Dark Enough For The Milky Way Summary

Let there be dark Darkness, the first thing you see when you wake up and the last thing you see when you drift asleep. Now imagine a darkness darker than you've ever known. This is what Paul Bogard wrote about, the devastating lost of darkness that has happened to our world. Bogard connects to his audience by using statistics, facts, and emotion.

First off, using statistics makes the author of the arguing paper seem logical and intelligent on what they're writing about. Using statistics can be the difference between a well written knowledge essay and a opinionated essay. “But now, when 8 of 10 children born in the United States will never know a sky dark enough for the Milky Way”(Bogard). The sad reality that today’s children won’t be able to see the darkness of the sky and the enlightenment it brings is devastating. “Sleep disorders have been linked to diabetes,obesity,cardiovascular disease and depression, and recent research suggest one main cause of short sleep is long light”(Bogard). This link

“Our bodies need darkness to produce the hormone melatonin, which keeps certain cancers from developing, and our bodies need darkness for sleep”(Bogard). This shows that Bogard knew what he was writing about. About how melatonin can be helpful to stop some cancers from happening which could save hundreds of thousands of lives and money from victims of this disease just by turning of lights. “The rest of the world depends on darkness as will, including nocturnal and crepuscular species of bird, insects;mammals; fish and reptiles”(Bogard). It’s not just humans that need darkness to function,just like humans aren't the only ones that need water to live on planet earth and taking water away can hurt us just as bad as taking away darkness, it’s both need to live on this earth for the better of our