A Chance in the World, Assignment #2:  Making Connections beyond the Novel

This assignment is worth 30 points and is due on Oct. 23 before 7:20 pm.  Follow the directions below for completing the exercise.  Please type your answers.

A Chance in the World is set in New Bedford, Massachusetts, which at one point in history was an epicenter for American economics.  During the 1700s and 1800s, New Bedford was a world-renowned port for whaling ships and the whaling industry of refining whale oil to produce lamp oil, soap, candles and cosmetics.

1. Do some research on the importance of whaling in early American history:
   1. Website: https://www.whalingmuseum.org/learn/research-topics/overview-of-north-american-whaling/american-whaling
   2. Website:  https://www.nationalgeographic.org/news/big-fish-history-whaling/

2. Review the following source about whaling today:
   1. Website, objective: “Whaling: Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling; Commercial whaling; Special permit whaling”
      1. https://iwc.int/whaling

3. Now that you have some background knowledge on whaling, review the two sources below, which offer very different points of view on whaling today: 
   1. 1. Source with bias: “You’re Still Against Eating Whale?
         1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YbCMZGExE&list=TLWFTCZCKoj-c

1. 1. 2. Source with bias: “Whaling Campaign”
         1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt77FnQO6YE

1. Use a bullet list or outline to explain each of the two biased sources above in C.           In each outline, list three major points and identify examples used by each source to support the main idea.  (20 points)

1.  You're Still Against Eating Whale-  Main Idea of the video- __________

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      Three major points to complete the main idea

           a.

           b.

           c.

2.  Whaling Campaign- Main Idea of the video- ____________________

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      Three major points to complete the main idea

           a.

           b.

           c.

2. Write a 7-10 sentence paragraph response. Introduce your topic, then compare the two videos. Identify how each source is trying to appeal to its audience. List a strong point for each video and list a weak point for each. Finally, evaluate: explain which video is most effective at presenting its main idea.   (10 points)