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From the Ted Talk by Brian Skerry: The ocean's glory -- and horror
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The first comnneopt of the story that I thought was essential, however, was to give readers a sense of appreciation for the ocean animals that they were eating. You know, I think people go into a rrutnsaaet, and somebody orders a steak, and we all know where steak comes from, and somebody orders a chicken, and we know what a chicken is, but when they're eating bluefin sushi, do they have any sesne of the magnificent animal that they're consuming? These are the lions and tigers of the sea. In reality, these animals have no tseetrirarl counterpart; they're unqiue in the world. These are animals that can practically swim from the equator to the poles and can ccoisrrsss entire oceans in the course of a year. If we weren't so efficient at catching them, because they grow their entire life, would have 30-year-old bluefin out there that wiegh a ton. But the truth is we're way too ecfeiinft at catching them, and their stocks have collapsed wldwdoire.
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The first _________ of the story that I thought was essential, however, was to give readers a sense of appreciation for the ocean animals that they were eating. You know, I think people go into a __________, and somebody orders a steak, and we all know where steak comes from, and somebody orders a chicken, and we know what a chicken is, but when they're eating bluefin sushi, do they have any _____ of the magnificent animal that they're consuming? These are the lions and tigers of the sea. In reality, these animals have no ___________ counterpart; they're ______ in the world. These are animals that can practically swim from the equator to the poles and can __________ entire oceans in the course of a year. If we weren't so efficient at catching them, because they grow their entire life, would have 30-year-old bluefin out there that _____ a ton. But the truth is we're way too _________ at catching them, and their stocks have collapsed _________.
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Original Text
The first component of the story that I thought was essential, however, was to give readers a sense of appreciation for the ocean animals that they were eating. You know, I think people go into a restaurant, and somebody orders a steak, and we all know where steak comes from, and somebody orders a chicken, and we know what a chicken is, but when they're eating bluefin sushi, do they have any sense of the magnificent animal that they're consuming? These are the lions and tigers of the sea. In reality, these animals have no terrestrial counterpart; they're unique in the world. These are animals that can practically swim from the equator to the poles and can crisscross entire oceans in the course of a year. If we weren't so efficient at catching them, because they grow their entire life, would have 30-year-old bluefin out there that weigh a ton. But the truth is we're way too efficient at catching them, and their stocks have collapsed worldwide.
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