Save the whales not the whalers

New Scientist by Simmonds & Fisherissue 27559th April 2010

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COMMENT• The title

• The text is centred on the stop of the killing of whales

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• The voices speaking

• The article is addressed to

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• Lay-out• Register• Tone• Style • Atmosphere

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• It is a reference text

• The main theme

• The message of the article

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• The IWC is trying to save the whales but the against associations are very powerful

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• The USA joined the IWC in 2007

• In 2009 the peace negotiations reached a new level thanks to the Chile

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• This program will reduce the number of whales which are hunted by Japan, Iceland and Norway

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• The EU nations sustain that whaling is irredeemably inhumane so they will abstain

• Decision of the Australia

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Save the whales not the whalers, Mark Simmonds and Sue Fisher,New Scientist April 09/2010 http://www.newscientist.com/section/

environment.htmllast access 18/05/2010http://www.time.com/time/health.htmlLast access 18/05/2010

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Liceo Scientifico A. Oriani Ravenna

• School year 2009/2010• Interdisciplinar project : Save the whales not the

whalers • Subjects involved : English, I.T• Teacher involved : prof.ssa E.Siboni• Class : 1^E PNI• Students involved : S.Uruci , D.Montalbano &

V.Savini• Many thanks to : Francesca Baldini

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BACK

• The IWC is the International Whaling Commission and his role has thus come under strain with :

Anti-whaling faction

Pro-whaling faction