David Minter's Style Of Writing

“A Letter from the Future” by Richard Heinberg describes to readers of a not too distant future (2101) an Earth in which its resources have been squandered and is facing an irreversible environmental meltdown caused by human’s greediness and mismanagement. Heinberg writes from the future to try and educate past civilization on what is happening in the future and how if their actions don’t change in how they treat their natural resources their future will irrefutably be destroyed for all mankind. Heinberg wrote this letter in order to explain just how dangerously high our current use of resources are and how it will impact the future.

Have you ever thought about how your actions or opinions affected the environment around you? We’re constantly unaware of what we do that impacts the environment’s condition. One author named Wendell Berry blames the public in his article regarding the way society and the industry has treated the environment and

As The World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do To Stay In Denial, by Derrick Jensen and Stephanie McMillan, is a graphic novel about the state of our environment. They use cartoons and abundant sarcasm to convey the message that the attempts people are making to save the environment

He compares and contrast on how environmentalists have mislead society into thinking that we as a race are doomed. He states that environmentalists argue that Earth is currently facing lot of environmental concerns and that our raw materials are becoming more and more scarce. Environmental problems like global warming, animal extinction, air and water pollution, waste buildup, and many more affect mankind. And also the degrading of our planet has increased at an alarming rate over a small time span. As a result, our actions have not been in favor of protecting the planet, so natural disasters are hitting us on a bigger than before.

McKibben's Mckibben inaugurates his third paragraph suggesting that we make the environmental issues, “"the great moral crisis of our time, and the equivalent of the civil rights movement of the 1960s."(747). He uses this analogy to explain that in his opinion, we are strip-mining the present and destroying all of whom come after it. Thus, leading him to discuss exactly how humans’ materialistic ways have impacted the earth. From Bangladesh living three months in thigh high-deep water, to polar bears becoming “20% scrawnier than they were a decade ago” (748). The environmentalist writer goes on to discuss how to deal with global warming since it is indeed creeping up on us.

Americans, as a whole, do not care about the environment anymore. When we watch the news or simply talk about our day, there are always more pressing topics that come up. However, as a nation, the threat of a failing environment seems to be forgotten because the effects are not

The situation laid out by Pollan is a very scary premise. He portrays a world that will no longer be recognizable to us in the not so distant future. In paraphrasing NASA scientist James Hansen Pollan says, “We have only ten years to start cutting — not just slowing – the amount of carbon we’re

Literary analysis Task for both stories Everyday there are people who go along their days, and get hungry, maybe grab a bite to eat. But once they dispose of the wrapper, or what is left over, they do not realize the waste they have been piling up which will soon be this overflowing landfill that doesn't seem like a problem now, but will be one soon near the future. “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson and “If I forget thee oh earth” by Arthur C. Clarke, can represent a deeper meaning to this crisis. And what if both stories are foreshadowing or warning us and if we don't react now, this will become our fate. The theme of both stories can easily be compared but the different ways they treat the issues of their environment crises can easily differ.

While I do agree with Mckibben’s ideas to an extent, I am not convinced that merely getting back to the basics is enough to repair the damage already done to the environment. Individuals can minimize wasteful habits and provide a positive impact, but it will be minimal. Jensen’s thoughts that corporations and industries must reduce waste and pollution to repair the environment is proven through the examples he provides. Individuals should recycle and reduce waste to help, but industries need to do their part as well.

For the Junior summer reading, the “nonfiction” book written by Dave Eggers has developed substantial controversy regarding its credibility. Although throughout the book Zeitoun was depicted as a righteous hero that suffered great injustices due to the racial profiling and islamophobia. However, in 2013 that persona was challenge when he was accused of attempted murder of his ex wife Kathy. This resulted in severe press coverage surrounding both Zeitoun and Eggers damaging their reputations, many believing that the event of the book are fabricated in order to better serve Eggers purpose. Nevertheless, Eggers work should still be read by students because it allows them to practices identifying strategies crucial for the AP English course.

Everyone in my generation has probably grown up seeing ads or watching videos about pollution or about the environment in general, so much, to the point that these constant reminders about protecting our planet are already part of the norm for us. While these reminders have had positive effects, like how more and more people have become informed of the Earth’s condition, many people, myself included, still remain indifferent to the threats our environment faces. I won’t lie; I’m no saint or crusader for the cause, but every now and then certain videos or articles strike a chord within me and makes me reflect on the way how I’ve been living affects the environment. One such article was the one we read last week in class, “The Sixth Extinction” by Elizabeth Kolbert in the Upfront magazine.

McKibben implicitly states that humans have “killed off nature,” (pg. 82) and details that we stand at a cusp ushering in a new era of change. McKibben expresses uncertainty in the accurate reading from the changes soon to come, and implies that developments will happen in eventually. Regarding the considerable concern for rising sea levels, McKibben refers to his previously mentioned gases found in the atmosphere and correlates them to the an increase in sea levels in the future. (pg. 94) Arguably, there is no obsolete notion that this will happen, but McKibben’s statement of confidence persuades readers effectively. Furthermore, McKibben frequently visits back to topics he mentioned before and addresses in which specific fashion this will affect the environment. (ie. DDT-pg. 126, Artic ice pg. 84) In a sense, McKibben makes sure that readers remain focused and understands the true outcome of both laziness and action.

Jeffory is quite the writer, he can cover all aspects of writing with no problem. Jeffory loves to be in a peaceful quiet environment with little to no talking. Jeffory also likes to listen to music when he writes, he states “the music sometimes brings thought to my head, and

The essay opens up with McKibben talking about how the political campaign against global warming is flawed because at our current point there is nothing much that can be done to fix it.(Mckibben,1) He then goes to state that humans are the biggest culprit behind global warming and supports this by giving examples such as SUVs and American ignorance.(2,9) He concludes by saying that if ten percent of America were to go green, it still would not save the planet, but ten percent could get the government’s attention to pass laws making everyone go green. (11)

"It is probably a mere accident that I never killed," states Richard Wright during an interview. (Kinnamon 596) Often times, an alternative people would turn to would be violence in a way to escape the world they lived in, but one man held so much inspiration over a society that was and still is shaded by prejudice. What many fail to realize is one can transform the direction of the way society works simply by using words. Because of Richard Wright’s writing style, he depicts the racism and bigotry set in American society in his novel and writes this story by using examples of his personal experiences to create an impact for the later generations.