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    The Lorax

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    The Lorax is a short cartoon by Dr. Seuss‚ although this cartoon is targeted at children it still relates to economical and environmental impacts we learnt from our class. The story illustrates many important economical concepts such as: needs and wants‚ supply and demand‚ profit gain and loss‚ limited resources‚ and opportunity cost. This cartoon is probably what inspired David Suzuki to write his essay. There are two main characters in the story‚ the Once-ler and the Lorax. The Once-ler

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    after he made the thneed a little man called The Lorax showed up to his door to confront the Once-ler about his bad actions as a citizen and to make him stop chopping trees down. The Once-ler was careless at the time and did not listen to the Lorax. He then started selling the Thneeds and chopping down four truffula trees a day‚ he made a factory with the help of his family and he became a rich man. However‚ this richness did not last forever and The Lorax went to his factory to advise him that he is

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    regulations. So what went wrong?” In order to understand exactly the story of The Lorax as an allegory of economic principles you must understand in terms of different philosophy foundations‚ scarcity‚ uncertainty‚ interdependencies‚ and the duel nature of rights. Philosophy foundations are all based on making a choice in any given situation. In the story The Lorax by Dr. Seuss the two main characters‚ the Once-ler and the Lorax‚ had conflicting philosophical perspectives. The Lorax’s prevailing philosophical

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    Lorax - Dr.Seuse Essay The thneed impacted to the enviroment by polluting the air examples : The citizens of Thneeville have too purchase bottles of fresh breathing air because the Once-ler polluted the air by cutting down the Truffula trees which created less oxygen and he also built a huge factory produced alot of smoke which also damaged the oxygen. The thneed impacted the enviroment also by damaging the ammount and just food in general example : Due too the Once - ler

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    13 Hero’s Journey “The Lorax” The first step of the Hero’s Journey‚ is when Ted sets out to find a real tree. He does this when the girl he has a crush on‚ Audrey‚ tells him that her dream is that she will be able to see a real tree in person. But he sets out when she tells him that she will fall in love with whoever made that wish come true. He starts the journey by asking his grandma where to find a real tree. She then tells him to find the Once-Ler and give him 15 cents‚ a nail‚ and

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    Reflection of the Lorax

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    Name: Daniel John Christian P. Bicong Date: 08/28/12 Course & Section: BS – BIOLOGY 21A REFLECTION “Dr. Seuss’ THE LORAX” The Lorax depicts many environmental issues in the plastic-made city of Thneedville where even the trees were made of plastic and residents no longer saw the beauty of trees. It reminded me of the modern-day cities that are made of of buildings leaving no room for trees and the air quality is polluted. I’ve remember hearing in a interview for our animal services

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    The Lorax Epilogue

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    The Lorax (Epilogue) Several years have passed since Ted planted the last Truffula seed. His childhood crush Audrey is now his wife‚ and they have two children. Ted was lovingly watering a Truffula tree in his backyard with a joyful expression on his face. This was because today was a very important and happy occasion. After planting the last Truffula seed‚ Ted and the people of Thneedville had counted all the Truffula tree stumps. They proceeded to re-plant every tree that had been chopped down

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    The Lorax Ethics

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    “The Lorax” Writing Assignment The lorax is the voice of the trees and possibly could have been a voice of reason in the real world. It may represent the people that stood up for the issue of not destroying an ecosystem for one little thing. The Once-ler would be the business out to make money regardless what the consequences are because they only care and worry about making a profit. The Once-ler does not care about the after math‚ until maybe it is too late. The reason they are called these names

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    The Lorax Theme

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    Have you ever thought a Dr. Seuss book‚ like The Lorax‚ could be leaving a bigger message than just rhyming and being a children’s book? Every fictional or nonfiction book has a theme or main idea but what theme or main idea can a reader gather from reading a story like The Lorax or an article about deforestation? Well‚ everyone perceives things differently however‚ how do you see an main idea or theme in a passage? Furthermore‚ I could have a story and article that are giving out the same theme

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    Lorax Essay

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    LORAX ESSAY Trees are an essential delight in our environment‚ and humans must protect the Earth’s growth of these living organisms. As the Human population expands‚ our society changes significantly where technology overcomes our necessities and lose track of forestry ideas. Although‚ the idea of desiring an agricultural lifestyle is beyond reach for our community. Now with this mindset we strive for a less eco-friendly environment in our world. If only society looked in the mind of a lorax

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    Assignment #5 Literary Analysis The Lorax THE LORAX by Dr. Seuss is a children’s book about greed and destruct. Once-ler realizes that these natural resources could be profitable by making "Thneeds" out of them. He chops down all the trees and pollutes the air and water until nothing was left. The Bar-ba-loots‚ childlike they sing‚ hum‚ and play like children. innocent and defenseless. Once-ler said “And‚ under the trees‚ I saw Brown Bar-ba-loots frisking about in their Bar-ba-loot suits

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    analyze the writing‚ as more experienced readers such as you and I can. In one of his best pieces of work‚ The Lorax‚ Seuss writes about a Once-ler cutting down trees in a forest‚ producing Thneeds‚ a popular product‚ and forcing all of the forest’s inhabitants to leave. This story has a deeper meaning‚ though‚ involving ethics and moral practices in the real world. Seuss uses The Lorax to show the evils of greed and economic growth being prioritized over the wellness of the people. An example

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    The Lorax Homework Assignment: Go to youtube.com and type in Lorax Do not not do the assignment because you are lax View parts one thru six and answer the questions below Think environmentally or else the Lorax might give you a blow You are a reporter for a local newspaper. Use the questions below to complete your interview. After asking these questions‚ feel free to add a few of your own. For the Brown Barbaloots in their Brown Barbaloot suits/Sawmmy Swans/Hummy Fish/Truffula Trees:

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    The Lorax 2

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    The Lorax Sequel By Georgia and Maddie “So…Catch!” calls the once-ler He lets something fall It’s a truffula seed It’s the last one of all You’re in charge of the last of the truffula seeds And truffula trees are what everyone needs Plant a new truffula‚ treat it with care Give it clean water and feed it fresh air Grow a forest protect it from axes that hack Then the lorax And all of his friends May come back.” So off ted went with the seed in his hand An idea in his head‚

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    Jaskaran Sandhu Mrs. Sproul APES 3B September 17‚ 2014 Easter Island and the Lorax Essay From the time when industrialization‚ technology developed human population began to destroy the nature for their benefits in trades‚ construction‚ supplies etc… Some examples of that idea includes the fictional environmental video “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss of 1972 and the real story of “Easter’s End” both have a similar background. The article “Easter Island’s End” shows how nature can get destroyed by human’s

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    The amazing Easter Island is an ancient civilization that started in 700 ad. It slowly grew into a great civilization in that time. The lorax is a movie about a man cutting down trees. It too was a great civilization but it was fictional. How do these two come together you ask hopefully u well know the answer to this question. First‚ the lorax is a fictional movie and book created by Dr. Seuss. It’s a story about a man that sees an opportunity to make money by cutting down trees and making thneeds

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    as well. “The Lorax” written by Dr. Seuss is one of his most explicitly rhetorical books. The story is set in a dark‚ murky‚ destroyed landscape caused by the Once-ler’s exploitation of the ecosystem‚ which was once supported by the Truffula trees. However the Lorax is an advocate for the Truffula trees. The Lorax spoke for the trees because the trees could not speak for themselves. The Lorax felt like he needed to speak for the trees because they were being cut down and the Lorax believed that

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    How far that the earth been desecrated? An animated film The Lorax shows a clear picture of what the world could soon become‚ if the human race does not take a step back and find a way to fix what we have created before it is too late. There are many similarities between the film and what happens now in our everyday life. The film Lorax is a comical film that tells a story of a man who ventures out into the forest and begins to cut down forest to produce a garment. As the garment became more popular

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    The Lorax Video Questions:   1. What seems to be the intent of Dr. Seuss in writing this story? -He is showing the readers that life without the truffula trees caused a major affect on many other creatures and things. 2. Do you equate the ideas‚ people‚ or places in the story with real-life situations in our present-day society?  If so‚ with whom and/or what? -You can equate the ideas in “The Lorax” to real life because it is deforestation and that occurs every single day. It affects many

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    is good‚ but only if it doesn’t harm the environment‚ or cause many people to loss there jobs. Technology is bad because it can be harmful to the environment‚ people can loss there jobs‚ and we are relying on technology to much. In the book‚ The Lorax‚ the character known as the Once-ler moved into this forest with tons of trees and happy animals. The Once-ler started to cut down trees and make thneeds out of them to sell. As his business grew‚ his technology advanced too. He was cutting to many

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