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Not_Hunting

Date: May 15 2009

Themes: Hobbies, Sports

Grammar: Gerunds vs. Infinitives

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Around, say, 15,000 years ago, hunting was necessary for human survival. But we’ve come a long way since the caveman days. For most of us, bringing meat home involves little more than a trip to the local supermarket.

But plenty of people still hunt, whether it’s for pleasure, tradition, or the thrill of the chase. Even Mason is thinking about giving it a try, but Marni doesn’t think that’s a good idea at all.

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Mason

Mason

Marni

Marni

Mason:  So I think hunting season is opening up soon, and I might go this year.

Marni:  What? Are you serious? I didn’t know you were such a sportsman.

Mason:  No, I mean I’ve been fishing. You know, I did the whole catch-and-release sort of thing, like trout fishing at the farm and whatnot. But no, I mean, I’ve always kind of wanted to actually go hunting hunting.

Marni:  For what purpose? I mean, you want to hunt big game? You want to know the thrill of the hunt and the chase? And because you want to kill an animal?

Mason:  I feel that people these days, we’ve been so removed from the food chain because of the supermarket and, like, the mass production of food that if I wanna be a meat-eater, if I wanna eat things that had to get killed at some point, I need to claim that right.

Marni:  OK. I have heard that argument and I do understand it. But it just seems, like, at such a great cost. I mean hunting…I just can’t get behind it. I mean innocent animals dying…

Mason:  Is it a humane thing, like you just think it’s inhumane?

Marni:  I do think it’s inhumane. And I feel like killing something for sport just seems so…I just can’t even comprehend it.

 

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Discussion

Mason tells Marni that he wants to try hunting. Most people are very far removed from the source of their food. They eat meat without really thinking about where it came from. Mason has decided that if he’s going to eat meat, he should kill it himself.

Marni is against hunting for any reason. She feels bad for the animals and can’t imagine killing an animal for sport. To her, hunting seems violent and inhumane.

Have you ever gone hunting? Do you think that hunting is inhumane, or do you agree with Mason?

 

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alirezafarzaneh1983

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I don't get behind hunting for sport,because I beleive going hunting just for its thrill is inhumane.but hunting as one of the food chain's steps is humans right.

12:11 PM May 17 2009 |

timc

China

I think hunting is very funny!
we need to hunt for our living,something live,and something die,I think is regular!
tell me if something wrong with my expression,thanks!

12:11 PM May 17 2009 |

timc

China

I never go hunting ,but i'm interesting doing itCool

 

11:59 AM May 17 2009 |

akacsan

akacsan

United States

I'm totally agree with Mason, and I disagree with Marni. Why?

My opinion is that Mason touched the point! People do not really think over what they are eating when they eat meat. They do not think over that when they are doing that, that peace of flesh once used to be a living organism. They do not want to think over, because thats more comfortable to do not take responsibility for the murdering of the animal what is he or she just eating.

Marni says hunting seems inhumane and violent. This is the problem. People like to eat animals but don't like to admit that they are also accountable for killing them.

 

So if somebody go out and hunt games for himself, lets say its more acceptable than if somebody eating meat at home in blindness and fighting against hunting because it's inhuman and violent…

07:46 AM May 17 2009 |

Ruilong

Ruilong

China

i dont like hunting,anyway,it is cruel.

nice to meet you here.

07:41 AM May 17 2009 |

zeziabear_19

Peru

hey guy

I'm grezia

i'm 18 xD

 

 

 

what abaout you?

03:59 AM May 17 2009 |

Wayneli

China

Hunting is a game of man.

12:12 AM May 17 2009 |

tiagon85

Brazil

I don´t think hunting is inhumane when it´s related to get food. But hunting and killing some animals just to feel better that it´s cruel!!

08:53 PM May 16 2009 |

omgnotagain01

Philippines

I want to go hunting, I'm hunting all cockroach here.

07:23 PM May 16 2009 |

GoGreen

Viet Nam

No, definitely i think we must protect our environment include animal , tree , water , air ..etc .

03:18 PM May 16 2009 |

mehmetd

mehmetd

Turkey

ı wont agree with Mason…ı dont like hunting at all..ı eat meat but ıt doesnt mean that ı will hunting innocent animals for my enjoyment..ı dont like even people who hunter..ı think hunters grow up their heartlesness in their hearts…..

 

01:59 PM May 16 2009 |

boddi

China

We must be kind to animals,We must know the ecological balance is most important for us.

01:22 PM May 16 2009 |

mandy3548

China

I don't like going hunting.It's inhumans. i like natural environment.Going hiking is good.

01:21 PM May 16 2009 |

iransalam80

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

hunting of birds is very bad and i do not like it.

12:08 PM May 16 2009 |

vothanhduy

Viet Nam

If we consider hunting seriously, we see that the price is paid for it too expensive. We must respect the nature, everything belongs to the nature. Whenever we do things influence to nature, environtment, we must measure the  consequences. I appreciate highly person who to be against hunting.

05:54 AM May 16 2009 |

shelly gu

shelly gu

China

well,i am sort of like marni,i can't even kill a chiken myself.it is quite inhumane and scary.one of my relatives make a living by hunting.

05:45 AM May 16 2009 |

annieanna

annieanna

China

 

we should not hunt !if the earth only have human beings ,i think it is a terrible scene!

05:37 AM May 16 2009 |

annieanna

annieanna

China

 

we should not hunt !if the earth only have human beings ,i think it is a terrible scene!

05:37 AM May 16 2009 |

linguis

El Salvador

Hunting could be nice , especially in those countries where this sport is under control. Men have survived because of the hunting, so it would not be considered inhumane.

01:59 AM May 16 2009 |

chenjiaosong

China

when i was a boy, i ofen go out hunting with our brother, i was born in countryside, there are many mountines, there are many wild pigs and kinds of birds. human ofen hunt them, there are less hunter little by little.

  with operation in our county, many pepole go out their home, work in factory, there are many animal in our hometown, i love my hometown, i do not forget our brother, forget our animal in the montain.

01:46 AM May 16 2009 |

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