The Grand Canyon: A Whole New World By Walter Kirn

In the world today, people are more focused on their cell phones and other technology than the world outside of them. Technology has given us many new things to make things in life much easier. A cell phone allows for people to contact others from almost anywhere in the world. This is something people would have never thought would be possible. Although cell phones are very nice they can distract people from the world around them and the things it has to offer. With every good thing in this world there is always something bad that may be affecting the things that sit in the background without anyone knowing it. By neglecting the environment and forgetting about the consequences that technology may bring to it, people do not realize that the lack of relationship with the environment can lead to devastating

Are people really trying to prevent pollution from altering the environment? Some may say yes but most people do not realize how quickly that pollution can alter the environment. In the story “The Grand Canyon: A Whole New World” by Walter Kirn, he states how beautiful the Grand Canyon really is by saying “It confounded my senses and rendered them nearly useless” (39). The Grand Canyon is said to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Technology today can distract people from seeing beautiful things like this in person. People becoming engulfed in a technological way of life it can lead to many not realizing what is happening to places like this. Pollution is the environment can lead to all of the wildlife in and around the Grand Canyon to die or become seriously affected by it. It will start to infect the beautiful waters and spread to everything around it in which it can come into contact with. If people would take time off of technology and enjoy the spectacular beauties of nature they could help clean the environment and keep it clean for generations to