1) A lot of people live in fear of the majestic, but potentially deadly, sharks.
2) The last thing anyone wants is to see a gaping mouth with 15-50 rows of teeth preparing to bite down on a limb, regardless of whether that bite comes from a small one foot shark or a twenty foot shark.
3) Although this fear of a shark attack is grounded in reality, shark attacks are not as common as people tend to think, and the ones that do occur could often have been prevented.
4) Sharks have shown little desire to openly attack people.
5) Most sharks leave once they take a bite without finishing the job, and some believe it's because they don't like the taste of human blood.
6) There are common sense ways to lessen one’s chances of an attack.
7) Thesis: Three common sense ways to avoid shark attacks are avoiding areas where shark activity is known, not swimming at night, and not swimming with open cuts.
