Silent Spring

In the late 1960s and early 1970s research came forward that pesticides were harming fish, birds, and man, and a growing concern for pollution. Pesticides were previously controlled solely for consumers and farmers under the 1947 the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. The Long Island Spray Trial that went through a number of phases in order to end the spraying of DDT and Kerosene oil to eradicate moths in the northeast United States, gained national interest when it made it to…

I am responding to A place at the Table, Wanda Starke’s news special, “Childhood Hunger: The Silent Crisis”, Leanne brown, Good and Cheap, and The New Face of Hunger. For countless low-income folks, the optimal decisions like meeting the many bills that they have along with bringing in food for not only their selves, but for children or other people living with them, is an issue. Though, the value of these food selections is routinely lacking in micronutrients and usually great in calories.…

A normal Spring day sharply abrupted when confusion and mystery arouse in the Grayson’s household. The whole family was laughing and arguing over a game of monopoly, everyone was happy and without worry. Sarah a 16 year old and the daughter of Matt and Ellie Grayson were arguing over the Boardwalk property. It's the most cruel, valuable, and overpowered property in the game. Matt had won like he always did, he was an economics major anyway. After he was done Ellie said to her daughter “ Please…

Romeo and Juliet have control over their lives, or whether they are at the mercy of the stars. Throughout the book there is a constant silent battle of whether Romeo and Juliet had any control over their lives. If their lives played out by the choices they made (free will) or were it fate in charge all along? Were they puppets in their own lives or did they actually make their own decisions? “Fate or destiny is a supernatural power predetermining the path of one’s life.” (Introduction to English…

Many children think their siblings only exist to torment them and take their toys: this is only half of the story and not the way I wish my siblings to remember me when I leave for college. When welcomed into the family, my sister gave me a playmate. When welcomed nearly three years later, my brother gave me someone to protect. Despite the seeming insignificance, being the oldest sibling played a key part in my development; as a result, I do not take my role as their big sister lightly. While my…

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…

individuals. I learned when to speak up and when to listen. By sophomore year I was assigned to chair a committee to produce our school-wide dodgeball tournament and that’s when my confidence grew. I became thirsty for more responsibility and by that spring I decided to run for…

[…] It was a silent struggle between Nils and the stone, a fight between an inert mass and the living muscles." (p. 4). Here the landscape is personified as something that physically fights back. The stones have been given an agency; the ability to do. They even cause…

Drinkwell 360 Pet Fountain- Complete Review Using the Drinkwell 360 Pet Fountain will motivate pets to drink water, thanks to a modern and unique fountain design. The water is constantly moving, making sure that the supply of water fresh, and free from bacteria. At the center of the fountain is a 5-inch free falling stream, and the 360 degrees design of the bowl ensures that a number of pets can drink at the same time. In short, this unit can work for households with multiple cats. The bowl can…

other strange people continued their fight for equality, and many Americans joined the protest against the nonstop war in Vietnam.The behavior of president Richard Nixon reduced many people's faith in good intentions of the federal government.The silent majority that swept president Richard into office 1968, which lead to Nixon demolished the welfare state that had fostered such bitterness. I picked this event, because i felt this could be more interesting about what happened in the late 1970s.…