Burdick, Alan. “The Truth about Invasive Species.” 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. 4th Ed. Samuel Cohen. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014. 83-90. Print.
Summary: In Alan Burdick’s essay, “The Truth about Invasive Species”, he discusses the theme of how living organisms can adapt fairly easy to different environments without causing harmful damage. There is evidence presented in the article that tells readers information about invasive species. An example is that the American gray squirrel in England; it eats flower bulbs, various types of bird eggs, and strips bark from trees. Even though these are negative contributions, the American gray squirrel is not necessarily harming the environment. He also presented information that was acquired …show more content…
He introduces his idea by telling readers about a film called Central Station where a woman named Dora can possibly make one thousand dollars by delivering a homeless boy (who is nine years old) to a designated home. Dora doesn't find out the boy was being taken to be killed and have his organs donated until she leaves him, however, she decided to deal with the consequences and rescue the boy from death. Singer relates this to many situations; he compares it to Americans who waste money on things such as upgrading to the latest in technology. He also gives an example where a man has to pick between killing a boy he never met or crashing into his beloved car that’s worth thousands of dollars. The man picked saving his car; and Singer says that people do this every day when they decide to spend their extra money on the finer things rather than making a donation, meaning that people who don't donate don't value a life. All in all, people spend money on luxuries instead of donating extra money to charity and we should realize that we have control over our decision to save
Summary: In Alan Burdick’s essay, “The Truth about Invasive Species”, he discusses the theme of how living organisms can adapt fairly easy to different environments without causing harmful damage. There is evidence presented in the article that tells readers information about invasive species. An example is that the American gray squirrel in England; it eats flower bulbs, various types of bird eggs, and strips bark from trees. Even though these are negative contributions, the American gray squirrel is not necessarily harming the environment. He also presented information that was acquired …show more content…
He introduces his idea by telling readers about a film called Central Station where a woman named Dora can possibly make one thousand dollars by delivering a homeless boy (who is nine years old) to a designated home. Dora doesn't find out the boy was being taken to be killed and have his organs donated until she leaves him, however, she decided to deal with the consequences and rescue the boy from death. Singer relates this to many situations; he compares it to Americans who waste money on things such as upgrading to the latest in technology. He also gives an example where a man has to pick between killing a boy he never met or crashing into his beloved car that’s worth thousands of dollars. The man picked saving his car; and Singer says that people do this every day when they decide to spend their extra money on the finer things rather than making a donation, meaning that people who don't donate don't value a life. All in all, people spend money on luxuries instead of donating extra money to charity and we should realize that we have control over our decision to save