Mark C.J. Stoddart conducted a study about animals’ presence in skiing industry in his article, “Grizzlies and Gondolas: Animals and the Meaning of Skiing Landscapes in British Columbia, Canada.” When people think of skiing, most of them probably picture snow-covered nature, especially mountains and forest; however, that public perception has been overlooked one thing: “animals are also present” as the part of nature (Stoddart, 2011). The subject of this article is to examine three ways in which animals present in skiing world: animals as symbols of nature in the skiing business, environmentalists’ concern about endangered animals as a consequence of expansion of industry, and interactive interviews with encounters. He selected discourse analysis, field observation, and in-person interview for review and analysis (Stoddart, 2011). Stoddart found that a large number of resorts and hotels in British Columbia, Canada used animals as their mascots. Most of them were bears, placing them in front of entrances and websites of their facilities to “link skiing landscapes with nature and …show more content…
His effort and intent is to integrate the findings that had already been reported into what he has found which could be the starting point for future research. Stoddart write, “Animals enter skiing discourse as symbols, shaping the social meaning of skiing landscape. However, embodied bears, birds, caribou and other animals also shape skiers’ experience of mountainous nature” (Stoddart, 2011). With being captured at the same frame with animals together is certainly an unusual way to enjoy skiing in nature, as well as important not to threaten them at risk because they are, as reported in the article, “significant others” that share mountain and forests with human (cited in Stoddart,
Many people would find it easy to sympathize with the conservation of the natural, magnificent wilderness and all of its glory; and Subhankar Banerjee, the author of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land, A Photographic Journey, uses that sympathy to gain the reader’s support in his claims. While his article does offer a very compassionate viewpoint with vivid imagery to capture the reader’s attention, it lacks strong logos arguments to back up his claims and falls victim to a few major logical fallacy points that injure his stance.
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.
The changing nature of snow cover as a result of climate change is a modern phenomenon that climate scientists are beginning to understand. The negative impact of climate change on snow cover has serious implications for the Australian alpine ski industry, in particular the longevity of the industry. This essay discusses the impacts of climate change on snow cover and the alpine landscape, social attitudes, changes in the ski industry’s economy, as well challenges and adaptations facing the ski industry. The essay highlights the danger of short-term solutions resulting in permanent damage to our environment.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, makes a compelling argument in his article, “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.” He uses his own passion and stylistic abilities to persuade readers to consider the wilderness and the environment around us an essential, precious part of our world. To get his point across, he uses his personal anecdotes to convey passion and ardor to the readers, good vocabulary and word choice to evoke images and emotions, and strong directives with the pronoun “we” to put himself on the same level as his readers so it’s easier to relate to him. Using those 3 rhetorical devices, Carter is able to successfully convince his readers that this wildlife refuge is a crucial region to take prudent action with. One of the most prevalent rhetorical strategies seen in Carter’s article is personal anecdotes. In this article specifically, he includes an abundance of his personal experiences to kindle the minds of his readers. In fact, an entire paragraph is dedicated to narrating his time at the coastal plain in the Arctic. “One of the most unforgettable and humbling experiences of our lives occurred on the coastal plain. We had hoped to see caribou during our trip, but to our amazement, we witnessed the migration of tens of thousands of caribou with their newborn calves.” Explaining a moment in his own life gives the reader a chance to imagine what it was like to see such a beautiful sight. Though the audience may not have visited this place, his explanation evokes images and personal feelings in the reader’s mind. Relating personal experiences to his audience is one of the most effective ways to persuade and inform the readers. In summary, Carter successfully used personal anecdotes in his article; furthermore, inviting the audience to take a look into the most unforgettable moment of Carter’s life. In turn, this brings emotions toward wildlife into the reader’s mind. Another effective strategy that Carter uses in the article is good choice of vocabulary. Good word choice evokes more powerful images than it would with average vocabulary. To explain further, Carter appeals to good word choice in a specific paragraph in his article. “During bright July days, we walked along ancient
“Snowmobiles were first allowed into the Park in 1963. At the time, the National Park Service (NPS) encouraged sensible snowmobile use in the Park as a way to increase winter visitation. But as snowmobile visitor numbers have grown to more than 75,000 each winter - up to 720 per day - so has concern for the effects that snowmobile emissions, noise, and crowds have on the health of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and those who enjoy it.” ( Snowmobiles). This shows how many people since 1963 have came to the park snowmobiling at yellowstone. “One of the biggest concerns about snowmobiling in Yellowstone is whether or not snowmobile emissions cause air pollution. Those opposed to snowmobiles attest that emissions can lead to health problems for park employees who are subjected to prolonged exposure, while snowmobile supporters contend that the toxicity levels of emissions and exposure rates are not significant enough to cause harm.” ( Snowmobiles).This shows how the major effects people think snowmobiles have and what their reason for not wanting it.“Many studies have looked at how wintertime stress affects animal health and survival, but measuring the added stress of vehicle proximity and noise emissions is problematic. Aside from observed interactions between snowmobiles and animals, it is difficult to determine what kinds of long-term impacts snowmobiles may have on animal health from sources such as toxins in snow, water, or soil and the bioaccumulation effects of eating plants that may have taken up these toxins. Furthermore, even highly specialized biochemical
In this case study, the features of a dilemma are obvious regarding the wild horses which represent a respectful sign of the independence of the American West. However, the health of the wild horses is in risk, which subjects the government to serious difficulty in handling this situation (Starling, 2011). Therefore, to encounter this situation properly, there is a need for bridging a positive coordination between the primary players of the horse lobby and the ecological
Lloyd Alter states ATVs are “destroying habitats, wreaking trails, and scaring animals.” I want to explore this idea but also argue against it. This article inspired me to do this project for me to argue that nature will adapt to their surrounding as long as I stay on the trail and not go and ruin off-trail habitats. That is also being argued in the article by Joy Coppes and Veronika Braunish called “Managing Visitors in Nature Areas: Where do They Leave the Trails.” This article argues that “on-trail activities allow habituation,” however “wildlife species can hardly adjust to off-trail disturbances” (2). Both articles argue against one another and I will, through this project, see which one is more arguable towards my project. I will Ride along the trails and see if my presence disturbs the wildlife or if it just adds extra components to it and I become part of the
In Jimmy Carter's foreword Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the former president addresses the importance of protecting and preserving the beautiful arctic wildlife. Carter urges the American people to take on this issue by: providing imagery of the Arctic to illustrate its beauty and diverse wildlife for the audience to visualize, stressing the importance of the wildlife refuge's relationship to the country's heritage, and pointing out its significance and impact to the country. With these topics, Carter builds a strong argument that draws in the audience and convinces them.
Third, as mentioned a few times in this paper, conservationism views “animals as natural resources” for the consumption of humans. Consumption meant literally and figuratively, in that animals are valued for their entertainment value at the zoo for humans to “consume”. In “Constructing Consumables and Consent”, author Cathy B. Glenn discussed “the two common and codependent corporate discursives” in factory farms, yet, also used by conservationists like PNM. First, “doublespeak”, a word of phrase that deliberately obscures language to hide the harmful truth. Stakeholders, like PNM, are pros at coming up with “doublespeak” to conceal the environmental damage they take part it for the continued extraction of coal. Next, the “creation of ‘speaking’ animals to sell products, like the experience of the zoo.
This WordPress site and blog gave me the confidence to design and maintain a website, drive and track traffic from social media platforms while developing all of the content on my own. While writing this blog, I discovered how much desire there was for more skiing content and considered topic requests from readers to be the highest form of validation. (Regrettably, I did not save any of the content from this project.)
Since the climate changes is causing the temperature to rise, which will result in melting of snow caps and inundation of coastal areas. The melting of snow caps will have a big impact on the ski operators in Japan, Australia and North America as these are the countries that host ski sports. With melting snow it can cause the water level to rise, which in turn will flood coastal areas that attracts beach tourists. This will all effect the industries that directly or indirectly depend on tourism. The ski resorts will also lose customers without enough snow for the usual activities. The climate change could potentially damage the beach resorts due to the flooding and also effect the natural attractiveness of the beach. Not only does climate
At first glance you’re probably thinking, “What the hell is a polar bear doing at a tool shop? Is he trying to get an oil change?” That’s exactly what I thought. Nothing is being explained or said because the details explain themselves. This picture alone is filled with multiple attributes that help understand the true meaning behind it. Things like the polar bear, setting, person, tools, and even lighting all combine to create a loud yet silent statement. I believe this picture encompasses a symmetrical representation of what’s truly going on with situations involving endangered or already extinct animals all around the world.
Throughout the twentieth century sports tourism has developed from a privilege of the few sports tourism has to be considered as more than just the crossroads of sports and analysis of organizational aspects of sports tourism; and tourisms seems to be one of the major challenges in this field , organizational issues have rarely been addressed in sports tourism research diverse actors are involved in sports tourism.
The environmental impact skiing has as a whole on the environment has been a growing concern for some time now. Resorts especially have taken specific notice to their carbon foot print, and actions to reduce it. Several companies have taken this trend of going green and established themselves as the go to people for whatever their service/product may be. In large, the snow sports industry has stepped up their game with sustainability practices in hopes of leaving the world as they found it years ago.
The researchers will also apply knowledge they learned from their previous lessons and gain insights during the progress of the study.