Great Bear Rainforest: A Critical Discourse Analysis

However, it is important to highlight that professionalism and effectiveness ,as long as the media are concerned, are the two most important factors which characterize the Greenpeace’s disobedience, so it will be able to gain public’s support. According to Rucht (1995: 71), “professionalism and effectiveness are the trademarks of Greenpeace International”.

Pacific Lumber Company, founded in 1869, oversees the careful maintenance and logging of the world’s most productive timberland. Pacific Lumber holds the last private forest of old-growth Redwood. In addition to it’s unique hardwood, the Redwood forest hosts an ecosystem supporting virgin ground never logged, and the endangered Marbled Murrelet. After being purchased in 1985 by the Maxxam firm and it’s owner Mr. Hurwitz, Pacific Lumber tripled logging volume and looked to log the previously privately protected Redwood forest. Due to the use of junk-bonds for financial backing, Maxxam Inc. needed to dramatically increase revenue streams to make interest payments which resulted in the

The article "Mind Over Mass Media" by Steven Pinker uses logos, ethos, pathos, and other rhetorical elements to effectively communicate that mass media is a positive development and is not a reason for panic. The first noticeable rhetorical element in Pinker’s essay is the presence of a rhetorical triangle. A rhetorical triangle is made up of a rhetor, the audience, and the rhetor’s purpose. In this essay Steven Pinker is the rhetor because is the one trying to make a point to the audience. The audience is the reader of the article who is listening to the rhetor. Finally, the text or point the rhetor is trying to make is that e effects of mass media are not a cause for panic. In fact mass media is an effective way for humans to keep up with the modern age. The clearly defined rhetorical triangle in Steven Pinker’s essay is a surface level example of rhetorical elements in the text.

Once Jim Morrison said that whoever controls the media controls the mind. This shows that he had recognized the immense power and influence that the media has in our day to day lives. The media plays a very important role in the society as the source of information for every person. Hence, it is very hard for the modern society to live without the media. As a result of the media being the major source of information in our society, it is an undeniable fact the media shapes people’s opinions, attitudes and actions on particular issues (Czopp & Monteith, 2006).

In "Tarmageddon: Dirty oil is turning Canada into a corrupt petro-state"(which appears in The Active Reader: Strategies for Academic Reading and Writing by Eric Henderson), Andrew Nikiforuk claims that Alberta tar sand project impacts on Canada's environmental reputation, public policy, and economic character(211). In the title and introduction, although Nikiforuk sounds very convincing when he uses very emotional appeal to convince his readers showing his concern and position, he lacks fairness, background information , and credibility to defend his claim successfully. In the title, Nikiforuk uses very emotional words such as "dirty oil" and "corrupt" to show his attitude , but those words lack an objective voice to convey the fairness

Having lived in Canada when I was 8 before the US-Canada magazine dispute occurred, I found myself thoroughly engrossed in Canadian culture. It seemed a perfect culture, built to protect domestic interests and despite the potential division between countries, created a safe environment where people were unafraid to leave doors unlocked, due to almost no crime. The peaceful and respectful nature of most Canadians isn’t just a fluke, the country was designed this way, and one of the primary influencers of this strategy is the media. Watching the news in Canada, the focus is positive, the message is positive, there is no forced fear of sense of doom as we see here in the US. Life is about being sustainable, not so much a struggle to the top of the food chain, but working together, instead of separating and segregating groups. That is except the region of French Quebec; however, Quebec is like a whole new country in itself.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not only America’s last “truly great wilderness”, but it is home to a multitude of species that would be affected if it were transformed into a place for an oil industry. It is also a symbol of our national heritage where settlers once called it the wilderness. Throughout the essay, Jimmy Carter gives thorough evidence on why we should not destroy this beautiful environment. His evidence includes descriptive language, the use of pathos, and logical reasoning.

Is your ideal vacation to a place where it’s easy to forget skyscrapers exist? Or where crowded theme parks and restaurant chains are non-existent? Or where wildlife outnumbers people? If answered 'yes' to any of these then the Great Bear Rainforest would be a vacation dream come true. From fishing to sightseeing to kayaking to hiking to eating local cuisine, this destination offers it all for those seeking remote destinations.

In his foreword, President Jimmy Carter proposes his thoughts on oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge. He contends that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be developed for the oil industry. He believes in the preservation of wildlife and the natural beauty that it provides. His argument is solidly structured by a personal anecdote, historical evidence of actions taken towards preservation, and a refutation to advocates of the drilling activity.

Jimmy Carter, Former US President, uses descriptive imagery to capture the audience and draw their attention to the bigger picture of how The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should be saved. Carter's tone reflects the excitement that can be expreienced within the Arctic Refuge, while creating a saddened tone when mentioning what could happen if the Arctic Refuge was overthrown by an industrial economy. The Former US President conveys personification by creating life-like portrayals of his encounters with the wildlife in the Arctic Refuge.

It has been argued that Canadian environmentalism occurred in a series of waves throughout the countries growth and development. Upon colonization the Canadian landscape was abundant in resources, the opportunities limitless. Over the course of a century industrialization had swept the nation. The rapid depletion of resources initiated the development of numerous private organizations that sought to control, maintain, and ensure longevity of such resources. This force would continue to reshape along with the industrial demands and ever-changing landscape. It is imperative to provide context regarding the evolution of the environmental movement that took place in Canada, in order to comprehend the role non-governmental organizations played

In an attempt to preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, former president Jimmy Carter hopes to encourage the American people to share his desire to protect the refuge . Carter planned to persuade the people by using mechanisms such as imagery, diction, and the appeal to the people's emotions.By doing so, his tone is defensive, and concerned, which provides the readers with how he truly feels about abusing the refuge for industrial purposes only.

In Will Potter’s Green Is The New Red, Will brings out that “Social values vary between cultures and evolve over time, and as values change so do definitions of art and obscenity (Potter 36).” Will emphasizes the matter that peoples customs and views change over time as well as what is considered art and what is seen as offensive or a threat. Green Is the New Red brings out the struggle and lives of environmental activists whom are targeted through the FBI and seen as terrorists. This book’s main focus is on how everyday people are prevented from speaking their opinions towards the public and become a threat to corporations. Will begins his book by telling the story of him and his girlfriend Kamber, whom one morning heard three knocks at their door and to their surprise where three FBI agents at the door following up on an animal rights leafleting campaign that Kamber and Potter decided to join in Lake Forest. One of the agents asks Potter to give information about other activists groups he might know and tells Potter that if Potter refuses to give any information, Potter can be put into a domestic terrorist list. Since the world is at ease, the only solution environmental and animal activists have is to create a radical movement in order to be heard thus leading to an unsound argument.

“The media are a primary source of those pictures in our heads about the larger world of public affairs, a world that for most citizens is ‘out of reach, out sight, out of mind’ and what we know about the world is largely based on what the media decide to tell us” (McCombs).

The media also influences how the public perceives issues. The placement of political issues during news coverage influences the importance of political issues on society. The ranking of media issues and society’s ranking suggest that the media influence the public (Weaver, 1996). The importance of an issue may rests on its time slot, sequence in the news story, or in the advertisement for the news.