The Refuge

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

England, the Middle Colonies, and the South. New England was a region with some aspirations of profit, but these aspirations were largely overshadowed by a desire to reform or purify English religion. Massachusetts was founded by John Winthrop as a refuge for Puritans escaping persecution. The Puritans were successful in promoting education, creating a sense of social cohesion, establishing a centralized form of government, and fostering a strong work ethic. However, the Puritans were limited by their

An hour in the life of a refugee. The world these last two decades is going through a very strong and unstable situation. The wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Lybia resulted in the replacement of millions of people. In some cases, the replacement occurs within the same country, but in others, people are forced to leave their dear country, where they were born and raised, the place where they found joy and happiness, where they are around people who they have always been with and with whom the

The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, New Vernon, NJ, has different types of species and habitats. We started the observation from the shorter plants. First of all, the tour lady introduced poison ivy plants to us. She mentioned that if you see a hair rope plant, there is high probability that it could be a poison ivy. There were less short plants farther away from the water. There could be several reasons that the shorter plants are near or/and above the water. First, watery soil can only support

Isabel from Refuge by Alan Gratz has changed a lot throughout the story. She has gone from a generous and silent girl to one with more freedom and less pity and burden. At the beginning of the story, her physical attributes are described, but by her actions, you can tell she is a generous girl. For example, Isabel's thoughts are, “Isabel wished she had something else to give it, but this food was already more than she could spare. Her lunch hadn’t been much bigger than the cat’s—just a few beans

Refuge Trilogy Book 1 Refuge Prologue "The reports have been coming in for a few days. The cure is being given for free. For free to thousands in every major city in America on June 10th. People across America are asking what is the cure? I have said this before, but I will say it again, 'Only the government knows what the cure its. They are being very hush hush about it. If I knew what the cure was I would tell you.' The president said this a few days ago, 'I can't tell you what the cure is. All

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

In Burns, Oregon, a band of anti-government activists armed themselves and occupied a section of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The leader, Ammon Bundy, and his family have had previous problems with the government in 2014 over grazing rights, which they won. Currently, they are protesting over the prison sentences of two ranchers for arson on federal land. Dwight Hammond and his son Steven Hammond were sentenced to five years in prison. The ranchers both claimed that they were setting off

action and to endorse the proposal not to develop Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for industry. Jimmy Carter uses several effective methods of argumentation; however, he manages to create a strong motivational appeal avoiding formalism. He supports his own approach to the problem by sharing his own story related to the discussed subject. Starting an essay with memoirs about family visit to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge the essay’s author shows his deep understanding of the issue. Through describing

paradise, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, situated on the northern edge of the Chihuahuan desert and straddling the Rio Grande. Fitting is the name Bosque del Apache, meaning "woods of the Apache," a reminder of the Apache peoples of long ago who lived along the Rio Grande. The 57,331-acre refuge was established in 1939 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, an effort aimed to preserve the area as a wildlife habitat. The nucleus of the refuge is 7,000 acres of flood-plain, an extensive