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Seeing an increase in light pollution and a decrease in natural darkness, Paul Bogard in his essay “Let there be Darkness” uses logic to persuade the reader to preserve darkness. Opening the essay with a personal experience from the past, he convinces the reader of the danger of light pollution. The author uses statistics, pathos, and science to support his thesis.

“Night exposes much that is wrong with human nature and reveals little that is right.” Discuss.

In Holly Wren Spaulding’s essay, “In Defense of Darkness,” her main claim is that we have fallen away from darkness and immersed ourselves in a society of lightness. Furthermore, she claims this has lead humans to lose touch with basic human emotion as well as the sensual and spiritual experience true darkness has to offer. Spaulding makes this claim evident through exceptional use of personal testimony and copious appeals to value.

In the world of education, we are faced with the task of ensuring every child is given the same opportunities to achieve greatness. Today we will discuss the issue of educational equity in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), and how the district is trying to make education inclusive for all students. You will also hear ways you and the community can play a part in giving every child, every day the opportunity to be successful. I’m your host Angela Ghafoori and this is episode one of Daily Learning Targets.

The experience of darkness is both individual and universal. Within Emily Dickinson’s “We grow accustomed to the Dark” and Robert Frost’s “Acquainted with the Night,” the speakers engage in an understanding of darkness and night as much greater than themselves. Every individual has an experience of the isolation of the night, as chronicled in Frost’s poem, yet it is a global experience that everyone must face, on which Dickinson’s poem elaborates. Through the use of rhythm, point of view, imagery, and mood, each poet makes clear the fact that there is no single darkness that is too difficult to overcome.

T.s- There is a little bit of darkness in everyone, but if you accept it and learn from it, you can grow, but if you repress it and never deal with it; then there will be severe consequences.

Bogard is very effective showing how wonderful darkness is by using emotions and facts, than giving the readers a rhetorical question to make them think. He has been very persuasive so far with his essay, but do make people care even more and worry about the future so they can act faster, he shows how this can actually negatively affect us. He uses information from the WHO and the AMA showing how they unanimously voted to support light pollution reduction efforts and glare reduction efforts. He worries readers that the body needs darkness to produce melatonin using darkness and our bodies need darkness to sleep. If we don’t sleep well due to lack of darkness, we can develop a sleeping disorder which often leads to diabetes or obesity. Bogard also acknowledges that there are organisms in this world which need darkness. He states that without darkness, the Earth’s ecology would collapse. He than alludes to the painting Starry Night and asks the reader how would Van Gogh have made that painting with artificial light. He asks what that might have inspired in our children and grandchildren. He implores the reader to think about that and if that's what they really want for

In Paul Bogard’s “Let There Be Dark”, he emphasizes the lack of natural darkness due to artificial lighting. Bogard uses personal accounts, effective word choice, and the three appeals to urge us to find a solution in order to allow our future generations to be exposed to the natural darkness of the night sky.

In Paul Bogard’s essay entitled, Let There Be Dark, Bogard uses evidence, reasoning, and stylistic/persuasive elements to strengthen the logic and persuasiveness of his argument. His argument is that natural darkness should be preserved and we need to use less artificial lighting. He conveys his claim very clearly and efficiently.

Darkness in the story, creates a feeling of weakness and fear while, light creates a feeling of strength and glory. When I picture Josan engulfed by darkness, chills run down my back because I am immensely scared of the dark. This feeling makes the imagery suspenseful for me. However, when I think of light I feel hopeful and joyous. To put it in another way, images of light portray a tone of joy and harmony, whereas images of darkness suggest a tone of horror and

In the solitude of pitch-black infinite space, “men forgot their passions”-all values were lost, hopes and goals were put on hold, and only darkness existed. A world living in darkness was forced to displace its

Can you ever imagine a world without light bulb? Before light bulb was created, the night can only be lit by the moon and stars. People working and traveling after sunset could only use candles or oil lamps, which caused many inconveniences. Without any bright light, moving inside your own house even seemed dangerous. However, things changed after the ambitious inventors brought their bright idea, which was to light the world, to life. The invention and the commercialization of light bulb not only changed the way people live, but also became a technological breakthrough for future energy use in our daily lives.

Although a few people are comfortable in the dark most people visit the dark in a place of fear. The biggest fear is fear of the unknown

The purpose of this paper is to give a personal reflection of the podcast featuring University of Maryland professors Daniel Chazan and Lawrence Clark. Chazan and Clark participated in a 2013 podcast interview hosted by Samuel Otten, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Missouri (http://mathed.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-10T19_14_44-07_00). Chazan and Clark, both professors in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership, joined Otten to discuss the Special Issue in Teachers College Record (Vol. 115, No. 2) which focuses on the impact of African American mathematics teachers in urban schools.

Admitting ample natural light wherever feasible and using color-corrected lighting in interior spaces which closely approximates natural daylight