Re: โA global view,โ Jan. 20
Always enjoying a worldly perspective I decided to take a read of โA global viewโ and came to a section entitled โPillaging the Planetโ that struck a chord.
Its opening paragraph stated: โThe trafficking of wildlife โฆ is driven by Asiaโs desire for fine cuisine and medicinal usage of rare wildlife and Westerner financiers who enjoy exotic animals.โ
Being a โgreedy capitalistic fat catโ banker, I decided to investigate the National Geographic article mentioned by the Cord.
Much to my chagrin I found no mention of Wall Street or large bonuses in the article.
In fact the only mention about the demand for exotic wildlife came in the form of this statement: โIn Asia, wildlife ends up on the banquet table or in medicine shops; in Western countries, in the living rooms of exotic-animal fanciers.โ
So I guess the moral of the story is: when you are doing your best to avoid plagiarism ensure that you donโt end up changing the intended meaning of the fact you are trying to convey.
โBrian Highgate