
No kidding. I've seen Kool-Aid look more natural. The whaling I knew about. Once I read about the dolphin-ing on a different site without the Kool-Aid edtion of photoshop, I'll dislike that too.
I did try to talk about whaling in one class (a student had just come back from a trip that included eating whale.) Didn't interest my students if I recall. |
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shmooj

Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:02 am Post subject: |
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No, I'll bet it's bonafide blood. It looks absolutely identical to regular hunting sessions carried out in the Faroe Islands north of Britain.
Check out these links if you're not eating lunch
http://www.faroes.org/
http://209.68.34.145/eia/screens/librarypics/pic9.htm
Similar colour no?
Anyway, what's the issue here? Killing dolphins etc or how it's done?
It bemuses me that humans have pretty much found humane (sic) ways of killing everything except ourselves. But, perhaps that's next up  |
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