Pathos Water Pollution

In the article “Oceans of Pollution,” published by Al Jazeera, Dahr Jamail discussed the impacts of pollution on the world’s oceans. He talked about the amount of plastic wastes produced by human and the increasing area of “dead zones.” He showed how seriously plastic debris and chemical fertilisers have affected the environment and how harmful they are to ecosystem. Jamail tried to warn general publics on the damages they have caused on the environment and hoped to gather people’s attention on pollution by writing this article. Jamail made a strong communication with the audience by using three rhetorical strategies, logos, pathos, and ethos, and his article clearly fulfilled his purpose.

Thousands of plastic water bottles are being tossed inconsiderably into the bayous, rivers, and large bodies of water every year. Because of this action, it raises many concerning issues that appeal to a variety of people. The artist has strong view points and opinions towards the topic of pollution. The artist created an image of a photo-shopped iceberg made of plastic water bottles compared to a real natural iceberg in a body of water. The visual image is depicted in great detail in accordance to the contents of the subject as well as the point of view of the artist. The artist uses rhetorical appeals to bring awareness to the warnings, threats, and stifling of pollution, and what pollution means to them.

For nearly my whole life, my family and I have lived beachside near the popular tourist attraction Ron Jon’s in Cocoa Beach, Florida. With that being said, since the beach lures in many tourists, these tourists dispose of their trash irresponsibly and in many scenarios the trash ends up in the ocean polluting the water. Furthermore, water pollution is significant to acknowledge because due to the pollution, there are typically negative consequences that follow interfering with the surrounding marine life or the environment in general. For instance, sometimes runoffs occur that later contaminate the water fabricating toxic fungal blooms within the body of water. When this happens, it has been believed that cancer levels rise in the area from this occurrence worsening the health of humans nearby in the surrounding community. Also, sometimes when pollutants enter bodies of water the overall temperature rises. This raise in temperature easily creates ecological dead zones where fish are forced to evacuate the area in search of cooler waters where they can survive and thrive properly. Therefore, different modes of media that aid the process in explaining water pollution and its effects include environmental documentaries, more specifically one titled “Troubled Water” by Paul Manly, educational song covers, which include “Clean It Up” to the tune of the song “Lips are Movin” by Meghan Trainor, and news articles, like the New York Times piece titled ““A Sea of Health and

Did you know that every year millions of wastes are dumped into the ocean? Ocean pollution has become an increasing issue throughout the years. Water is a necessity for everyone. The planet is made up of 70 percent water. People use water consistently in their everyday lives. There are so many ways water is used. Its needed to stay hydrated, during the summer it gets used for swimming and water sports. Its needed to wash almost everything; individuals use it to stay clean, cook, wash dishes, dogs, and cars, and so much more. So what happens when something so important becomes unavailable because it has been contaminated or has been polluted? Water now becomes dangerous, a threat to life. It’s no longer useful and valuable. Continue reading to learn when water pollution was realized as an issue. Also, how are other countries reducing the amount of pollution in the water. Have you ever wondered what effect polluted water has on the animal that call the deep blue sea its home? Finally, you will learn about the organizations that were created to protect our ocean from pollution.

I believe this artwork is trying to express that he is in a warm and loving place in his lifetime. Somewhere relaxing and comfortable. I believe he is trying to express to everyone because they are all in a beautiful place in their life. I also believe he is trying to express how beautiful the ocean is with just a hint of the human creation in

Water pollution is the where water bodies such as lakes, oceans, rivers and so on are affected by pollutants which are discharged in water masses either directly or indirectly. Pollutants include toxic waste materials from factories, spillage of oil from oil tankers, pesticides and herbicides from farms, soil erosion which is usually deposited in a water source, sewages from homes and septic tanks spill off nearby water sources and the list is endless.

Pollution comes in many forms. In the ocean we dump a variety of substances, including human wastes, chemicals from fertilizers, oil, and trash such as plastic which all contribute to the growing issue of our ocean pollution. In addition to, our usable waters are finite. More than 97.5 percent of the water on this planet is undrinkable salt water; the remaining 2.5 percent has two-thirds of the usable fresh water locked up in glaciers, snow, and permafrost. Of the one-third of freshwater that is available for human use, 20 percent is used for industrial use. (“Water Pollution”) “In effect, water pollution reduces the volume of water available for use by human and other populations.” (Robin Clarke, Jannet King) Knowing that there are approximately 7.2 billion people and growing on this planet with only 0.83 percent of available for our use wouldn’t you want to do everything possible to help put an end to water pollution? (worldometers)

What message do you think the creator of this piece intends to express? What do you think it means? Provide specific evidence from the image to support your ideas.

The PBS documentary, Poison Waters, is a documentary on the disastrous state of America’s major water bodies that continue to be polluted by state governments and companies. The video is a source used to educate the general public on the dangers of pollution and the disastrous effects pollution will have on the environment. The video exposes a multitude of people and institutions that purposely turn a blind eye to what is going on in the environment. The main reason the state of the environment is still subpar is due of the lack of interest of the people about what’s going on. Due to the lack of interest there are many preventable problems that exist that are contributing to the depletion of our safe and healthy environment.

. The quote means If we dispose of the chemicals that affect water than the condition of our water will get better because the things that are hurting it are going away. The article “water pollution solutions” says “Second, by implementing renewable energy sources to run these large operations companies can obtain their energy from eco-friendly sources that do not harm or pollute the atmosphere.”(Water Pollution Solutions). Large companies can have chemical spills and these can affect the water and the animals and plants that live in it. The article “water pollution solutions” says “Third, eco-friendly chemicals should be used to replace toxic cleaning chemicals, sprays and other supplies. These chemicals are extremely helpful as they do not contaminate the water they come into contact with so if they go down a drain pipe or sewage drain there is little or at least less negative consequence”(Water Pollution Solutions). . This quote is saying that if we get rid or dispose of these chemicals properly we will have cleaner water just because we are eliminating the thing that affects the water the most.

This paper will talk about research conducted about the environment and ways to prevent pollution. Some of the examples talk about the situation will be trash pollution, water pollution, and CO2 emissions. In the following discussion by these authors talking about carbon dioxide emissions. (EHLERT, ZICKFELD, EBY, GILLETT) (2017). Along the years the best option is for people to prevent the rising temperatures around the globe. Also, the paper will discuss research related to pollution in the environment and rising temperatures. A relationship between people and environment will be described to the key to success for society. The articles about water pollution talk by (Barghoutie, Marie) (2016) will provide several examples of what must be done to the environment and water pollution. In the start will talk several alternatives to a contamination free environment. The best chance can be to start small in the community and soon move from there. Best examples are found in the article (Trash Causes More Pollution) will discuss the effects of increasing amount of plastic in the environment and how people are contributing to more pollution best shown by the irregular distribution of trash around the planet.

en I moved in Chicago four years ago, I assumed water it would be the last problem for the one of the biggest cities in the world. Considering that Chicago has a very big water resource such is Lake Michigan, seems that water pollution is increasing every day. First weeks in Chicago, I was told by my friends, not to drink the water by the tap, otherwise I would get sick. They suggested me to buy water bottles, as the water from the tap was very dirty. I always asked myself, why Chicago is listed in one of the cities that has water pollution, when it has opportunities to abolish this problem. This topic always provoked me, because we can take care of this problem if we really know what we should do.

The visual image of trash over-polluting the ocean suggests that without proper care and consideration of our ecosystem, pollution can potentially become life threatening. The over-pollution of the area adjacent to the iceberg represents that man-made products are causing the pollution while the iceberg signifies the pure nature of the earth. The unrealistic trash “iceberg” is not proportional in size compared to the adjacent natural iceberg. The trash is instead portrayed larger than the iceberg; this metaphor suggests that the more the community pollutes, the faster the deterioration of the ecosystem will proceed. The polluted iceberg grows in size while the true iceberg withers away. As one increase, the other must decrease. Not only is size an important factor, but the color of both the intended objects portray a great deal of importance. The water bottles making up the pollution are displayed as darker than the true natural ice berg. The true natural iceberg is portrayed lighter or white. The white iceberg possibly signifies clarity, cleanliness, and/or purity while the dark iceberg, on contrast, signifies dirtiness and filth. The composition of both the objects in one picture is used to support the central subject of pollution as well. The natural iceberg is positioned farther in the background and far from the viewer possibly to symbols how untouched people are with real world problems or nature. The polluted iceberg is positioned in the foreground

Water pollution is bringing down the economy, destroys the beauty of nature, and causing harmful dreaded diseases and sickness in precious health of many individual.

Water pollution is a serious problem for the environment. It should be solved on a large scale at the level of states and federal governmental levels. If the public becomes more aware of environmental problems, it can be part of the solution. For example the responsibility of the Pacific Garbage Patch is on the conscience of everyone who throws garbage in the water (Marine Insight).