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The Obligation To Endure By Rachel Carson
In "The Obligation to Endure," Rachel Carson explains how man is destroying earth because of the advancements in science, along with the continuous use of numerous chemicals. During her essay, she points out to the reader that humans continue to use chemicals to produce our products since they like having the ability to manage the growth of the plants. Carson argues that the use of chemicals is damaging "poisoning" nature along with destroying our environment

After completing "The Obligation to Endure" By Rachel Carson, I supported Cason's argument because, several years before there were no chemicals to be used to alter things, and everything in the world was perfectly fine. Based off of what Carson's purpose, I feel that the more humankind


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