Asthe time goes by, technologies and industries fill every place on the earthrapidly. The author, Jimmy Carter, writes”Seasons of Life and Land”in order todemonstrate his opinion that the Arctic National Wildlife refuge should not bedeveloped for industry through his personal anecdotes, historical example andstatistic figures.
Tostart with the passage, in a convincing, logical and attractive way, PresidentJimmy Carter employs his own stories. “There was a timeless……toward the BeautortSea.”describes specific scene of the beauty of the regions of the Artic Refuge.Words such as “timeless”, “never-setting sun” and “braided” vividly show thatthe brightness of the region and the river water flows into the sea. By readingthrough these details, the audience could make their own imaginations about theland without any industries. Also, the author makes his article easier tounderstand for people who have not seen things like what he sees before. Inaddition, the author provides an amazing and shocking phenomenon, “We had hopedto…with their newborn Calves.” By writing about this unusual scene, the authorprovides the audience an wonderful natural behavior of an animal. The readerscould get the point of the beauty of nature. In order to go deeper and make aconnection between himself and the audience, Carter utilizes his thought, “Iwas saddened to…drilling rigs and industrial facilities.” Through this interestingdescription of the author’s thinking, readers could make a deeper picture basedon the previous imagination of the land. “saddened” and “tragedy” express astrong emotion of sadness and concern, which supports his point with a heartfeltquestion.
Inorder to make the article more convincing, the author chooses a historicalexample, “In 1960…and recreational values.” The author supports his point ofview by practicing the establishment of President Eisenhower. Because of thistrue historical establishment, the readers could realize not only now, but alsoin the past, people have already payed attention to Arctic Refuge protection.By making this quotation of the previous president, the author makes a great connectionbetween past and present, which also helps the article become more logical.
Lastly,the author makes use of the statistic figures to make the article more scientifically.“At best, … each day.” By providing a specific range, the reader could directlyget the productivity of the Refuge. “At best”illustrates a meaning of limitation,which tells the audience Arctic Refuge can not satisfy the demand of people’sdemand. This statistic figure is also an example of the “short-term” economicproblem, the author mentions in the article, which helps the reader clarify thedefinition of it. By employing this statistic figure, the articlescientifically and objectively helps the readers understand the author’s subsequentpoint that we have to look beyond a short-term effect.
Throughthe personal anecdotes, historical example, and statistic figure, the articlehas been made more logical and convincing. The author cleverly states andsupports his point that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not bedeveloped for industry through these three ways.
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