Arctic Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic Wildlife Refuge, in Jimmy Carter's opion " is one of America's last truly great wilderness". The former President uses his personal experiances to show why the Arctic Wildlife Refuge should be left be. Also he enacted legislation to help protect the wilderness from further development, with bipartisen support. Jimmy Carter want this area to be protected from industry destroying the natural beuaty, along with keeping around for future gernations to enjoy. While the president was in office, Rosalynn, his wife, and him had an opportunity to camp and hike in the Arctic Refuge. While there he saw beautiful animals and flowers in their natural habbitat. The President was there during never setting sun, giving more quality
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He used mental images to make readers think of what would happen with roads, pipelines, drilling rigs, and idustrail facilites dotting the region, destroying he ecosystem. Forever destroying the beautiful wilderness that he was witnessing. He wanted to make sure future generations would see a migration of the Porcupine Caribou, or muskox, which have been around since the Ice Age. After his trip he went back to work as he President and brought to pass the Alaska National Intrest Lands Conservation Act. Both the Republican and Democratic parties recoginzed that the region needed to be protected from industries destructive side. Jimmy Carter explains President Eisenhower, started to protect the region with 8.9 million acres of protected land, but the current president didn't think it was enough and increased it to 100 million acres of protected land. In conclusion the former President uses personal experiances to show what a beautiful region it is, with unaltered wilderness. What would happen if it was allowed to be built up for industry. Jimmy Carter summerizes himself saying that their has been attemps to open the area for bussiness, but ultimely fail. Support of the American people along with the Gwich'in Athabasean Indians have helped keep the area perseverved for the time being, and hope to keep perserved for future
He used mental images to make readers think of what would happen with roads, pipelines, drilling rigs, and idustrail facilites dotting the region, destroying he ecosystem. Forever destroying the beautiful wilderness that he was witnessing. He wanted to make sure future generations would see a migration of the Porcupine Caribou, or muskox, which have been around since the Ice Age. After his trip he went back to work as he President and brought to pass the Alaska National Intrest Lands Conservation Act. Both the Republican and Democratic parties recoginzed that the region needed to be protected from industries destructive side. Jimmy Carter explains President Eisenhower, started to protect the region with 8.9 million acres of protected land, but the current president didn't think it was enough and increased it to 100 million acres of protected land. In conclusion the former President uses personal experiances to show what a beautiful region it is, with unaltered wilderness. What would happen if it was allowed to be built up for industry. Jimmy Carter summerizes himself saying that their has been attemps to open the area for bussiness, but ultimely fail. Support of the American people along with the Gwich'in Athabasean Indians have helped keep the area perseverved for the time being, and hope to keep perserved for future