The Shark Fin Essay

Kai Ming Wang

10/22/2012

Class Section: Friday

Speech Organization-Required Outline Format

General Objective: Jinyi wei

Specific Objective: The Jinyi Wei was the secret service of the Ming emperors, Imperial highest Central Intelligence Agency.

Thesis statement: The Jinyi Wei is the first secret agency in the history of china. It is

Opening Statement: Where is Jinyiwei comes from?

Introduction:

The Jinyiwei also known as brocade bodyguard is the bodyguard of Zhu Yuanzhang who is the first emperor of the Ming dynasty.

Body paragraph:

What is Jinyiwei?

1.) Old Chinese secret service.

2.) They are also in high class in the Chinese government system

3.) They can also capture or kill the royal family without permission

The flying guillotine

1.) The flying guillotine is a range weapon use by jinyiwei

2.) The description of it.

The end of Jinyiwei

1.) The Jinyiwei is closed by Hongwu Emperor 

2.) The jinyiwei disappeared when the ming dynasty ends.

Conclusion

Jinyiwei is an secret and deadly system that organize by the government during the ming dynasty.

What is shark finning?

Shark finning is the practice of slicing off the shark’s fins while the shark is still alive and throwing the rest of its body back into the ocean where it can take days to die what must be an agonising death. Some sharks starve to death, others are slowly eaten by other fish, and some drown, because sharks need to keep moving to force water through their gills for oxygen. Shark fins are used as the principal ingredient of shark fin soup, an Asian “delicacy”. Demand for shark fin soup has rocketed in recent years due to the increased prosperity of China and other countries in the Far East. Shark fin soup, which can easily cost $100 a bowl, is often served at wedding celebrations so that the hosts can impress their guests with their affluence. Because there is such a high demand for shark fins, traders can make a lot of money from shark fin, but...