National Wildlife Refuge Essays

dependency on foreign oil. Through this article, Democratic congressman Edward J. Markey, alongside Representative Nancy Johnson, discuss the reasons for which they want to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or the ANWR, and other wilderness reserves from being developed on and industrialized. This wildlife reserve has been labeled as being one of the most magnificent reserves found in America. Unfortunately, people want to encroach on this territory and use it to increase the nation’s oil and

the destruction of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for purpose of economic gain. By including personal experience in the passage, he explains the everlasting effects placed upon his mind at the sight of the beautiful glimpse of nature. Carter also connects his reader with the magnificence of the refuge, leading the reader to believe that such beauty cannot be replaced by anything else. Through Carter’s vivid description of his personal experiences with the refuge and his apparent use of imagery

Rapid industrialization has led to the widespread destruction of the natural wilderness around us. In President Jimmy Carter’s foreword to “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, A Photographic Journey” by Subhankar Banerjee, he describes the picturesque scenery of the Arctic refuge and with it’s one in a million biodiversity, the need to protect it from development of industries and its negative side effects. The author starts his discussion by describing ‘America’s Serengeti’

Carter demonstrates his idea that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge shouldn’t be ruin by the exploration of oil industry or any other for-profit runnings. As the president of the nation, Carter describes the scene as “a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife spectacle” when he saw the group of caribou running on the great lands in front of his eyes. To wit, less and less chances people have to see such a view personally in a wild environment if they are transformed into a factory or a industry. Moreover,

the audience intrigued and convinced of their ideas. In his speech to prevent those who wanted to industrialize and drill oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, President Jimmy Carter can be seen using many of the common argumentative techniques, such as logos, pathos, and ethos, to convince his audience against the industrialization of the Refuge. To build his argument, the reader can see Carter use his personal experiences, historical evidence, and alternative options to support his

Arctic National Refuge is a magnificent, and quoted, the last great wilderness. It has been mentioned that the wilderness will be consumed by "a web of roads and pipelines, drilling rigs and industrial facilities". The author uses ethos, logos, and pathos to construct and strengthen his argument, which is that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be developed for industry. Jimmy Carter demonstrates the use of ethos to build his argument, which is that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

pathos – appealing word choice and emotion, and ethos – credibility to build his persuasive argument. Carter strives to contend that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be developed for industry. First, throughout the article, there are many situations where Jimmy Carter incorporates facts and examples. For example, he states, “The Arctic Refuge might provide 1 to 2 percent of the oil our country consumes each day.” By using such numbers, Carter forces the reader to evaluate the situation

SAT PRACTICE ESSAY: JIMMY CARTER Whether or not the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should be developed for industry is a national concern. In this passage, Jimmy Carter builds an argument to persuade his audience that the Refuge not be developed for industry. Cater effectively builds a persuasive argument using various rhetorical strategies, however his argument may be made stronger in several ways. As early as the second paragraph, Carter uses pathos, or emotion to connect with his audience

Drilling for oil has caused many environmental issues over the years; now the United States wants to drill in ANWR, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. People should not be able to drill in ANWR because of the long term problems of the native people, the Inupiats, and the environment. Drilling for oil disrupts the environment in many major ways and also changes the Inupiats’ lives. Also, some people think that drilling there will help the economy, but the oil there will only last for a short amount

curiosity and varied interests in themes of gender, culture, social justice and environmental change set me on a wide trajectory of careers in academia, private, nonprofit, and government agencies. My first position as an undergraduate was with the World Wildlife Fund, preserving coastal forests in Kenya. After graduation, I was employed to work as a biological technician for a private environmental group collecting data on the rapidly decreasing Myotis, (bat) populations in the Eastern United States. From

President, Jimmy Carter, in his speech, Foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, argues that Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should be kept safe. Carter's purpose is to prevent the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to be developed for industry. He adopts a sympathetic tone in order to get Americans to protect the wildlife. Carter begins his speech by describing the beauty of the Arctic Refuge. He describes the Arctic Refuge by providing an anecdote to when he and his wife visited

Benedek Sandor Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Essay Jimmy Carter, a former U.S. president, visited the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with his wife where he decided that this natural beauty is something that he wanted to protect. He witnessed tens of thousands of caribou migrating across the tundra with their newborn calves. Carter became saddened to think what might happen if this beauty was destroyed so he signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980 to protect the wilderness

In Jimmy Carter’s foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, he strongly advocates for the preservation of the Artic Refuge. To build upon his argument and persuade his readers, Jimmy Carter by providing specific facts about the wildlife that resides in the Arctic Refuge. In addition, he provides reasoning to support his claim such as, how the people living in that area would be affected. Finally, his selective and persuasive word choice further builds upon his argument

Jimmy Carter’s essay “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge” demands that each of America’s citizens consider the environment as an integral part of their lives. Carter’s essay skills help him to make his points ring clear. Furthermore, Carter’s uses of evidence, reasoning, and stylistic devices help him to highlight the fact that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge “should not be developed for industry” (Carter). In order to underscore his primary concerns for this Refuge, Carter includes pertinent

Introduction: With oil being as valuable as it the debate of whether or not to drill into Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the hottest debates today. Drilling in the “ANWR” is controversial because it provides several benefits, but along with those benefits there are also several negatives. A few reasons to not drill into “ANWR” is because it is home to several wildlife and plants and exploring the area will endanger them. Also, the amount of oil believed to be under the land isn’t confirmed

In the wake of the prevalence of industrialize among the United States, the former U.S president Jimmy Carter proposed that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not supposed to be developed for industry in his foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and land, A photographic Journey by Subhankar Banerjee. Jimmy Carter effectively builds his argument by logically utilizing pathos, logos, and ethos to plead with the audiences to take his side. Jimmy Carter employs pathos

should preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge rather than developing it for industrial and economic purposes. In order to amplify the importance of his argument, the author relates is statement with his own personal experience in the Arctic National Wild Life Refuge ; thus, Jimmy Carter emphasizes the quintessence of the region and his argument. The writer first starts off his argument with some background and basic information about the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, but yet still indirectly

The article “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, A Photographic Journey" by President Jimmy Carter discusses American government involvement in shutting down the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and turning it into land for industrial usage. Writer President Carter argues that the Arctic Refuge should not be developed for industry. Through the use of vivid word choice and imagery, evidence and appeals to emotion, Jimmy Carter is able to build an argument to persuade his American

America’s last great wilderness—The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—will be diminished if not saved. Believing that this area of land is magnificent, Jimmy Carter wants to help stop the progression of industrial facilities on this sacred land. In his foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, Jimmy Carter emphasizes the importance of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Carter builds a compassionate tone using diction, imagery, and anecdotes. Magnificent. The sand is a

potential for the industrialization of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in “Foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, A Photographic Journey” by Subhankar Banerjee. In this piece, Carter fights for maintaining the Wildlife Refuge by reasoning, with powerful stylistic features, that the beauty and vast importance it plays, overrules the wants of the industries. Carter uses his own journey through and support of the Arctic Refuge as evidence against the industries and their