JOURNAL ENTRY #2

FOR AN ALL EXPENSE PAID VACATION ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD I WOULDN’T BE WILLING TO KILL A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY BUT I WOULD BE WILLING TO KILL A COCKROACH. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS THAT BUTTERFLIES DON’T GET INTO YOUR FOOD AS ON THE OTHER HAND ROACHES DO. ROACHES INVADE YOUR SPACE AND MAKE YOU FEEL DIRTY. BUTTERFLIES DON’T CAUSE ANY HARM OR DISGUST. IT MAY DAMAGE SOME PEOPLE WHEN THEY KILL A BEAUTIFUL THING BECAUSE THEY GROW ATTACHED TO BEAUTIFUL THINGS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PULLING THE WINGS OFF AN INSECT AND STEPPING ON ONE IS THAT THE INSECT SUFFERS MORE WHEN IT’S BEING KILLED SLOWLY. WHEN YOU STEP ON AN INSECT IT’S AUTOMATICALLY KILLED. WHEN YOU’RE PULLING THE WINGS OFF AN INSECT YOU’RE TORTURING THE INSECT AND THEREFORE GIVING IT A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH. THE PEOPLE IN THE OIL SPILL ARE HARMING ANIMALS SUCH AS TURTLES BY BURING THEM ALIVE. THEY’RE NOT CONSIDERING THE LIVES OF THESE ANIMALS AND HOW THEY’RE EFFECTED BY THE OIL SPILL.