Summary Of David O. Williams The Pine Beetle

Jamison Pennel
English 122
8/29/12
The Pine Beetle Since life has started on the earth it has been a eat or be eaten world for the living on the planet. Unfortunately the lodgepole pine trees in the colorado forest are being feasted upon by the pine beetles. These pest have been ravaging the forest of the united states for a couple decades now. This is causing whole forest to become infested by these bugs. Once a tree is infected it is a goner.
The article written by David O. Williams describes the effects of the pine beetle on various industries in colorado and also presents possible solutions to the problem. He first starts by giving us an example of what the infestation has done to the tourism industry in Utah. It has killed almost
He brings in Henry Horenberger an owner of a ski resort in Utah that has been ravaged by the pine beetles. This brings reliability to argument, when someone has seen the worst of what could happen it becomes a trusted source. He tells us of the devastation that these beetles brought to Utah. This is a combination of ethos and pathos. By bringing in somebody that has seen the effects of the beetle it gains credibility of the article. He implicitly brings in this argument to show what we would not like to happen to our ski industries. This is bring in tradition and ultimately
One of the biggest ones in colorado is the tourism industry. He uses this fact to tug the emotional string of the reader like a puppet. The draw to these resorts is the beauty of the scenery, skiing and various outdoor activities. He implicitly throughs these possible outcomes on the reader to make them feel passionate about the subject. Anytime money is thrown into the equation the passion felt by the reader will go up. Because the audience of this article is going to be colorado residents he knows that most people have ties to the mountains. This is another use of pathos.
He then goes into the solutions that are being performed now. The solutions are not stopping the beetle but more of maintaining the devastation. The amount of money that is put into the fighting of the beetle is great but the actual cost to fight off the bug is going to be unreasonable. At this point the resorts and government are thinning the areas that have been devastated. They cut down the trees that are by ski lifts or power lines which a logical thing to do.They are also planting new seedlings to replace the lost trees. This is a logos, giving us a reasonable explanation of what is going