#1) All humans have something in common, they live on Earth. And with this Earth, there is always a continuing necessity to protect it despite various obstacles. Through and through, the United States of America has continued to engage in various environmental protection programs in order to safeguard the country and its inhabitants. Interestingly, the thirty-second president of this nation took action and did just that, and took serious action in order to protect the country as a whole from 1933 to 1945.
President Franklin Roosevelt always had his country in mind. He wanted to help unemployed men during the time of the Great Depression and he also wanted to help the environment. His win-win came in the form of the Civilian Conservation Corps …show more content…
Rather than making a positive difference, the CCC actually had a negative impact. They destroyed an entire ecosystem of swamps for hopeful mosquito eradication and introduced entirely unknown invasive species to the American South. Despite these severely negative aspects, the CCC did do their part. They planted over 2.3 billion trees, built over 800 new state parks and severely increased infrastructure development throughout the country. Without the CCC, the country would be a little bit more behind the environmental curve per say, yet probably would be better off in some respects. In the end, however, these men did their work over a ginormous landmass, the size of current day California. It cannot be put better than to say, “So, when Americans go out today and they go to a park or they go visit a farm or work a farm or they even walk through a national forest, they are walking on a landscape that was completely created by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.” The lasting impact definitely remains, however the CCC was harmful to their time as a …show more content…
In one particular picture taken in Calipatria, Imperial Valley, idle pea pickers discuss prospects for work. These men could have received help under the New Deal. For instance, these men could have joined one of the various new organizations like the WPA or the CCC. The New Deal could have given these men jobs, even a temporary home if they decided to come along. With the Civilian Conservation Corps, these men could find themselves useful in the aid of increasing economic protection. In addition, with the Workers Progress Administration, the largest New Deal agency, these men would find themselves restoring the public infrastructure of the nation. They could build a boardwalk or even a tunnel. With the New Deal, these men’s prospects for work could have been fully
President Franklin Roosevelt always had his country in mind. He wanted to help unemployed men during the time of the Great Depression and he also wanted to help the environment. His win-win came in the form of the Civilian Conservation Corps …show more content…
Rather than making a positive difference, the CCC actually had a negative impact. They destroyed an entire ecosystem of swamps for hopeful mosquito eradication and introduced entirely unknown invasive species to the American South. Despite these severely negative aspects, the CCC did do their part. They planted over 2.3 billion trees, built over 800 new state parks and severely increased infrastructure development throughout the country. Without the CCC, the country would be a little bit more behind the environmental curve per say, yet probably would be better off in some respects. In the end, however, these men did their work over a ginormous landmass, the size of current day California. It cannot be put better than to say, “So, when Americans go out today and they go to a park or they go visit a farm or work a farm or they even walk through a national forest, they are walking on a landscape that was completely created by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.” The lasting impact definitely remains, however the CCC was harmful to their time as a …show more content…
In one particular picture taken in Calipatria, Imperial Valley, idle pea pickers discuss prospects for work. These men could have received help under the New Deal. For instance, these men could have joined one of the various new organizations like the WPA or the CCC. The New Deal could have given these men jobs, even a temporary home if they decided to come along. With the Civilian Conservation Corps, these men could find themselves useful in the aid of increasing economic protection. In addition, with the Workers Progress Administration, the largest New Deal agency, these men would find themselves restoring the public infrastructure of the nation. They could build a boardwalk or even a tunnel. With the New Deal, these men’s prospects for work could have been fully