Light pollution

Constellation Dissipation: The Effects of Light Pollution Growing up in a small town in Western Kansas had few advantages. Everyone knew everyone else. There was a small dating pool, so girls would always fight over guys. Life seemed easy, but stressful. Whenever I was feeling stressed or upset, I would look to the stars for guidance. The vastness of the universe seemed at my fingertips, ready to answer any question or conundrum I might have. All I had to do was look up and wait for it to reveal itself. Sadly, many teenagers from today’s society will never do this. Artificial lighting has caused the stars to be harder to see now than ever before. Most children in the 21st century have looked up at the Milky Way in wonder at some…

I have always been fascinated with the night sky and have enjoyed looking up at it without the light pollution. While living in Las Vegas I would have to commute at least an hour past Red Rock or Valley of Fire to escape the bright lights of the city. Since moving to a small town I have been able to enjoy watching the moons and her phases, meteor showers, and seeing where the constellations are in the night sky. William Herschel was a German composer, teacher, and musician residing and…

For this project, I looked at the light pollution condition around my parents’ house in Western Springs, Illinois. Western Springs is a small suburban community on the southwestern edge of Cook county, about fifteen miles west of Chicago. By being so far outside the city, light pollution is not very significant but is still somewhat present, especially when viewing the horizon. However, the skies directly upward are fairly clear, and you can see starts and planets with relative ease on a…

Natural darkness is a big issue in the world. As light begins to pollute the Earth, we lose time from the natural darkness at night. Bogard listed 3 reasons why we should conserve our natural darkness. Bogard starts his argument about the natural darkness when he talks about how it has an effect on human beings. He says that the natural darkness helps the body produce melatonin. Melatonin helps keep the body free of cancer and healthy. It also helps our body not have diabetes, obesity,…

Light is essential to our lives, life flourishes in the morning and grows, but in the dark we rest and relax, many of us have forgotten this and are now surrounding ourselves with light sources of all kinds. In response to this behavior, author Paul Bogard asserts that light pollution endangers natural darkness and urges his audience consider living a less bright life and enjoy the sky as dark as it should be. In his article "Let There Be Dark,” he conveys this through citing facts, appealing…

Writer Paul Bogard believes the preservation of natural darkness is essential. Our world’s growing reliance on artificial light causes difficulties in the development of humans, animals, and ecosystems as well. In the article “Let There Be Darkness”, Bogard uses anecdotes for personal observation, facts, and rousing feelings in order to demonstrate the argument of why natural darkness is necessary for the world to go back to its primitive state. The article begins with Bogard’s personal…

skies. Just like big cities have real pollution in the air, there is also a light pollution that makes it hard to see the sky at night. You would only be able to see maybe a few stars if you're lucky. In the article “Reasons to Live in a Small Town” states “If you think back to your childhood, when life was not quite as chaotic, you may be lucky enough to remember a wide open sky with a carpet of stars. In the country, or small town, you get to have that every single night of your life.” In a…

How Do Authors Persuade Their Audience? Have you ever wondered why some writing draws your attention, getting you to do something you might not usually do or even think about? The author, Dana Milbank, utilizes statistical logos at the start of his article, “The Dark Sky Committee Is Right About Light Pollution,” to appeal to the reader's logic, persuading and drawing them in, as well as pulling in negative pathos to drive the audience to feel compassion and morality. By effectively utilizing…

Flies, such as the common housefly look at the world in quite a different way than humans do. The structure and function of a fly's eye are completely different from humans; therefore they see the motion, shapes and colors differently than humans. Flies also see the light in a different way than humans. Nano-structure of the eyes that gives the ability of a virtually 360 degree all direction vision with only two eyes placed at the front of the head. Military pilots like helicopters and fighter…

Several famous artists are continuing to produce new art in the world. Artists can express their emotions and desires through their artwork. They can use their imagination and personal experience to paint their lives. The artist Leonid Afremov attracted my attention with the multiple colors used in his paintings repeatedly. As well as, the light reflections being bounced around throughout the painting. Allowing the piece of art to come to life, and we can put ourselves in the position of how the…