Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization Summary
Global Warming With global warming being one of the most talked about issues in the world today, its threat to potential environmental crises in poor countries has caused many already unstable governments to collapse. These crises are brought on by ever worsening environmental degradation. Nicholas Kristof, a world traveler and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist has contributed to this responsibility by informing the public with his 2007 article, “Our Gas Guzzlers, Their Lives.” Lester Brown also discusses the negative affects global warming has in the developing world in his article, “ Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?” The authors both use similar and different tactics in making their articles affective to their readers.
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Once he brings the economy into the picture, it makes his point more attractive to an American audience. He also shows his enthusiasm and eagerness to help bring awareness to the worsening situation evolving in Bujumbura, Burundi. Kristof shows off how compassionate he is through his win-a-trip journey in which he takes one student and one teacher who are winners of an essay contest on a reporting trip. Telling readers about his win-a-trip journey allows him to portray himself as dedicated to helping spread the word about how his audience can help people in third world countries. Ultimately, Kristof uses his compassion and interest for countries like these to draw in the reader; therefore, making his essay and arguments more respectable and worth reading. His knowledge about countries like Burundi only adds to his credibility, which makes his essay more persuasive. One way Brown builds ethos in his article is by stating, “many years I have studied global agricultural, population, environmental and economic trends and their interactions” (Brown). This shows readers that he is knowledgeable and has had experience with the issues he is informing the reader about. Brown also uses a confident tone when talking about facts and his thoughts on the effects of global warming. Having a confident tone is an attention grabber to readers and is something both authors do to grab the audience’s attention. On top of using effective ethos, Kristof and Brown also builds a valid argument using
Once he brings the economy into the picture, it makes his point more attractive to an American audience. He also shows his enthusiasm and eagerness to help bring awareness to the worsening situation evolving in Bujumbura, Burundi. Kristof shows off how compassionate he is through his win-a-trip journey in which he takes one student and one teacher who are winners of an essay contest on a reporting trip. Telling readers about his win-a-trip journey allows him to portray himself as dedicated to helping spread the word about how his audience can help people in third world countries. Ultimately, Kristof uses his compassion and interest for countries like these to draw in the reader; therefore, making his essay and arguments more respectable and worth reading. His knowledge about countries like Burundi only adds to his credibility, which makes his essay more persuasive. One way Brown builds ethos in his article is by stating, “many years I have studied global agricultural, population, environmental and economic trends and their interactions” (Brown). This shows readers that he is knowledgeable and has had experience with the issues he is informing the reader about. Brown also uses a confident tone when talking about facts and his thoughts on the effects of global warming. Having a confident tone is an attention grabber to readers and is something both authors do to grab the audience’s attention. On top of using effective ethos, Kristof and Brown also builds a valid argument using