Silent Spring, By Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson is a noted biologist who studies biology, a branch of science addressing living organisms, yet she has written a book called Silent Spring to speak about the harmful effects of pesticides on nature. Carson doesn’t write about birds’ genetic and physical makeup, the role of them in the animal food chain, or even how to identify their unbelievable bird songs, yet strongly attests the fight for a well developed environment containing birds, humans, and insects is just and necessary. To Carson, the war for a natural environment is instantly essential for holding on to her true love for the study of biology. Thus Carson claims that whether it be a direct hit towards birds or an indirect hit towards humans and wildlife, farmers need to understand the effects and abandon the usage of pesticides in order to save the environment by appealing to officials, farmers, and Americans in her 1962 book, Silent Spring. She positions her defense by using rhetorical devices such as rhetorical questioning to establish logos, juxtaposing ideas, and using connotative and denotative diction.

Rachel Carson is considered one of America's finest science and nature writers. She is best known for her 1962 book, Silent Spring, which is often credited with beginning the environmental movement in the United States. The book focussed on the uncontrolled and often indiscriminate use of pesticides, especially dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (commonly known as DDT), and the irreparable environmental damage caused by these chemicals. The public outcry Carson generated by the book motivated the U.S. Senate to form a committee to

The following involves the second chapter of Carson’s book, Silent Spring that was written in 1962. In this chapter Carson argues persuasively the adverse impacts of pesticides upon the environment and the risks on human health and the environment associated with these “genetic invaders” (Carson, 1962). Many of the extremely diverse people from Carson’s audience targeted were under the impression that chemicals like DDT, at that time in history, were safe for their health. Carson reconciles and attempts to persuade the public to consider the idea that DDT, which in the 1950s and 60s was one of the many chemical pesticides being manufactured and sold to

Carson’s other books, Under the Sea Wind, The Sea Around Us (which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 86 weeks), and The Edge of The Sea all focus on nature’s strength and the inter-connectedness of nature and all living things. But DDT exposed the vulnerability of nature and I think this influenced the writing of Silent Spring. DDT was the most powerful pesticide in the world at the time of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. Unlike most pesticides, whose effectiveness is limited to destroying one or two types of insects, DDT was capable of killing hundreds of different kinds at once. Developed in 1939, it first distinguished itself during World War II, clearing South Pacific islands of malaria-causing insects for U.S. troops, while in Europe being used as an effective de-lousing powder. Its inventor was awarded the Nobel Prize.

In the book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s main concern is the widespread use of synthetic pesticides and their impact on the environment. Carson concentrates on a commonly used pesticide in the 1950s called DDT. She opposes the indiscriminate spraying of DDT because it has profound consequences on the environment, humans and animals. Carson collected information about how the DDT can cause cancer in humans, harm animals such as birds and remained in the environment for long periods of time. Subsequently, the chemicals in the pesticides are extremely harmful so she tries to raise awareness and convince others that there are better alternatives.

The book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was a book about the negative effects of DDT, a pesticide for agriculture.

effect on the public creating a concern on the issues that she mentions in her books. Her book had a big influence to the government, because from Carson’s point of view, the toxic discourse was a wake up call for the emerging context of a costly destruction caused by the over use of pesticides. Carson’s literature inspired many scientists to begin researching and pushed the government to take action in order to control the use of the pesticides. According to Gartner, 1983, Silent Spring provided the first clear public Statement of what pesticides, used without proper knowledge or controls were doing to our environment. Carson was a precursor of an unselfish irresponsible control as one overcommitted to a single version of the good world (Wexler, 2013). The

The over use of DDT, dieldrin and other pesticides eventually poisoned an entire world of living things. Silent Spring not only recognizes the severity of the chemicals usage but recognizes the effect of substance use on a community. It helped people to look at the whole picture, to look into the future instead of the now. Carson helps to change this way of thinking by offering solutions to the existing problems. She helps to show that nature will take care of nature. Many times the best solutions are the introduction of other plants or animals. For many thousands of years man has been battling nature, when if he took a step back, he would see that if he just worked with it his problems could be solved. Rachel Carson helped many people to see this ideal and is partly responsible for starting the environmental movement that has become so apparent in today's society. There are many people that do not support Rachel Carson's findings about DDT. These people challenge her experiments and say that the results would have been worse had the controls not been manipulated. The direct effect of DDT may be different on all types of animals. What the people fail to notice that challenge her statements are the chemical bonds that are produced with DDT and other chemical substances. The significance of Rachel Carson's book was not the scientific accuracy but instead the position it took on DDT. Why this book is so recognized has nothing to do with the actual

Carson was mainly recognized for her focus on the harmful, long-term effects of synthetic pesticides. The use of DDT was banned with Carson's’ book, Silent Spring. Although she had strong objections come her way, she stayed strong to her view and brought

If you haven't read the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, you're missing out on an informative journey about pesticides and the effects that it has on the human body, on animals, and the reason why insecticides, pesticides, and all other sorts of chemicals have become such a controversial issue in our world. Rachel Carson eloquently wrote 50 years ago about how humans are the reason that pesticides have gotten out of control the way they have. Now 50 years later, the use of pesticides has increased constantly, but the amount of farms using said pesticides has actually decreased according to agricultural reports from 2002 to 2007. So, one might wonder whether or not she had an impact on our modern day world. You see, on a greater scale Rachel Carson doesn't seem to have had an impact. We’ll be looking at the impact her book has had through a closer and more personal spectrum, then you

Humans have always depended on the Earth to survive; it provides many resources that are essential to life. In recent years, people have been massively depleting these resources and destroying Mother Nature. Temperatures are rising, causing increased and dangerous natural disasters. Pollution is seeping into the already dangerously low water supply. Copious amounts of waste are disturbing the natural cycles and patterns of the Earth. Although there are many contributing factors, there is one that is dominant for the entire globe. This dominant factor is factory farming, which is the mass production of animals. This trend towards mass production that has been around since the 1970s, contributes to global warming, water depletion, and creates ruptures in the nitrogen cycle.

The purpose of this presentation is to knowledge other people about pesticides and help them understand the danger of using it and the other alternatives to it. Racheal Carson’s silent spring was very influential to this project. She helped us gain a lot of knowledge about what pesticides are and how they are harmful to or the environment. She also helped put a ban on DDT, which is one of the main reason I decided to do the presentation on Pesticides. I want other to obtain the knowledge that I did. To do this project I had dig into Silent spring and google some facts, to strengthen my learning.

In Silent Spring Ms. Carson brought the adverse effects of a toxic commonly, used pesticide to the forefront of the environmental movement. DDT was being used commercially to treat crops and was destroying the surrounding ecosystem (Carson). She published her findings from experiments she conducted in the early 1950s in Silent Spring. However, it was not an easy piece to have published, especially not in the 1950s. Carson’s work challenged mainstream thought and went on to change it, even in a time when women were not particularly powerful or respected. Many criticized Carson for her challenging ideas and her outspokenness, but in 1962, her battle to be published was made a triumph. The book led to a presidential commission by John F. Kennedy. Through Carson’s publication, the danger of the use of DDT was realized and later banned in the United States. Without the work of Rachel

“On earth, the history of life is always the history of the interaction between biology and environment. To a large extent, the natural forms and habits of the plants and animals on the earth are shaped. “Said Rachel Carson, in her book silent spring, “In the environment of all invasion, air, soil, rivers and oceans are the most shocking pollution, and some of them even fatal pollution. Such pollution is largely irreversible. “The planet, which provides us food, water and shelters is being destroyed by human beings. If immediate action is not taken, we don’t know what the earth will be. We are not the last people to exist or the only creatures on the earth. If our government doesn 't realize that matter, there is no time for us to find a comfortable place to live, after two or three decades there will not even place for our future generations.

In the last 100 years, the world has changed in many ways and this includes the exploration and exploitation of the marine environment, to further satisfy the needs of humans. The reliance on the marine environment and its potential resources it could provide humans has been amplified; due to the dwindling oil supplies and global warming as a result of climate change. This has meant the destruction of many marine habitats, which has created unimaginable loss for many marine flora and fauna as well as the potential ecosystem services that could have been provided. In the last 50 years, there have been changes in human attitudes towards the environment and a marker for this is the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. This marked the beginning of the birthplace of environmental law that shapes the marine law of today. Carlson’s book changed the way people thought about the environment and their impacts on the environment. This is further highlighted by the 1972 Stockholm Conference, the first international conference of its kind on the environment. From this point most environmental laws stemmed from it, however their policy has been “prevention and protection” is the best method for legal frameworks regarding the protection of the marine environment.