Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is one of the most influential books of the 20th century. However‚ people still criticize this book saying that it lead to protest against pesticides. Rachel Carson writes how DDT is toxic to many of the animals‚ especially the birds and can harm them. There is another argument however; DDT kills mosquitoes that carry malaria. Critics argue that this has affected many of the people living in countries like Africa who are majorly affected by malaria and after the ban
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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Year Written: 1962 The beginning of the Environmentalist Movement Short Summary; The pesticides used in an attempt to control insects that were major threats to national and international agriculture and the deadly and lasting results. Rachel Carson elaborates with careful research the harmful effects of pesticides on insects‚ marine life‚ land mammals‚ plant life‚ soil and humans‚ which can store the toxins and result in convulsions‚ bone aches‚ cancer and death
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the author Rachel Carson believed that human kind should embrace nature’s and help preserve its beauty and life . In the passage from the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson‚ the author informs and persuades her audience against the dangers and misuse of pesticides. Rachel Carson is a renowned writer‚ ecologist‚ and scientist who dedicated her life to the conservation of the environment. Throughout her career as an editor in chief‚ marine biologist‚ and environmental activist‚ Carson continued to
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English 102-HV 29 January 2013 Silent Spring: Unsilenced In the book Silent Spring‚ marine biologist Rachel Carson describes the devastating effects of pesticides on the environment. The excerpt titled The Obligation to Endure is well written and makes compelling points leading the reader to continue reading and swaying their opinion in favor of the purpose filled and deliberate argument. Carson has one weakness in this excerpt where she switches her writing to a very scientific mode‚ although it
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environmental awareness in the nation. Rachel Carson‚ a biologist‚ wrote a book discussing the destructive effects of pesticides to inform the public and urge them to act against the use of these damaging poisons. In the excerpt from Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring‚ Carson states that the use of parathion is not worth the damage down to the natural world by describing its widespread damage to nature and placing guilt on farmers’ for their ignorance to the harm done on society. Carson characterizes wildlife as innocent
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are being produced and tested every day. Are these chemicals being tested for the effects they could have on our environment though? In‚ “Silent Spring” an excerpt from Rachel Carson’s‚ “The Obligation to Endure‚” Carson suggests that the pesticides and insecticides we have are harmful to more than just the environment. Rachel Carson is an author who is passionate about the environment and concerned about the well being of its inhabitants. This is apparent because of the way in which she writes. For
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INTG-285.H02 February 24‚ 2014 Experience Essay 1 Carson’s Sense of Wonder Rachel Carson was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century‚ and after watching these interviews it really shows that she deserves that recognition. Carson’s work has shed light on the dark world of pollution pertaining to pesticides and herbicides. Without her we may have never discovered the correlation between pesticides and the damage they cause to our environment
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and composition free response question 1 In the passage from “Silent Spring”‚ by Rachel Carson‚ she portrays her strong emotions about American’s attitude towards the environment and the mindset obtained that it is justifiable to kill species because of an inconvenience they might cause. Carson is able to render that through rhetorical strategies such as exemplification‚ repetition‚ and cause and effect. Carson uses exemplification to help the reader understand her point on the pathetic mindset
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Reading Guide to Carson‚ Silent Spring Reading Guide to Rachel Carson‚ Silent spring / Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. Boston: Houghton Mifflin‚ 1962. (QH545.P4 C38 1962) Read: Chapter 6 (Earth’s Green Mantle) Core Question/Issue: What impacts does manipulation of life bring? The use of herbicide and the ignorance of man. What are the impacts on the manipulation of life? Introduction: The author: Rachel Carson The book: an overview The chapter # Example from text to illustrate
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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) By Andrew Arrand In 1969‚ our Country‚ and our environment were screaming for help! Scientists‚ Ecologists‚ Wild Life Experts and a whole laundry list more came up with an agency to protect our environment. Today we call it the National Environmental Policy Act or (NEPA) of. The Law was officially
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