Loch Ness Essay ~ Brinley Sullivan (Revision for December)

Dear Scotland,

Have you ever heard of Nessie the Loch Ness Monster? Did you ever consider it to be real? Researchers are trying to say that it doesn’t exist, but what about the giant squid they thought was a Kraken? We should continue to search for the Loch Ness Monster because tons of people have claimed to have seen it and they can’t all be fibbing, we definitely have the technology to find it so there’s no point in just ignoring it, and if other creatures exist, why shouldn’t this one be proven too.

In 1933, the Mackays drove past the Loch Ness lake and saw the monster for the first time. According to “The Beast of Loch Ness” Written by: Lauren Tarshis it says,”In the eight decades since the Mackays took their fateful drive, more than 1,000 people have claimed to have seen some kind of creature in the water or on the shores of the loch.” A few of them could have been lying, but not all of them. Over 1,000 people is quite a lot. Some people, like Robert Rines an American Loch Ness investigator, have dedicated their life to finding such creatures.

In the last 100 years have created all kinds of technology, including people traveling to the moon. If we can got people thousands of miles into outer space, then we definitely have the technology to find such a creature in the loch. It’s just a waist of technology if we don’t put it to some use. “The Beast of Loch Ness” states,”We have the tools of modern science. Satellites allow us to explore the surface of the entire planet, while high-tech telescopes are helping us probe the far corners of our galaxy.” There is no reason not to prove that Nessie does or doesn’t exist. It won’t even take that long to figure it out. Now, others might say that searching for the Loch Ness Monster is a waste of time, but as you can see from the reasons above, we should.

Lots of other creatures have been found that people were made up, so why shouldn’t we find Nessie? In the article “The Beast of Loch Ness”, it says,”In 1873, a fisherman and his son spotted one in the waters off Newfoundland, Canada. They managed to cut off a 19-foot piece of tentacle.” They were referring to the Kraken, which later we found was just a giant squid. Also, others found a meat eating lizard and later discovered the Komodo Dragon. Maybe thats where we got the mythical creature that breathes fire and flies, but maybe not. Nessie deserves at least to be looked for, for the sake of the people of Scotland.

In conclusion, we should continue the search for Nessie because more than 1,000 people have seen it, and they can’t all be lying. Also, if other creatures like giant squid and komodo dragons have been discovered, why shouldn’t we find Nessie. Lastly, if we have to technology to find it, we should. That is why we should continue the search for Nessie the Loch Ness Monster.

Yours Truly,

Brinley Sullivan