Earth 2100, By Ned Neufeld

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There are eight planets in our solar system, and only one can sustain life, Earth. The documentary film “Earth 2100" written by Ned Neufeld demonstrates, portrays, and illustrates the drastic impact that human adaptability is having on the planet, and how we’re destroying our future of our next generation. The author focuses on the behavior patterns that will ultimately result in the demise of civilizations. The author includes the following rhetorical modes narration, description, and cause and effect to present the probabilities of what might become of the earth if don’t wake up and smell the coffee. Ned uses Lucy, a fictional character to infer what might be the colossal result of ignoring, and disregarding small changes within the environment. …show more content…

In the beginning of the movie they included a flashback of what seemed to be the end of the human race, where all hope was lost. During the entire viewing the narrator emphasized a disclaimer the fictional world of Lucy is “what might happen” (1.14 Earth 2100). This is an effective word choice to motivate the audience to take action in order to prevent this dreadful future. “Our whole way of life had crumbled” throughout the film he gives detailed account, and crucial turning points that accelerates and shapes the disastrous world of 2100(1.09.50 Earth 2100). They then back it up with a recall of an events that actually happened to show that this is a possibility. The events that were predicted are animal extinction, water level rising up to seven feet, and disease mutations. Through Lucy eyes and narration, he gave us a front roll seat into possible …show more content…

It revealed the process, and the many different causes that would sooner, or later would arises similar affairs, which is dooms day. The producer method of presenting the root of all evil is that society relies on means that are more convenient, and cheaper lifestyles. In the beginning of the educational film they showed us a Cuban dragon fly during summer in Miami; then they gave us the cause to why the animal migration pattern change which is due to climate changes. They introduced the immense effects of human conduct has on earth, then back tracked to the cause followed by the smaller

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