What I have decided to work on for my final project is a set of flowers. It is mostly common knowledge that roses have thorns, and they are not the only example of a plant with self defense. Nevertheless, we consider flowers to be beautiful. So, to juxtapose this, the data I wish to embed into these flowers are venomous snakebite data. I personally love snakes; I see beauty in their evolution and design as well as in their danger. However, I am in the minority when it comes to this, so displaying data about snakes on something that is more universally loved may help in understanding snakes to be more than what they are feared for. You might say that using bite data is not exactly the best way to do this since that is exactly what everyone fears. I think, however, that it suits the flower concept perfectly. You shouldn’t manhandle flowers or you ruin them. You also shouldn’t touch them if they are dangerous. But they are still beautiful when observed from a distance, regardless of if they are dangerous or not. Snakes to me are very similar. You would never see me handling a cobra, but I still admire their nature. If we looked at snakes the way we looked at flowers with thorns, then maybe we would see a lighter more gracious side to them.
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