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author’s message. The structure of Rachel Carson’s essay was successful in informing its readers of the effect chemicals have on nature and how this would affect the future of the human race. “Chemicals sprayed on croplands or forest or gardens lie long in the soil, entering into living organisms, passing from one to another in a chain of poisoning and death” (Carson 613). This statement explains to the reader the effect of chemicals on all living beings. Rachel Carson’s essay also includes…

die? American moral philosopher and author of The Elements of Moral Philosophy, James Rachels’, answers this question, as well as the alleged moral distinction between killing and letting. Rachels’ begins by illustrating the various factors of particular actions and disputes the application of morality in certain situations. By using his Equivalence Thesis and its justification, the Bare Difference argument, Rachels’ argues that the action of killing and letting die are viewed equally, as there…

Fight Song Life is filled with problems, and we overcome all of it. “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten was released in 2014. This song led our society to notice her. It reached No. 7 on the billboard in August (Lindner par.4) and have 230 million views as of yesterday. Fight song express the bits of reality in our lives. The song is still some of our citizen’s jam. This song is more than uplifting for someone because of its powerful lyrics and never-give-up messages (Lindner par.3). This song can…

indestructible force. Perhaps that is why we continue to deplete her natural resources and pollute her air. Perhaps, as a race we have grown accustomed to modern luxuries which we deem more important than the ground beneath our feet. In her book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson asks, “Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?” (Carson 12). Carson’s…

Rachel Carson, the author, starts off the passage with an anecdote about her twenty-month old nephew, Roger, in which the two of them go for a relaxing late night walk on the beach. She compares Roger’s bubbly facial expressions and amazement at his first time experiencing the beautiful moonlit ocean to her many years of “sea-love”. Despite the difference in age and experience, she goes on to say that they appeared to sense the same awe and wonder in regards to the roaring and moonlit ocean.…

“Rachels and Brock” Rachels thesis is active euthanasia is morally permissible under conditions when passive euthanasia is morally permissble and the patient wants active euthanasia. Rachels argue there is not a difference between killing someone or letting one die( Rachels pg 649). Rachels makes reference to patients with terminal illness. Once treatment is no longer allievate pain, the patient and family is requesting help because of the suffering. Rachels introduce another point the…

In the Short Essay “ The Obligation to Endure” Rachel Carson informs people in general to the threats of current mechanical contamination. She expounds on the destructive results of deadly materials being discharged into nature. There is a wide range of ways that contamination can hurt nature, from the atomic blasts releasing dangerous chemicals into the air to the venomous pesticides showered on plants that executes vegetation and sickens dairy cattle. The changes in accordance with these…

In the article, “The Obligation To Endure” by Rachel Carson the author focused on explaining the consequences of human behavior. She explains how much harm we have done to our environment by the use of pesticides specifically referring to DDT, a pesticide that is not only poisonous to insects but to our Ecosystem as a whole. These pesticides instead of helping humanity they are having the opposite effect and are altering our nature. She could not be more accurate, pesticides tend to settle into…

Rachel Carson, a biologist, was the founder of the modern environmentalism movement during the 1960’s and 70’s. This movement spread quickly throughout the United States. Carson is known today for publishing her very famous book Silent Spring. This book was published during such an important time in history and is significant to this day because it tells us a lot about the environment we live in today. Many people have been fascinated by her book and several other pieces of work. She has…

The American Civil War is perhaps one of the most written about topics in the field of history, and there are certainly many who devote their time to the events preceding it. In Rachel A. Shelden’s book, Washington Brotherhood: Politics, Social Life, and the Coming of the Civil War, tells a story beyond the events individuals are familiar with. Rather, Shelden discusses the events during the Antebellum period through a social and personal lens of Washington’s political aristocracy. In doing so,…