Summary Of David O. Williams The Pine Beetle
Jamison Pennel
English 122
8/29/12
The Pine Beetle Since life has started on the earth it has been a eat or be eaten world for the living on the planet. Unfortunately the lodgepole pine trees in the colorado forest are being feasted upon by the pine beetles. These pest have been ravaging the forest of the united states for a couple decades now. This is causing whole forest to become infested by these bugs. Once a tree is infected it is a goner.
The article written by David O. Williams describes the effects of the pine beetle on various industries in colorado and also presents possible solutions to the problem. He first starts by giving us an example of what the infestation has done to the tourism industry in Utah. It has killed almost …show more content…
all of the lodgepole pine trees in forest. The resort now faces difficulties that they didn't have to face before the forest was infested. The ski lifts now have less wind protection so they are now shut down more often because of high winds. The wind is also causing the snow on the runs to move more frequently. It then goes on to tell the reader what is going on now to help eliminate the effects of the beetle. It then tells us that with the technology we have now were just going to have to let the beetle run its toll but we can start regeneration on the new trees that will take place of the diseased trees.
The author starts off his argument by gaining credibility, he bring us an example of what the devastation could do to the industries of colorado.
He brings in Henry Horenberger an owner of a ski resort in Utah that has been ravaged by the pine beetles. This brings reliability to argument, when someone has seen the worst of what could happen it becomes a trusted source. He tells us of the devastation that these beetles brought to Utah. This is a combination of ethos and pathos. By bringing in somebody that has seen the effects of the beetle it gains credibility of the article. He implicitly brings in this argument to show what we would not like to happen to our ski industries. This is bring in tradition and ultimately …show more content…
pathos.
He then moves on to describing the possible effects of the beetles on various economies in Colorado.
One of the biggest ones in colorado is the tourism industry. He uses this fact to tug the emotional string of the reader like a puppet. The draw to these resorts is the beauty of the scenery, skiing and various outdoor activities. He implicitly throughs these possible outcomes on the reader to make them feel passionate about the subject. Anytime money is thrown into the equation the passion felt by the reader will go up. Because the audience of this article is going to be colorado residents he knows that most people have ties to the mountains. This is another use of pathos.
He then goes into the solutions that are being performed now. The solutions are not stopping the beetle but more of maintaining the devastation. The amount of money that is put into the fighting of the beetle is great but the actual cost to fight off the bug is going to be unreasonable. At this point the resorts and government are thinning the areas that have been devastated. They cut down the trees that are by ski lifts or power lines which a logical thing to do.They are also planting new seedlings to replace the lost trees. This is a logos, giving us a reasonable explanation of what is going
on.
This article is a good informative piece but it also implicitly throws these facts at a person to contribute to helping the community. At the end the author tells us that they are just thinning the areas that have value to them. This isn't exactly what someone would like to hear. People want the HOO-RAA story that the pine beetle is getting destroyed by some super pesticide that has just been invented. This may emotionally get the reader to contribute either time or money to the effort.
The reader has most likely already heard, or seen what the pine beetle can do. Colorado people take pride in the mountains and scenery that this state provides and the fact that this bug is killing something that we care about the reader most likely isn't going to disagree with anything that the author is stating.
English 122
8/29/12
The Pine Beetle Since life has started on the earth it has been a eat or be eaten world for the living on the planet. Unfortunately the lodgepole pine trees in the colorado forest are being feasted upon by the pine beetles. These pest have been ravaging the forest of the united states for a couple decades now. This is causing whole forest to become infested by these bugs. Once a tree is infected it is a goner.
The article written by David O. Williams describes the effects of the pine beetle on various industries in colorado and also presents possible solutions to the problem. He first starts by giving us an example of what the infestation has done to the tourism industry in Utah. It has killed almost …show more content…
all of the lodgepole pine trees in forest. The resort now faces difficulties that they didn't have to face before the forest was infested. The ski lifts now have less wind protection so they are now shut down more often because of high winds. The wind is also causing the snow on the runs to move more frequently. It then goes on to tell the reader what is going on now to help eliminate the effects of the beetle. It then tells us that with the technology we have now were just going to have to let the beetle run its toll but we can start regeneration on the new trees that will take place of the diseased trees.
The author starts off his argument by gaining credibility, he bring us an example of what the devastation could do to the industries of colorado.
He brings in Henry Horenberger an owner of a ski resort in Utah that has been ravaged by the pine beetles. This brings reliability to argument, when someone has seen the worst of what could happen it becomes a trusted source. He tells us of the devastation that these beetles brought to Utah. This is a combination of ethos and pathos. By bringing in somebody that has seen the effects of the beetle it gains credibility of the article. He implicitly brings in this argument to show what we would not like to happen to our ski industries. This is bring in tradition and ultimately …show more content…
pathos.
He then moves on to describing the possible effects of the beetles on various economies in Colorado.
One of the biggest ones in colorado is the tourism industry. He uses this fact to tug the emotional string of the reader like a puppet. The draw to these resorts is the beauty of the scenery, skiing and various outdoor activities. He implicitly throughs these possible outcomes on the reader to make them feel passionate about the subject. Anytime money is thrown into the equation the passion felt by the reader will go up. Because the audience of this article is going to be colorado residents he knows that most people have ties to the mountains. This is another use of pathos.
He then goes into the solutions that are being performed now. The solutions are not stopping the beetle but more of maintaining the devastation. The amount of money that is put into the fighting of the beetle is great but the actual cost to fight off the bug is going to be unreasonable. At this point the resorts and government are thinning the areas that have been devastated. They cut down the trees that are by ski lifts or power lines which a logical thing to do.They are also planting new seedlings to replace the lost trees. This is a logos, giving us a reasonable explanation of what is going
on.
This article is a good informative piece but it also implicitly throws these facts at a person to contribute to helping the community. At the end the author tells us that they are just thinning the areas that have value to them. This isn't exactly what someone would like to hear. People want the HOO-RAA story that the pine beetle is getting destroyed by some super pesticide that has just been invented. This may emotionally get the reader to contribute either time or money to the effort.
The reader has most likely already heard, or seen what the pine beetle can do. Colorado people take pride in the mountains and scenery that this state provides and the fact that this bug is killing something that we care about the reader most likely isn't going to disagree with anything that the author is stating.