In a "Foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land‚ A Photographic Journey"‚ Jimmy Carter tries to sway his audience to leave the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in its "pure‚ untrammeled state" for its beauty and history. Carter uses sensory imagery‚ a personal anecdote‚ and appeals to emotion to dissuade the audience from developing the Refuge for industry. In the first paragraph‚ Carter sets the scene of the Refuge. He uses sensory diction like vast‚ wild‚ windswept
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Jimmy Carter’s speech about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is difficult to disagree with. By appealing to multiple opinions of potential audience members‚ from all walks of life‚ Carter easily taps into the minds of others through imagery and poetic descriptions‚ personal stories‚ and the Refuge’s significance. To start off‚ Carter describes in detail the facade of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Through poetic lines and stylistic writing‚ Jimmy Carter paints a wonderful
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Why Drilling Shouldn’t be Allow in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge In my opinion drilling shouldn’t be Allow in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because it is more of an environmental issue. Due to the fact that oil and gas exploration and development in the (ANWR) would have a major effect on the water resource. It is most concerning because it’s a factor that contributes‚ negatively towards a wide variety of species that are inhabitant of that particular area that are being affected by
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countries that supply our oil. Hill states‚ that environmentalist are “self-indulgent” with this issue. He feels as if they are not open-minded and ignorant to the fact of the benefits. This next article that I chose is against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Titled: “Drilling ANWR is not the answer to US energy challenges” and is written by Dan Ritzman. The main arguments Ritzman captures is the environment. He claims due to the oil spills that oil industries have covered
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In former US President Jimmy Carter’s Foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land‚ A Photographic Journey‚ he writes about his stance on the controversial debate of whether or not to preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Carter claims that the human-spoiling of the pristine tundra and the life the ecosystem holds is not worth the little “benefits” it would cost “America’s only Arctic Refuge.” The author utilizes authoritative sources and his personal hands-on experiences
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Loren Dauer Mr. Pankonin Hour 4 A.W.N.R. To Drill or Not to Drill The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is located in the northeastern corner of Alaska. It consists of about 19 million acres of rolling hills‚ arctic tundra‚ and braided rivers along with a variety of migratory birds‚ caribou and sheep‚ and bears and wolves. On the west border of ANWR‚ there is oil development and on the east side of ANWR‚ the Canadians are drilling too. So‚ geologists believe that there is a major deposit
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take place in Alaska’s North Slope region‚ home to the Arctic National Wildlife refuge and the Naval Petroleum reserve. The ANWR is a 19‚049‚236-acre piece of land protected since 1960 (burger). In the
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Executive Summary The Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) is a beautiful 19.6 million acre coastal plain‚ and is located in the Northeastern part of Alaska. ANWR is home to numerous species of wildlife and one of the largest untapped oil preserves in the United States. There is an immense debate between the opposing environmentalists and the politicians who want to drill for oil on a section of ANWR‚ which is only 1.8% of the refuge. Environmentalists who oppose drilling for oil in Alaska
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Jay Mahoney 1238 Anuri Street Iqaluit‚ Nunavut‚ X0A 0H0 January 1st‚ 2008 Mr. James Harper Concrete Estates 867 Queen Elizabeth Road Iqaluit‚ Nunavut‚ X0A 0H0 Dear Mr. Harper Through a conversation with Ms. Jones‚ from town council‚ we have discussed the prospect of developing a new subdivision in the under-developed Road to Nowhere area. I have acquired a design for housing based upon a new low-cost development method‚ and writing you to apply for the position of chief contractor
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: 37). Of the 19.6 million acres in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge 17.5 million acres are permanently closed to development. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is often called the "American Serengeti" (Defenders of Wildlife). The Artic National Wildlife Refuge lies in the northeast corner of Alaska (Predger‚ David). The entire refuge lies north of the Arctic Circle and 1‚300 miles south of the North Pole (Predger‚ David). The Artic National Wildlife Refuge is the size of South Carolina (Predger
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