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David Orr Argument Analysis
The class did not have any reading assignments for this week as we are going to watch the presidential debate during class. During this time, I will keep in mind the material and concepts we have been discussing so far in class. A topic that seems to reappear in class is the debate on whether environmental degradation should be considered an impairment to humans. This goes back to David Orr’s article and relates to Rebecca Pope’s article presentation.
Aside from questioning the American political system, David Orr discussed how the degradation of the environment affects our health. He argued that it may even violate our unalienable right in maintaining a healthy life and furthered argued that our fourth amendment is being violated by all of

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