Rachel Carson (May 27‚ 1907 – April 14‚ 1964) was a Marine Biologist. Her accomplishments included: Writing the books The Edge Of The Sea‚ bestsellers Under The Sea Wind‚ The Sea Around Us‚ and her most popular Silent Spring‚ and she was also the founder of the Environmental Movement. Her most famous book‚ Silent Spring‚ documented effects of harmful pesticides and pollution on the environment‚ especially on birds. The book helped launch Carson’s Environmental Movement. The movement was a political
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Rachel Carson? I cannot fully express this excitement in words that I am assigned to research Rachel Louise Carson for my “Who’s who” assignment. I have had a chance to briefly go over her book “Silent Spring” when I have taken biology class back in high school‚ therefore it was thrilling in a way that I could feel more attached to this assignment than others would be. It is amazing at the same time because her passion and dedication to environment are overwhelming. Rachel Louise Carson was born
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Carson McCullers’ The Member of the Wedding: Summary The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers is the story of an adolescent girl who triumphs over loneliness and gains maturity through an identity that she creates for herself in her mind. It is with this guise that twelve year old Frankie Addams begins to feel confident about herself and life. The author seems to indicate that one can feel good about oneself through positive thinking regardless of reality. The novel teaches that one’s destiny
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In the early 1900’s there was a woman biologist who devoted her entire life to saving nature. Her name was Rachel Carson and she changed the whole idea of what people thought was the right solution for getting rid of insects. At that time‚ scientists discovered pesticides that would kill the insects and end the war between farmers and insects that attacked their crops. Rachel Carson introduced her point of view from her scientific research to the public through her book titled Silent Spring‚ which
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environmentalists and people who relied on DDT. One of the advocates for the discontinuation‚ Rachel Carson‚ published a book called Silent Spring‚ which urges the readers to take action against the application of DDT through victimizing the animals‚ portraying the government and farmers as tyrants‚ and emphasizing the fragile balance between man and nature which must be restored and maintained. Primarily‚ Carson victimizes the animals who are being massacred by the seemingly unstoppable use of pesticides
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Ben Carson By: Cory Kieta 6-8-09 Did you know that Dr. Ben Carson performs over five hundred operations per year? (www.answers.com)That is more than three times the amount of an average neurosurgeon. Ben Carson has showed that any black doctor can become one of the greatest neurosurgeons of our time. All that you have to do is work hard and never give up on your dream. Ben Carson was at the bottom of his class in elementary school until he found a love for reading. (www.achievement.org)
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“Successful people don’t have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.” This quote by Dr. Benjamin Carson exemplifies the trials and tribulations that he overcomes in his life. Ben Carson has pioneered many new developments in the medical world‚ but he has encountered obstacles along the way. The hindrances that Ben Carson overcomes would be his early conflicts with education‚ his battles with prejudice and racism‚ and his internal struggles with himself. “Successful
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Silent Spring Rachel Carson Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ Silent Spring Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-silentspring/ Copyright Information ©2000-2007 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction‚ Author Biography
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which was published in 1962‚ was undoubtedly a critical turning point in history which prompted attention to environmental issues. Some say that Carson’s book was a “marker for the beginning of the modern American environmental movement” (Geary). Carson was a revolutionary and had an astounding influential power. Silent Spring highlighted many of the damages done to the environment by the use of pesticides (Kelly). This of course‚ attracted many scientists to begin researching the issue but had other
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SUMMARY Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Part 1 Ben Carson lived with his mother and elder brother when he was 5th grade student. His performance in education was poor at school‚ and usually he got none mark. One time a student from his class teased him during break‚ so Ben beat him and principle called his mother to his office‚ Ben told that it was an accident. After that when his mother saw his poor grades she was shocked and Ben told that this school is more difficult
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