Humans use resources without thinking of the consequence that it might or will bring. Although renewable resources are continuously being produced by the earth, everything eventually has its limits. For example, Global warming is a major issue in today’s society, ice is melting and the ozone hole is expanding due to pollution caused by our population. Our societies actions are starting chain reactions without accepting the we are the producers. The population is not aware of the damage we are placing upon the earth which leads to the question of “what’s next?” In Sandra L. Postel’s article “Entering an Era of Water Scarcity: The Challenges Ahead”, addresses ideas and problems related to water scarcity. Postel targets the audience, the purpose
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By structuring the scholarly article as present, future and past helps to enhance the development of the text and how it flows. In addition, for structure, which is the way the article is set up or formed, the beginning states the present life, which comes hand-hand with the beginning of development which talks about the present problem of water scarcity and the facts revolving around it shown from paragraphs 1 through 17. Furthermore, terms like “annually (para.2),” “current (para.2),” “already (para. 3),” and “now (para. 5)” shows how the beginning is in a present perspective. As we continue through the article, the middle is structured to discuss the future which ties with the developments idea of the need for change and goals presented from paragraphs 18 through 27. Last but not least, the end talks about the past, which communicates to the reader old inventions that were used to stop water scarcity for a short amount of time such as when the Manantali Dam was “constructed during the 1970s… (para.32)” and when “the Colorado River delta in northern Mexico… (para. 28)” was built. Structure and development tie together to bring to surface environmental issues that need to be taken seriously by our society and professionals. Water scarcity shouldn’t be taken lightly because the purpose (the reason the article was written for) of this article is to bring awareness to individuals who don’t know what really is happening outside of their daily
By structuring the scholarly article as present, future and past helps to enhance the development of the text and how it flows. In addition, for structure, which is the way the article is set up or formed, the beginning states the present life, which comes hand-hand with the beginning of development which talks about the present problem of water scarcity and the facts revolving around it shown from paragraphs 1 through 17. Furthermore, terms like “annually (para.2),” “current (para.2),” “already (para. 3),” and “now (para. 5)” shows how the beginning is in a present perspective. As we continue through the article, the middle is structured to discuss the future which ties with the developments idea of the need for change and goals presented from paragraphs 18 through 27. Last but not least, the end talks about the past, which communicates to the reader old inventions that were used to stop water scarcity for a short amount of time such as when the Manantali Dam was “constructed during the 1970s… (para.32)” and when “the Colorado River delta in northern Mexico… (para. 28)” was built. Structure and development tie together to bring to surface environmental issues that need to be taken seriously by our society and professionals. Water scarcity shouldn’t be taken lightly because the purpose (the reason the article was written for) of this article is to bring awareness to individuals who don’t know what really is happening outside of their daily