most hardly and adaptable of them can survive‚ but there is a variety of species in there‚ there are also deep in the sand‚ were they created tubes and passageways. And this residency of species is an ancient world that had always been there. Rachel Carson (the author) says that it is an exquisite beauty that someone can visit rarely. And that also it looked beautiful at night‚ especially in the full August moon‚ because you can see the moon‚ which she consider a luminous disk in the sky suspended
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time for careful observation and a state of mind in which an individual is active and involved in the outside world‚ as stated by Zwinger in The Art of Wandering. Strength can be gathered through nature and the art of wandering‚ as expressed by Rachel Carson. One who pays close attention to the awe inspiring beauty of nature can draw strength and healing from nature. Connection:
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species act. Also the act was revised to allow the government to do things that cause an extinction of an animal or plant if they felt it out weighted the purpose of the thing being extinction. Silent Spring Silent Spring was a book written by Rachel Carson. It was about how chemicals pollute the world and how they harm people’s health. This book made people think and had a large impact on passing the environmental movement. In the 70s they were trying to promote healthy environments. Copyright
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to develop a sort of resistance to this harmful chemical. “It is the ‘tough’ insects that survive chemical attack. Spraying kills of the weaklings. The only survivors are insects that have some inherent quality that allows them to escape harm” (Rachel Carson). DDT was extremely effective and useful when it was first introduced. The more
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– Land & water cannot provide food for all – Disparity between haves & have-nots widens – Civilization collapses • Other examples – Mayans‚ Greeks‚ Incas‚ and Romans – Future of Easter Island depends on Rapa Nui 16 Silent Spring • Rachel Carson – Published in 1962 • Critical of DDT use – Well documented‚ but highly criticized • Environmental movement – 1970: EPA & 1st Earth Day – DDT banned in many countries in 1970s 17 Environmentalist’s Paradox • Over 40 years‚ human well-being
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man-made practices that destroy the environment faster than ever before. Time used to be able to correct any natural issues that have come up‚ but humans have made such a huge impact in such a short time that time may not be able to fix our mistakes (Carson 645). The environment is an integral part of our lives and we depend on the resources that they provide so steps must be taken to prevent further damage to it. The land‚ water‚ and air are all subjected to pollution from various sources such as
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From Silent Spring‚ by Rachel Carson. In this story‚ the theme is that the disasters that happened in the story‚ can happen to us in real life. The author uses the plot as a way to bring out the theme. The author also uses the setting to bring out the theme. The plot in this story really brings out the theme. The plot goes from describing how beautiful a town is‚ to how damaged the town is. At first‚ the town seems perfect‚ the author describes the variety of birds that lived in the town‚ and
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diagram below‚ what percentage of energy (from the choices in blue on the left) is transferred from a producer to a: (A) secondary consumer‚ (B) tertiary consumer‚ (C) quaternary consumer? A)1.0% B)0.1% C).01% 2. Look at the quote from Rachel Carson on the first page. What do you think the quote means? Use some of the terms we have covered regarding the topic of food webs in your one to two paragraph explanation? I think few people disagree intellectually with this‚ but fewer don’t understand
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Body I. The first point is how the oil spill had an impact on our current environmental movement. A. This one oil spill made a huge impact on our environmental standards. Along with a book written at the time called‚ “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson. 1. Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” was about a women’s courageous effort to show Silent how our chemical industry affects the wildlife and us. 2. The oil spill lasted for 11 days and released 3 million gallons. B. With the oil spill and
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Name of Student: FINAL EXAM Please enter your name in the upper right cell. Read the directions carefully. Note that the exam is worth a maximum of 15 points (15% of your course grade). Some items are required‚ and some offer choices of which ones to complete. Responses must be in your own words (no copied content or quotations allowed) in the cells provided; the cells will expand downward as you type. You do not need to cite sources for this test‚ especially because no copied content is permitted
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