Practice SAT The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been said to be the last natural and untouched wilderness in America. America’s former president, Jimmy Carter, took the time to witness this special reserve and he was utterly taken aback by how beautiful it is. However, when he learned that it may be at risk of destruction for oil exploration, he decided to build an argument on why we need to leave the Refuge alone. Carter uses loaded language, facts and information, and other alternatives to help persuade his audience that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is better off without human exploration. Carter’s first technique to persuade the audience to preserve the forest, is to describe it in a way that pulls at emotions. He describes …show more content…
First, he states what will happen if America allows the oil exploration to happen when he sadly says, “Standing on the Coastal Plain, I was saddened to think of the tragedy that might occur if this great wilderness was consumed by a web of roads and pipelines, drilling rigs and industrial facilities”. Then he goes on further to remind the audience of the many times former presidents and himself have made efforts to “preserve its unique wildlife, wilderness, and recreational values”. He also mentions an Indian tribe, called the Gwich’ins, that depends on the land and the Porcupine caribou that are mostly found in the Arctic Refuge. In summary, Jimmy Carter uses information and real-life facts to show that it truly is important that the people listen to him and support all attempts to save the land, as it is authentic and needed by humans and …show more content…
He tries to convince the audience that there are other ways to find and conserve oil. Carter explains, “At best, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge might provide 1 to 2 percent of the oil our country consumes each day. We can easily conserve more than that amount by driving more fuel-efficient vehicles. Instead of tearing open the heart of our greatest refuge, we should use our resources more wisely”. He strongly believes that we can find other solutions to oil problems and the Arctic Refuge wouldn’t even supply us with enough oil; therefore, it is not worth the exploration and damage. In short, Jimmy Carter explains to the audience that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not the only solution to our problems, it’s also not the most logical fix, as it would not suffice for our tall oil
These two sides of the issue bring about a major controversy in America today. Should the Pacific Northwest’s old growth forests and the welfare of the Northern Spotted Owl be sacrificed for America’s economy, and the jobs of the people in the logging industry? Which should be placed at a higher value, the forests in the Pacific Northwest and the northern spotted owl, or the American economy and the jobs and welfare of thousands and thousands of people?
While describing his trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, President Carter paints and appealing picture in the minds of Americans. He mentions a “brilliant mosaic of wildflowers, mosses and lichens that hugged the tundra” (paragraph 2). As these words roll off this tongue, a beautiful landscape rolls into the minds of Americans. Furthermore, President Carter details “As the never-setting sun circled above the horizon, we watched muskox … lumber along braided rivers that meander toward the Beaufort Sea.” (paragraph 2) After hearing this description, an elegant sunset and with innocent animals roaming about pops into mind. Picturing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in this alluring manner will greatly decrease the desire to harm it. By utilizing imagery, President Carter convinces Americans of the beauty of the reserve and therefore the need to preserve
Robbins, Jim. Last Refuge: The Environmental Showdown in Yellowstone and the American West. New York: Morrow, 1993. Print.
William Faulkner overwhelms his audience with the visual perceptions that the characters experience, making the reader feel utterly attached to nature and using imagery how a human out of despair can make accusations. "If I jump off the porch I will be where the fish was, and it all cut up into a not-fish now. I can hear the bed and her face and them and I can...
One way Richard Connell uses suspense to convey the power of nature and to prove the struggle between man and nature is by
It shows the intimate knowledge that the tribe has on where and when to get food, and also how to predict predators. It turns the forest environment from intimidating and unknown, to understandable and friendly .... ... middle of paper ... ...
Bill McKibben's "The Environmental Issue from Hell" argues that climate change is a real and dire concern for humanity. His essay deals with the methods and persuasive arguments needed to spur American citizens and the government on to change to more eco-friendly choices. The arguments he proposes are based largely upon emotional appeals calling for empathy and shame, and examples of what in our daily lives is adding to the changes we're seeing in the climate.
The Debate Over the Idea of Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
In 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, a group of young women began to display erratic and unusual mental and physical behaviour. The manifestation of the unfamiliar symptoms, and Puritan 17th century ideology, initiated a yearning for rationalization for the behaviour. Therefore to explain their behaviour the young women accused the slave woman Tituba of practicing witchcraft and afflicting them. Thus began the Salem Witch Trials.
Benzon, William. Talking with Nature in "This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison" PSYART: A Hyperlink Journal for the Psychological Study of the Arts, article 042011. Available http://www.clas.ufl.edu/ipsa/journal/articles/psyart/2004_benzon03.shtml. March 12, 2010
The emotionally charged style of “The Whole Horse” is the strong point in persuading his conservationist audience. Berry mainly appeals chiefly to pathos (emotions) rather than logos (logic) or
By placing this emphasis on beauty in the wilderness the American people expected to see a beautiful wilderness, although in reality these two are not mutually exclusive. Muir supported a form of natural improvement in which alterations to the natural world are made, but not with any economic value in mind. Interestingly, Muir suggests that our wildness is a commodity to which, we are glad to see how much of even the most destructible kind is still unspoiled”. (Muir) By the time the National Park Service was founded in 1916 the American people wanted to be entertained by, and in, nature
Michelle Carr uses the rhetorical mode of argumentation for the purpose of persuasion in her article, “The Reality of Zoos.” Carr focuses on the issue of the imprisonment and maltreatment of zoo animals in her article. She effectively presents her points by using the persuasive methods of pathos and logos. Carr establishes an emotional connection with the reader by recalling an occasion she noticed how unhappy zoo animals were during a childhood memory. Carr also uses logic and reasoning; she appeals to the reader by using facts and figures about the suffering zoo animals experience, for instance, the animals developing “zoochosis” and the animals being forcibly inseminated for money-making purposes. By establishing an emotional connection
Significance: The United States must face the fact that the world is running out of oil and with today’s rising oil prices, economic and political instability in regions where the United States gets the majority of its oil, this country must begin looking into alternative means of energy to replace oil and end our dependence on foreign powers.
Simmons, Randy T. Critical thinking about Environmental issues: Endangered Species. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Print.