is an American non-fiction book written by Rachel Carson and published in 1962. The book is not written as a novel‚ but rather as an explanation and commentary on the harmful use insecticides. Although not a classic style novel‚ Carson employs literary and story-telling techniques in order to communicate the information and message that she is trying to convey in a more effective and compelling way. While Silent Spring was only one of many books that Carson had written in her lifetime‚ it was easily
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environmentalists gained popularity and recognition. Efforts to save wildlife and the National Park Service founded by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 were in response to environmentalists. In 1962‚ Houghton Mifflin published Silent Spring by biologist Rachel Carson who raised public concern about DDT and other pesticides that may cause cancer and were a threat to wildlife‚ especially birds. Groups like Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth focused on air pollution‚ oil spills‚ and water contamination. Free
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INTRODUCTION In the book ’Silent spring ’ written by Rachael Carson we find a picture of Carson ’s deep concept about the connection between nature’s equilibrium and the web of life that has been ruined by the uncontrolled use of insecticides which in turn affected the healthy livelihood of this earth’s creatures. Furthermore‚ she tells the readers of substitute techniques of achieving the same ends. The title of the book is enough to make us understand that it was a hint of a spring season with
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becomes a conundrum because in the end other people‚ or things‚ might be negatively affected. Rachel Carson‚ noted biologist‚ published "Silent Spring"‚ a book that pertained to the environment and was written to change American’a attitude toward the environment around us. In "Silent Spring" Carson targets the hostile actions committed towards birds which result in other animals also being negatively impacted. Carson uses an array of rhetorical strategies‚ ranging from creating a serious and justified tone
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the benefits of DDT outweigh the harmful consequences is because DDT could kill a lot of animals. In “(Sounding the Alarm on Pollution)” (Rachel Carson says‚ “ The trouble was that some chemicals hurt not only insects and weeds but also birds‚ mammals and fish.”This proves that they should stop using it because it
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Silent Spring Rachel Carson Penguin Books in Association with Hamish Hami‚ 2000 1 336pp.‚ £9.99‚ ISBN-10: 0141184949 “The sedge is wither’d from the lake‚ and no birds sing.” I was pleasantly surprised when I firstly opened the title page of Silent Spring. This line of John Keats’s La Belle Dame sans Merci which is one of my favourite poetries seems to be a poetic description of the theme of the book. However‚ unlike the artistic conception of sadness created by the poet in that ballad‚ “no
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Throughout Silent Spring‚ Carson describes how DDT entered the food chain and built up inside animals causing cancer and other damage. The Center for Disease Control (2009) states people are most likely exposed to DDT from foods‚ including meat fish‚ and dairy products. Once entered the body‚ the Center for Disease Control (2009) explains‚ DDT is converted into several breakdown products called metabolites‚ including the metabolite dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene (DDE). Carson wanted to make the point
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are being produced and tested every day. Are these chemicals being tested for the effects they could have on our environment though? In‚ “Silent Spring” an excerpt from Rachel Carson’s‚ “The Obligation to Endure‚” Carson suggests that the pesticides and insecticides we have are harmful to more than just the environment. Rachel Carson is an author who is passionate about the environment and concerned about the well being of its inhabitants. This is apparent because of the way in which she writes. For
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The Decisions of Ben Carson Throughout his life Ben Carson faced many trials and tribulations. All of which forced him to make life altering decisions. Going from a "disturbed" child and adolescent to an outstanding surgeon society would think Dr. Carson made the right choices‚ but along the way Ben wasn’t so sure. One of the important decisions Ben was faced with was in the tenth grade. He had to decide weather or not he wanted to continue on his downward spiral with school and friends or if
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Reading Guide to Carson‚ Silent Spring Reading Guide to Rachel Carson‚ Silent spring / Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling. Boston: Houghton Mifflin‚ 1962. (QH545.P4 C38 1962) Read: Chapter 6 (Earth’s Green Mantle) Core Question/Issue: What impacts does manipulation of life bring? The use of herbicide and the ignorance of man. What are the impacts on the manipulation of life? Introduction: The author: Rachel Carson The book: an overview The chapter # Example from text to illustrate
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